Irishman Philip Deignan seizes the day from successful breakaway


Stage profile: http://www.lavuelta.com/09/imgrecorrido/18_perfil.gif


General classification after stage 18

1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 78:56:42

2 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 0:00:32

3 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:01:10

4 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas 0:01:29

5 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto 0:01:51

6 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 0:01:55

7 Joaquím Rodríguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0:05:54

8 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre-NGC 0:06:35

9 Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervélo TestTeam 0:07:49