2018 Women's Tour Down Under

2018 Women's Tour Down Under
Race details
Dates	11–14 January 2018
Stages	4
Distance	384 km (238.6 mi)
Winning time	10h 47' 21"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Mountains
	Youth
	Sprints
	Team
	← 2017 2019 →

Last updated October 06, 2024

The 2018 Santos Women's Tour Down Under was a women's cycle stage race held in Australia from 11 to 14 January, 2018. The Women's Tour Down Under, being held for the seventh time, was held as a UCI rating of 2.1 race, having been a 2.2 race in 2017.^[1]

The race was won for the second year in succession – becoming the first rider to win multiple Tour Down Under races – by Mitchelton–Scott rider Amanda Spratt.^[2] Spratt placed third on the stage to Mengler Hill, and assumed the race leader's ochre jersey the following day by winning the stage into Hahndorf. Spratt won the race by 41 seconds ahead of Lauren Stephens, riding for Cylance Pro Cycling.^[3] 2016 race winner Katrin Garfoot completed the podium, riding for the UniSA–Australia team, a further 40 seconds in arrears of Stephens.^[3] With her above finishes on hill-top stages, Spratt won the polka-dot jersey for the mountains classification, while Garfoot won the sprints classification and its green jersey on the final day in Adelaide, winning all four intermediate sprints during the stage.^[4]

The race's other jersey, the white jersey, went to Grace Anderson of the New Zealand national team,^[5] as the best-placed rider – in ninth overall – under the age of 25. Mitchelton–Scott won the teams classification,^[5] after placing Spratt, Lucy Kennedy and Annemiek van Vleuten in the top-six overall.

Teams

17 teams participated in the 2018 Women's Tour Down Under.^[6]

UCI Women's Teams

Other teams

Holden Team Gusto Racing
Maaslandster International
New Zealand (national team)
Specialized Women's Racing
Sydney Uni–Staminade
TIS Racing
UniSA–Australia

Route

The race route was announced on 22 November 2017.^[7]

List of stages
Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Winner
1	11 January	Gumeracha to Gumeracha	115.7 km (71.9 mi)	Hilly stage	Annette Edmondson (AUS)
2	12 January	Lyndoch to Mengler Hill	101.2 km (62.9 mi)^[8]	Hilly stage	Katrin Garfoot (AUS)
3	13 January	The Bend Motorsport Park to Hahndorf	121.1 km (75.2 mi)^[9]	Hilly stage	Amanda Spratt (AUS)
4	14 January	Adelaide	46 km (28.6 mi)	Flat stage	Chloe Hosking (AUS)

Stages

Stage 1

11 January 2018 — Gumeracha to Gumeracha, 115.7 km (71.9 mi)^[10]

Result of Stage 1^[11]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Annette Edmondson (AUS)	Wiggle High5	3h 08' 53"
2	Giorgia Bronzini (ITA)	Cylance Pro Cycling	+ 0"
3	Lauretta Hanson (AUS)	UniSA–Australia	+ 0"
4	Sarah Roy (AUS)	Mitchelton–Scott	+ 0"
5	Emilie Moberg (NOR)	Team Virtu Cycling	+ 0"
6	Chloe Hosking (AUS)	Alé–Cipollini	+ 0"
7	Maria Vittoria Sperotto (ITA)	Bepink	+ 0"
8	Kristina Clonan (AUS)	TIS Racing	+ 0"
9	Barbara Guarischi (ITA)	Team Virtu Cycling	+ 0"
10	Georgia Baker (AUS)	TIS Racing	+ 0"

General classification after Stage 1^[11]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Annette Edmondson (AUS)	Wiggle High5	3h 08' 41"
2	Giorgia Bronzini (ITA)	Cylance Pro Cycling	+ 6"
3	Lauretta Hanson (AUS)	UniSA–Australia	+ 8"
4	Chloe Hosking (AUS)	Alé–Cipollini	+ 9"
5	Emilie Moberg (NOR)	Team Virtu Cycling	+ 11"
6	Sarah Roy (AUS)	Mitchelton–Scott	+ 12"
7	Maria Vittoria Sperotto (ITA)	Bepink	+ 12"
8	Kristina Clonan (AUS)	TIS Racing	+ 12"
9	Barbara Guarischi (ITA)	Team Virtu Cycling	+ 12"
10	Georgia Baker (AUS)	TIS Racing	+ 12"

Stage 2

12 January 2018 — Lyndoch to Mengler Hill, 101.2 km (62.9 mi)^[8]^[12]

Result of Stage 2^[13]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Katrin Garfoot (AUS)	UniSA–Australia	2h 43' 43"
2	Lucy Kennedy (AUS)	Mitchelton–Scott	+ 0"
3	Amanda Spratt (AUS)	Mitchelton–Scott	+ 8"
4	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Mitchelton–Scott	+ 15"
5	Kate McIlroy (NZL)	Specialized Women's Racing	+ 16"
6	Shannon Malseed (AUS)	Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank	+ 21"
7	Lauren Stephens (USA)	Cylance Pro Cycling	+ 21"
8	Kathrin Hammes (GER)	Trek–Drops	+ 51"
9	Taryn Heather (AUS)	Specialized Women's Racing	+ 51"
10	Grace Brown (AUS)	Holden Team Gusto Racing	+ 51"

General classification after Stage 2^[13]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Katrin Garfoot (AUS)	UniSA–Australia	5h 52' 26"
2	Lucy Kennedy (AUS)	Mitchelton–Scott	+ 4"
3	Amanda Spratt (AUS)	Mitchelton–Scott	+ 14"
4	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Mitchelton–Scott	+ 25"
5	Kate McIlroy (NZL)	Specialized Women's Racing	+ 26"
6	Lauren Stephens (USA)	Cylance Pro Cycling	+ 31"
7	Shannon Malseed (AUS)	Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank	+ 31"
8	Taryn Heather (AUS)	Specialized Women's Racing	+ 1' 01"
9	Grace Brown (AUS)	Holden Team Gusto Racing	+ 1' 01"
10	Kathrin Hammes (GER)	Trek–Drops	+ 1' 01"

Stage 3

13 January 2018 — The Bend Motorsport Park to Hahndorf, 121.1 km (75.2 mi)^[9]^[14]

Result of Stage 3^[15]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Amanda Spratt (AUS)	Mitchelton–Scott	3h 47' 24"
2	Lauren Stephens (USA)	Cylance Pro Cycling	+ 7"
3	Grace Brown (AUS)	Holden Team Gusto Racing	+ 59"
4	Katrin Garfoot (AUS)	UniSA–Australia	+ 1' 32"
5	Lucy Kennedy (AUS)	Mitchelton–Scott	+ 1' 34"
6	Emma Grant (GBR)	Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank	+ 1' 34"
7	Mikayla Harvey (NZL)	New Zealand (national team)	+ 1' 38"
8	Grace Anderson (NZL)	New Zealand (national team)	+ 1' 40"
9	Chloe Hosking (AUS)	Alé–Cipollini	+ 1' 40"
10	Marlies Mejías (CUB)	TWENTY20 p/b Sho-Air	+ 1' 40"

General classification after Stage 3^[15]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Amanda Spratt (AUS)	Mitchelton–Scott	9h 39' 52"
2	Lauren Stephens (USA)	Cylance Pro Cycling	+ 29"
3	Katrin Garfoot (AUS)	UniSA–Australia	+ 1' 30"
4	Lucy Kennedy (AUS)	Mitchelton–Scott	+ 1' 36"
5	Grace Brown (AUS)	Holden Team Gusto Racing	+ 1' 54"
6	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Mitchelton–Scott	+ 2' 07"
7	Shannon Malseed (AUS)	Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank	+ 2' 09"
8	Kate McIlroy (NZL)	Specialized Women's Racing	+ 2' 25"
9	Grace Anderson (NZL)	New Zealand (national team)	+ 2' 42"
10	Emma Grant (GBR)	Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank	+ 2' 46"

Stage 4

14 January 2018 — Adelaide, 46 km (28.6 mi)^[16]

–

Result of Stage 4^[5]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Chloe Hosking (AUS)	Alé–Cipollini	1h 07' 29"
2	Giorgia Bronzini (ITA)	Cylance Pro Cycling	+ 0"
3	Annette Edmondson (AUS)	Wiggle High5	+ 0"
4	Abi Van Twisk (GBR)	Trek–Drops	+ 0"
5	Maria Vittoria Sperotto (ITA)	Bepink	+ 0"
6	Emilie Moberg (NOR)	Team Virtu Cycling	+ 0"
7	Jelena Erić (SRB)	Cylance Pro Cycling	+ 0"
8	Sarah Roy (AUS)	Mitchelton–Scott	+ 0"
9	Alison Jackson (CAN)	Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank	+ 0"
10	Marlies Mejías (CUB)	TWENTY20 p/b Sho-Air	+ 0"

Final general classification^[5]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Amanda Spratt (AUS)	Mitchelton–Scott	10h 47' 21"
2	Lauren Stephens (USA)	Cylance Pro Cycling	+ 41"
3	Katrin Garfoot (AUS)	UniSA–Australia	+ 1' 21"
4	Lucy Kennedy (AUS)	Mitchelton–Scott	+ 1' 36"
5	Grace Brown (AUS)	Holden Team Gusto Racing	+ 1' 54"
6	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Mitchelton–Scott	+ 2' 07"
7	Shannon Malseed (AUS)	Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank	+ 2' 09"
8	Kate McIlroy (NZL)	Specialized Women's Racing	+ 2' 25"
9	Grace Anderson (NZL)	New Zealand (national team)	+ 2' 42"
10	Emma Grant (GBR)	Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank	+ 2' 46"

Classification leadership table

In the 2018 Women's Tour Down Under, 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 an ochre jersey.^[17] This classification was considered the most important of the 2018 Women's Tour Down Under, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.

Additionally, there was a sprints classification, which awarded a green jersey.^[17] In the sprints classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 8 in a stage. For winning a stage, a rider earned 16 points, with 12 for second, 8 for third, 6 for fourth, with one point fewer per place down to 2 points for 8th place. Points towards the classification could also be accrued – awarded on a 5–3–2 scale – at intermediate sprint points during each stage; these intermediate sprints also offered bonus seconds towards the general classification as noted above. There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a white jersey with navy polka dots.^[17] 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.^[17] This was decided in the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1993 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.^[17]

Stage	Winner	General classification	Mountains classification	Sprint classification	Young rider classification	Team classification
1^[18]	Annette Edmondson	Annette Edmondson	Sabrina Stultiens	Annette Edmondson	Maria Vittoria Sperotto	UniSA–Australia
2^[8]	Katrin Garfoot	Katrin Garfoot	Katrin Garfoot	Annette Edmondson	Grace Anderson	Mitchelton–Scott
3^[9]	Amanda Spratt	Amanda Spratt	Amanda Spratt	Amanda Spratt
4^[3]	Chloe Hosking	Amanda Spratt	Amanda Spratt	Katrin Garfoot
Final^[3]		Amanda Spratt	Amanda Spratt	Katrin Garfoot	Grace Anderson	Mitchelton–Scott

Related Research Articles

The Tour Down Under is a cycling race in and around Adelaide, South Australia. It is traditionally the opening event of the UCI World Tour and UCI Women’s WorldTour.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daryl Impey</span> South African racing cyclist

Daryl Impey is a South African former professional road cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2008 to 2023. Impey is an all-rounder; he generally comes to the fore on tough uphill sprints.

The 2010 Tour Down Under was the 12th edition of the Tour Down Under cycling stage race. It was held from 19 to 24 January 2010 in and around Adelaide, South Australia. It was the first event in the 2010 UCI World Calendar. The race was won by André Greipel of Team HTC–Columbia after he won the sprint finishes to three of the race's stages.

The 2011 Santos Tour Down Under was the 13th edition of the Tour Down Under stage race. It took place from 18 to 23 January in and around Adelaide, South Australia, and was the first race of the 2011 UCI World Tour. The Tour was preceded by the Cancer Council Classic race, on Sunday, 16 January, that consisted in a circuit of 30 laps around the Rymill Park in Adelaide's East End, totaling 51 kilometres (32 mi).

Team Jayco–AlUla is an Australian professional road race cycling team. Launched in January 2011, it competes at UCI WorldTeam level. The team was formed under the management of Andrew Ryan and Shayne Bannan, with Neil Stephens and Matt White as Sporting Directors. The team rides Giant bicycles, and wear Giordana Cycling clothing and Scott eyewear.

Liv AlUla Jayco is a women's professional cycling team based in Australia which competes in the UCI Women's World Tour and other elite women's events throughout the world.

Amanda Spratt is an Australian road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Lidl–Trek.

The 2013 Santos Tour Down Under was the 15th edition of the Tour Down Under stage race. It took place from 22 to 27 January in and around Adelaide, South Australia, and was the first race of the 2013 UCI World Tour.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Simon Yates (cyclist)</span> British road and track racing cyclist

Simon Philip Yates is a British professional road and track racing cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla. His twin brother is Adam Yates, who is also a professional cyclist. He won the gold medal in the points race at the 2013 Track Cycling World Championships. Following a doping ban in 2016, he won the young rider classification in the 2017 Tour de France and the general classification in the 2018 Vuelta a España. Yates has taken more than thirty professional victories, including ten Grand Tour stage victories – six at the Giro d'Italia and two each at the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España. Simon has been a resident of Andorra since 2015.

Gracie Elvin is an Australian former racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2012 and 2020, for the Faren–Honda Team and Mitchelton–Scott. Elvin is a two-time winner of the Australian National Road Race Championships, with victories in 2013 and 2014, and the first Australian rider to record a podium finish at the Tour of Flanders for Women, with second in 2017.

The 2014 Santos Tour Down Under was the 16th edition of the Tour Down Under stage race. It took place from 21 to 26 January in and around Adelaide, South Australia, and was the first race of the 2014 UCI World Tour.

The Women's Tour Down Under is an annual professional road bicycle racing for women in Australia. It is held in conjunction with the Tour Down Under.

Jenelle Crooks is an Australian former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2016 and 2020 for the Mitchelton–Scott and Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank teams. Crooks has also competed for Australian National Road Series team Specialized Women's Racing and with the Australian National Team for their tour of European races.

The 2018 Tour Down Under was a road cycling stage race, that took place between 16 and 21 January 2018 in and around Adelaide, South Australia. It was the 20th edition of the Tour Down Under and the first race of the 2018 UCI World Tour.

The 2018 Women's Herald Sun Tour presented by Let's Go Motorhomes was a women's cycle stage race held in Australia from 30 to 31 January 2018. The 2018 edition was the inaugural edition of the race.

The fourth running of the Women's Tour of California(officially: Amgen Tour of California Women's Race empowered with SRAM) was held from 17 to 19 May 2018. American Katie Hall won the race. Tayler Wiles was second, Kasia Niewiadoma third.

The 29th running of the women's Giro d'Italia, or Giro Rosa, was held from 6 to 15 July 2018. Raced over ten stages, it is considered the most prestigious stage race of the women's calendar. It was the 14th event of the 2018 UCI Women's World Tour. Two-time winner Anna van der Breggen was the defending champion. However she elected not to defend her title, choosing instead to focus on preparing for a bid to win her first title at the Road World Championships.

The 2019 Tour Down Under was a road cycling stage race, that took place between 15 and 20 January 2019 in and around Adelaide, South Australia. It was the 21st edition of the Tour Down Under and the first race of the 2019 UCI World Tour.

The 2020 Giro d'Italia was a road cycling stage race that took place between 3 and 25 October, after initially being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was originally to have taken place from 9 to 31 May 2020, as the 103rd edition of the Giro d'Italia, a three-week Grand Tour. The start of the 2020 Giro had been planned to take place in Budapest, Hungary, which would have been the 14th time the Giro has started outside Italy, and the first time a Grand Tour has visited Hungary.

The 2024 Santos Women's Tour Down Under was a women's cycle stage race held in and around Adelaide, South Australia from 12 to 14 January. It was the seventh edition of Women's Tour Down Under. The race was the first event of the 2024 UCI Women's World Tour, the second year it was a part of the World Tour.

References

↑ "Santos Women's Tour Race Classification Increase for 2018 Awarded". South Australian Tourism Commission . Government of South Australia. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018. The 2018 Santos Women's Tour will now be ranked as a 2.1 class race on the UCI international calendar (up from UCI 2.2) making it one step closer to achieving the long-term goal of WorldTour status.
↑ Wynn, Nigel (14 January 2018). "Amanda Spratt seals 2018 Women's Tour Down Under win as Chloe Hosking takes final stage". Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 14 January 2018.
1 2 3 4 "Sunday, January 14 Distance: 46.0 km; Adelaide City" (PDF). Eventresults.com.au. South Australian Tourism Commission. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
↑ Homfray, Reece (14 January 2018). "Women's Tour Down Under: Chloe Hosking wins final stage, with Amanda Spratt the overall winner". The Advertiser . Retrieved 14 January 2018.
1 2 3 4 Willox, Ross (14 January 2018). "Consecutive overall Santos Women's Tour wins for Spratt". Cyclingnews.com . Retrieved 14 January 2018.
↑ "2018 Santos Women's Tour start list". Cyclingnews.com . 8 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
↑ "Extended Women's Tour Down Under route presented for 2018". Cyclingnews.com . 22 November 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
1 2 3 "Friday, January 12 Distance: 101.2 km; Lyndoch – Mengler's Hill" (PDF). Eventresults.com.au. South Australian Tourism Commission. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
1 2 3 "Saturday, January 13 Distance: 121.1 km; The Bend Motorsport Park – Hahndorf" (PDF). Eventresults.com.au. South Australian Tourism Commission. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
↑ "Stage 1". Tour Down Under . Events South Australia. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
1 2 Willox, Ross (11 January 2018). "Santos Women's Tour: Edmondson wins stage 1". Cyclingnews.com . Immediate Media Company . Retrieved 12 January 2018.
↑ "Stage 2". Tour Down Under . Events South Australia. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
1 2 Willox, Ross (11 January 2018). "Santos Women's Tour: Garfoot wins stage 2". Cyclingnews.com . Immediate Media Company . Retrieved 12 January 2018.
↑ "Stage 3". Tour Down Under . Events South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
1 2 Willox, Ross (13 January 2018). "Santos Women's Tour: Stage 3 win for Spratt". Cyclingnews.com . Retrieved 13 January 2018.
↑ "Stage 4". Tour Down Under . Events South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
1 2 3 4 5 "Winner Categories". Tour Down Under . Events South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
↑ "Thursday, January 11 Distance: 115.7 km; Gumeracha – Gumeracha" (PDF). Eventresults.com.au. South Australian Tourism Commission. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.

External links

Official website

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] "Santos Women's Tour Race Classification Increase for 2018 Awarded". South Australian Tourism Commission . Government of South Australia. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018. The 2018 Santos Women's Tour will now be ranked as a 2.1 class race on the UCI international calendar (up from UCI 2.2) making it one step closer to achieving the long-term goal of WorldTour status.

[2] Wynn, Nigel (14 January 2018). "Amanda Spratt seals 2018 Women's Tour Down Under win as Chloe Hosking takes final stage". Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 14 January 2018.

[Stage_4-3] 1 2 3 4 "Sunday, January 14 Distance: 46.0 km; Adelaide City" (PDF). Eventresults.com.au. South Australian Tourism Commission. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.

[4] Homfray, Reece (14 January 2018). "Women's Tour Down Under: Chloe Hosking wins final stage, with Amanda Spratt the overall winner". The Advertiser . Retrieved 14 January 2018.

[CN4-5] 1 2 3 4 Willox, Ross (14 January 2018). "Consecutive overall Santos Women's Tour wins for Spratt". Cyclingnews.com . Retrieved 14 January 2018.

[6] "2018 Santos Women's Tour start list". Cyclingnews.com . 8 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.

[7] "Extended Women's Tour Down Under route presented for 2018". Cyclingnews.com . 22 November 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.

[Stage_2-8] 1 2 3 "Friday, January 12 Distance: 101.2 km; Lyndoch – Mengler's Hill" (PDF). Eventresults.com.au. South Australian Tourism Commission. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.

[Stage_3-9] 1 2 3 "Saturday, January 13 Distance: 121.1 km; The Bend Motorsport Park – Hahndorf" (PDF). Eventresults.com.au. South Australian Tourism Commission. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.

[10] "Stage 1". Tour Down Under . Events South Australia. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.

[CN1-11] 1 2 Willox, Ross (11 January 2018). "Santos Women's Tour: Edmondson wins stage 1". Cyclingnews.com . Immediate Media Company . Retrieved 12 January 2018.

[12] "Stage 2". Tour Down Under . Events South Australia. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.

[CN2-13] 1 2 Willox, Ross (11 January 2018). "Santos Women's Tour: Garfoot wins stage 2". Cyclingnews.com . Immediate Media Company . Retrieved 12 January 2018.

[14] "Stage 3". Tour Down Under . Events South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.

[CN3-15] 1 2 Willox, Ross (13 January 2018). "Santos Women's Tour: Stage 3 win for Spratt". Cyclingnews.com . Retrieved 13 January 2018.

[16] "Stage 4". Tour Down Under . Events South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.

[Jerseys-17] 1 2 3 4 5 "Winner Categories". Tour Down Under . Events South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.

[18] "Thursday, January 11 Distance: 115.7 km; Gumeracha – Gumeracha" (PDF). Eventresults.com.au. South Australian Tourism Commission. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[18]