August 31, 2018 (Pozo Alcón, ESP) – Canada’s Michael Woods (EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale) was in a 7-rider break on Stage 7 that gained 3:40 on the chasing pack but was caught with about 10km to go as Tony Gallopin (AG2R La Mondiale) took the win in Pozo Alcón after 185.7km of racing.

Woods finished 80th on the stage and was 53rd in yesterday’s Stage 6 from Huércal-Overa to San Javier Mar Menor, 155.7km, won by Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits, and is now 50th overall. Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama-FDJ continues to lead the Vuelta with Alejandro Valverde (Esp) Movistar Team in second and Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe in 3rd.

Results

Stage 6 – Aug. 30 – Huércal-Overa to San Javier. Mar Menor – 155.7km

1. Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 3:58:35
2. Danny van Poppel (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo
3. Elia Viviani (Ita) Quick-Step Floors
4. Simone Consonni (Ita) UAE Team Emirates
5. Matteo Trentin (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott
6. Ivan Garcia (Esp) Bahrain-Merida
7. Omar Fraile (Esp) Astana Pro Team
8. Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team
9. Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe
10. Michael Mørkøv (Den) Quick-Step Floors

53. Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 0:23
133. Antoine Duchesne (Can) Groupama-FDJ 4:30

Stage 7 – Aug. 31 – Puerto Lumbreras to Pozo Alcón – 185.7km

1. Tony Gallopin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 4:18:20
2. Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:05
3. Alejandro Valverde (Esp) Movistar Team
4. Eduard Prades Reverter (Esp) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
5. Omar Fraile (Esp) Astana Pro Team
6. Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
7. Ion Izagirre (Esp) Bahrain-Merida
8. Enric Mas (Esp) Quick-Step Floors
9. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb
10. Sepp Kuss (USA) LottoNL-Jumbo

80. Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 8:07
158. Antoine Duchesne (Can) Groupama-FDJ 15:11

GC after Stage 7

1. Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 26:44:40
2. Alejandro Valverde (Esp) Movistar Team 0:00:47
3. Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:00:48
4. Simon Yates (Gbr) Mitchelton-Scott 0:00:51
5. Tony Gallopin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:59
6. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky 0:01:06
7. Ion Izagirre (Esp) Bahrain-Merida 0:01:11
8. Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team 0:01:14
9. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo 0:01:18
10. Enric Mas (Spa) Quick-Step Floors 0:01:23

50. Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 0:16:27
166. Antoine Duchesne (Can) Groupama-FDJ 1:08:55