2018 Tour of Guangxi

2018 Tour of Guangxi
2018 UCI World Tour, race 37 of 37
Race details
Dates16–21 October 2018
Stages6
Distance911.4[1] km (566.3 mi)
Winning time20h 39' 56"
Results
Winner  Gianni Moscon (ITA) (Team Sky)
  Second  Felix Großschartner (AUT) (Bora–Hansgrohe)
  Third  Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) (Astana)
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The 2018 Tour of Guangxi was a road cycling stage race that took place between 16 and 21 October 2018 in China. It was the 2nd edition of the Tour of Guangxi and the thirty-seventh event of the 2018 UCI World Tour.[2][3] It was won by Gianni Moscon of Team Sky.[4]

Teams

Eighteen teams of up to seven riders started the race:[5][6]

UCI WorldTeams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners[7]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Stage winner
1 16 October Beihai to Beihai 107.4 km (66.7 mi) Flat stage  Dylan Groenewegen (NED)
2 17 October Beihai to Qinzhou 145.2 km (90.2 mi) Flat stage  Pascal Ackermann (GER)
3 18 October Nanning to Nanning 125.4 km (77.9 mi) Flat stage  Fabio Jakobsen (NED)
4 19 October Nanning to Mashan County 152.2 km (94.6 mi) Medium mountain stage  Gianni Moscon (ITA)
5 20 October Liuzhou to Guilin 212.2 km (131.9 mi) Medium mountain stage  Matteo Trentin (ITA)
6 21 October Guilin to Guilin 169 km (105 mi) Medium mountain stage  Fabio Jakobsen (NED)

General classification

Final general classification[4][8][9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Gianni Moscon (ITA) Team Sky 20h 39' 56"
2  Felix Großschartner (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 9"
3  Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) Astana + 14"
4  Rémi Cavagna (FRA) Quick-Step Floors + 17"
5  Carlos Verona (ESP) Mitchelton–Scott + 21"
6  Rigoberto Urán (COL) EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale s.t.
7  Rubén Fernández (ESP) Movistar Team + 25"
8  Luis León Sánchez (ESP) Astana s.t.
9  Dries Devenyns (BEL) Quick-Step Floors + 27"
10  Natnael Berhane (ERI) Team Dimension Data + 28"

References

  1. ^ "Tour of Guangxi (WorldTour), Guangxi Region, China". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. ^ "UCI announces 2018 road calendar". Cycling News. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  3. ^ "2018 UCI WorldTour calendar unveiled". Velon. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Moscon wins Tour of Guangxi". Cycling News. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  5. ^ "2018 Gree - Tour of Guangxi". FirstCycling. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Tour of Guangxi 2018 - Start List". Cycling News. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Tour of Guangxi 2018". Cycling News. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  8. ^ "2018 Tour of Guangxi (WorldTour), Guangxi Region, China". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  9. ^ "2018 Gree - Tour of Guangxi". First Cycling. Retrieved 3 March 2019.