2018 Tour de Luxembourg

2018 Tour de Luxembourg
2018 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates30 May – 3 June 2018
Stages5
Distance618.0 km (384.0 mi)
Winning time14h 31' 33"
Results
Winner  Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) (Wanty–Groupe Gobert)
  Second  Jan Tratnik (SLO) (CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice)
  Third  Pit Leyder (LUX) (Leopard Pro Cycling)
Points  Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) (Wanty–Groupe Gobert)
Mountains  Mauro Finetto (ITA) (Delko–Marseille Provence KTM)
Youth  Pit Leyder (LUX) (Leopard Pro Cycling)
  Team Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise
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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.

Schedule

Stage characteristics and winners
Stage Date Route Distance Type Winner
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)

Teams

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

Stages

Prologue

30 May 2018 — Luxembourg City to Luxembourg City, 2.3 km (1.4 mi) (ITT)
Prologue Result[2][3]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Damien Gaudin (FRA) Direct Énergie 3' 16"
2  Alexander Krieger (GER) Leopard Pro Cycling + 1"
3  Jan Tratnik (SLO) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice + 3"
4  Adrien Petit (FRA) Direct Énergie + 4"
5  Jonathan Hivert (FRA) Direct Énergie + 5"
6  Sean De Bie (BEL) Vérandas Willems–Crelan + 6"
7  Aimé De Gendt (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 8"
8  Alex Kirsch (LUX) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic + 8"
9  Piet Allegaert (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 8"
10  Benjamin Declercq (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 8"
General classification after Prologue[2][3]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Damien Gaudin (FRA) Direct Énergie 3' 16"
2  Alexander Krieger (GER) Leopard Pro Cycling + 1"
3  Jan Tratnik (SLO) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice + 3"
4  Adrien Petit (FRA) Direct Énergie + 4"
5  Jonathan Hivert (FRA) Direct Énergie + 5"
6  Sean De Bie (BEL) Vérandas Willems–Crelan + 6"
7  Aimé De Gendt (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 8"
8  Alex Kirsch (LUX) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic + 8"
9  Piet Allegaert (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 8"
10  Benjamin Declercq (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 8"

Stage 1

31 May 2018 — Luxembourg City to Hesperange, 186.7 km (116.0 mi)
Stage 1 Result[4][5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Christophe Laporte (FRA) Cofidis 4h 39' 58"
2  Alex Kirsch (LUX) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic + 0"
3  Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) Wanty–Groupe Gobert + 0"
4  Enrique Sanz (ESP) Euskadi–Murias + 0"
5  Alexander Krieger (GER) Leopard Pro Cycling + 0"
6  Justin Jules (FRA) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic + 0"
7  Adrien Petit (FRA) Direct Énergie + 0"
8  Brenton Jones (AUS) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM + 0"
9  Jannik Steimle (GER) Team Vorarlberg Santic + 0"
10  Sean De Bie (BEL) Vérandas Willems–Crelan + 0"
General classification after Stage 1[4][5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Damien Gaudin (FRA) Direct Énergie 4h 43' 14"
2  Alexander Krieger (GER) Leopard Pro Cycling + 1"
3  Alex Kirsch (LUX) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic + 2"
4  Jan Tratnik (SLO) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice + 3"
5  Adrien Petit (FRA) Direct Énergie + 4"
6  Jonathan Hivert (FRA) Direct Énergie + 5"
7  Sean De Bie (BEL) Vérandas Willems–Crelan + 6"
8  Aimé De Gendt (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 8"
9  Piet Allegaert (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 8"
10  Benjamin Declercq (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 8"

Stage 2

1 June 2018 — Junglinster to Schifflange, 89.2 km (55.4 mi)
Stage 2 Result[6][7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) Wanty–Groupe Gobert 1h 57' 29"
2  Alexander Krieger (GER) Leopard Pro Cycling + 0"
3  Alex Kirsch (LUX) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic + 0"
4  Jan Tratnik (SLO) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice + 0"
5  Pit Leyder (LUX) Leopard Pro Cycling + 0"
6  Piet Allegaert (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 0"
7  Mauro Finetto (ITA) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM + 3"
8  Thomas Sprengers (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 3"
9  Huub Duijn (NED) Vérandas Willems–Crelan + 3"
10  Eduard Prades (ESP) Euskadi–Murias + 5"
General classification after Stage 2[6][7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Alexander Krieger (GER) Leopard Pro Cycling 6h 40' 38"
2  Alex Kirsch (LUX) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic + 3"
3  Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) Wanty–Groupe Gobert + 5"
4  Jan Tratnik (SLO) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice + 8"
5  Piet Allegaert (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 13"
6  Huub Duijn (NED) Vérandas Willems–Crelan + 16"
7  Pit Leyder (LUX) Leopard Pro Cycling + 17"
8  Thomas Sprengers (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 17"
9  Benjamin Declercq (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 20"
10  Aimé De Gendt (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 22"

Stage 3

2 June 2018 — Eschweiler to Differdange, 163.8 km (101.8 mi)
Stage 3 Result[8][9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) Wanty–Groupe Gobert 3h 53' 36"
2  Angelo Tulik (FRA) Direct Énergie + 0"
3  Nick van der Lijke (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij + 0"
4  Huub Duijn (NED) Vérandas Willems–Crelan + 0"
5  Olivier Pardini (BEL) Differdange–Losch + 0"
6  Julien El Fares (FRA) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM + 0"
7  Eduard Prades (ESP) Euskadi–Murias + 0"
8  Aimé De Gendt (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 0"
9  Pit Leyder (LUX) Leopard Pro Cycling + 0"
10  Mauro Finetto (ITA) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM + 0"
General classification after Stage 3[8][9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) Wanty–Groupe Gobert 10h 34' 06"
2  Jan Tratnik (SLO) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice + 7"
3  Alexander Krieger (GER) Leopard Pro Cycling + 23"
4  Angelo Tulik (FRA) Direct Énergie + 24"
5  Huub Duijn (NED) Vérandas Willems–Crelan + 24"
6  Pit Leyder (LUX) Leopard Pro Cycling + 25"
7  Thomas Sprengers (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 25"
8  Alex Kirsch (LUX) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic + 28"
9  Aimé De Gendt (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 30"
10  Eduard Prades (ESP) Euskadi–Murias + 32"

Stage 4

3 June 2018 — Mersch to Luxembourg City, 176 km (109 mi)
Stage 4 Result[10][11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Anthony Perez (FRA) Cofidis 3h 57' 31"
2  Eduard Prades (ESP) Euskadi–Murias + 0"
3  Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) Wanty–Groupe Gobert + 0"
4  Pit Leyder (LUX) Leopard Pro Cycling + 0"
5  Angelo Tulik (FRA) Direct Énergie + 4"
6  Mauro Finetto (ITA) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM + 4"
7  Thomas Sprengers (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 4"
8  Huub Duijn (NED) Vérandas Willems–Crelan + 4"
9  Alexander Krieger (GER) Leopard Pro Cycling + 4"
10  Jan Tratnik (SLO) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice + 4"
General classification after Stage 4[10][11]
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"

Classification leadership table

Stage Winner General classification
General classification 		Points classification
Points classification 		Mountains classification
Mountains classification 		Young rider classification
Young rider classification 		Teams classification
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

Final classification standings

Legend
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

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)[10][11]
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"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)[10][11]
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

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)[10][11]
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

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)[10][11]
Rank Rider Team Time
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"

Teams classification

Final teams classification (1–10)[10][11]
Rank Team Time
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"

Notes

References

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