2018 Vuelta a Asturias
Male Team 27 - 29 Apr

Vuelta a Asturias

460 Kilometers 3 Stages
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Participants list

  1. Carlos Barbero
  2. Nuno Bico
  3. Richard Carapaz
  4. Jaime Castrillo
  5. Víctor De la Parte
  6. Rubén Fernández
  7. Antonio Pedrero
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TV

Following a few years of no live TV coverage, RTPA is expected to offer all three stages' final 90 minutes live.
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Timetable

The two opening stages will finish late in the afternoon, around 4.30-5.15pm; in contrary, the Violeo showdown on Sunday will see riders reaching Oviedo around 1.45pm.  
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Social Media

The organisers' official Twitter account is @vueltasturias; the hashtag will be #VueltaAsturias2018. Over at @Movistar_Team we'll follow along with our usual live tweets, in a weekend full of events which also includes the Festival Elsy Jacobs and the last three stages of the Tour de Romandie.
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Score

Eusebio Unzué's squads have conquered six GC titles at the Vuelta a Asturias, as well as 21 stage wins. The Movistar Team has claimed at least one victory for the last three years, the final success to date obtained by Nairo Quintana atop El Acebo (2017). The full list is available at our website's History section.

Stages

Analysis

01
Oviedo - Pola de Lena (176km)
27 April
  1. 01 Dmitrii Strakhov Lokosphinx 4h17'06"
  2. 02 Jonathan Caicedo Medellín "
  3. 03 Sergio Higuita Manzana Postobón "
  4. 05 Richard Carapaz Movistar Team "
  5. 26 Rubén Fernández Movistar Team +9"
  6. 31 Antonio Pedrero Movistar Team +15"
  7. 33 Carlos Barbero Movistar Team +19"
  8. 80 Víctor De la Parte Movistar Team +4'21"
  9. 85 Nuno Bico Movistar Team "
  10. 94 Jaime Castrillo Movistar Team +6'32"
02
Soto de Ribera - Alto del Acebo (166km)
28 April
  1. 01 Richard Carapaz Movistar Team 4h24'14"
  2. 02 Jonathan Caicedo Medellín +42"
  3. 03 Rubén Fernández Movistar Team +50"
  4. 05 Antonio Pedrero Movistar Team +1'05"
  5. 52 Víctor De la Parte Movistar Team + 10'05''
  6. 66 Carlos Barbero Movistar Team + 14'49''
  7. 67 Jaime Castrillo Movistar Team "
  8. 73 Nuno Bico Movistar Team "
03
Cangas del Narcea - Oviedo (118km)
29 April
  1. 01 Ricardo Mestre W52-FCPorto 2h40'42''
  2. 02 Alexander Evtushenko Lokosphinx + 9''
  3. 03 Benjamí Prades Team Ukyo + 34''
  4. 04 Rubén Fernández Movistar Team "
  5. 08 Richard Carapaz Movistar Team "
  6. 16 Antonio Pedrero Movistar Team + 41''
  7. 60 Víctor De la Parte Movistar Team + 6'06''
  8. 68 Carlos Barbero Movistar Team + 8'10''
  9. 80 Jaime Castrillo Movistar Team + 9'50''
  10. 91 Nuno Bico Movistar Team + 10'17''

Analysis

The Aramo cycling club has proposed a route basically identical for the 2018 Vuelta a Asturias compared to last year’s. That means each and every of the three stages will be interesting: mountains galore, terrain for attacks and full responsibility on the GC riders. The Movistar Team, traditionally considered a top climbing group, will try, just like in every season, to chase a good overall result.

Pola de Lena will be the finish on stage one (Friday 27th April), with already lumpy terrain as three Cat-3 climbs are tackled from the start, continuing with a difficult final circuit which includes three ascents to Carabanzo (Cat-3), the latter containing 10% slopes over 2km. Saturday 28th will bring the Queen stage, with five climbs and the grueling, finishing Alto del Acebo (Cat-1; 10km at 8%). And to finish things off (Sunday 29th), a really short (119km), intense route back to Oviedo, with El Violeo (Cat-2) just before the end.