2018 Tour de Luxembourg explained

2018 Tour de Luxembourg
Series:2018 UCI Europe Tour
Date:30 May – 3 June 2018
Stages:5
Distance:618.0
Unit:km
Time:14h 31' 33"
First:Andrea Pasqualon
First Nat:ITA
First Color:yellow
Second:Jan Tratnik
Second Nat:SLO
Third:Pit Leyder
Third Nat:LUX
Points:Andrea Pasqualon
Points Nat:ITA
Points Color:blue
Mountains:Mauro Finetto
Mountains Nat:ITA
Mountains Color:violet
Youth:Pit Leyder
Youth Nat:LUX
Youth Color:white
Previous:2017
Next:2019

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
StageDateRouteDistanceTypeWinner
Palign=right 30 MayLuxembourg City to Luxembourg City2.3km (01.4miles)Individual time trial
1align=right 31 MayLuxembourg City to Hesperange186.7km (116miles)Flat stage
2align=right 1 JuneJunglinster to Schifflange89.2km (55.4miles)Flat stage
3align=right 2 JuneEschweiler to Differdange163.8km (101.8miles)Hilly stage
4align=right 3 JuneMersch to Luxembourg City176km (109miles)Hilly stage
Total618km (384miles)

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 and, 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, 2.3km (01.4miles) (ITT)

Stage 1

31 May 2018 — Luxembourg City to Hesperange, 186.7km (116miles)

Stage 2

1 June 2018 — Junglinster to Schifflange, 89.2km (55.4miles)

Stage 3

2 June 2018 — Eschweiler to Differdange, 163.8km (101.8miles)

Stage 4

3 June 2018 — Mersch to Luxembourg City, 176km (109miles)

Classification leadership table

StageWinnerGeneral classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Young rider classification
Teams classification
PDamien GaudinDamien GaudinDamien Gaudinnot awardedAimé De Gendt
1Christophe LaporteAlexander KriegerPatryk StoszAlex Kirsch
2Andrea PasqualonAlexander Krieger
3Andrea PasqualonAndrea PasqualonAndrea PasqualonPit Leyder
4Anthony PerezMauro Finetto
FinalAndrea PasqualonPit Leyder

Final classification standings

Teams classification

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Skoda Tour de Luxembourg 2018 Startlist. ProCyclingStats. 16 September 2020.