2018 Tour of the Alps
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 re-named 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]
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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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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 |  |
| 2 | 17 April | Lavarone (Italy) to Alpe di Pampeago–Fiemme (Italy) | 145.5 km (90 mi) |  | Mountain stage |  |
| 3 | 18 April | Auer (Italy) to Merano (Italy) | 138.3 km (86 mi) | | Medium-mountain stage | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| 4 | 19 April | Klausen (Italy) to Lienz (Austria) | 134.3 km (83 mi) | | Medium-mountain stage | |
| 5 | 20 April | Rattenberg (Austria) to Innsbruck (Austria) | 164.2 km (102 mi) | | Medium-mountain stage |  |
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
- "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.
- "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.
- 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. Tour of the Alps. issuu; Gruppo Sportivo Alto Garda A.s.d. 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
