Stage 8
Valverde strikes again
- Saturday 1 September 2018
- 195 km
- 2,110 m climbed
- Won by Alejandro Valverde
The road
How it was won
- 6 km to go
The last man caught
The break's final survivor Machado is swallowed with under 6km to go, and the sprint teams jostle for the uphill drag to Almadén.
- At the line
Valverde strikes again
Starting his effort four wheels back, Valverde comes past Sagan at the last on the four-per-cent finale for his second win of the race.
The result
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | 4:35:54 |
| 2 | Peter Sagan | BORA - hansgrohe | +0:00 |
| 3 | Danny van Poppel | Team LottoNL-Jumbo | +0:00 |
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