2018 Team Sky season explained

Team:Team Sky
Season:2018
Ucicode:SKY
Status:UCI WorldTeam
Wtrank:2nd
Manager:Dave Brailsford
Sponsor:Sky
Base:National Cycling Centre
Manchester
England
Bikes:Pinarello
Groupset:Shimano
Onedaywins:2
Stageraceoverall:10
Stageracestages:21
Gtwins:2
Natcwins:8
Mostwins:Michał Kwiatkowski
Bestrider:Geraint Thomas (4th)
Previous:2017
Next:2019

The 2018 cycling season began in Australia at the Tour Down Under for Team Sky in January.

As a UCI WorldTeam, they are automatically invited and obliged to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

2018 roster

Riders who joined the team for the 2018 season
Rider2017 team
Leonardo Basso[1] neo-pro (Trek Factory Racing)
Egan Bernal[2]
David de la Cruz[3]
Jonathan Castroviejo[4]
Pavel Sivakov[5]
Kristoffer Halvorsen[6]
Chris Lawless[7]
Dylan van Baarle[8]
Eddie Dunbar[9]
Riders who left the team during or after the 2017 season
Rider2018 team
Ian Boswell[10]
Peter Kennaugh[11]
Mikel Landa[12]
Mikel Nieve[13]
Elia Viviani[14]
Danny van Poppel[15]

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
Tour Down Under, Young rider classification
Colombia Oro y Paz, Overall
Colombia Oro y Paz, Young rider classification
Colombia Oro y Paz, Mountains classification
Volta ao Algarve, Stage 2 Monchique
Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 2
Volta ao Algarve, Stage 3 Lagoa
Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 4
Vuelta a Andalucía, Points classification
Volta ao Algarve, Stage 5 Alto do Malhão
Volta ao Algarve, Overall
Volta ao Algarve, Points classification
Volta ao Algarve, Teams classification [16]
Paris–Nice, Stage 4Saint-Étienne
Paris–Nice, Stage 8Nice
Tirreno–Adriatico, Overall
Settimana Coppi e Bartali, Stage 1b [17] Gatteo
Settimana Coppi e Bartali, Stage 3 Crevalcore
Settimana Coppi e Bartali, Overall
Settimana Coppi e Bartali, Young Rider Classification
Settimana Coppi e Bartali, Points Classification
Tour de Romandie, Stage 3 (ITT)Villars
Tour de Romandie, Young Rider Classification
Tour of California, Stage 2Gibraltar Road
Tour of California, Stage 6South Lake Tahoe
Giro d'Italia, Stage 14Monte Zoncolan
Tour of California, Overall
Tour of California, Young Rider Classification
Tour of California, Teams classification[18]
Giro d'Italia, Stage 19Bardonecchia
Giro d'Italia, Overall
Giro d'Italia, Mountains classification
Giro d'Italia, Teams classification[19]
Critérium du Dauphiné, Prologue Valence
Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 3 (TTT) [20] Louhans-Châteaurenaud
Critérium du Dauphiné, Overall
Critérium du Dauphiné, Teams classification [21]
Tour de France, Stage 11 La Rosière
Tour de France, Stage 12
Tour de France, Overall
Tour de Pologne, Stage 4 Szczyrk
Tour de Pologne, Stage 5 Bielsko-Biała
Tour de Pologne, Overall
Tour de Pologne, Points classification
Tour of Britain, Stage 6 Whinlatter
Tour of Britain, Stage 7 Mansfield
Lissone
Pontedera
Tour of Guangxi, Stage 4 Mashan Nongla Scenic Spot
Tour of Guangxi, Overall
Tour of Guangxi, Youth classification

National, Continental and World champions 2018

Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location
Bogotá
Bogotá
Castellón
Ostróda
Bergen op Zoom
Northumberland
Cavour

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Team Sky 2018 roster complete with signing of Leonardo Basso. 5 December 2017 . 5 December 2017 . 6 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171206115317/https://www.teamsky.com/article/team-sky-2018-roster-complete-with-signing-of-leonardo-basso . dead .
  2. Web site: Egan Bernal signs for Team Sky . 27 August 2017 . . 28 August 2017.
  3. Web site: Team Sky sign Jonathan Castroviejo and David de la Cruz for 2018 . 17 August 2017 . ESPN UK . 28 August 2017.
  4. Web site: Team Sky sign Jonathan Castroviejo and David de la Cruz for 2018 . 17 August 2017 . ESPN UK . 28 August 2017.
  5. Web site: Pavel Sivakov signs for Team Sky . 28 August 2017 . . 29 August 2017.
  6. Web site: Young sprint talent Kristoffer Halvorsen joins Team Sky . 28 August 2017 . . 29 August 2017.
  7. Web site: YTeam Sky sign Chris Lawless . 4 September 2017 . . 8 October 2017.
  8. Web site: Van Baarle joins Team Sky . 18 September 2017 . . 18 September 2017 . 19 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170919234323/https://www.teamsky.com/article/van-baarle-joins-team-sky . dead .
  9. Web site: Eddie Dunbar joins Team Sky. 13 September 2018. TeamSky.com. 22 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20190412112204/https://www.teamsky.com/article/eddie-dunbar-joins-team-sky. 12 April 2019. dead.
  10. Web site: Ian Boswell signs for Katusha-Alpecin. Cyclingnews.com. 10 August 2017. 28 August 2017.
  11. Web site: Peter Kennaugh signs two-year deal with Bora Hansgrohe. Cyclingnews.com. August 2017. 28 August 2017.
  12. Web site: Mikel Landa signs two-year deal with Movistar. Cyclingnews.com. 15 August 2017. 28 August 2017.
  13. Web site: Mikel Nieve leaves Team Sky for Orica-Scott. Cyclingnews.com. 3 August 2017. 28 August 2017.
  14. Web site: Team Sky's Elia Viviani to leave for Quick-Step Floors at end of season. Skysports.com. 28 August 2017.
  15. Web site: Danny van Poppel signs two-year deal with LottoNL-Jumbo. Cyclingnews.com. 21 September 2017. 21 September 2017.
  16. The riders on the squad were Owain Doull, Kenny Elissonde, Michał Gołaś, Vasil Kiryienka, Michał Kwiatkowski, Geraint Thomas and Łukasz Wiśniowski
  17. The winning riders were Leonardo Basso, Jonathan Dibben, Chris Lawless, Diego Rosa, Luke Rowe and Pavel Sivakov
  18. The riders on the squad were Egan Bernal, Tao Geoghegan Hart, Sebastián Henao, Luke Rowe, Pavel Sivakov, Ian Stannard and Łukasz Wiśniowski
  19. The riders on the squad were Chris Froome, Kenny Elissonde, Wout Poels, Sergio Henao, David de la Cruz, Vasil Kiryienka, Salvatore Puccio and Christian Knees
  20. The winning riders were Jonathan Castroviejo, Tao Geoghegan Hart, Michał Kwiatkowski, Gianni Moscon, Luke Rowe, Geraint Thomas and Dylan van Baarle
  21. The riders on this squad were Jonathan Castroviejo, Tao Geoghegan Hart, Michał Kwiatkowski, Gianni Moscon, Luke Rowe, Geraint Thomas and Dylan van Baarle