Stage 18
Schachmann wins as the race turns
- Thursday 24 May 2018
- 197 km
- 2,209 m climbed
- Won by Maximilian Schachmann
The road
How it was won
- 47 km to go
A big break up the road
A twelve-man move including Schachmann builds a lead of more than sixteen minutes, guaranteeing the stage win comes from the escape.
- 9 km to go
Plaza forces the break's hand
The veteran Rubén Plaza accelerates with 8.7km to go on the Prato Nevoso climb, launching a war of attrition with Schachmann and Cattaneo.
- 3 km to go
The GC group turns on Yates
With López already up the road and Poels pushing clear, the riders from sixth to tenth begin attacking — and, outnumbered, the maglia rosa is under pressure at last.
- 2 km to go
Yates cracks
When Froome powers away with 2km to go, Simon Yates cannot follow. Pozzovivo and Dumoulin latch on; had the climb been a kilometre longer, Yates might have lost the jersey entirely.
- At the line
Schachmann wins as the race turns
Maximilian Schachmann outkicks Cattaneo and Plaza for Quick-Step's fifth stage win, but the story is below: Yates has shown his first crack, and the Giro is suddenly alive.
The result
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maximilian Schachmann | Quick-Step Floors | 4:55:42 |
| 2 | Rubén Plaza | Israel Cycling Academy | +0:10 |
| 3 | Mattia Cattaneo | Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | +0:16 |
The route on real terrain, every moment pinned to the kilometre it happened on — and the GPX to ride it yourself.