Madrid Challenge & Vuelta Stage 18 LIVE
Madrid - Madrid 100.5 km
The Ceratizit Madrid Challenge will be decided in a final day race for bonus seconds on the Madrid circuit.
Intermediate sprints are worth: 5 , 2 , 1 seconds. Final sprint 15 , 10 , 5 seconds
Top 5 after the first 2 stages
Lisa Brennauer
Elisa Longo Borghini + 10 seconds
Ellen van Dijk +13
Annemiek van Vleuten +17
Lorena Wiebes +18
Challenger of the Day : Lorena Wiebes
Logically this will be a fight for Brennauer and Ceratizit-WNT to stay as close to Wiebes as possible in the sprints and even more importantly to orchestrate so that as many bonus seconds as possible are taken off the board for the top riders. Meanwhile, if Sunweb can hold it together, Wiebes has a great chance to win the whole thing on bonuses.
Hipódromo de la Zarzuela - Madrid 139.6 km
All that's left is to sprint for the last honors of the year and hand out the prizes.
Last dancer of the Day : Pascal Ackermann
I dunno if Bennett is feeling better so the Boramann seems a safer bet.