Ruta del Sol 2018: De la Cruz wins time trial, overall victory goes to Tim Wellens

The final stage of the Ruta del Sol is a 14.2 kilometres individual time trial with a 5 kilometres section on dirt roads. David de la Cruz powers to the stage win, while leader Tim Wellens is flying, too. The Flemish rider takes the overall victory ahead of Wout Poels and Marc Soler. (Slideshow route/profile)

Results 5th stage 2018 Ruta del Sol

1. David de la Cruz (spa) 17.11
2. Andrey Amador (Cri) + 0.06
3. Stef Clement (nld) + 0.07
4. Alexis Gougeard (fra) + 0.08
5. Marc Soler (spa) + 0.09
6. Wout Poels (nld) + 0.11
7. Dylan van Baarle (nld) + 0.12
8. Tim Wellens (bel) + 0.14
9. Jan Tratnik (cze) + 0.24
10. Luis León Sánchez (spa) + 0.24

11. Chris Froome (gbr) + 0.27
12. Jakob Fuglsang (den) + 0.30
13. Steven Kruijswijk (nld) + 0.35
18. Mikel Landa (spa) + 0.49

Final GC 2018 Ruta del Sol
1. Tim Wellens (bel)
2. Wout Poels (nld) + 0.08
3. Marc Soler (spa) + 0.27
4. Jakob Fuglsang (den) + 0.30
5. Luis León Sánchez (spa) z.t.
6. Mikel Landa (spa) + 0.42
7. Steven Kruijswijk (nld) + 1.19
8. Simon Clarke (aus) + 1.41
9. Andrey Amador (crc) + 1.51
10. Chris Froome (gbr) + 1.57

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Ruta del Sol 2018 stage 5: Route maps, height profiles, and more

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