2018 Vuelta a Burgos

2018 Vuelta a Burgos

2018 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates	7 August – 11 August
Stages	5
Distance	775[1] km (481.6 mi)
Winning time	19h 00' 37"
Results
Winner  Iván Sosa (COL) (Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec)   Second  Miguel Ángel López (COL) (Astana)   Third  David de la Cruz (ESP) (Team Sky) Points  Miguel Ángel López (COL) (Astana) Mountains  Iván Sosa (COL) (Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec) Youth  Iván Sosa (COL) (Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec)   Team Team Sky

The 2018 Vuelta a Burgos was a men's road bicycle race which was held from 7 August to 11 August 2018. It is the 40th edition of the Vuelta a Burgos stage race, which was established in 1946. The race was rated as a 2.HC event and forms part of the 2018 UCI Europe Tour. The race was made up of five stages.^[2]Iván Sosa of Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec won the race.^[3]

Teams

Fifteen teams entered the race. Each team had a maximum of seven riders:^[4]

UCI WorldTeams

• Movistar Team
• Team Sky
• Astana
• Team Dimension Data

UCI Professional Continental teams

• Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
• Delko–Marseille Provence KTM
• Fortuneo–Samsic
• Nippo–Vini Fantini–Europa Ovini
• Burgos BH
• Euskadi–Murias
• Direct Énergie
• Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec
• Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia

UCI Continental teams

• Polartec–Kometa
• Fundación Euskadi

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[5][6]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Stage winner
1	7 August	Burgos to Burgos	157 km (98 mi)		Medium mountain stage	Francesco Gavazzi (ITA)
2	8 August	Belorado to Castrojeriz	163 km (101 mi)		Hilly stage	Matteo Moschetti (ITA)
3	9 August	Sedano to Espinosa de los Monteros	149 km (93 mi)		Mountain stage	Miguel Ángel López (COL)
4	10 August	Monastery of San Pedro de Cardeña to Clunia	165 km (103 mi)		Hilly stage	Carlos Barbero (ESP)
5	11 August	Salas de los Infantes	141 km (88 mi)		Mountain stage	Iván Sosa (COL)

Results

Final general classification^[5][3]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Iván Sosa (COL)	Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec	19h 00' 37"
2	Miguel Ángel López (COL)	Astana	+ 17"
3	David de la Cruz (ESP)	Team Sky	+ 53"
4	Igor Antón (ESP)	Team Dimension Data	+ 1' 04"
5	Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR)	Team Sky	+ 1' 25"
6	Sergio Pardilla (ESP)	Caja Rural–Seguros RGA	+ 1' 27"
7	Merhawi Kudus (ERI)	Team Dimension Data	+ 1' 41"
8	Sebastián Henao (COL)	Team Sky	+ 2' 23"
9	Louis Meintjes (RSA)	Team Dimension Data	+ 2' 33"
10	Kenny Elissonde (FRA)	Team Sky	+ 2' 34"

Classification leadership

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Sprints classification"Meta Volantes"	Team classification
1	Francesco Gavazzi	Francesco Gavazzi	Francesco Gavazzi	Pablo Torres	Iván Sosa	Pablo Torres	Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
2	Matteo Moschetti	Jon Aberasturi	Jon Aberasturi			Egoitz Fernández
3	Miguel Ángel López	Miguel Ángel López				Pablo Torres	Team Dimension Data
4	Carlos Barbero		Miguel Ángel López
5	Iván Sosa	Iván Sosa		Iván Sosa			Team Sky
Final		Iván Sosa	Miguel Ángel López	Iván Sosa	Iván Sosa	Pablo Torres	Team Sky

References

1. "Vuelta a Burgos (HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
2. "Vuelta a Burgos 2018". Cycling News. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
3. Frattini, Kirsten (11 August 2018). "Sosa wins Vuelta a Burgos". Cycling News. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
4. "2018 Vuelta a Burgos". FirstCycling. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
5. "2018 Vuelta a Burgos (HC), Spain". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
6. "Vuelta a Burgos 2018". Cycling News. Retrieved 4 March 2019.

External links

Official website