The 2018 Tour de France was the 105th edition of the Tour cycling race. It started on July 7, 2018, in Noirmoutier-en-l’Île and concluded on July 29 in Paris, on the Champs-Élysées avenue.
The winner of this Tour de France was the Welsh rider Geraint Thomas from Team Sky. Winning two stages in the Alps, he secured the overall lead, surpassing Dutch rider Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) and British rider Christopher Froome, a four-time winner of the race and also a member of Team Sky. Geraint Thomas is the third British cyclist and Team Sky member to win the Tour de France since 2012.
Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe), who won three stages, topped the points classification for the sixth time. French rider Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors), winner of two stages, claimed the King of the Mountains title. Pierre Latour (AG2R La Mondiale), ranked thirteenth in the general classification, earned the best young rider classification.
YELLOW JERSEY, GREEN JERSEY, WHITE JERSEY and POLKA-DOT JERSEY TOUR DE FRANCE 2018
Yellow Jersey (Overall Winner): Geraint Thomas (GBR) – Team Sky
Geraint Thomas claimed the yellow jersey on Stage 11 and maintained his lead until the end of the race. He secured his first Tour de France victory with strong performances in the mountains and an impressive finish in the Stage 20 individual time trial.
Green Jersey (Points Classification): Peter Sagan (SVK) – Bora-Hansgrohe
Despite a crash on Stage 17, Peter Sagan persevered to win a record-tying sixth green jersey in the Points Classification. The Slovak sprinter dominated the competition, accumulating over 270 points more than the runner-up.
Polka Dot Jersey (King of the Mountains): Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) – Quick-Step
Julian Alaphilippe secured the climber’s polka dot jersey after the Tour’s first day in the Alps and maintained it throughout the race. The Quick-Step rider, with two stage victories, convincingly won the King of the Mountains competition.
White Jersey (Best Young Rider): Pierre Latour (FRA) – AG2R La Mondiale
The white jersey, awarded to the best rider under 25 with the best overall time, was won by Pierre Latour. The Frenchman held the jersey from Stage 10 to the end, showcasing his talent and earning the recognition as an up-and-coming star in French cycling.
GENERAL RANKING – TOUR DE FRANCE 2018
Here are the Top 10 riders in the 2018 Tour de France, including their names, teams, total times and time gap:
- Geraint Thomas (GBR) – Team Sky
- Total Time: 83h 17′ 13″
- Tom Dumoulin (NED) – Team Sunweb
- Total Time: 83h 19′ 19″
- Time Gap: +1′ 51″
- Chris Froome (GBR) – Team Sky
- Total Time: 83h 19′ 40″
- Time Gap: +2′ 02″
- Primoz Roglic (SLO) – Team LottoNL-Jumbo
- Total Time: 83h 22′ 33″
- Time Gap: +4′ 47″
- Steven Kruijswijk (NED) – Team LottoNL-Jumbo
- Total Time: 83h 23′ 49″
- Time Gap: +6′ 08″
- Romain Bardet (FRA) – AG2R La Mondiale
- Total Time: 83h 24′ 04″
- Time Gap: +6′ 57″
- Mikel Landa (ESP) – Movistar Team
- Total Time: 83h 24′ 16″
- Time Gap: +7′ 30″
- Daniel Martin (IRL) – UAE Team Emirates
- Total Time: 83h 24′ 36″
- Time Gap: +8′ 47″
- Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) – Team Katusha-Alpecin
- Total Time: 83h 26′ 17″
- Time Gap: +12′ 37″
- Nairo Quintana (COL) – Movistar Team
- Total Time: 83h 27′ 41″
- Time Gap: +14′ 18″
These times and gaps are based on the final general classification of the 2018 Tour de France.
STAGE WINNERS – TOUR DE FRANCE 2018
The Tour de France is a prestigious multi-stage cycling race spanning three weeks, comprised of individual stages, each distinguished by unique features such as terrain, distance, and format. These stages collectively constitute the entire race.
Throughout the competition, cyclists engage in various challenges within each stage, earning points through intermediate sprints, categorized climbs of varying difficulty levels, and at the conclusion of each stage.
As for the 2018 Tour de France, the following is a list of stage winners, specifying the date, length, and route:
- Stage 1 (July 7):
- Winner: Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors)
- Location: Noirmoutier-en-l’Île to Fontenay-le-Comte
- Stage Type: Flat stage
- Stage 2 (July 8):
- Winner: Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe)
- Location: Mouilleron-Saint-Germain to La Roche-sur-Yon
- Stage Type: Flat stage
- Stage 3 (July 9):
- Winner: BMC Racing Team (Team Time Trial)
- Location: Cholet
- Stage Type: Team Time Trial
- Stage 4 (July 10):
- Winner: Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNL-Jumbo)
- Location: La Baule to Sarzeau
- Stage Type: Flat stage
- Stage 5 (July 11):
- Winner: Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe)
- Location: Lorient to Quimper
- Stage Type: Hilly stage
- Stage 6 (July 12):
- Winner: Daniel Martin (UAE Team Emirates)
- Location: Brest to Mûr-de-Bretagne Guerlédan
- Stage Type: Hilly stage
- Stage 7 (July 13):
- Winner: Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNL-Jumbo)
- Location: Fougères to Chartres
- Stage Type: Flat stage
- Stage 8 (July 14):
- Winner: Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNL-Jumbo)
- Location: Dreux to Amiens Métropole
- Stage Type: Flat stage
- Stage 9 (July 15):
- Winner: John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo)
- Location: Arras Citadelle to Roubaix
- Stage Type: Cobbled stage
- Stage 10 (July 17):
- Winner: Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors)
- Location: Annecy to Le Grand-Bornand
- Stage Type: Mountain stage
- Stage 11 (July 18):
- Winner: Geraint Thomas (Team Sky)
- Location: Albertville to La Rosière Espace San Bernardo
- Stage Type: Mountain stage
- Stage 12 (July 19):
- Winner: Geraint Thomas (Team Sky)
- Location: Bourg-Saint-Maurice Les Arcs to Alpe d’Huez
- Stage Type: Mountain stage
- Stage 13 (July 20):
- Winner: Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe)
- Location: Bourg d’Oisans to Valence
- Stage Type: Flat stage
- Stage 14 (July 21):
- Winner: Omar Fraile (Astana Pro Team)
- Location: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to Mende
- Stage Type: Hilly stage
- Stage 15 (July 22):
- Winner: Magnus Cort Nielsen (Astana Pro Team)
- Location: Millau to Carcassonne
- Stage Type: Hilly stage
- Stage 16 (July 24):
- Winner: Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors)
- Location: Carcassonne to Bagnères-de-Luchon
- Stage Type: Mountain stage
- Stage 17 (July 25):
- Winner: Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team)
- Location: Bagnères-de-Luchon to Saint-Lary-Soulan
- Stage Type: Mountain stage
- Stage 18 (July 26):
- Winner: Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ)
- Location: Trie-sur-Baïse to Pau
- Stage Type: Flat stage
- Stage 19 (July 27):
- Winner: Primoz Roglic (LottoNL-Jumbo)
- Location: Lourdes to Laruns
- Stage Type: Mountain stage
- Stage 20 (July 28):
- Winner: Tom Dumoulin (Team Sunweb)
- Location: Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle to Espelette
- Stage Type: Individual Time Trial
- Stage 21 (July 29):
- Winner: Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates)
- Location: Houilles to Paris Champs-Élysées
- Stage Type: Flat stage
[…] Nibali’s triumph made him the sixth cyclist in history to achieve the “triple crown”, having won at least one edition of each of the three Grand Tours (Tour de France, Giro d’Italia, and Vuelta a España). Previous cyclists accomplishing this feat were Jacques Anquetil, Felice Gimondi, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, and Alberto Contador. Chris Froome would also achieve this milestone in 2018. […]