| 2018 Semana Ciclista Valenciana | |
| Date: | 22–25 February 2018 |
| Stages: | 4 |
| Distance: | 488 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 12h 47' 11" |
| First: | Hannah Barnes |
| First Nat: | GBR |
| First Color: | orange |
| Second: | Ashleigh Moolman |
| Second Nat: | RSA |
| Third: | Alicia González Blanco |
| Third Nat: | ESP |
| Mountains: | Ashleigh Moolman |
| Mountains Nat: | RSA |
| Mountains Color: | polkadot |
| Sprints: | Belle De Gast |
| Sprints Nat: | NED |
| Sprints Color: | pink |
| Youth: | Abby-Mae Parkinson |
| Youth Nat: | GBR |
| Youth Color: | white |
| Previous: | 2017 |
| Next: | 2019 |
The 2018 Setmana Ciclista Valenciana was a women's cycle stage race that was held in Spain from 22 to 25 February,[1] 2018. The 2018 edition of the race was the second edition of the Setmana Ciclista Valenciana.[2]
The race was won by British rider Hannah Barnes, riding for the team, taking two stage victories during the event.[3] Barnes finished 17 seconds clear of her closest competitor, South Africa's Ashleigh Moolman, while the podium was completed by the highest-placed home rider, Alicia González Blanco of the, a further eight seconds in arrears.
In the other classifications, Moolman won the polka-dot jersey for winning the mountains classification, while Cristina Martínez won the yellow jersey for top rider from the Valencian Community. Other jerseys were won by Belle De Gast (mountains for) and Abby-Mae Parkinson (young rider for), while won the teams classification, placing Barnes, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and Katarzyna Niewiadoma in the top-ten overall.
29 teams participated in the 2018 Setmana Ciclista Valenciana.[4] [5] [6]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 February | Ròtova to Gandia | 118km (73miles) | Hilly stage | |||
| 2 | 23 February | Castellón de la Plana to Villarreal | 115km (71miles) | Hilly stage | |||
| 3 | 24 February | Sagunto to Valencia | 137km (85miles) | Hilly stage | |||
| 4 | 25 February | Benidorm to Benidorm | 118km (73miles) | Hilly stage | |||
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Sprint classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Valencian rider classification | Teams classification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannah Barnes | Hannah Barnes | Belle De Gast | Ashleigh Moolman | Abby-Mae Parkinson | Alba Teruel Ribes | ||
| 2 | Marta Bastianelli | Sofia Rodríguez | ||||||
| 3 | Nicole Steigenga | Marta Bastianelli | ||||||
| 4 | Hannah Barnes | Hannah Barnes | Cristina Martínez | |||||
| Final | Hannah Barnes | Belle De Gast | Ashleigh Moolman | Abby-Mae Parkinson | Cristina Martínez | |||