2018 La Course by Le Tour de France

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2018 La Course by Le Tour de France
2018 UCI Women's World Tour, race 15 of 20
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Course
Race details
Dates17 July 2018
Stages1
Distance118 km (73.32 mi)
Results
  WinnerFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Annemiek van Vleuten  (NED) (Mitchelton–Scott)
  SecondFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Anna van der Breggen  (NED) (Boels–Dolmans)
  ThirdFlag of South Africa.svg  Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio  (RSA) (Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling)

Jersey polkadot.svg MountainsFlag of Denmark.svg  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig [1]  (DEN) (Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling)
Jersey red number.svg CombativityFlag of the United States.svg  Leah Thomas  (USA) (UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling)
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Course profile La course by Le Tour 2018 profil.png
Course profile

The 2018 La Course by Le Tour de France was the fifth edition of La Course by Le Tour de France, a women's cycling race held in France. It took place on 17 July 2018 and was the fifteenth event on the 2018 UCI Women's World Tour. [2] [3] The event was organised by ASO, which also organises the Tour de France. The race was won by Dutch rider Annemiek van Vleuten of Mitchelton-Scott. [4]

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Route and format

The race returned to a single stage format in 2018, following the criticism of the 2017 edition's pursuit stage. This was welcomed by the peloton and media. [5]

The race ran from Duingt, at the shores of Lake Annecy, to Le Grand Bornand, covering 118 km, and took in the Col de la Colombière. [6] It was held before stage 10 of the men's 2018 Tour de France, which also finished in Le Grand Bornand. [7] The finale was identical to the men's stage. After the top of the 16.3 km long Col de la Colombière, 15 km was left to the finish. [6]

Teams

UCI Women's Teams

Results

The race finished in a finish of two Dutch cyclists with Annemiek van Vleuten beating 2015 race champion Anna van der Breggen to retain the trophy. [4]

Result
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Annemiek van Vleuten  (NED) Mitchelton–Scott 3h 20' 43"
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Anna van der Breggen  (NED) Boels–Dolmans + 1"
3Flag of South Africa.svg  Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio  (RSA) Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling + 1' 22"
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig  (DEN) Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling + 1' 58"
5Flag of the United States.svg  Megan Guarnier  (USA) Boels–Dolmans + 2' 19"
6Flag of Poland.svg  Katarzyna Niewiadoma  (POL) Canyon–SRAM + 2' 19"
7Flag of the United States.svg  Katharine Hall  (USA) UnitedHealthcare + 2' 22"
8Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Amanda Spratt  (AUS) Mitchelton–Scott + 2' 22"
9Flag of Spain.svg  Ane Santesteban  (ESP) Alé–Cipollini + 2' 24"
10Flag of Italy.svg  Erica Magnaldi  (ITA) Bepink + 2' 24"

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