Cycling, stage 18: Evenepoel wins and is increasingly leading

Remco Evenepoel, with a time of 4h45'17 ", won the 18th stage of the 77th Vuelta di Spagna of cycling, from Trujillo to the Alto de Piornal, 192 kilometers long. today's triumph at over a thousand meters above sea level, he consolidated his leadership at the top of the general classification.

    In second place today was the Spaniard Enric Mas, 2 ", ahead of the Dutch Robert Gesink, at the finish line with the same time .

The Australian Jai Hindley, winner of the last Giro d'Italia, had to settle for fourth place, with a delay of 13 ". Fifth was the Dutch Thymen Arensman with the same time as his predecessor.

    In the general classification Evenepoel, in 69h59'12 ", has 2'07" ahead of Mas, second, and 5'14 "over the other Spaniard Juan Ayuso Pesquera, who completes the podium. Tomorrow the 19 / a and third are scheduled. last stage of the Vuelta di Spagna, from Talavera de la Reina to Talavera de la Reina, 138.3 kilometers long: twice the riders will have to climb the Puerto del Piélago, at an altitude of 1,227 meters. Sunday the grand finale in the capital Madrid.