2018 in men's road cycling

2018 in men's road cycling is about the 2018 men's bicycle races governed by the UCI. The races are part of the UCI Road Calendar.[1]

2018 in road cycling
List of men's road bicycle races
List of women's road bicycle races
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2019 →
 Men (2018) 
← 2017
2019 →
 Women (2018) 

World Championships
Main article: 2018 UCI Road World Championships

The World Road Championships were held in Innsbruck, Austria, from 22 to 30 September 2018.[2]

Events at the 2018 UCI Road World Championships
Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
World Championship Team Time Trial September 23 Quick-Step Floors Team Sunweb BMC Racing Team [3]
World Championship Time Trial September 26  Rohan Dennis (AUS)  Tom Dumoulin (NED)  Victor Campenaerts (BEL) [4]
World Championship Road Race September 30  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)  Romain Bardet (FRA)  Michael Woods (CAN) [5]

Grand Tours
Grand Tours in the 2018 season
Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
Giro d'Italia May 5–27  Chris Froome (GBR)  Tom Dumoulin (NED)  Miguel Ángel López (COL) [6]
Tour de France July 7–29  Geraint Thomas (GBR)  Tom Dumoulin (NED)  Chris Froome (GBR) [7]
Vuelta a España August 25 – September 16  Simon Yates (GBR)  Enric Mas (ESP)  Miguel Ángel López (COL) [8]

UCI World Tour
Main article: 2018 UCI World Tour

For the 2018 season, the UCI World Tour calendar contains the same events as in 2017.

Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
Santos Tour Down Under January 16–21  Daryl Impey (RSA)  Richie Porte (AUS)  Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) [9]
Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race January 28  Jay McCarthy (AUS)  Elia Viviani (ITA)  Daryl Impey (RSA) [10]
Abu Dhabi Tour February 21–25  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)  Wilco Kelderman (NED)  Miguel Ángel López (COL) [11]
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad February 24  Michael Valgren (DEN)  Łukasz Wiśniowski (POL)  Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) [12]
Strade Bianche March 3  Tiesj Benoot (BEL)  Romain Bardet (FRA)  Wout Van Aert (BEL) [13]
Paris–Nice March 4–11  Marc Soler (ESP)  Simon Yates (GBR)  Gorka Izagirre (ESP) [14]
Tirreno–Adriatico March 7–13  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)  Damiano Caruso (ITA)  Geraint Thomas (GBR) [15]
Milan–San Remo March 17  Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)  Caleb Ewan (AUS)  Arnaud Démare (FRA) [16]
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya March 19–25  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)  Nairo Quintana (COL)  Pierre Latour (FRA) [17]
Record Bank E3 Harelbeke March 23  Niki Terpstra (NED)  Philippe Gilbert (BEL)  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) [18]
Gent–Wevelgem March 25  Peter Sagan (SVK)  Elia Viviani (ITA)  Arnaud Démare (FRA) [19]
Dwars door Vlaanderen March 28  Yves Lampaert (BEL)  Mike Teunissen (NED)  Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) [20]
Ronde van Vlaanderen April 1  Niki Terpstra (NED)  Mads Pedersen (DEN)  Philippe Gilbert (BEL) [21]
Vuelta al País Vasco April 2–7  Primož Roglič (SLO)  Mikel Landa (ESP)  Ion Izagirre (ESP) [22]
Paris–Roubaix April 8  Peter Sagan (SVK)  Silvan Dillier (SUI)  Niki Terpstra (NED) [23]
Amstel Gold Race April 15  Michael Valgren (DEN)  Roman Kreuziger (CZE)  Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) [24]
La Flèche Wallonne April 18  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)  Jelle Vanendert (BEL) [25]
Liège–Bastogne–Liège April 22  Bob Jungels (LUX)  Michael Woods (CAN)  Romain Bardet (FRA) [26]
Tour de Romandie April 24–29  Primož Roglič (SLO)  Egan Bernal (COL)  Richie Porte (AUS) [27]
Eschborn-Frankfurt May 1  Alexander Kristoff (NOR)  Michael Matthews (AUS)  Oliver Naesen (BEL) [28]
Amgen Tour of California May 13–19  Egan Bernal (COL)  Tejay Van Garderen (USA)  Daniel Felipe Martínez (COL) [29]
Critérium du Dauphiné June 3–10  Geraint Thomas (GBR)  Adam Yates (GBR)  Romain Bardet (FRA) [30]
Tour de Suisse June 9–17  Richie Porte (AUS)  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)  Nairo Quintana (COL) [31]
Prudential RideLondon–Surrey Classic July 29  Pascal Ackermann (GER)  Elia Viviani (ITA)  Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) [32]
Clásica Ciclista San Sebastián August 4  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)  Bauke Mollema (NED)  Anthony Roux (FRA) [33]
Tour de Pologne August 4–10  Michal Kwiatkowski (POL)  Simon Yates (GBR)  Thibaut Pinot (FRA) [34]
BinckBank Tour August 13–19  Matej Mohorič (SLO)  Michael Matthews (AUS)  Tim Wellens (BEL) [35]
EuroEyes Cyclassics Hamburg August 19  Elia Viviani (ITA)  Arnaud Démare (FRA)  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) [36]
Bretagne Classic Ouest-France August 26  Oliver Naesen (BEL)  Michael Valgren (DEN)  Tim Wellens (BEL) [37]
Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec September 7  Michael Matthews (AUS)  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)  Jasper Stuyven (BEL) [38]
Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal September 9  Michael Matthews (AUS)  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA)  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) [39]
Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey October 9–14  Eduard Prades (ESP)  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)  Nathan Haas (AUS) [40]
Il Lombardia October 13  Thibaut Pinot (FRA)  Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)  Dylan Teuns (BEL) [41]
Gree-Tour of Guangxi October 16–21  Gianni Moscon (ITA)  Felix Großschartner (AUT)  Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) [42]

UCI tours
Tour Individual champion Team champion Nations champion
UCI World Ranking  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) No team ranking  Belgium
World Tour  Simon Yates (GBR) Quick-Step Floors No nation ranking
Africa Tour  Joseph Areruya (RWA) Sovac–Natura4Ever  Eritrea
America Tour  Gavin Mannion (USA) UnitedHealthcare  Colombia
Asia Tour  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Kinan Cycling Team  Kazakhstan
Europe Tour  Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) Wanty–Groupe Gobert  Belgium
Oceania Tour  Chris Harper (AUS) Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team  Australia

2.HC Category Races
Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
Dubai Tour February 6–10  Elia Viviani (ITA)  Magnus Cort (DEN)  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) [43]
Tour of Oman February 13–18  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)  Miguel Ángel López (COL)  Gorka Izagirre (ESP) [44]
Vuelta a Andalucía February 14–18  Tim Wellens (BEL)  Wout Poels (NED)  Marc Soler (ESP) [45]
Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta February 14–18  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)  Geraint Thomas (GBR)  Tejay Van Garderen (USA) [46]
Le Tour de Langkawi March 18–25  Artem Ovechkin (RUS)  Łukasz Owsian (POL)  Ben Dyball (AUS) [47]
Tour of the Alps April 16–20  Thibaut Pinot (FRA)  Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA)  Miguel Ángel López (COL) [48]
Tour of Croatia April 17–22  Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR)  Pieter Weening (NED)  Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) [49]
Four Days of Dunkirk May 8–13  Dimitri Claeys (BEL)  André Greipel (GER)  Oscar Riesebeek (NED) [50]
Tour of Norway May 16–20  Eduard Prades (ESP)  Alexander Kamp (DEN)  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) [51]
Tour des Fjords May 22–24  Michael Albasini (SUI)  Bjorg Lambrecht (BEL)  Pim Ligthart (NED) [52]
Baloise Belgium Tour May 23–27  Jens Keukeleire (BEL)  Jelle Vanendert (BEL)  Dion Smith (NZL) [53]
Skoda-Tour de Luxembourg May 30 – June 3  Andrea Pasqualon (ITA)  Jan Tratnik (SLO)  Pit Leyder (LUX) [54]
Tour of Qinghai Lake July 22 – August 4  Hernán Aguirre (COL)  Hernando Bohórquez (COL)  Radoslav Rogina (CRO) [55]
VOO-Tour de Wallonie July 28 – August 1  Tim Wellens (BEL)  Quinten Hermans (BEL)  Pieter Serry (BEL) [56]
PostNord Danmark Rundt August 1–5  Wout van Aert (BEL)  Rasmus Quaade (DEN)  Lasse Norman Hansen (DEN) [57]
The Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah August 6–12  Sepp Kuss (USA)  Ben Hermans (BEL)  Jack Haig (AUS) [58]
Vuelta a Burgos August 7–11  Iván Sosa (COL)  Miguel Ángel López (COL)  David de la Cruz (ESP) [59]
Arctic Race of Norway August 8–12  Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS)  Markus Hoelgaard (NOR)  Colin Joyce (USA) [60]
Colorado Classic August 16–19  Gavin Mannion (USA)  Serghei Țvetcov (ROU)  Hugh Carthy (GBR) [61]
Tour of Britain September 2–9  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)  Wout Poels (NED)  Primož Roglič (SLO) [62]
Tour of Hainan October 23–31  Fausto Masnada (ITA)  Gino Mäder (SUI)  Julien El Fares (FRA) [63]

1.HC Category Races
Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
Clásica de Almería February 11  Caleb Ewan (AUS)  Danny van Poppel (NED)  Timothy Dupont (BEL) [64]
Trofeo Laigueglia February 11  Moreno Moser (ITA)  Paolo Totò (ITA)  Matteo Busato (ITA) [65]
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne February 25  Dylan Groenewegen (NED)  Arnaud Démare (FRA)  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) [66]
GP Industria & Artigianato March 4  Matej Mohorič (SLO)  Marco Canola (ITA)  Davide Ballerini (ITA) [67]
Ronde van Drenthe March 11  František Sisr (CZE)  Dries De Bondt (BEL)  Preben Van Hecke (BEL) [68]
Nokere Koerse March 14  Fabio Jakobsen (NED)  Amaury Capiot (BEL)  Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) [69]
Handzame Classic March 16  Álvaro José Hodeg (COL)  Kristoffer Halvorsen (NOR)  Pascal Ackermann (GER) [70]
GP de Denain March 18  Kenny Dehaes (BEL)  Hugo Hofstetter (FRA)  Julien Duval (FRA) [71]
Three Days of De Panne March 21  Elia Viviani (ITA)  Pascal Ackermann (GER)  Jasper Philipsen (BEL) [72]
Scheldeprijs April 4  Fabio Jakobsen (NED)  Pascal Ackermann (GER)  Chris Lawless (GBR) [73]
Brabantse Pijl April 11  Tim Wellens (BEL)  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA)  Tiesj Benoot (BEL) [74]
GP du canton d'Argovie June 7  Alexander Kristoff (NOR)  Francesco Gavazzi (ITA)  Marco Canola (ITA) [75]
Brussels Cycling Classic September 1  Pascal Ackermann (GER)  Jasper Stuyven (BEL)  Thomas Boudat (FRA) [76]
GP de Fourmies September 2  Pascal Ackermann (GER)  Arnaud Démare (FRA)  Álvaro José Hodeg (COL) [77]
Primus Classic September 15  Taco van der Hoorn (NED)  Huub Duijn (NED)  Frederik Frison (BEL) [78]
Tour de l'Eurométropole September 22  Mads Pedersen (DEN)  Jempy Drucker (LUX)  Oliver Naesen (BEL) [79]
Sparkassen Münsterland Giro October 3  Max Walscheid (GER)  John Degenkolb (GER)  Nils Politt (GER) [80]
Giro dell'Emilia October 6  Alessandro De Marchi (ITA)  Rigoberto Urán (COL)  Dylan Teuns (BEL) [81]
Paris-Tours October 7  Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN)  Niki Terpstra (NED)  Benoit Cosnefroy (FRA) [82]
GP Bruno Beghelli October 7  Bauke Mollema (NED)  Carlos Barbero (ESP)  Manuel Belletti (ITA) [83]
Tre Valli Varesine October 9  Toms Skujiņš (LAT)  Thibaut Pinot (FRA)  Peter Kennaugh (GBR) [84]
Milano-Torino October 10  Thibaut Pinot (FRA)  Miguel Ángel López (COL)  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) [85]
Gran Piemonte October 11  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA)  Florian Sénéchal (FRA)  Davide Ballerini (ITA) [86]
Japan Cup October 21  Robert Power (AUS)  Antwan Tolhoek (NED)  Matti Breschel (DEN) [87]

Championships

Continental Championships
Championships Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
African Championships
 Rwanda		 Road race February 18  Amanuel Gebreigzabhier (ERI)  Metkel Eyob (ERI)  Azzedine Lagab (ALG) [88]
Individual time trial February 15  Mekseb Debesay (ERI)  Jean Bosco Nsengimana (RWA)  Joseph Areruya (RWA) [89]
Team time trial February 14  Eritrea  Rwanda  Algeria [90]
Pan American Championships
 Argentina		 Road race May 6  Juan Sebastián Molano (COL)  Maximiliano Richeze (ARG)  Cristopher Mansilla (CHI) [91]
Individual time trial May 3  Walter Vargas (COL)  Rubén Ramos (ARG)  Manuel Rodas (GUA) [92]
Asian Championships
 Myanmar		 Road race February 12  Yousif Mirza (UAE)  Fumiyuki Beppu (JPN)  Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) [93]
Individual time trial February 10  Cheung King Lok (HKG)  Choe Hyeong Min (KOR)  Arvin Moazemi (IRI) [94]
Team time trial February 8  Japan  Iran  Hong Kong [95]
European Championships
 Great Britain		 Road race August 5–12  Matteo Trentin (ITA)  Mathieu van der Poel (NED)  Wout van Aert (BEL) [96]
Individual time trial  Victor Campenaerts (BEL)  Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP)  Maximilian Schachmann (GER)
Oceanian Championships
 Australia		 Road race March 25  Chris Harper (AUS)  James Whelan (AUS)  Cyrus Monk (AUS) [97]
Individual time trial March 23  Hamish Bond (NZL)  Sean Lake (AUS)  James Ogilvie (AUS) [98]

National Championships
Main article: 2018 national road cycling championships

UCI Teams

UCI WorldTeams

The UCI has granted a UCI WorldTour licence to the following eighteen teams:[99]

UCI Professional Continental teams
Main article: List of 2018 UCI Professional Continental and Continental teams
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