2018 Volta ao Alentejo explained

2018 Volta ao Alentejo
Series:	2018 UCI Europe Tour
Stages:	6
Distance:	751.9
Unit:	km
First:	Luís Mendonça
First Nat:	POR
First Color:	yellow
Second:	Ricardo Mestre
Second Nat:	POR
Third:	Mark Downey
Third Nat:	IRL
Points:	Dmitry Strakhov
Points Nat:	RUS
Points Color:	black
Mountains:	Alexander Evtushenko
Mountains Nat:	RUS
Mountains Color:	brown
Youth:	Mark Downey
Youth Nat:	IRL
Youth Color:	white
Previous:	2017
Next:	2019

The 2018 Volta ao Alentejo–Crédito Argícola was 36th edition of the Volta ao Alentejo cycle race and was held on 14 March to 18 March 2018.

Teams

The 21 teams invited to the race were:^[1]

Stages

Stage characteristics and winners

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
1	14 March	Vendas Novas to Serpa	173.5km (107.8miles)		Flat stage	Gabriel Cullaigh
2	15 March	Beja to Sines	205.2km (127.5miles)		Flat stage	Dmitry Strakhov
3	16 March	Grândola to Arraiolos	149.3km (92.8miles)		Flat stage	Dmitry Strakhov
4	17 March	Monforte to Portalegre	64.2km (39.9miles)		Hilly stage	Edgar Pinto
5	17 March	Castelo de Vide	8.4km (05.2miles)		Individual time trial	Gustavo Veloso
6	18 March	Castelo de Vide to Évora	151.3km (94miles)		Flat stage	Gabriel Cullaigh
	Total		751.9km (467.2miles)

Classification leadership

Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Team classification
1	Gabriel Cullaigh	Gabriel Cullaigh	Gabriel Cullaigh	Alexander Evtushenko	Gabriel Cullaigh
2	Dmitry Strakhov	Mark Downey	Mark Downey		Mark Downey
3	Dmitry Strakhov		Dmitry Strakhov
4	Edgar Pinto
5	Gustavo Veloso	Luís Mendonça
6	Gabriel Cullaigh
Final		Luís Mendonça			Mark Downey

• In stage two, Justin Jules, who was second in the points classification, wore the black jersey, because first placed Gabriel Cullaigh wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification.
• In stage two, Mark Downey, who was second in the best young rider classification, wore the white jersey, because first placed Gabriel Cullaigh wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification.
• In stage three, Gabriel Cullaigh, who was second in the best young rider classification, wore the white jersey, because first placed Mark Downey wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification.
• In stage four, Gabriel Cullaigh, who was second in the best young rider classification, wore the white jersey, because first placed Mark Downey wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification.
• In stage five, Fernando Barceló, who was second in the best young rider classification, wore the white jersey, because first placed Mark Downey 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

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 0' 08"
3			+ 0' 13"
4			+ 0' 16"
5			+ 0' 26"
6			+ 0' 30"
7			+ 0' 38"
8			+ 1' 57"
9			+ 2' 18"
10			+ 2' 40"

Final general classification (11–109)
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
11
12			+ 4' 11"
13			+ 4' 30"
14			+ 4' 31"
15			+ 6' 29"
16			+ 7' 44"
17			+ 8' 55"
18			+ 10' 35"
19			+ 10' 42"
20			+ 10' 53"
21			+ 11' 23"
22			+ 11' 24"
23			+ 12' 51"
24			+ 13' 06"
25			+ 13' 15"
26			+ 14' 05"
27			+ 14' 16"
28			+ 15' 28"
29			+ 15' 34"
30			+ 15' 46"
31			+ 15' 47"
32			+ 15' 59"
33			+ 16' 01"
34			+ 16' 38"
35			+ 16' 51"
36			+ 16' 57"
37			+ 17' 41"
38			+ 18' 02"
39			+ 18' 25"
40			+ 18' 44"
41			+ 19' 03"
42			+ 19' 10"
43			+ 19' 18"
44			+ 20' 00"
45			+ 20' 27"
46			+ 20' 42"
47			+ 21' 30"
48			+ 21' 55"
49			+ 23' 55"
50			+ 24' 02"
51			+ 24' 50"
52			+ 25' 04"
53			+ 25' 08"
54			+ 26' 58"
55			+ 26' 59"
56			+ 27' 03"
57			+ 27' 11"
58			+ 28' 28"
59			+ 28' 47"
60		Ginestar	+ 28' 57"
61			+ 29' 59"
62		Sicasal–Constantinos–Delta Cafés	+ 29' 59"
63			+ 30' 09"
64			+ 30' 32"
65			+ 31' 00"
66			+ 31' 09"
67		Jorbi–Team José Maria Nicolau	+ 31' 42"
68			+ 31' 56"
69			+ 31' 59"
70			+ 33' 11"
71			+ 34' 03"
72			+ 34' 07"
73			+ 34' 18"
74			+ 34' 25"
75			+ 35' 51"
76		Ginestar	+ 36' 53"
77			+ 36' 55"
78			+ 37' 04"
79		Ginestar	+ 37' 10"
80			+ 37' 49"
81			+ 38' 10"
82			+ 38' 35"
83			+ 38' 38"
84			+ 38' 46"
85			+ 39' 16"
86			+ 39' 57"
87			+ 41' 50"
88			+ 44' 47"
89			+ 45' 07"
90			+ 45' 21"
91			+ 45' 29"
92			+ 46' 06"
93			+ 46' 24"
94			+ 47' 42"
95			+ 54' 48"
96		Fortuna–Maia	+ 59' 39"
97		Sicasal–Constantinos–Delta Cafés
98			+ 1h 01' 58"
99		Ginestar	+ 1h 02' 33"
100		Fortuna–Maia	+ 1h 03' 36"
101		Ginestar	+ 1h 03' 36"
102			+ 1h 03' 41"
103			+ 1h 03' 54"
104			+ 1h 04' 27"
105			+ 1h 04' 37"
106			+ 1h 05' 41"
107		Fortuna–Maia	+ 1h 08' 10"
108			+ 1h 12' 40"
109			+ 1h 14' 36"

Points classification

Rank! scope="col"

Rider	Team	Points
1			76
2			75
3			70
4			49
5			37
6			35
7			29
8			20
9			16
10			16

Mountains classification

Rank! scope="col"

Rider	Team	Points
1			21
2			15
3			14
4			10
5			10
6			5
7			4
8			3
9			2
10			2

Young rider classification

Rank! scope="col"

Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 0' 03"
3			+ 0' 17"
4			+ 0' 25"
5			+ 3' 26"
6			+ 4' 17"
7			+ 10' 40"
8			+ 15' 33"
9			+ 16' 25"
10			+ 16' 38"

Team classification

Rank! scope="col"

Team	Time
1
2		+ 0' 05"
3		+ 5' 02"
4		+ 9' 41"
5		+ 16' 10"
6		+ 20' 09"
7		+ 22' 03"
8		+ 34' 11"
9		+ 41' 58"
10		+ 43' 02"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lista de inscritos . Portuguese . Volta ao Alentejo . PDF . 1 August 2018.