The 2018 Tour de Luxembourg was the 78th edition of the Tour de Luxembourg road cycling stage race. It was held between 30 May and 3 June, as a 2.HC event as part of the 2018 UCI Europe Tour.
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| Dates | 30 May – 3 June 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 618.0 km (384.0 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 14h 31' 33" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| P | 30 May | Luxembourg City to Luxembourg City | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) | 
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Individual time trial |  Damien Gaudin (FRA)
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| 1 | 31 May | Luxembourg City to Hesperange | 186.7 km (116.0 mi) | 
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Flat stage | Christophe Laporte (FRA)
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| 2 | 1 June | Junglinster to Schifflange | 89.2 km (55.4 mi) |
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Flat stage |  Andrea Pasqualon (ITA)
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| 3 | 2 June | Eschweiler to Differdange | 163.8 km (101.8 mi) | 
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Hilly stage | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA)
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| 4 | 3 June | Mersch to Luxembourg City | 176 km (109 mi) |
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Hilly stage | Anthony Perez (FRA)
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| Total | 618.0 km (384.0 mi) | |||||
Teams
editTen UCI Professional Continental teams and five UCI Continental teams made up the fifteen teams that participated the race. Each team entered seven riders, except for Vérandas Willems–Crelan and Wanty–Groupe Gobert, which each entered six, for a starting peloton of 103 riders. Of these riders, only 84 finished the race.[1]
UCI Professional Continental Teams
UCI Continental Teams
Stages
editPrologue
edit- 30 May 2018 — Luxembourg City to Luxembourg City, 2.3 km (1.4 mi) (ITT)
Stage 1
edit- 31 May 2018 — Luxembourg City to Hesperange, 186.7 km (116.0 mi)
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Stage 2
edit- 1 June 2018 — Junglinster to Schifflange, 89.2 km (55.4 mi)
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Stage 3
edit- 2 June 2018 — Eschweiler to Differdange, 163.8 km (101.8 mi)
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Stage 4
edit- 3 June 2018 — Mersch to Luxembourg City, 176 km (109 mi)
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Classification leadership table
edit| Stage | Winner | General classification
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Points classification
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Mountains classification
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Young rider classification
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Teams classification |
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| P | Damien Gaudin | Damien Gaudin | Damien Gaudin | not awarded | Aimé De Gendt | Direct Énergie |
| 1 | Christophe Laporte | Alexander Krieger | Patryk Stosz | Alex Kirsch | ||
| 2 | Andrea Pasqualon | Alexander Krieger | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | |||
| 3 | Andrea Pasqualon | Andrea Pasqualon | Andrea Pasqualon | Pit Leyder | ||
| 4 | Anthony Perez | Mauro Finetto | ||||
| Final | Andrea Pasqualon | Andrea Pasqualon | Mauro Finetto | Pit Leyder | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | |
Final classification standings
edit| Legend | |||
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Denotes the winner of the general classification |
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Denotes the winner of the mountains classification |
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Denotes the winner of the points classification |
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Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
General classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA)
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Wanty–Groupe Gobert | 14h 31' 33" |
| 2 |  Jan Tratnik (SLO)
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CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 15" |
| 3 |  Pit Leyder (LUX)
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Leopard Pro Cycling | 29" |
| 4 |  Eduard Prades (ESP)
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Euskadi–Murias | 30" |
| 5 |  Alexander Krieger (GER)
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Leopard Pro Cycling | 31" |
| 6 | Angelo Tulik (FRA)
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Direct Énergie | 32" |
| 7 |  Huub Duijn (NED)
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Vérandas Willems–Crelan | 32" |
| 8 |  Thomas Sprengers (BEL)
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Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 33" |
| 9 | Anthony Perez (FRA)
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Cofidis | 36" |
| 10 | Mauro Finetto (ITA)
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Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | 40" |
Points classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA)
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Wanty–Groupe Gobert | 66 |
| 2 | Alexander Krieger (GER)
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Leopard Pro Cycling | 43 |
| 3 | Alex Kirsch (LUX)
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WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic | 32 |
| 4 | Jan Tratnik (SLO)
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CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 25 |
| 5 | Angelo Tulik (FRA)
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Direct Énergie | 25 |
| 6 | Pit Leyder (LUX)
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Leopard Pro Cycling | 22 |
| 7 | Eduard Prades (ESP)
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Euskadi–Murias | 22 |
| 8 | Anthony Perez (FRA)
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Cofidis | 20 |
| 9 | Christophe Laporte (FRA)
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Cofidis | 20 |
| 10 | Damien Gaudin (FRA)
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Direct Énergie | 20 |
Mountains classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Mauro Finetto (ITA)
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Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | 19 |
| 2 |  Patryk Stosz (POL)
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CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 19 |
| 3 |  Amaro Antunes (POR)
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CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 12 |
| 4 | Lukas Meiler (GER)
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Team Vorarlberg Santic | 12 |
| 5 |  Matteo Badilatti (SUI)
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Team Vorarlberg Santic | 11 |
| 6 | Jan Tratnik (SLO)
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CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 10 |
| 7 | Paweł Cieślik (POL)
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CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 8 |
| 8 | Romain Combaud (FRA)
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Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | 8 |
| 9 | Davide Orrico (ITA)
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Team Vorarlberg Santic | 8 |
| 10 | Jan-Willem van Schip (NED)
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Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | 8 |
Young rider classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Pit Leyder (LUX)
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Leopard Pro Cycling | 14h 32' 02" |
| 2 | Aimé De Gendt (BEL)
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Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 22" |
| 3 | Benjamin Declercq (BEL)
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Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 34" |
| 4 | Alex Kirsch (LUX)
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WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic | 38" |
| 5 | Floris Gerts (NED)
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Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | 46" |
| 6 | Szymon Rekita (POL)
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Leopard Pro Cycling | 1' 13" |
| 7 | Mathias Le Turnier (FRA)
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Cofidis | 1' 41" |
| 8 | Roland Thalmann (SUI)
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Team Vorarlberg Santic | 2' 41" |
| 9 | Jeroen Meijers (NED)
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Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | 2' 55" |
| 10 | Oscar Riesebeek (NED)
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Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | 3' 01" |
Teams classification
edit| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 43h 36' 56" |
| 2 | Leopard Pro Cycling | 24" |
| 3 | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 1' 13" |
| 4 | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | 1' 20" |
| 5 | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | 1' 39" |
| 6 | Direct Énergie | 2' 39" |
| 7 | WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic | 3' 13" |
| 8 | Team Vorarlberg Santic | 4' 00" |
| 9 | Cofidis | 7' 35" |
| 10 | Differdange–Losch | 10' 17" |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Skoda Tour de Luxembourg 2018 Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Gaudin wins Tour de Luxembourg prologue". CyclingNews. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Skoda - Tour de Luxembourg 2018 Prologue". ProCyclingStats. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Tour de Luxembourg: Laporte wins stage 1". CyclingNews. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Skoda - Tour de Luxembourg 2018 Stage 1". ProCyclingStats. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Tour of Luxembourg: Pasqualon wins stage 2". CyclingNews. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Skoda - Tour de Luxembourg 2018 Stage 2". ProCyclingStats. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Pasqualon wins Tour de Luxembourg stage 3". CyclingNews. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Skoda - Tour de Luxembourg 2018 Stage 3". ProCyclingStats. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Pasqualon wins Tour de Luxembourg". CyclingNews. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Skoda - Tour de Luxembourg 2018 Stage 4". ProCyclingStats. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2020.