Stage 7
Gallopin holds on
- Friday 31 August 2018
- 185 km
- 2,535 m climbed
- Won by Tony Gallopin
The road
How it was won
- 12 km to go
Attacks off the Alto de Ceal
On the descent off the Alto de Ceal the attacks fly, shredding the peloton and dropping most of the sprinters as the GC men test each other.
- 10 km to go
Kwiatkowski crashes again
On the twisting, narrow run-in the red jersey Kwiatkowski slides out on a corner inside the final 10km and has to battle to limit his losses.
- 3 km to go
Gallopin bridges and goes
Three kilometres out Tony Gallopin bridges to Herrada, drops him at once and drives on alone into Pozo Alcón.
- At the line
Gallopin holds on
Gallopin crosses five seconds clear, arms aloft, with Sagan winning the sprint for second behind.
The result
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Gallopin | AG2R La Mondiale | 4:18:20 |
| 2 | Peter Sagan | BORA - hansgrohe | +0:05 |
| 3 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | +0:05 |
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