2018 Volta ao Algarve

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2018 Volta ao Algarve
2018 UCI Europe Tour
Volta ao Algarve-2018 poster.jpg
Race details
Dates14–18 February 2018
Stages5
Distance773.5 [1]  km (480.6 mi)
Winning time18h 54' 11"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Poland.svg  Michał Kwiatkowski  (POL)
  SecondFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Geraint Thomas  (GBR)
  ThirdFlag of the United States.svg  Tejay van Garderen  (USA)

  PointsFlag of Poland.svg  Michał Kwiatkowski  (POL)
  MountainsFlag of the United States.svg  Benjamin King  (USA)
  YouthFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Sam Oomen  (NED)
  Team Team Sky
  2017
2019  

The 2018 Volta ao Algarve was a road cycling stage race that took place in the Algarve region of Portugal between 14 and 18 February 2018. It was the 44th edition of the Volta ao Algarve and was rated as a 2.HC event as part of the UCI Europe Tour. [2]

Contents

Teams

Twenty-five teams participated in the race: 13 UCI WorldTeams, 3 UCI Professional Continental teams and 9 UCI Continental teams, forming a field of 173 riders. Each team had a maximum of seven riders: [3]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional teams

UCI Continental teams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners [4] [5]
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeStage winner
114 February Albufeira to Lagos 192.6 km (119.7 mi)Plainstage.svgFlat stageFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Dylan Groenewegen  (NED)
215 February Sagres (Vila do Bispo) to Fóia (mountain) 187.9 km (116.8 mi)Mountainstage.svgMountain stageFlag of Poland.svg  Michał Kwiatkowski  (POL)
316 February Lagoa to Lagoa20.3 km (12.6 mi)Time Trial.svg Individual time trial Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Geraint Thomas  (GBR)
417 February Almodôvar to Tavira 199.2 km (123.8 mi)Plainstage.svgFlat stageFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Dylan Groenewegen  (NED)
518 February Faro to Alto do Malhão 173.5 km (107.8 mi)Mediummountainstage.svgMedium mountain stageFlag of Poland.svg  Michał Kwiatkowski  (POL)

Stages

Stage 1

Stage 1 result [4] [6]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Dylan Groenewegen  (NED) LottoNL–Jumbo 4h 47' 58"
2Flag of France.svg  Arnaud Démare  (FRA) FDJ s.t.
3Flag of France.svg  Hugo Hofstetter  (FRA) Cofidis s.t.
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Timothy Dupont  (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert s.t.
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jürgen Roelandts  (BEL) BMC Racing Team s.t.
6Flag of Germany.svg  John Degenkolb  (GER) Trek–Segafredo s.t.
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jens Keukeleire  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal s.t.
8Flag of Italy.svg  Matteo Pelucchi  (ITA) Wanty–Groupe Gobert s.t.
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Yves Lampaert  (BEL) Quick-Step Floors s.t.
10Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Luís Mendonça  (POR) Aviludo–Louletano s.t.
General classification after Stage 1 [4] [6]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Dylan Groenewegen  (NED) Jersey yellow.svg Jersey red.svg LottoNL–Jumbo 4h 47' 58"
2Flag of France.svg  Arnaud Démare  (FRA) FDJ s.t.
3Flag of France.svg  Hugo Hofstetter  (FRA) Cofidis s.t.
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Timothy Dupont  (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert s.t.
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jürgen Roelandts  (BEL) BMC Racing Team s.t.
6Flag of Germany.svg  John Degenkolb  (GER) Trek–Segafredo s.t.
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jens Keukeleire  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal s.t.
8Flag of Italy.svg  Matteo Pelucchi  (ITA) Wanty–Groupe Gobert s.t.
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Yves Lampaert  (BEL) Quick-Step Floors s.t.
10Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Luís Mendonça  (POR) Aviludo–Louletano s.t.

Stage 2

Stage 2 result [4] [7]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Poland.svg  Michał Kwiatkowski  (POL) Team Sky 4h 49' 51"
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Bauke Mollema  (NED) Trek–Segafredo s.t.
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Geraint Thomas  (GBR) Team Sky s.t.
4Flag of Ireland.svg  Dan Martin  (IRL) UAE Team Emirates s.t.
DSQFlag of Spain.svg  Jaime Rosón  (ESP) Movistar Team s.t.
6Flag of Austria.svg  Patrick Konrad  (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 3"
7Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Bob Jungels  (LUX) Quick-Step Floors s.t.
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Pieter Serry  (BEL) Quick-Step Floors s.t.
9Flag of Spain.svg  Vicente García de Mateos  (ESP) Aviludo–Louletano s.t.
10Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Richie Porte  (AUS) BMC Racing Team s.t.
General classification after Stage 2 [4] [7]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Geraint Thomas  (GBR) Jersey yellow.svg Team Sky 9h 37' 49"
DSQFlag of Spain.svg  Jaime Rosón  (ESP) Movistar Team s.t.
3Flag of Poland.svg  Michał Kwiatkowski  (POL) Jersey red.svg Team Sky s.t.
4Flag of Ireland.svg  Dan Martin  (IRL) UAE Team Emirates s.t.
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Bauke Mollema  (NED) Trek–Segafredo s.t.
6Flag of Austria.svg  Patrick Konrad  (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 3"
7Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Bob Jungels  (LUX) Quick-Step Floors s.t.
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Pieter Serry  (BEL) Quick-Step Floors s.t.
9Flag of Spain.svg  Vicente García de Mateos  (ESP) Aviludo–Louletano s.t.
10Flag of South Africa.svg  Louis Meintjes  (RSA) Team Dimension Data s.t.

Stage 3

Stage 3 result [4] [8]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Geraint Thomas  (GBR) Team Sky 24' 09"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Victor Campenaerts  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 11"
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Stefan Küng  (SUI) BMC Racing Team + 19"
4Flag of Poland.svg  Michał Kwiatkowski  (POL) Team Sky + 22"
5Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Nelson Oliveira  (POR) Movistar Team s.t.
6Flag of Germany.svg  Tony Martin  (GER) Team Katusha–Alpecin + 27"
7Flag of the United States.svg  Tejay van Garderen  (USA) BMC Racing Team + 47"
8Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Bob Jungels  (LUX) Quick-Step Floors + 49"
9Flag of Belarus.svg  Vasil Kiryienka  (BLR) Team Sky + 50"
10Flag of Poland.svg  Łukasz Wiśniowski  (POL) Team Sky + 51"
General classification after Stage 3 [4] [8]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Geraint Thomas  (GBR) Jersey yellow.svg Team Sky 10h 01' 58"
2Flag of Poland.svg  Michał Kwiatkowski  (POL) Jersey red.svg Team Sky + 22"
3Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Nelson Oliveira  (POR) Movistar Team + 32"
4Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Bob Jungels  (LUX) Quick-Step Floors + 52"
5Flag of the United States.svg  Tejay van Garderen  (USA) BMC Racing Team + 53"
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Bauke Mollema  (NED) Trek–Segafredo + 1' 01"
DSQFlag of Spain.svg  Jaime Rosón  (ESP) Movistar Team + 1' 18"
8Flag of Germany.svg  Maximilian Schachmann  (GER) Quick-Step Floors + 1' 19"
9Flag of Austria.svg  Felix Großschartner  (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 1' 20"
10Flag of Belarus.svg  Vasil Kiryienka  (BLR) Team Sky + 1' 24"

Stage 4

Stage 4 result [4] [9]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Dylan Groenewegen  (NED) LottoNL–Jumbo 4h 33' 49"
2Flag of Italy.svg  Matteo Pelucchi  (ITA) Bora–Hansgrohe s.t.
3Flag of Germany.svg  John Degenkolb  (GER) Trek–Segafredo s.t.
4Flag of France.svg  Florian Sénéchal  (FRA) Quick-Step Floors s.t.
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jürgen Roelandts  (BEL) BMC Racing Team s.t.
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Timothy Dupont  (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert s.t.
7Flag of France.svg  Hugo Hofstetter  (FRA) Cofidis s.t.
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jasper De Buyst  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal s.t.
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Loïc Vliegen  (BEL) BMC Racing Team s.t.
10Flag of Poland.svg  Michał Kwiatkowski  (POL) Team Sky s.t.
General classification after Stage 4 [4] [9]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Geraint Thomas  (GBR) Jersey yellow.svg Team Sky 14h 35' 50"
2Flag of Poland.svg  Michał Kwiatkowski  (POL) Team Sky + 19"
3Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Nelson Oliveira  (POR) Movistar Team + 32"
4Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Bob Jungels  (LUX) Quick-Step Floors + 52"
5Flag of the United States.svg  Tejay van Garderen  (USA) BMC Racing Team + 53"
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Bauke Mollema  (NED) Trek–Segafredo + 1' 01"
DSQFlag of Spain.svg  Jaime Rosón  (ESP) Movistar Team + 1' 18"
8Flag of Germany.svg  Maximilian Schachmann  (GER) Quick-Step Floors + 1' 19"
9Flag of Austria.svg  Felix Großschartner  (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 1' 20"
10Flag of Belarus.svg  Vasil Kiryienka  (BLR) Team Sky + 1' 24"

Stage 5

Stage 5 result [4] [10]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Poland.svg  Michał Kwiatkowski  (POL) Team Sky 4h 18' 02"
2Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Ruben Guerreiro  (POR) Trek–Segafredo + 4"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Serge Pauwels  (BEL) Team Dimension Data + 8"
4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Stefan Küng  (SUI) BMC Racing Team + 13"
5Flag of Italy.svg  Cesare Benedetti  (ITA) Bora–Hansgrohe + 15"
6Flag of New Zealand.svg  Dion Smith  (NZL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert + 17"
7Flag of Germany.svg  Simon Geschke  (GER) Team Sunweb s.t.
8Flag of Spain.svg  Julen Amezqueta  (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 23"
9Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ben Swift  (GBR) UAE Team Emirates + 29"
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Frederik Backaert  (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert + 35"
General classification after Stage 5 [4] [10]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Poland.svg  Michał Kwiatkowski  (POL) Jersey yellow.svg Team Sky 18h 54' 11"
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Geraint Thomas  (GBR) Team Sky + 1' 31"
3Flag of the United States.svg  Tejay van Garderen  (USA) BMC Racing Team + 2' 16"
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Bauke Mollema  (NED) Trek–Segafredo + 2' 22"
5Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Bob Jungels  (LUX) Quick-Step Floors + 2' 33"
DSQFlag of Spain.svg  Jaime Rosón  (ESP) Movistar Team + 2' 49"
7Flag of Germany.svg  Maximilian Schachmann  (GER) Quick-Step Floors + 2' 50"
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Serge Pauwels  (BEL) Team Dimension Data s.t.
9Flag of Austria.svg  Felix Großschartner  (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 2' 51"
10Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Nelson Oliveira  (POR) Movistar Team + 2' 54"

Classification leadership table

In the 2018 Volta ao Algarve, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers at intermediate sprints and at the finish of mass-start stages, the leader received a yellow jersey. [11] This classification was considered the most important of the 2018 Volta ao Algarve, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.

Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a red jersey. [11] In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 10 in a mass-start stage. For winning a stage, a rider earned 25 points, with 20 for second, 16 for third, 13 for fourth, 10 for fifth, 8 for sixth, 6 for seventh, 4 for eighth, 2 for ninth and 1 for tenth place. Points towards the classification could also be accrued at intermediate sprint points during each stage; these intermediate sprints also offered bonus seconds towards the general classification. There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a blue jersey. [11] In the mountains classification, points were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs.

The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey. [11] This was decided in the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1995 were eligible to be ranked in the classification. 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.

ÉtapeVainqueurGeneral classificationMountains classificationPoints classificationYoung rider classificationTeam classification
1 Dylan Groenewegen Dylan Groenewegen João Rodrigues Dylan Groenewegen Sam Oomen Quick-Step Floors
2 Michał Kwiatkowski Geraint Thomas Benjamin King Michał Kwiatkowski
3 Geraint Thomas Team Sky
4 Dylan Groenewegen
5 Michał Kwiatkowski
Final

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