2018 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho Explained

2018 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
Series:	2018 UCI Europe Tour
Stages:	4
Distance:	486
Unit:	km
Time:	12h 43' 38"
First:	José Fernandes
First Nat:	POR
First Color:	yellow
Second:	Henrique Casimiro
Second Nat:	POR
Third:	Joni Brandão
Third Nat:	POR
Points:	Henrique Casimiro
Points Nat:	POR
Points Color:	grey
Mountains:	David de la Fuente
Mountains Nat:	ESP
Mountains Color:	blue
Combination:	David de la Fuente
Combination Nat:	ESP
Combination Color:	black
Sprints:	Gotzon Udondo
Sprints Nat:	ESP
Sprints Color:	white
Youth:	José Fernandes
Youth Nat:	POR
Youth Color:	orange
Previous:	2017
Next:	2019

The 2018 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho–GP Internacional Torres Vedras was four-stage men's road cycling stage race that took place in the Centro region of Portugal between 12 and 15 July 2018. It was the 41st edition of the Troféu Joaquim Agostinho and was rated as a 2.2 event as part of the UCI Europe Tour.

Teams

The 20 teams invited to the race were:^[1]

Stages

Stage characteristics and winners

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
P	12 July	Turcifal	8km (05miles)		Individual time trial	Rafael Reis
1	13 July	Ventosa to Sobral de Monte Agraço	162km (101miles)		Hilly stage	Cyril Barthe
2	14 July	Serra d'El-Rei to Torres Vedras	144km (89miles)		Hilly stage	Óscar Hernández
3	15 July	Cadaval to Alto de Montejunto	172km (107miles)		Mountain stage	Henrique Casimiro
	Total		486km (302miles)

Classification leadership

Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Sprints classification	Young rider classification	Combination classification	Team classification
P	Rafael Reis	Rafael Reis	no award	no award	no award	José Fernandes	no award
1	Cyril Barthe	José Fernandes	Cyril Barthe	Tiago Ferreira	Gotzon Udondo		Tiago Ferreira
2	Óscar Hernández	Óscar Hernández	Óscar Hernández				David de la Fuente
3	Henrique Casimiro	José Fernandes	Henrique Casimiro	David de la Fuente
Final		José Fernandes			Gotzon Udondo

• In stage two, Nicholas Schultz, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the orange jersey, because first placed José Fernandes wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification.
• In stage two, Nícolas Sessler, who was third in the combination classification, wore the black jersey, because first placed Tiago Ferreira wore the blue jersey as leader of the mountains classification and second placed Gotzon Udondo wore the white jersey as leader of the sprints classification.
• In stage three, Cyril Barthe, who was second in the points classification, wore the grey jersey, because first placed Óscar Hernández wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification.

Final standings

Legend
	Denotes the winner of the general classification		Denotes the leader of the points classification
	Denotes the leader of the mountains classification		Denotes the winner of the young rider classification
	Denotes the leader of the sprints classification		Denotes the leader of the combination classification

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 4"
3			+ 5"
4			+ 36"
5			+ 1' 12"
6			+ 1' 16"
7			+ 1' 33"
8			+ 1' 38"
9			+ 1' 46"
10			+ 2' 02"

Points classification

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Rider	Team	Points
1			25
2			25
3			25
4			21
5			20
6			18
7			16
8			16
9			16
10			13

Mountains classification

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Rider	Team	Points
1			30
2			30
3			30
4			24
5			22
6			18
7			16
8		Alecto Cycling Team	12
9			9
10		Alecto Cycling Team	8

Sprints classification

Rank! scope="col"

Rider	Team	Points
1			19
2			16
3		Alecto Cycling Team	8
4			6
5			6
6		Sicasal–Constantinos–Delta Cafés	6
7			6
8			4
9		Fortuna–Maia	4
10			3

Young rider classification

Rank! scope="col"

Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 2' 02"
3			+ 2' 49"
4		Alecto Cycling Team	+ 3' 16"
5		Aldro	+ 3' 44"
6			+ 6' 59"
7			+ 7' 26"
8			+ 8' 04"
9		Aldro	+ 8' 21"
10		Sicasal–Constantinos–Delta Cafés	+ 10' 47"

Combination classification

Final combination classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1			33
2			36
3			50
4			68
5		Fortuna–Maia	71
6		Alecto Cycling Team	72
7			79
8			84
9			90
10		Sicasal–Constantinos–Delta Cafés	102

Team classification

Rank! scope="col"

Team	Time
1
2		+ 4' 29"
3		+ 5' 25"
4		+ 6' 29"
5		+ 9' 14"
6		+ 10' 25"
7		+ 11' 29"
8		+ 13' 39"
9		+ 14' 10"
10	Aldro	+ 17' 34"

Notes and References

1. Book: Lista de Participantes 2018 . Portuguese . 2018 Startlist . . Classificações.net . 12 July 2018 . 15 August 2018.