2018 Vuelta a Asturias 2018 Vuelta a Asturias The 2018 Vuelta a Asturias was the 61st edition of the Vuelta a Asturias cycling stage race, that took place over three stages from 27 to 29 2018. The defending champion was Raúl Alarcón (). Richard Carapaz (Movistar Team) won the race. The race includes three road stages on consecutive days. A total of 15 teams will race in the 2018 Vuelta a Asturias. The race included four principal classifications, the leaders of which were awarded jerseys. The leader in the general classification wore a blue jersey; the leader in the points classification wore a green
Vuelta a España competition resumed, although again with few foreign competitors in the peloton. On this occasion, Delio Rodriguez took the final victory. That year also introduced the points classification, but this was not stable until 1955. Four editions were run until 1950. Subsequently, there was no Vuelta until 1955, when it was organized by the Basque newspaper "El Correo Español-El Pueblo Vasco". Since then, the Vuelta a España has been run annually. At this time, the Vuelta was run routinely in April and May, while previously it was held variably between April and August. Another difference was the number of participants. Previously,