2018 Tour de Romandie
Series2018 UCI World Tour
Race no19
Season no37
Date24–29 April 2018
Stages6
Distance685.4[1]
Unitkm
Time17h 09' 00"
FirstPrimož Roglič
First natSLO
First coloryellow
SecondEgan Bernal
Second natCOL
ThirdRichie Porte
Third natAUS
MountainsThomas De Gendt
Mountains natBEL
Mountains colorblack
PointsThomas De Gendt
Points natBEL
Points colorgreen
YouthEgan Bernal
Youth natCOL
Youth colorwhite
Previous2017
Next2019

The 2018 Tour de Romandie was a road cycling stage race that took place between 24 and 29 April 2018 in Romandie, Switzerland. It was the 72nd edition of the Tour de Romandie and the nineteenth event of the 2018 UCI World Tour.[2][3] It was won by Primož Roglič of .[4]

Teams

As the Tour de Romandie is a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and were obliged to enter a team in the race. The only non-WorldTeam in the race was . Each team had a maximum of seven riders.[5][6]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners[7][8]
StageDateRouteDistanceTypeWinner
P24 AprilFribourg4.0 km (2.5 mi)PrologueMichael Matthews (Australia)
125 AprilFribourg to Delémont166.6 km (103.5 mi)Hilly stageOmar Fraile (Spain)
226 AprilDelémont to Yverdon-les-Bains173.9 km (108.1 mi)Hilly stageThomas De Gendt (Belgium)
327 AprilOllon to Villars-sur-Ollon9.9 km (6.2 mi)Mountain time trialEgan Bernal (Colombia)
428 AprilSion to Sion149.2 km (92.7 mi)Mountain stageJakob Fuglsang (Denmark)
529 AprilMont-sur-Rolle to Genève181.8 km (113.0 mi)Hilly stagePascal Ackermann (Germany)

Stages

Prologue

24 April 2018 — Fribourg, 4.0 kilometres (2.5 mi), individual time trial (ITT)

Stage 1

25 April 2018 — Fribourg to Delémont, 166.6 kilometres (103.5 mi)

Stage 2

26 April 2018 — Delémont to Yverdon-les-Bains, 173.9 kilometres (108.1 mi)

Stage 3

27 April 2018 — Ollon to Villars-sur-Ollon, 9.9 kilometres (6.2 mi), individual time trial (ITT)

Stage 4

28 April 2018 — Sion to Sion, 149.2 kilometres (92.7 mi)

Stage 5

29 April 2018 — Mont-sur-Rolle to Genève, 181.8 kilometres (113.0 mi)

Classification leadership table

StageWinnerGeneral classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Young rider classification
Combativity award
Team classification
PMichael MatthewsMichael MatthewsMichael Matthewsnot awardedTom Bohlinot awarded
1Omar FrailePrimož RogličPrimož RogličMarco MinnaardEgan BernalMarco Minnaard
2Thomas De GendtThomas De GendtThomas De Gendt
3Egan Bernalnot awarded
4Jakob FuglsangThomas De GendtEgan Bernal
5Pascal AckermannAlexis Gougeard
FinalPrimož RogličThomas De GendtThomas De GendtEgan BernalThomas De Gendt

References

  1. ^ "Tour of Romandie (World Tour), Switzerland". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  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. ^ "Tour de Romandie 2018: Stage 5 Results - Cyclingnews.com". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Tour de Romandie 2018 - Start List". Cycling News. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  6. ^ "2018 Tour de Romandie - Startlist". FirstCycling. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  7. ^ "2018 Tour de Romandie (World Tour), Switzerland". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Tour de Romandie 2018". Cycling News. Retrieved 6 March 2019.