| 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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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.
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| P | 30 May | Luxembourg City to Luxembourg City | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) |  | Individual time trial |  Damien Gaudin (FRA) |
| 1 | 31 May | Luxembourg City to Hesperange | 186.7 km (116.0 mi) |  | Flat stage | Christophe Laporte (FRA) |
| 2 | 1 June | Junglinster to Schifflange | 89.2 km (55.4 mi) | | Flat stage |  Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) |
| 3 | 2 June | Eschweiler to Differdange | 163.8 km (101.8 mi) |  | Hilly stage | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) |
| 4 | 3 June | Mersch to Luxembourg City | 176 km (109 mi) | | Hilly stage | Anthony Perez (FRA) |
| Total | 618.0 km (384.0 mi) | |||||
Ten 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
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| Stage | Winner | General classification  | Points classification  | Mountains classification  | Young rider classification  | 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 | |
| Legend | |||
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 | Denotes the winner of the general classification |  | Denotes the winner of the mountains classification |
 | Denotes the winner of the points classification |  | Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | 14h 31' 33" |
| 2 |  Jan Tratnik (SLO) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 15" |
| 3 |  Pit Leyder (LUX) | Leopard Pro Cycling | + 29" |
| 4 |  Eduard Prades (ESP) | Euskadi–Murias | + 30" |
| 5 |  Alexander Krieger (GER) | Leopard Pro Cycling | + 31" |
| 6 | Angelo Tulik (FRA) | Direct Énergie | + 32" |
| 7 |  Huub Duijn (NED) | Vérandas Willems–Crelan | + 32" |
| 8 |  Thomas Sprengers (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 33" |
| 9 | Anthony Perez (FRA) | Cofidis | + 36" |
| 10 | Mauro Finetto (ITA) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 40" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | 66 |
| 2 | Alexander Krieger (GER) | Leopard Pro Cycling | 43 |
| 3 | Alex Kirsch (LUX) | WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic | 32 |
| 4 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 25 |
| 5 | Angelo Tulik (FRA) | Direct Énergie | 25 |
| 6 | Pit Leyder (LUX) | Leopard Pro Cycling | 22 |
| 7 | Eduard Prades (ESP) | Euskadi–Murias | 22 |
| 8 | Anthony Perez (FRA) | Cofidis | 20 |
| 9 | Christophe Laporte (FRA) | Cofidis | 20 |
| 10 | Damien Gaudin (FRA) | Direct Énergie | 20 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauro Finetto (ITA) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | 19 |
| 2 |  Patryk Stosz (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 19 |
| 3 |  Amaro Antunes (POR) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 12 |
| 4 | Lukas Meiler (GER) | Team Vorarlberg Santic | 12 |
| 5 |  Matteo Badilatti (SUI) | Team Vorarlberg Santic | 11 |
| 6 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 10 |
| 7 | Paweł Cieślik (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 8 |
| 8 | Romain Combaud (FRA) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | 8 |
| 9 | Davide Orrico (ITA) | Team Vorarlberg Santic | 8 |
| 10 | Jan-Willem van Schip (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | 8 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Pit Leyder (LUX) | Leopard Pro Cycling | 14h 32' 02" |
| 2 | Aimé De Gendt (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 22" |
| 3 | Benjamin Declercq (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 34" |
| 4 | Alex Kirsch (LUX) | WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic | + 38" |
| 5 | Floris Gerts (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 46" |
| 6 | Szymon Rekita (POL) | Leopard Pro Cycling | + 1' 13" |
| 7 | Mathias Le Turnier (FRA) | Cofidis | + 1' 41" |
| 8 | Roland Thalmann (SUI) | Team Vorarlberg Santic | + 2' 41" |
| 9 | Jeroen Meijers (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 2' 55" |
| 10 | Oscar Riesebeek (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 3' 01" |
| 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" |
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