2018 Tour des Fjords explained

2018 Tour des Fjords
Series:	2018 UCI Europe Tour
Date:	22–24 May 2018
Stages:	3
Distance:	571.3^[1]
Unit:	km
Time:	13h 32' 01"
First:	Michael Albasini
First Nat:	SUI
Second:	Bjorg Lambrecht
Second Nat:	BEL
Third:	Pim Ligthart
Third Nat:	NED
Points:	Michael Albasini
Points Nat:	SUI
Mountains:	Carlos Verona
Mountains Nat:	ESP
Youth:	Bjorg Lambrecht
Youth Nat:	BEL
Previous:	2017
Next:	2019

The 2018 Tour des Fjords was the sixth edition of the Tour des Fjords road cycling stage race. The race was part of UCI Europe Tour in category 2.HC and was won by Swiss rider Michael Albasini of .^[2]

Teams

Twenty-one teams started the race. Each team had a maximum of six riders:^[3]

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[4] ^[5]
Stage	Date	Course	Distance
1	22 May	Lindesnes to Grimstad	191.4km (118.9miles)	Flat stage
2	23 May	Risør to Kristiansand	188.9km (117.4miles)	Flat stage
3	24 May	Farsund to Egersund	191km (119miles)	Hilly stage

Stages

Stage 1

Stage 1 result^[6]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General classification after Stage 1

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 4"
3			+ 5"
4			s.t.
5			+ 6"
6			+ 8"
7			+ 10"
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

Stage 2

Stage 2 result^[7]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General classification after Stage 2

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			+ 4"
4			+ 5"
5			s.t.
6			+ 6"
7			s.t.
8			+ 10"
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

Stage 3

Stage 3 result^[8]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			+ 3"
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

Results

Final general classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 6"
3			+ 10"
4			+ 12"
5			+ 14"
6			+ 15"
7			+ 19"
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

Notes and References

Web site: Tour des Fjords (2.1), Norway. BikeRaceInfo. 7 March 2019.
Web site: 2018 Tour des Fjords . ProCyclingStats . 24 February 2019.
Web site: 2018 Tour des Fjords - Startlist. FirstCycling. 7 March 2019.
Web site: 2018 Tour des Fjords (2.1), Norway. BikeRaceInfo. 7 March 2019.
News: Tour des Fjords 2018. Cycling News. 7 March 2019.
News: Tour des Fjords: Jakobsen wins opener in Egersund. Cycling News. 13 March 2019.
News: Tour des Fjords: Albasini wins stage 2. Cycling News. 13 March 2019.
News: Albasini wins Tour des Fjords. Cycling News. 13 March 2019.