2018 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

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2018 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
2018 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates31 January–4 February 2018
Stages5
Distance661.6 [1]  km (411.1 mi)
Winning time16h 14' 53"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)
  SecondFlag of Spain.svg  Luis León Sánchez  (ESP)
  ThirdFlag of Denmark.svg  Jakob Fuglsang  (DEN)

  MountainsFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Preben Van Hecke  (BEL)
  YouthFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Kilian Frankiny  (SUI)
  CombinationFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Thomas Sprengers  (BEL)
  SprintsFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Thomas Sprengers  (BEL)
  Team Astana
  2017
2019  

The 69th edition of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana(English: Tour of the Valencian Community) was held from 31 January to 4 February 2018. It was run over five stages, of which one team time trial, covering a total distance of 691.8 km. It was a 2.1 event of the 2018 UCI Europe Tour. The race was run entirely in the autonomous community of Valencia, starting in Orpesa and finishing in Valencia. [2]

Contents

The race was won by Spaniard Alejandro Valverde of Movistar Team, who also won two stages. Luis León Sánchez was second, Jakob Fuglsang third. [3] Valverde's overall win was his third in the race after 2004 and 2007, which made him the recordholder of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana.

Teams

Twenty-five teams started the race. Each team had a maximum of seven riders: [4]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional teams

UCI Continental teams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners [5] [6]
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeStage winner
131 January Oropesa del Mar to Peniscola 191.5 km (119.0 mi)Plainstage.svgFlat stageFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Danny van Poppel  (NED)
21 February Bétera to Albuixech 153.9 km (95.6 mi)Mediummountainstage.svgMedium mountain stageFlag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)
32 February Benitachell / El Poble Nou de Benitatxell to Calp 23.2 km (14.4 mi)Team Time Trial Stage.svg Team time trial BMC Racing Team
43 February Orihuela to Cocentaina 181 km (112 mi)Mountainstage.svgMountain stageFlag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)
54 February Paterna to Valencia 135.2 km (84.0 mi)Plainstage.svgFlat stageFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jürgen Roelandts  (BEL)

Stages

Stage 1

Stage 1 result [5] [7]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Danny van Poppel  (NED) LottoNL–Jumbo 4h 34' 13"
2Flag of Slovenia.svg  Luka Mezgec  (SLO) Mitchelton–Scott s.t.
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jürgen Roelandts  (BEL) BMC Racing Team s.t.
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Daniel McLay  (GBR) EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale s.t.
5Flag of France.svg  Clément Venturini  (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
6Flag of France.svg  Hugo Hofstetter  (FRA) Cofidis s.t.
7Flag of Poland.svg  Michał Kwiatkowski  (POL) Team Sky s.t.
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Oliver Naesen  (BEL) AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
9Flag of Italy.svg  Marco Canola  (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini–Europa Ovini s.t.
10Flag of France.svg  Angelo Tulik  (FRA) Direct Énergie s.t.
General classification after Stage 1 [5] [7]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Danny van Poppel  (NED) Jersey yellow.svg Jersey white.svg LottoNL–Jumbo 4h 34' 03"
2Flag of Slovenia.svg  Luka Mezgec  (SLO) Mitchelton–Scott + 4"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jürgen Roelandts  (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 6"
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Daniel McLay  (GBR) EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale + 10"
5Flag of France.svg  Clément Venturini  (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
6Flag of France.svg  Hugo Hofstetter  (FRA) Cofidis s.t.
7Flag of Poland.svg  Michał Kwiatkowski  (POL) Team Sky s.t.
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Oliver Naesen  (BEL) AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
9Flag of Italy.svg  Marco Canola  (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini–Europa Ovini s.t.
10Flag of France.svg  Angelo Tulik  (FRA) Direct Énergie s.t.

Stage 2

Stage 2 result [5] [8]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP) Movistar Team 3h 53' 55"
2Flag of Spain.svg  Luis León Sánchez  (ESP) Astana s.t.
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Jakob Fuglsang  (DEN) Astana s.t.
4Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanni Visconti  (ITA) Bahrain–Merida + 19"
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Greg Van Avermaet  (BEL) BMC Racing Team s.t.
6Flag of Eritrea.svg  Merhawi Kudus  (ERI) Team Dimension Data s.t.
7Flag of Spain.svg  Pello Bilbao  (ESP) Astana s.t.
8Flag of France.svg  Alexis Vuillermoz  (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ben Hermans  (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy s.t.
10Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Adam Yates  (GBR) Mitchelton–Scott s.t.
General classification after Stage 2 [5] [8]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP) Jersey yellow.svg Movistar Team 8h 27' 58"
2Flag of Spain.svg  Luis León Sánchez  (ESP) Astana + 4"
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Jakob Fuglsang  (DEN) Astana + 6"
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Wout Poels  (NED) Team Sky + 29"
5Flag of Italy.svg  Diego Rosa  (ITA) Team Sky s.t.
6Flag of Spain.svg  Pello Bilbao  (ESP) Astana s.t.
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Greg Van Avermaet  (BEL) BMC Racing Team s.t.
8Flag of Spain.svg  David de la Cruz  (ESP) Team Sky s.t.
9Flag of Slovenia.svg  Primož Roglič  (SLO) LottoNL–Jumbo s.t.
10Flag of the United States.svg  Brent Bookwalter  (USA) BMC Racing Team s.t.

Stage 3

The time trial result was neutralised. [5]

Stage 3 result [5] [9]
RankTeamTime
1 BMC Racing Team 27' 24"
2 Astana + 1' 08"
3 AG2R La Mondiale + 1' 12"
4 Gazprom–RusVelo + 1' 36"
5 CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice s.t.
6 Team Katusha–Alpecin + 1' 43"
7 Euskadi–Murias + 1' 46"
8 Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 1' 54"
9 Cofidis + 2' 14"
10 Direct Énergie + 2' 15"
General classification after Stage 3 [5] [9]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP) Jersey yellow.svg Movistar Team 8h 27' 58"
2Flag of Spain.svg  Luis León Sánchez  (ESP) Astana + 4"
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Jakob Fuglsang  (DEN) Astana + 6"
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Wout Poels  (NED) Team Sky + 29"
5Flag of Italy.svg  Diego Rosa  (ITA) Team Sky s.t.
6Flag of Spain.svg  Pello Bilbao  (ESP) Astana s.t.
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Greg Van Avermaet  (BEL) BMC Racing Team s.t.
8Flag of Spain.svg  David de la Cruz  (ESP) Team Sky s.t.
9Flag of Slovenia.svg  Primož Roglič  (SLO) LottoNL–Jumbo s.t.
10Flag of the United States.svg  Brent Bookwalter  (USA) BMC Racing Team s.t.

Stage 4

Stage 4 result [5] [10]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP) Movistar Team 4h 48' 35"
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Adam Yates  (GBR) Mitchelton–Scott + 4"
3Flag of Spain.svg  Luis León Sánchez  (ESP) Astana s.t.
4Flag of Spain.svg  Jesús Herrada  (ESP) Cofidis + 9"
5Flag of Slovenia.svg  Primož Roglič  (SLO) LottoNL–Jumbo + 10"
6Flag of Denmark.svg  Jakob Fuglsang  (DEN) Astana s.t.
7Flag of Spain.svg  Pello Bilbao  (ESP) Astana + 15"
8Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Roman Kreuziger  (CZE) Mitchelton–Scott + 18"
9Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Kilian Frankiny  (SUI) BMC Racing Team + 24"
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ben Hermans  (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy + 30"
General classification after Stage 4 [5] [10]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP) Jersey yellow.svg Movistar Team 13h 16' 23"
2Flag of Spain.svg  Luis León Sánchez  (ESP) Astana + 14"
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Jakob Fuglsang  (DEN) Astana + 26"
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Adam Yates  (GBR) Mitchelton–Scott + 37"
5Flag of Spain.svg  Jesús Herrada  (ESP) Cofidis + 48"
6Flag of Slovenia.svg  Primož Roglič  (SLO) LottoNL–Jumbo + 49"
7Flag of Spain.svg  Pello Bilbao  (ESP) Astana + 54"
8Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Roman Kreuziger  (CZE) Mitchelton–Scott + 57"
9Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Kilian Frankiny  (SUI) Jersey white.svg BMC Racing Team + 1' 03"
10Flag of Portugal.svg  Amaro Antunes  (POR) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice + 1' 09"

Stage 5

Stage 5 result [5] [11]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jürgen Roelandts  (BEL) BMC Racing Team 2h 58' 26"
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Danny van Poppel  (NED) LottoNL–Jumbo s.t.
3Flag of France.svg  Clément Venturini  (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 1"
4Flag of Colombia.svg  Nelson Soto  (COL) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA s.t.
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Baptiste Planckaert  (BEL) Team Katusha–Alpecin s.t.
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Christophe Noppe  (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise s.t.
7Flag of Italy.svg  Marco Canola  (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini–Europa Ovini s.t.
8Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Yevgeniy Gidich  (KAZ) Astana s.t.
9Flag of Germany.svg  Jonas Koch  (GER) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice s.t.
10Flag of France.svg  Hugo Hofstetter  (FRA) Cofidis s.t.

Classifications

Final general classification [11]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP) Jersey yellow.svg Movistar Team 16h 14' 53"
2Flag of Spain.svg  Luis León Sánchez  (ESP) Astana + 14"
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Jakob Fuglsang  (DEN) Astana + 26"
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Adam Yates  (GBR) Mitchelton–Scott + 37"
5Flag of Spain.svg  Jesús Herrada  (ESP) Cofidis + 48"
6Flag of Slovenia.svg  Primož Roglič  (SLO) LottoNL–Jumbo + 49"
7Flag of Spain.svg  Pello Bilbao  (ESP) Astana + 54"
8Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Roman Kreuziger  (CZE) Mitchelton–Scott + 57"
9Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Kilian Frankiny  (SUI) BMC Racing Team + 1' 03"
10Flag of Portugal.svg  Amaro Antunes  (POR) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice + 1' 09"
Final combined classification [11]
RankRiderTeamPoints
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Thomas Sprengers  (BEL) Jersey orange.svg Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise 56
2Flag of Spain.svg  Ibai Salas  (ESP) Burgos BH 100
3Flag of Poland.svg  Michał Kwiatkowski  (POL) Team Sky 106
4Flag of France.svg  Paul Ourselin  (FRA) Direct Énergie 124
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Mathias Van Gompel  (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise 130
6Flag of Spain.svg  Jon Ander Insausti  (ESP) Bahrain–Merida 135
7Flag of Spain.svg  José Manuel Díaz  (ESP) Israel Cycling Academy 158
8Flag of Spain.svg  Jesús Alberto Rubio  (ESP) Inteja Dominican Cycling Team 179
Final mountains classification [11]
RankRiderTeamPoints
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Preben Van Hecke  (BEL) Jersey polkadot.svg Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise 27
2Flag of Spain.svg  Cristián Rodríguez  (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA 21
3Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP) Movistar Team 20
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Mathias Van Gompel  (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise 17
5Flag of Spain.svg  Garikoitz Bravo  (ESP) Euskadi–Murias 17
6Flag of Spain.svg  Luis León Sánchez  (ESP) Astana 12
7Flag of Spain.svg  Jon Ander Insausti  (ESP) Bahrain–Merida 11
8Flag of Denmark.svg  Jakob Fuglsang  (DEN) Astana 9
9Flag of France.svg  Bryan Nauleau  (FRA) Direct Énergie 9
10Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Adam Yates  (GBR) Mitchelton–Scott 8
Final young rider classification [11]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Kilian Frankiny  (SUI) Jersey white.svg BMC Racing Team 16h 15' 56"
2Flag of Italy.svg  Gianni Moscon  (ITA) Team Sky + 10"
3Flag of Eritrea.svg  Merhawi Kudus  (ERI) Team Dimension Data + 18"
4Flag of the United States.svg  Neilson Powless  (USA) LottoNL–Jumbo + 52"
5Flag of Italy.svg  Matteo Fabbro  (ITA) Team Katusha–Alpecin + 1' 01"
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Steff Cras  (BEL) Team Katusha–Alpecin + 3' 20"
7Flag of Spain.svg  Alex Aranburu  (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 3' 54"
8Flag of Spain.svg  Jaime Rosón  (ESP) Movistar Team + 4' 24"
9Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksandr Vlasov  (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 4' 27"
10Flag of Slovenia.svg  Luka Pibernik  (SLO) Bahrain–Merida + 4' 33"
Final teams classification [11]
RankTeamTime
1 Astana 48h 46' 25"
2 Team Sky + 2' 13"
3 BMC Racing Team + 2' 29"
4 Mitchelton–Scott + 3' 30"
5 AG2R La Mondiale + 6' 25"
6 LottoNL–Jumbo + 6' 40"
7 Bahrain–Merida + 9' 53"
8 Team Katusha–Alpecin + 11' 50"
9 CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice + 13' 10"
10 Euskadi–Murias + 14' 24"

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