| 2018 UCI Europe Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 16–20 April 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 716.9 km (445.5 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 18h 28' 48"[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Tour of the Alps was a road cycling stage race that took place in Austria and Italy between 16 and 20 April 2018. It was the 42nd edition of the renamed Giro del Trentino and was rated as a 2.HC event as part of the 2018 UCI Europe Tour.[2] The race was won by Thibaut Pinot of Groupama–FDJ.[3]
Route
The race itinerary was announced in November 2017, including a final-day finish on the route of the men's road race for the 2018 UCI Road World Championships, to be held the following September in Innsbruck.[4]
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance[5][6] | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 16 April | Arco (Italy) to Folgaria (Italy) | 134.6 km (84 mi) |  | Medium-mountain stage |  Pello Bilbao (ESP) |
| 2 | 17 April | Lavarone (Italy) to Alpe di Pampeago–Fiemme (Italy) | 145.5 km (90 mi) |  | Mountain stage |  Miguel Ángel López (COL) |
| 3 | 18 April | Auer (Italy) to Merano (Italy) | 138.3 km (86 mi) | | Medium-mountain stage | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ben O'Connor (AUS) |
| 4 | 19 April | Klausen (Italy) to Lienz (Austria) | 134.3 km (83 mi) | | Medium-mountain stage | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) |
| 5 | 20 April | Rattenberg (Austria) to Innsbruck (Austria) | 164.2 km (102 mi) | | Medium-mountain stage |  Mark Padun (UKR) |
Teams
On 25 January 2018, the race's twenty competing teams – up from eighteen in 2017 – were announced at the 2017–18 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup event in Seefeld in Tirol, Austria.[7] These included nine UCI WorldTeams, eight UCI Professional Continental teams, two UCI Continental teams and an Italian national team.[8]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
UCI Continental teams
National teams
Stages
Stage 1
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Stage 2
- 17 April 2018 — Lavarone (Italy) to Alpe di Pampeago–Fiemme (Italy), 145.5 km (90 mi)[12]
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Stage 3
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Stage 4
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Stage 5
- 20 April 2018 — Rattenberg (Austria) to Innsbruck (Austria), 164.2 km (102 mi)[21]
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Classification leadership table
In the 2018 Tour of the Alps, four different jerseys were awarded.[23] The general classification was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. Time bonuses were awarded to the first three finishers on all stages: the stage winner won a ten-second bonus, with six and four seconds for the second and third riders respectively. The leader of the general classification received a fuchsia[23] jersey; this classification was considered the most important of the 2018 Tour of the Alps, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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| Points for Category 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Points for Category 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| Points for Category 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
The second classification was the sprints classification, the leader of which was awarded a red jersey.[23] In the sprints classification, riders received points for finishing in the top three at intermediate sprint points during each stage. Points were awarded on a 6–4–2 scale for all stages.[23]
There was also a mountains classification, for which points were awarded for reaching the top of a climb before other riders. Each of the ten climbs were categorised as either first, second, or third-category, with more points available for the more difficult, higher-categorised climbs.[23] For first-category climbs, the top five riders earned points; on the other climbs, only the top three riders earned points.[23] The leadership of the mountains classification was marked by a green jersey.[23]
The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey.[23] Only riders born after 1 January 1995 were eligible; the young rider best placed in the general classification was the leader of the young rider classification.[23] There was also a classification for teams, in which the times of the best three cyclists in a team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest cumulative time.[23]
References
- 1 2 3 "Individual Classification by time 5". FICR.it. Federazione Italiana Cronometristi. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ↑ "Tour of the Alps 2018". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Pinot seals Tour of the Alps title as Padun wins final stage". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ↑ Farrand, Stephen (7 November 2017). "2018 Tour of the Alps to end on Innsbruck World Championships circuit". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ↑ "Tour of the Alpes 2018". FICR.it. Federazione Italiana Cronometristi. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ↑ Road book 2018, pp. 24–25.
- ↑ "Aces high: Tour of the Alps with 9 World Teams in exciting 2018 edition". Tour of the Alps. Gruppo Sportivo Alto Garda A.s.d. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ↑ Road book 2018, pp. 18–19.
- ↑ Road book 2018, pp. 31–39.
- ↑ "Classification of the stage 1". FICR.it. Federazione Italiana Cronometristi. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ↑ "Individual Classification by time 1". FICR.it. Federazione Italiana Cronometristi. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ↑ Road book 2018, pp. 41–49.
- ↑ "Classification of the stage 2". FICR.it. Federazione Italiana Cronometristi. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ↑ "Individual Classification by time 2". FICR.it. Federazione Italiana Cronometristi. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ↑ Road book 2018, pp. 51–59.
- ↑ "Classification of the stage 3". FICR.it. Federazione Italiana Cronometristi. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ↑ "Individual Classification by time 3". FICR.it. Federazione Italiana Cronometristi. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ↑ Road book 2018, pp. 61–69.
- ↑ "Classification of the stage 4". FICR.it. Federazione Italiana Cronometristi. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ↑ "Individual Classification by time 4". FICR.it. Federazione Italiana Cronometristi. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ↑ Road book 2018, pp. 71–79.
- ↑ "Classification of the stage 5". FICR.it. Federazione Italiana Cronometristi. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Road book 2018, pp. 82–83.
- ↑ Benson, Daniel (16 April 2018). "Bilbao wins stage 1 of Tour of the Alps". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ↑ Ryan, Barry (17 April 2018). "Tour of the Alps: Lopez wins stage 2". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ↑ Fletcher, Patrick (18 April 2018). "Tour of the Alps: O'Connor wins stage 3". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ↑ Fletcher, Patrick (19 April 2018). "Tour of the Alps: Luis Leon Sanchez wins stage 4 in Lienz". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ↑ "Passages and King of Mountain: Maglia verde / Green jersey / Gruenes trikot 5". FICR.it. Federazione Italiana Cronometristi. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ↑ "Individual Classification by time (Young) 5". FICR.it. Federazione Italiana Cronometristi. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ↑ "Passages and Sprint classification: Maglia rossa / Red jersey / Rotes trikot 5". FICR.it. Federazione Italiana Cronometristi. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ↑ "Team Classification by time 5". FICR.it. Federazione Italiana Cronometristi. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
Sources
- Tour of the Alps – 42nd Edition – Roadbook. issuu; Gruppo Sportivo Alto Garda A.s.d. 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
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