Vuelta a Andalucía 2018 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
 Vuelta a Andalucía aka Ruta del Sol ("Route of the Sun"): a spring tune-up in one of the most picturesque areas of Spain. 2018 race details are posted below. Big Photos from 2018 — corvos/vueltaandalucia |
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| 1 | Wednesday, February 14 | 197 km | ||||||||||
| Mijas → Granada | ||||||||||||
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| 2 | Thursday, February 15 | 139 km | ||||||||||
 Otura → La Guardia de Jaén | ||||||||||||
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| 3 | Friday, February 16 | 165 km | ||||||||||
| Mancha Real → Herrera | ||||||||||||
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| 4 | Saturday, February 17 | 188 km | ||||||||||
| Sevilla → Alcalá de los Gazules | ||||||||||||
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| 5 | Sunday, February 18 | 13 km | ||||||||||
 Barbate → Barbate | ||||||||||||
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| Total Distance | 702 km | |||||||||||
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News and Updates for Vuelta a Andalucía 2018
Also live, 2018 Volta ao Algarve Live (2.HC POR): race info, startlist, broadcasters, latest updatesStage 5 Post-Race Coverage 
3 Photos from Stage 5 — corvos#64RdS Tim Wellens (@Lotto_Soudal) gana la Vuelta Ciclista Andalucía 2018. Congratulations! 🙌👏💪 pic.twitter.com/X8VESsfRNv
— Vuelta a Andalucía (@VCANDALUCIA) February 18, 2018
Stage 5 Results 1 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (SKY) 17:11 2 AMADOR, Andrey (MOV) + 6 3 CLEMENT, Stef (TLJ) + 7 4 GOUGEARD, Alexis (ALM) + 8 5 SOLER, Marc (MOV) + 9 6 POELS, Wout (SKY) + 11 7 VAN BAARLE, Dylan (SKY) + 12 8 WELLENS, Tim (LTS) + 14 9 TRATNIK, Jan (CCC) + 24 10 SANCHEZ, Luis León (AST) 11 FROOME, Chris (SKY) + 27 12 FUGLSANG, Jakob (AST) + 30 13 KRUIJSWIJK, Steven (TLJ) + 35 14 GRADEK, Kamil (CCC) + 37 15 BAGDONAS, Gediminas (ALM) + 41 16 ERVITI, Imanol (MOV) + 42 17 LANGEVELD, Sebastian (EFD) + 47 18 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (MOV) + 49 19 CLARKE, Simon (EFD) + 50 20 DEIGNAN, Philip (SKY) + 56 Final General Classification 1 WELLENS, Tim (LTS) 17:41:50 2 POELS, Wout (SKY) + 8 3 SOLER, Marc (MOV) + 27 4 FUGLSANG, Jakob (AST) + 30 5 SANCHEZ, Luis León (AST) 6 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (MOV) + 42 7 KRUIJSWIJK, Steven (TLJ) + 1:19 8 CLARKE, Simon (EFD) + 1:41 9 AMADOR, Andrey (MOV) + 1:51 10 FROOME, Chris (SKY) + 1:57 11 DE TIER, Floris (TLJ) + 2:30 12 BIZKARRA ETXEGIBEL, Mikel (EUS) + 2:33 13 PETERS, Nans (ALM) + 2:47 14 HERMANS, Ben (ICA) + 2:54 15 SPRENGERS, Thomas (SVB) + 3:04 16 MENDES, José (BBH) + 3:05 17 VANENDERT, Jelle (LTS) + 3:07 18 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (CJR) + 3:10 19 DEIGNAN, Philip (SKY) + 3:11 20 CLEMENT, Stef (TLJ) + 3:34Wellens wins the Ruta del Sol after decisive dirt road time trial — cyclingnews
Tim Wellens - Réaction après l'arrivée - 5e étape (01:27 French) — CyclingProNet
Froome upbeat despite low-key Ruta del Sol TT performance — cyclingnews
De La Cruz claims Team Sky's second stage win in Ruta del Sol — cyclingnews
Final Riders - Stage 5 ITT (49:21 English) — eurosport
Stage 5 ITT Highlights (05:35 Ambient) — eitb
3 Photos from Stage 5 — corvos
Stage 5 preview: Barbate → Barbate, 13 km (TT)
February 17 update: Stage 5 Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
Stage 5 Start Order and Times (CET) — vueltaandalucia.es
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 5 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 5 start time: Sunday 13:00 CET (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Barbate, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (2:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:40 CET (2:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Barbate, Spain
Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage
9 Big Photos from Stage 4 — corvos/vueltaandalucia
Stage 4 Results 1 WELLENS, Tim (LTS) 4:36:23 2 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (MOV) + 5 3 FUGLSANG, Jakob (AST) + 12 4 POELS, Wout (SKY) + 13 5 DE TIER, Floris (TLJ) 6 SOLER, Marc (MOV) + 17 7 KRUIJSWIJK, Steven (TLJ) + 20 8 SANCHEZ, Luis León (AST) 9 CLARKE, Simon (EFD) + 21 10 PASQUALON, Andrea (WGG) + 24 11 SPRENGERS, Thomas (SVB) 12 PRADES REVERTER, Eduard (EUS) + 27 13 VENTURINI, Clement (ALM) + 30 14 HERMANS, Ben (ICA) + 33 15 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (CJR) 16 BATTAGLIN, Enrico (TLJ) + 35 17 MENDES, José (BBH) 18 PETERS, Nans (ALM) + 37 19 BUDDING, Martijn (RNL) + 38 20 MARTIN, Guillaume (WGG) 21 BIZKARRA ETXEGIBEL, Mikel (EUS) + 42 22 DE BIE, Sean (VWC) + 51 23 ANDERSON, Ryan (RLY) + 55 24 DEGAND, Thomas (WGG) + 56 25 RUBIO HERNANDEZ, Diego (BBH) + 57 26 RODRIGUEZ MARTIN, Cristian (CJR) 27 CUADROS MORATA, Alvaro (CJR) + 1:05 28 VALGREN ANDERSEN, Michael (AST) + 1:06 29 VAN DER LIJKE, Nick (RNL) + 1:08 30 VANENDERT, Jelle (LTS) + 1:11 31 BOU COMPANY, Joan (NIP) 32 SIMON CASULLERAS, Jordi (BBH) 33 AMADOR, Andrey (MOV) + 1:13 34 SICARD, Romain (TDE) 35 BRAVO OIARBIDE, Garikoitz (EUS) + 1:15 36 OWSIAN, Lukasz (CCC) + 1:19 37 CLEMENT, Stef (TLJ) 38 FROOME, Chris (SKY) 39 COUSIN, Jerome (TDE) 40 VAN DER SANDE, Tosh (LTS) + 1:24 General Classification after Stage 4 1 WELLENS, Tim (LTS) 17:24:25 2 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (MOV) + 7 3 POELS, Wout (SKY) + 11 4 FUGLSANG, Jakob (AST) + 14 5 SANCHEZ, Luis León (AST) + 20 6 SOLER, Marc (MOV) + 32 7 KRUIJSWIJK, Steven (TLJ) + 58 8 CLARKE, Simon (EFD) + 1:05 9 BIZKARRA ETXEGIBEL, Mikel (EUS) + 1:14 10 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (CJR) + 1:24 11 DE TIER, Floris (TLJ) + 1:25 12 PRADES REVERTER, Eduard (EUS) + 1:27 13 SPRENGERS, Thomas (SVB) + 1:33 14 HERMANS, Ben (ICA) + 1:35 15 PETERS, Nans (ALM) + 1:43 16 FROOME, Chris (SKY) + 1:44 17 VANENDERT, Jelle (LTS) + 1:47 18 MENDES, José (BBH) 19 AMADOR, Andrey (MOV) + 1:59 20 MARTIN, Guillaume (WGG) + 2:15Tim Wellens wins uphill finish in Alcala de los Gazules — cyclingnews
Mikel Landa - entrevista en la meta - 6a etapa (01:44 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Last Km of Stage 4 (01:37 Spanish) — eurosport
Last 32 Km of Stage 4 (40:04 English) — eurosport
Winner's Interview from Stage 4 (00:39 English) — @VelonCC
Winner's Interview from Stage 4 (01:46 English) — CyclingProNet
One-Minute Highlights from Stage 4 (01:00 Ambient) — CyclingWeekly
9 Big Photos from Stage 4 — corvos/vueltaandalucia
Stage 4 preview: Sevilla → Alcalá de los Gazules, 188 km (hilly)
February 16 update: Stage 4 Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 4 start time: Saturday 11:45 CET (10:45:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Sevilla, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (2:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:37 CET (3:37:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Alcalá de los Gazules, Spain
Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage
9 Big Photos from Stage 3 — corvos/vueltaandalucia
Stage 3 Results 1 MODOLO, Sacha (EFD) 3:48:17 2 BARBERO, Carlos (MOV) 3 SOTO MARTINEZ, Nelson Andres (CJR) 4 GATTO, Oscar (AST) 5 HOFLAND, Moreno (LTS) 6 ABERASTURI IZAGA, Jon (EUS) 7 GROSU, Eduard Michael (NIP) 8 VERMELTFOORT, Coen (RNL) 9 PASQUALON, Andrea (WGG) 10 JOYCE, Colin (RLY) General Classification after Stage 3 1 POELS, Wout (SKY) 12:48:05 2 SANCHEZ, Luis León (AST) + 2 3 WELLENS, Tim (LTS) 4 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (MOV) + 4 5 FUGLSANG, Jakob (AST) 6 SOLER, Marc (MOV) + 17 7 FROOME, Chris (SKY) + 27 8 BIZKARRA ETXEGIBEL, Mikel (EUS) + 34 9 VANENDERT, Jelle (LTS) + 38 10 KRUIJSWIJK, Steven (TLJ) + 40Modolo gets his win in Herrera — cyclingnews
Carlos Barbero - entrevista en la meta - 3a etapa (01:25 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Controversy erupts over Ruta del Sol sprint between Barbero and Modolo — cyclingnews
Poels stays in control at Ruta del Sol — cyclingnews
Modolo bounces back with well-calculated win in Ruta del Sol — cyclingnews
Last 18 Km of Stage 3 (20:32 English) — eurosport
Winner's Interview from Stage 3 (02:44 Italian) — CyclingProNet
9 Big Photos from Stage 3 — corvos/vueltaandalucia
Stage 3 One Minute Highlights (01:28 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Extended Stage 3 Highlights (35:48 Spanish) — canalsur
Stage 3 preview: Mancha Real → Herrera, 165 km (lumpy)
February 15 update: Stage 3 Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 3 start time: Friday 12:00 CET (11:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Mancha Real, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (2:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:09 CET (3:09:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Herrera, Spain
Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage
12 Big Photos from Stage 2 — corvos/vueltaandalucia
Stage 2 Results 1 POELS, Wout (SKY) 3:38:04 2 SANCHEZ, Luis León (AST) + 2 3 WELLENS, Tim (LTS) 4 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (MOV) + 4 5 FUGLSANG, Jakob (AST) 6 SOLER, Marc (MOV) + 17 7 FROOME, Chris (SKY) + 27 8 BIZKARRA ETXEGIBEL, Mikel (EUS) + 34 9 ANTUNES, Amaro (CCC) + 38 10 VANENDERT, Jelle (LTS) General Classification after Stage 2 1 POELS, Wout (SKY) 8:59:43 2 SANCHEZ, Luis León (AST) + 2 3 WELLENS, Tim (LTS) 4 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (MOV) + 4 5 FUGLSANG, Jakob (AST) 6 SOLER, Marc (MOV) + 17 7 FROOME, Chris (SKY) + 27 8 BIZKARRA ETXEGIBEL, Mikel (EUS) + 34 9 ANTUNES, Amaro (CCC) + 38 10 VANENDERT, Jelle (LTS)Poels wins stage 2 atop Alto de las Allanadas — cyclingnews
Wellens: 'Poels heeft het slim gedaan' (01:20 Dutch) — sporza
Mikel Landa - entrevista en la meta - 2a etapa (00:32 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Luis León Sánchez - entrevista en la meta - 2a etapa (02:40 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Chris Froome writes off chances of Ruta del Sol victory after second stage — theguardian
Chris Froome congratulates Wout Poels on his stage 2 win (00:23 Ambient) — CyclingProNet
Last 500m of Stage 2 (02:11 Spanish) — eurosport
Last 500m of Stage 2 w/ wattage telemetry (02:30 English) — @CyclingHubTV
Last 22 Km of Stage 2 (38:50 English) — eurosport
Winner's Interview from Stage 2 (01:22 Dutch) — CyclingProNet
12 Big Photos from Stage 2 — corvos/vueltaandalucia
Stage 2 preview: Otura → La Guardia de Jaén, 139 km (Mountain)
February 14 update:Stage 2 Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 2 start time: Thursday 13:00 CET (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Otura, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (2:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:41 CET (3:41:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for La Guardia de Jaén, Spain
Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage
6 Big Photos from Stage 1 — corvos/vueltaandalucia
Stage 1 Results 1 BOUDAT, Thomas (TDE) 5:21:39 2 MODOLO, Sacha (EFD) 3 VENTURINI, Clement (ALM) 4 PASQUALON, Andrea (WGG) 5 VAN DER SANDE, Tosh (LTS) 6 BARBERO, Carlos (MOV) 7 KOCH, Jonas (CCC) 8 HOFLAND, Moreno (LTS) 9 BATTAGLIN, Enrico (TLJ) 10 TRARIEUX, Julien (DMP) General Classification after Stage 1 1 BOUDAT, Thomas (TDE) 5:21:39Boudat wins stage 1 at the Ruta del Sol — cyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 1 (02:39 Spanish) — eurosport
Last 38 Km of Stage 1 (45:04 English) — eurosport
Winner's Interview from Stage 1 (03:03 French) — CyclingProNet
6 Big Photos from Stage 1 — corvos/vueltaandalucia
Stage 1 preview: Mijas → Granada, 197 km (hilly)
February 12 update:
Stage 1 Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
Christopher Froome - interview before the start (01:40 English) — CyclingProNet
Froome and Brailsford defend Ruta del Sol entry (02:05 English) — skysports
Brailsford: Chris Froome is entitled to a fair process, as uncomfortable as that may be — cyclingnews
Mikel Landa Pre-Stage 1 (00:13 Spain) — @Movistar_Team
And they're off! The Stage 1 rollout (00:08 Ambient) — @VelonCC
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 1 start time: Wednesday 11:30 CET (10:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Mijas, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (2:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:42 CET (3:42:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Granada, Spain
2018 Vuelta a Andalucía Preview
February 14 update:
Mikel Landa - entrevista antes de la carrera (01:56 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Christopher Froome - interview before the start (01:40 English) — CyclingProNet
Official Startlist w/ bib numbers — steephill.tv
February 12 update:
Froome facing unknown ahead of Ruta start — velonews
2018 Race Promo (01:55 Music) — RutadelSol
Team Sky: Chris Froome will treat Ruta del Sol 'like any other race' — cyclingnews
Overall Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
Rally with dual ambitions of GC and breakaways — cyclingnews
 
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February 6 update:
Mikel Landa to lead Movistar at Ruta del Sol — cyclingpub
February 5 update:
Chris Froome to make season debut at Ruta del Sol — cyclingnews
Director of Ruta del Sol welcomes Chris Froome — cyclingnews
January 23 update:
Route Announcement; Vuelta a Andalucia returns to Allanadas three years after Froome's summit victory — cyclingnews
La 64ª Ruta del Sol-Vuelta a Andalucía presenta sus etapas y novedades — esciclismo
Video highlights/archived coverage from previous years
Race History with Past Winners — wikipedia
Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage
February 12 update: A work in progress for 2018 Vuelta a Andalucía live and delayed coverage. Most live feeds will be country restricted, but unrestricted links will appear in bold. Check back at race time for more links. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video, tv coverage or text updates/tickers as they become known. — Steve| media source | tv or internet | comments/restrictions | |
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