Belgium's Wallays wins Vuelta 18th stage, Yates retains lead
Belgium's Jelle Wallays held his nerve Thursday to win a sprint finish to the 18th stage of the Tour of Spain, with Britain's Simon Yates retaining his overall lead.
Wallays, riding for Lotto Soudal, held off Norwegian Sven Erik Bystrom, with Slovakia's world champion Peter Sagan coming third in a strong finish by the chasing peloton.
Mitchelton-Scott rider Yates remained 25 seconds ahead of his nearest rival, Spanish veteran Alejandro Valverde, in the general classification.
Another Spaniard, Enric Mas of Quick Step, stayed in third 1min 22sec behind the red jersey.Friday's 19th stage is a 154.4km ride from Lerida to the Naturlandia nature park in Andorra.
