The 2018 Critérium du Dauphiné was a road cycling stage race that took place between 3 and 10 June 2018 in France. It was the 70th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné and the twenty-third event of the 2018 UCI World Tour.[2][3]
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![]() The start of Stage 5 of the 2018 Critérium du Dauphiné, in Grenoble | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dates | 3–10 June 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 7 + Prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 951.6[1] km (591.3 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The race was won by a British rider from Team Sky, as Geraint Thomas won his first Dauphiné GC.
Teams
editAs the Critérium du Dauphiné was a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team in the race. Four UCI Professional Continental teams competed, completing the 22-team peloton.
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
Route
editStage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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P | 3 June | Valence to Valence | 6.6 km (4.1 mi) | Individual time trial | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | |
1 | 4 June | Valence to Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert | 179 km (111.2 mi) | Hilly stage | Daryl Impey (RSA) | |
2 | 5 June | Montbrison to Belleville | 181 km (112.5 mi) | Hilly stage | Pascal Ackermann (GER) | |
3 | 6 June | Pont-de-Vaux to Louhans-Châteaurenaud | 35 km (21.7 mi) | Team time trial | Team Sky | |
4 | 7 June | Chazey-sur-Ain to Lans-en-Vercors | 181 km (112.5 mi) | Mountain stage | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | |
5 | 8 June | Grenoble to Valmorel | 130 km (80.8 mi) | Mountain stage | Dan Martin (IRL) | |
6 | 9 June | Frontenex to La Rosière | 110 km (68.4 mi) | Mountain stage | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | |
7 | 10 June | Moûtiers to Saint-Gervais | 136 km (84.5 mi) | Mountain stage | Adam Yates (GBR) |
Stages
editPrologue
editRank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Team Sky | 7' 25" |
2 | Jos van Emden (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 1" |
3 | Gianni Moscon (ITA) | Team Sky | + 3" |
4 | Victor Campenaerts (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 5" |
5 | Patrick Bevin (NZL) | BMC Racing Team | + 5" |
6 | Matthias Brändle (AUT) | Trek–Segafredo | + 6" |
7 | Bob Jungels (LUX) | Quick-Step Floors | + 7" |
8 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 9" |
9 | Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) | Team Sky | + 9" |
10 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 11" |
Stage 1
edit- 4 June 2018 — Valence to Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert, 179 km (111 mi)[6]
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Stage 2
edit- 5 June 2018 — Montbrison to Belleville, 181 km (112 mi)[7]
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Stage 3
edit- 6 June 2018 — Pont-de-Vaux to Louhans-Châteaurenaud, 35 km (22 mi) (TTT)[8]
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Stage 4
edit- 7 June 2018 — Chazey-sur-Ain to Lans-en-Vercors, 181 km (112 mi)[9]
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Stage 5
editStage 6
edit- 9 June 2018 — Frontenex to La Rosière, 110 km (68 mi)[11]
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Stage 7
edit- 10 June 2018 — Moûtiers to Saint-Gervais, 136 km (85 mi)[12]
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Classification leadership table
editIn the Critérium du Dauphiné, four different jerseys were awarded. The most important was the general classification, which was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. Time bonuses were awarded to the first three finishers on all stages except for the individual time trial: the stage winner won a ten-second bonus, with six and four seconds for the second and third riders respectively. The rider with the least accumulated time is the race leader, identified by a yellow jersey with a blue bar; the winner of this classification was considered the winner of the race.[13]
Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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Stages 1–3 & 5 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Stages 4, 6–8 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a green jersey. In the classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 10 in a stage. More points were awarded on the flatter stages in the opening half of the race.[13]
Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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Points for Hors-category | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Points for Category 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
Points for Category 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Points for Category 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
Points for Category 4 | 1 | 0 |
There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a blue jersey with white polka dots.[4] In the mountains classification, points towards the classification were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists. Each climb was categorised as either hors, first, second, third, or fourth-category, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. Hors-category climbs awarded the most points; the first ten riders were able to accrue points, compared with the first six on first-category climbs, the first four on second-category, the first two on third-category and only the first for fourth-category.[13]
The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born on or after 1 January 1993 were eligible to be ranked in the classification. There was also a team classification, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time.[13]
Stage | Winner | General classification |
Points classification |
Mountains classification |
Young rider classification |
Team classification |
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P | Michał Kwiatkowski | Michał Kwiatkowski | Michał Kwiatkowski | not awarded | Gianni Moscon | Team Sky |
1 | Daryl Impey | Brice Feillu | ||||
2 | Pascal Ackermann | Daryl Impey | Daryl Impey | |||
3 | Team Sky | Michał Kwiatkowski | ||||
4 | Julian Alaphilippe | Gianni Moscon | Dario Cataldo | |||
5 | Dan Martin | Geraint Thomas | ||||
6 | Pello Bilbao | Marc Soler | ||||
7 | Adam Yates | Pierre Latour | ||||
Final | Geraint Thomas | Daryl Impey | Dario Cataldo | Pierre Latour | Team Sky |
References
edit- ^ "Critérium du Dauphiné (2.WT)". World Cycling Stats. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "UCI announces 2018 road calendar". Cycling News. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "2018 UCI WorldTour calendar unveiled". Velon. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Route 2018". Critérium du Dauphiné. ASO. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Kwiatkowski wins Criterium du Dauphine prologue". Cycling News. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ a b c "Kwiatkowski keeps race lead as South African champ moves into second". Cycling News. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ a b c "Criterium du Dauphine: Impey takes overall lead as Kwiatkowski crashes". Cycling News. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ a b c Farrand, Stephen (6 June 2018). "Criterium du Dauphine: Team Sky win team time trial". Cycling News. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ a b c O'Shea, Sadhbh (7 June 2018). "Criterium du Dauphine: Alaphilippe wins stage 4". Cycling News. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ a b c Ryan, Barry (8 June 2018). "Critérium du Dauphiné: Dan Martin wins in Valmorel". Cycling News. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ a b c "Criterium du Dauphine: Bilbao wins in La Rosiere". Cycling News. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ a b c Farrand, Stephen (10 June 2018). "Criterium du Dauphine: Thomas secures overall victory". Cycling News. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Règlement" [Regulations] (PDF). Critérium du Dauphiné (in French). Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 4 June 2017.