Vuelta-2017: Armagh won the stage from a breakaway

Completed the 18th stage of the 72nd version of the Spanish race.

Sander Armagh made it successfully in isolation, then together with Alexey Lutsenko and Julian Alaphilippe ran away from fellow travelers. A few kilometers before the finish Lutsenko and Armagh total effort dropped the threat of the Belgian wheel. On the final steep part of the Agency without problems escaped from Kazakh tired and went to meet his main career victory.

Christopher froome at the end of the 18th stage, increased his lead from Vincenzo nibali to 1 minute and 37 seconds. The British helped Alberto Contador, who at the end of the stage went on the attack, answer that Nibali couldn’t.

The results of the 18th stage:

1. Sander Armagh (Belgium, Lotto Soudal) – 4.09,39
2. Alexey Lutsenko (Kazakhstan, Astana) – 0,31
3. Giovanni Visconti (Italy, Bahrain Merida) – 0,46
4. Alexis Gohar (France, AG2R) – 1,02
5. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spain, Movistar) Was 1.06

Overall standings after 18 stages:

1. Christopher Froome (UK, Sky) – 72.03,50
2. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy, Bahrain-Merida) – 1,37
3. Wilco, Kelderman (Netherlands, Sunweb) – 2,17
4. Ilnur Zakarin (Russia, Katusha-Alpecin) – 2,29
5. Alberto Contador (Spain, Trek-Segafredo) – 3,34

Tomorrow Vuelta-2017 phase four vertices. 15 km to go is the mount of the third category, and the endpoint of the stage located on the descent.

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