Stage 17
Woods wins in the mist
- Wednesday 12 September 2018
- 157 km
- 3,536 m climbed
- Won by Michael Woods
The road
How it was won
- 141 km to go
The break forms on the Arboleda
A flurry of attacks on the day's opening climb, the Alto de la Arboleda, sends a 26-man break clear with Nibali and Woods aboard.
- 5 km to go
Valverde cracks Quintana
Midway up the fearsome final climb Valverde launches a rasping attack; Simon Yates takes up the stinging pace behind, and Nairo Quintana loses contact — his Vuelta unravelling.
- 2 km to go
López stretches the gap
An attack from López inside the final 2km, where the road narrows to 18 per cent, stretches the elastic further as Quintana slips away.
- At the line
Woods wins in the mist
Michael Woods emerges from the mist to edge Teuns atop Balcón de Bizkaia; behind, Quintana loses over three minutes and his overall hopes with it.
The result
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Woods | Team EF Education First - Drapac p/b Cannondale | 4:09:48 |
| 2 | Dylan Teuns | BMC Racing Team | +0:05 |
| 3 | David de la Cruz | Team Sky | +0:10 |
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