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Vuelta 2015 Favourites stage 18: Brilliant descenders like Valverde

Alejandro ValverdeTypical Spanish with hill galore, or should we call it a rolling Spanish landscape? Anyway, stage 18 never gets too steep. With 13 kilometres left Puerto de la Quesera is crested and then the riders will fly to the finish in the descent. (Slideshow route/profile)

Who will be the fastest flyer? Sagan was brilliant in stage 16 of the Tour de France when he dropped of the Col de Manse like a bird of prey, but he left the Vuelta after stage 8.

Brilliant descenders like Valverde and Talansky are the most likely contenders for today’s stage win

*** Alejandro Valverde, Andrew Talasnky
** Samuel Sanchez, Luis León Sánchez
* Tom Dumoulin

Vuelta 2015 stage 18: Route maps, height profile, and more

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Vuelta 2015: Scheme with all stagesScheme with stages

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Vuelta 2015 stage 18: Climb details Puerto de la Quesera - source: lavuelta.comDetails Puerto de la Quesera

Vuelta 2015: Scheduled times 18th stageScheduled times

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Vuelta 2015 stage 18: Roa - RiazaStart and Finish at Google Maps

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Vuelta 2015: Video of the route


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