The 2018 Tour de Suisse was a road cycling stage race that took place between 9 and 17 June 2018 in Switzerland. It was the 82nd edition of the Tour de Suisse and the twenty-fourth event of the 2018 UCI World Tour.[1][2] The race was won by Richie Porte of BMC Racing Team.
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| Dates | 9–17 June 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,215.4 km (755.2 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Route
edit| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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| 1 | 9 June | Frauenfeld to Frauenfeld | 18.3 km (11.4 mi) | 
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Team time trial | BMC Racing Team | |
| 2 | 10 June | Frauenfeld to Frauenfeld | 155 km (96.3 mi) | 
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Hilly stage |  Peter Sagan (SVK)
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| 3 | 11 June | Oberstammheim to Gansingen | 182.8 km (113.6 mi) |
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Hilly stage |  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA)
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| 4 | 12 June | Gansingen to Gstaad | 189.2 km (117.6 mi) |
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Hilly stage |  Christopher Juul-Jensen (DEN)
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| 5 | 13 June | Gstaad to Leukerbad | 155.7 km (96.7 mi) | 
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Mountain stage | Diego Ulissi (ITA)
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| 6 | 14 June | Fiesch to Gommiswald | 186 km (115.6 mi) |
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Mountain stage | Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN)
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| 7 | 15 June | Eschenbach to Arosa | 170.5 km (105.9 mi) |
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Mountain stage |  Nairo Quintana (COL)
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| 8 | 16 June | Bellinzona to Bellinzona | 123.8 km (76.9 mi) | 
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Plain stage |  Arnaud Démare (FRA)
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| 9 | 17 June | Bellinzona to Bellinzona | 34.1 km (21.2 mi) |
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Individual time trial |  Stefan Küng (SUI)
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| Total | 1,215.4 km (755.2 mi) | ||||||
Teams
editAs the Tour de Suisse is a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team in the race. Three UCI Professional Continental teams competed, completing the 21-team peloton.
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
Stages
editStage 1
edit- 10 June 2018 — Frauenfeld to Frauenfeld, 18.3 km (11.4 mi) (TTT)[3]
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Stage 2
edit- 10 June 2018 — Frauenfeld to Frauenfeld, 155 km (96 mi)[4]
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Stage 3
edit- 11 June 2018 — Oberstammheim to Gansingen, 182.8 km (113.6 mi)[5]
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Stage 4
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Stage 5
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Stage 6
edit- 14 June 2018 — Fiesch to Gommiswald, 186 km (116 mi)[8]
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Stage 7
edit- 15 June 2018 — Eschenbach to Arosa, 170.5 km (105.9 mi)[9]
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Stage 8
edit- 16 June 2018 — Bellinzona to Bellinzona, 123.8 km (76.9 mi)[10]
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Stage 9
edit- 17 June 2018 — Bellinzona to Bellinzona, 34.1 km (21.2 mi) Individual time trial[11]
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Classification leadership table
editIn the Tour de Suisse, four different jerseys were awarded. The general classification was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers at intermediate sprints (three seconds to first, two seconds to second and one second to third) and at the finish of mass-start stages; these 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 leader of the classification received a yellow jersey;[12] it was considered the most important of the 2017 Tour de Suisse, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.
Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a black jersey.[12] In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 5 in a stage. For winning a stage, a rider earned 10 points, with 8 for second, 6 for third, 4 for fourth and 2 for 5th place.[12] Points towards the classification could also be accrued – awarded on a 6–3–1 scale – at intermediate sprint points during each stage; these intermediate sprints also offered bonus seconds towards the general classification as noted above.[12]
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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| Points for Hors-category | 20 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Points for Category 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Points for Category 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Points for Category 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a blue jersey.[12] 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, or third-category, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs.[12]
The fourth and final jersey represented the classification for Swiss riders, marked by a red jersey.[12] This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born in Switzerland were eligible to be ranked in the classification.[12] There was also a classification for teams, 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.[12] In addition, there was a combativity award given after each stage to the rider considered, by a jury, to have been most active, or in the case of the individual time trials, the stage winner was automatically deemed the most active rider.[12]
| Stage | Winner | General classification
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Mountains classification
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Points classification
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Young rider classification
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Team classification
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| 1 | BMC Racing Team | Stefan Küng | Not awarded | Not awarded | Sam Oomen | BMC Racing Team |
| 2 | Peter Sagan | Filippo Zaccanti | Calvin Watson | |||
| 3 | Sonny Colbrelli | |||||
| 4 | Christopher Juul-Jensen | Peter Sagan | ||||
| 5 | Diego Ulissi | Richie Porte | Romain Sicard | Movistar Team | ||
| 6 | Søren Kragh Andersen | Mark Christian | ||||
| 7 | Nairo Quintana | Michael Matthews | Enric Mas | Astana | ||
| 8 | Arnaud Démare | Peter Sagan | ||||
| 9 | Stefan Küng | |||||
| Final | Richie Porte | Mark Christian | Peter Sagan | Enric Mas | Astana | |
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Tour de Suisse 2018: Stage 1 Results - Cyclingnews.com". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "Tour de Suisse 2018: Stage 2 Results - Cyclingnews.com". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "Tour de Suisse 2018: Stage 3 Results - Cyclingnews.com". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "Tour de Suisse 2018: Stage 4 Results - Cyclingnews.com". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "Tour de Suisse 2018: Stage 5 Results - Cyclingnews.com". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "Tour de Suisse 2018: Stage 6 Results - Cyclingnews.com". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "Tour de Suisse 2018: Stage 7 Results - Cyclingnews.com". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "Tour de Suisse 2018: Stage 8 Results - Cyclingnews.com". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "Tour de Suisse 2018: Stage 9 Results - Cyclingnews.com". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j TG 2017, pp. 24–25.
Sources
edit- Technical Guide (PDF). InfrontRingier Sports & Entertainment Switzerland AG. 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
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