All the challengers for overall victory were reduced to following the Yates brothers' wheels on the final climb to Bizkaia. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Rohan Dennis lived up to expectations, taking his second time trial stage win in the 2018 Vuelta a España. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Alejandro Valverde rode a respectable time trial, keeping the top step of the podium within reach. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Simon Yates kept his rivals in check with a solid time trial to Torrelavega. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
A trip to the Basque country, the cycling heart of Spain, is likely. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
David de la Cruz led eventual stage winner Michael Woods on the final climb to Bizkaia. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Simon Yates found no challengers to his leader’s jersey as his brother Adam set the tempo on the final climb of the day. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
All the challengers for overall victory were reduced to following the Yates brothers’ wheels on the final climb to Bizkaia. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Steven Kruijswijk couldn’t match the pace despite the endless Basque encouragement. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Nairo Quintana was left by the leaders on the steep slopes of the Bizkaia, losing any chance of an overall podium finish in the 2018 Vuelta a España. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Fabio Aru pushed on despite falling heavily during the stage and losing a good portion of his shorts in the process. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
The stragglers in the peloton made the most of the final meters of the climb by getting the fans even more riled up. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Jelle Wallays took the biggest win of his career by holding off a hard-charging peloton on what should have been a day for the sprinters. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
The Belgians celebrated their countryman’s win as they crossed the line in Lleida. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Simon Yates continued to show his dominance of the 2018 Vuelta a España as he led his rivals to the summit in Andorra. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Steven Kruijswijk harnessed the encouragement of the fans to ride himself back into the overall on stage 19. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Vincenzo Nibali continued to struggle in the Vuelta from injuries sustained in the 2018 Tour de France. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
This young cycling fan may have garnered more applause crossing the finish line at Coll de la Gallina than the actual stage winner Enric Mas. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Miguel Lopez and Enric Mas left the favorites behind on the steep grades of the Coll de la Gallina. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Simon Yates forged ahead alone in the final kilometers of the Coll de la Gallina to lock in his overall victory in this year’s race. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Nairo Quintana helped pace a suffering Alejandro Valverde on the final kilometers of the last mountain stage. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Enric Mas solidified his place as a grand tour contender with his stage win at Coll de la Gallina that catapulted him into second overall in the standings. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Simon Yates almost caught the leaders and in the process cemented his first grand tour victory at the 2018 Vuelta a España. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Ben King had a breakthrough Vuelta a España but suffered a nasty fall on the penultimate stage. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
The peloton passed in front of the Plaza de Cibeles. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Elia Viviani rode in the slipstream of his Quick-Step Floors teammates all day, looking for his third stage win of the 2018 Vuelta. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Simon Yates rode safely in the bunch on his way to winning the 2018 Vuelta. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Rafal Majka led Bora-Hansgrohe with one lap to go, hoping to deliver Peter Sagan to the stage win in Madrid. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Weekly Newsletter
Get the latest race news, results, commentary, and tech, delivered to your inbox.
