Stefan Küng wins the individual time trial on stage 18 of Vuelta a España

Enric Mas succesfully defends his red jersey

Stefan Küng
(Image credit: Getty Images)

Swiss rider Stefan Küng has powered to victory on stage 18 of the 2026 Vuelta a España, during the second individual time trial stage of the race.

Race leader and home-country hero Enric Mas (Movistar), competing in his least-favourite discipline, put in a strong ride and successfully defended his red jersey.

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Having recently clipped in as News & Features Writer for Cycling Weekly, Pat has spent decades in the saddle of road, gravel and mountain bikes pursuing interesting stories. En route he has ridden across Australia's Great Dividing Range, pedalled the Pirinexus route around the Catalan Pyrenees, raced through the Norwegian mountains with 17,000 other competitors during the Birkebeinerrittet, fatbiked along the coast of Wales, explored the trails of the Canadian Yukon under the midnight sun and spent umpteen happy hours bikepacking and cycle-touring the lost lanes and hidden bridleways of the Peak District, Exmoor, Dartmoor, North Yorkshire and Scotland. He worked for Lonely Planet for 15 years as a writer and editor, contributed to Epic Rides of the World and has authored several books.

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