Stage 18
Wallays pulls off the heist
- Thursday 13 September 2018
- 186 km
- 1,040 m climbed
- Won by Jelle Wallays
The road
How it was won
- 86 km to go
Three men chance a heist
Wallays, Bystrom and Bol escape after just 3km and, riding a brisk tailwind, refuse to be reeled in by the nervous sprinters' peloton.
- 2 km to go
Wallays plays it cool
With the bunch closing, Wallays marshals Bystrom to the front inside 1,500m and bides his time on the Norwegian's wheel, waiting for the line.
- At the line
Wallays pulls off the heist
Wallays outsprints Bystrom in Lleida just as a flying Sagan bears down on them — a remarkable breakaway win snatched from the fast men.
The result
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jelle Wallays | Lotto Soudal | 3:57:03 |
| 2 | Sven Erik Bystrøm | UAE Team Emirates | +0:00 |
| 3 | Peter Sagan | BORA - hansgrohe | +0:00 |
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