2018 Tour of Britain
The 2018 Tour of Britain was an eight-stage men's professional road cycling race. It was the fifteenth running of the modern version of the Tour of Britain and the 78th British tour in total. The race started on 2 September in Pembrey Country Park and finished on 9 September in London. It was part of the 2018 UCI Europe Tour.[1] The French rider Julian Alaphilippe of Quick-Step Floors won the race.
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| Dates | 2–9 September | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,140 km (708.4 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 26h 25' 58" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams
Aqua Blue Sport were replaced by WIGGINS less than week before the start of the race.[2] The starting teams were:[3]
| UCI WorldTeams | UCI Professional Continental Teams | UCI Continental Teams | National Teams |
Stages
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 2 September | Pembrey – Newport | 175 km (109 mi) |  | Flat stage |  |
| 2 | 3 September | Cranbrook – Barnstaple | 174 km (108 mi) | | Flat stage | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| 3 | 4 September | Bristol – Bristol | 125 km (78 mi) |  | Hilly stage |  |
| 4 | 5 September | Nuneaton – Leamington Spa | 183 km (114 mi) | | Flat stage | |
| 5 | 6 September | Cockermouth – Whinlatter Pass | 14 km (9 mi) |  | Team time trial | LottoNL–Jumbo |
| 6 | 7 September | Barrow-in-Furness – Whinlatter Pass | 169 km (105 mi) | | Hilly stage |  |
| 7 | 8 September | West Bridgford – Mansfield | 223 km (139 mi) | | Flat stage |  |
| 8 | 9 September | London – London | 77 km (48 mi) | | Flat stage | |
Stage 1
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Stage 2
- 3 September 2018 — Cranbrook to Barnstaple, 174 km (108 mi)
Stage 3
- 4 September 2018 — Bristol to Bristol, 125 km (78 mi)
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Stage 4
- 5 September 2018 — Nuneaton to Leamington Spa, 183 km (114 mi)
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Stage 5
- 6 September 2018 — Cockermouth to Whinlatter Pass, 14 km (9 mi) (TTT)
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Stage 6
- 7 September 2018 — Barrow-in-Furness to Whinlatter Pass, 169 km (105 mi)
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Stage 7
- 8 September 2018 — West Bridgford to Mansfield, 223 km (139 mi)
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Stage 8
- 9 September 2018 — London to London, 77 km (48 mi)
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Classification leadership
| Stage | Winner | General classification |
Points classification |
Mountains classification |
Sprints classification |
Team classification | Combativity |
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| 1 | André Greipel | André Greipel | André Greipel | Nicholas Dlamini | Matthew Bostock | Great Britain | Matthew Bostock |
| 2 | Cameron Meyer | Alessandro Tonelli | Cameron Meyer | Scott Davies | Matthew Teggart | Quick-Step Floors | Scott Davies |
| 3 | Julian Alaphilippe | Patrick Bevin | Julian Alaphilippe | Movistar Team | Tony Martin | ||
| 4 | André Greipel | Patrick Bevin | Nicholas Dlamini | Matthew Holmes | Hayden McCormick | ||
| 5 | LottoNL–Jumbo | Primož Roglič | LottoNL–Jumbo | ||||
| 6 | Wout Poels | Julian Alaphilippe | James Shaw | ||||
| 7 | Ian Stannard | Alex Paton | Ian Stannard | ||||
| 8 | Caleb Ewan | Vasil Kiryienka | |||||
| Final | Julian Alaphilippe | Patrick Bevin | Nicholas Dlamini | Alex Paton | LottoNL–Jumbo | Matthew Holmes | |
General classification - Julian Alaphilippe
Points classification - Patrick Bevin
Mountains classification - Nicholas Dlamini
Sprints classification - Alex Paton
Team classification - LottoNL–Jumbo
Race combativity award - Matthew Holmes
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References
- "Tour of Britain 2018 to start in south Wales and finish in London". BBC Sport. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- Arthurs-Brennan, Michelle (28 August 2018). "Team Wiggins replace Aqua Blue Sport in Tour of Britain line up". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- "Tour of Britain 2018: everything you need to know". Cycling Weekly. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- "Tour of Britain 2018". CyclingStage.com. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- Fotheringham, William (2 September 2018). "Tour of Britain: Greipel wins opening stage". Cycling News. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- Windsor, Richard (2 September 2018). "André Greipel sprints to victory on opening stage of 2018 Tour of Britain". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- Fotheringham, William (3 September 2018). "Tour of Britain: Meyer wins stage 2 in Barnstaple". Cycling News. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- Windsor, Richard (3 September 2018). "Cameron Meyer takes breakaway victory in explosive Tour of Britain 2018 stage two". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- Fletcher, Patrick (4 September 2018). "Tour of Britain: Alaphilippe wins stage 3". Cycling News. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- Arthurs-Brennan, Michelle (4 September 2018). "Julian Alaphilippe sprints to victory on stage three of Tour of Britain 2018". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- Ryan, Barry (5 September 2018). "Tour of Britain: Greipel wins stage 4". Cycling News. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- Arthurs-Brennan, Michelle (5 September 2018). "André Greipel wins stage four of the Tour of Britain". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- Fotheringham, William (6 September 2018). "Tour of Britain: LottoNL-Jumbo win uphill TTT". Cycling News. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- Rogers, Owen (6 September 2018). "LottoNL-Jumbo take Tour of Britain team time trial to put Roglič in race lead". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- "Tour of Britain: Poels wins on Whinlatter Pass". Cycling News. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- Rogers, Owen (7 September 2018). "Wout Poels wins Tour of Britain stage six for Team Sky as Alaphilippe takes race lead". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- Fotheringham, William (8 September 2018). "Tour of Britain: Stannard wins stage 7". Cycling News. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- Rogers, Owen (8 September 2018). "Ian Stannard takes solo win on Tour of Britain 2018 stage seven". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- Fotheringham, William (9 September 2018). "Julian Alaphilippe wins 2018 Tour of Britain". Cycling News. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- Rogers, Owen (9 September 2018). "Caleb Ewan peerless in final stage sprint as Julian Alaphilippe wins 2018 Tour of Britain overall". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
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