2018 in men's road cycling explained

2018 in men's road cycling is about the 2018 men's bicycle races governed by the UCI. The races are part of the UCI Road Calendar.^[1]

World Championships

See main article: 2018 UCI Road World Championships.

The World Road Championships were held in Innsbruck, Austria, from 22 to 30 September 2018.^[2]

Events at the 2018 UCI Road World Championships!Race!Date!Winner!Second!Third!Ref

scope=row	World Championship Team Time Trial	September 23				^[3]
scope=row	World Championship Time Trial	September 26				^[4]
scope=row	World Championship Road Race	September 30				^[5]

Grand Tours

Grand Tours in the 2018 season!Race!Date!Winner!Second!Third!Ref

scope=row	Giro d'Italia	May 5–27				^[6]
scope=row	Tour de France	July 7–29				^[7]
scope=row	Vuelta a España	August 25 – September 16				^[8]

UCI World Tour

See main article: 2018 UCI World Tour.

For the 2018 season, the UCI World Tour calendar contains the same events as in 2017.

Race	Date	Winner	Second	Third	Ref
scope=row	Santos Tour Down Under	January 16–21				^[9]
scope=row	Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race	January 28				^[10]
scope=row	Abu Dhabi Tour	February 21–25				^[11]
scope=row	Omloop Het Nieuwsblad	February 24				^[12]
scope=row	Strade Bianche	March 3				^[13]
scope=row	Paris–Nice	March 4–11				^[14]
scope=row	Tirreno–Adriatico	March 7–13				^[15]
scope=row	Milan–San Remo	March 17				^[16]
scope=row	Volta Ciclista a Catalunya	March 19–25				^[17]
scope=row	Record Bank E3 Harelbeke	March 23				^[18]
scope=row	Gent–Wevelgem	March 25				^[19]
scope=row	Dwars door Vlaanderen	March 28				^[20]
scope=row	Ronde van Vlaanderen	April 1				^[21]
scope=row	Vuelta al País Vasco	April 2–7				^[22]
scope=row	Paris–Roubaix	April 8				^[23]
scope=row	Amstel Gold Race	April 15				^[24]
scope=row	La Flèche Wallonne	April 18				^[25]
scope=row	Liège–Bastogne–Liège	April 22				^[26]
scope=row	Tour de Romandie	April 24–29				^[27]
scope=row	Eschborn–Frankfurt	May 1				^[28]
scope=row	Amgen Tour of California	May 13–19				^[29]
scope=row	Critérium du Dauphiné	June 3–10				^[30]
scope=row	Tour de Suisse	June 9–17				^[31]
scope=row	Prudential RideLondon–Surrey Classic	July 29				^[32]
scope=row	Clásica Ciclista San Sebastián	August 4				^[33]
scope=row	Tour de Pologne	August 4–10				^[34]
scope=row	BinckBank Tour	August 13–19				^[35]
scope=row	EuroEyes Cyclassics Hamburg	August 19				^[36]
scope=row	Bretagne Classic Ouest-France	August 26				^[37]
scope=row	Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec	September 7				^[38]
scope=row	Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal	September 9				^[39]
scope=row	Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey	October 9–14				^[40]
scope=row	Il Lombardia	October 13				^[41]
scope=row	Gree-Tour of Guangxi	October 16–21				^[42]

UCI tours

Tour	Individual champion	Team champion	Nations champion
scope=row	UCI World Ranking		No team ranking
scope=row	World Tour			No nation ranking
scope=row	Africa Tour
scope=row	America Tour
scope=row	Asia Tour
scope=row	Europe Tour
scope=row	Oceania Tour

2.HC Category Races

Race	Date	Winner	Second	Third	Ref
scope=row	Dubai Tour	February 6–10				^[43]
scope=row	Tour of Oman	February 13–18				^[44]
scope=row	a}} Andalucía|Vuelta Andalucía	February 14–18				^[45]
scope=row	Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta	February 14–18				^[46]
scope=row	Le Tour de Langkawi	March 18–25				^[47]
scope=row	Tour of the Alps	April 16–20				^[48]
scope=row	Tour of Croatia	April 17–22				^[49]
scope=row	Four Days of Dunkirk	May 8–13				^[50]
scope=row	Tour of Norway	May 16–20				^[51]
scope=row	Tour des Fjords	May 22–24				^[52]
scope=row	Baloise Belgium Tour	May 23–27				^[53]
scope=row	Skoda-Tour de Luxembourg	May 30 – June 3				^[54]
scope=row	Tour of Qinghai Lake	July 22 – August 4				^[55]
scope=row	VOO-Tour de Wallonie					^[56]
scope=row	PostNord Danmark Rundt	August 1–5				^[57]
scope=row		August 6–12				^[58]
scope=row	Vuelta a Burgos	August 7–11				^[59]
scope=row	Arctic Race of Norway	August 8–12				^[60]
scope=row	Colorado Classic	August 16–19				^[61]
scope=row	Tour of Britain	September 2–9				^[62]
scope=row	Tour of Hainan	October 23–31				^[63]

1.HC Category Races

Race	Date	Winner	Second	Third	Ref
scope=row	Clásica de Almería	February 11				^[64]
scope=row	Trofeo Laigueglia	February 11				^[65]
scope=row	Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne	February 25				^[66]
scope=row	GP Industria & Artigianato	March 4				^[67]
scope=row	Ronde van Drenthe	March 11				^[68]
scope=row	Nokere Koerse	March 14				^[69]
scope=row	Handzame Classic	March 16				^[70]
scope=row	GP de Denain	March 18				^[71]
scope=row	Three Days of De Panne	March 21				^[72]
scope=row	Scheldeprijs	April 4				^[73]
scope=row	Brabantse Pijl	April 11				^[74]
scope=row	GP du canton d'Argovie	June 7				^[75]
scope=row	Brussels Cycling Classic	September 1				^[76]
scope=row	GP de Fourmies	September 2				^[77]
scope=row	Primus Classic	September 15				^[78]
scope=row	Tour de l'Eurométropole	September 22				^[79]
scope=row	Sparkassen Münsterland Giro	October 3				^[80]
scope=row	Giro dell'Emilia	October 6				^[81]
scope=row	Paris–Tours	October 7				^[82]
scope=row	GP Bruno Beghelli	October 7				^[83]
scope=row	Tre Valli Varesine	October 9				^[84]
scope=row	Milano–Torino	October 10				^[85]
scope=row	Gran Piemonte	October 11				^[86]
scope=row	Japan Cup	October 21				^[87]

Championships

Continental Championships

Championships	Race	Date	Winner	Second	Third	Ref
African Championships Rwanda	Road race	February 18				^[88]
	Individual time trial	February 15				^[89]
	Team time trial	February 14				^[90]
Pan American Championships Argentina	Road race	May 6				^[91]
	Individual time trial	May 3				^[92]
Asian Championships Myanmar	Road race	February 12				^[93]
	Individual time trial	February 10				^[94]
	Team time trial	February 8				^[95]
European Championships	Road race	August 5–12				^[96]
	Individual time trial
Oceanian Championships	Road race	March 25				^[97]
	Individual time trial	March 23				^[98]

National Championships

See main article: 2018 national road cycling championships.

UCI Teams

UCI WorldTeams

The UCI has granted a UCI WorldTour licence to the following eighteen teams:^[99]

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UCI Professional Continental teams

See main article: List of 2018 UCI Professional Continental and Continental teams.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Road – Calendar. www.uci.ch.
2. Web site: Programm. www.innsbruck-tirol2018.com. 2017-12-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20180501010325/http://innsbruck-tirol2018.com/programm/programm/. 2018-05-01. dead.
3. Web site: World Championships - TTT 2018 Time trial results.
4. Web site: World Championships - ITT 2018 Time trial results.
5. Web site: World Championships - Road Race 2018 One day race results.
6. Web site: Giro d'Italia 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
7. Web site: Tour de France 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
8. Web site: La Vuelta ciclista a España 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
9. Web site: Santos Tour Down Under 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
10. Web site: Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
11. Web site: Abu Dhabi Tour 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
12. Web site: Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Elite 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
13. Web site: Strade Bianche 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
14. Web site: Paris-Nice 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
15. Web site: Tirreno-Adriatico 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
16. Web site: Milano-Sanremo 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
17. Web site: Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
18. Web site: Record Bank E3 Harelbeke 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
19. Web site: Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders Fields 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
20. Web site: Dwars door Vlaanderen - A travers la Flandre 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
21. Web site: Ronde van Vlaanderen - Tour des Flandres 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
22. Web site: Itzulia Basque Country 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
23. Web site: Paris-Roubaix 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
24. Web site: Amstel Gold Race 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
25. Web site: La Flèche Wallonne 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
26. Web site: Liège - Bastogne - Liège 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
27. Web site: Tour de Romandie 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
28. Web site: Eschborn-Frankfurt 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
29. Web site: Amgen Tour of California 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
30. Web site: Critérium du Dauphiné 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
31. Web site: Tour de Suisse 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
32. Web site: Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
33. Web site: Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
34. Web site: Tour de Pologne 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
35. Web site: Binck Bank Tour 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
36. Web site: EuroEyes Cyclassics Hamburg 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
37. Web site: Bretagne Classic - Ouest-France 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
38. Web site: Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
39. Web site: Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
40. Web site: Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 2018 - Startlist - Startlist. www.procyclingstats.com.
41. Web site: Il Lombardia 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
42. Web site: Tour of Guangxi Women's WorldTour 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
43. Web site: Dubai Tour 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
44. Web site: Tour of Oman 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
45. Web site: Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
46. Web site: Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
47. Web site: Le Tour de Langkawi 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
48. Web site: Tour of the Alps 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
49. Web site: Tour of Croatia 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
50. Web site: 4 Jours de Dunkerque / Grand Prix des Hauts de France 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
51. Web site: Tour of Norway 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
52. Web site: » . Procyclingstats.com . 2018-08-02.
53. Web site: Baloise Belgium Tour 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
54. Web site: Skoda-Tour de Luxembourg 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
55. Web site: Tour of Qinghai Lake 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
56. Web site: VOO-Tour de Wallonie 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
57. Web site: PostNord Danmark Rundt - Tour of Denmark 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
58. Web site: The Larry H.Miller Tour of Utah 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
59. Web site: Vuelta a Burgos 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
60. Web site: Arctic Race of Norway 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
61. Web site: Colorado Classic 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
62. Web site: Ovo Energy Tour of Britain 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
63. Web site: Tour of Hainan 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
64. Web site: Clasica de Almeria 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
65. Web site: Trofeo Laigueglia 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
66. Web site: Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
67. Web site: GP Industria & Artigianato 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
68. Web site: Ronde van Drenthe 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
69. Web site: Danilith Nokere Koerse 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
70. Web site: Handzame Classic 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
71. Web site: Grand Prix de Denain - Porte du Hainaut 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
72. Web site: Driedaagse Brugge - De Panne 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
73. Web site: Scheldeprijs 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
74. Web site: De Brabantse Pijl - La Flèche Brabanconne 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
75. Web site: GP du canton d'Argovie 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
76. Web site: Brussels Cycling Classic 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
77. Web site: GP de Fourmies / La Voix du Nord 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
78. Web site: Primus Classic 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
79. Web site: Tour de l'Eurométropole 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
80. Web site: Sparkassen Münsterland Giro 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
81. Web site: Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite 2018 - Startlist - Startlist. www.procyclingstats.com.
82. Web site: Paris - Tours Elite 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
83. Web site: Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
84. Web site: Tre Valli Varesine 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
85. Web site: Milano-Torino 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
86. Web site: Gran Piemonte 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
87. Web site: Japan Cup Cycle Road Race 2018. www.procyclingstats.com.
88. News: African Cycling Championships - Road Race 2018. ProCyclingStats. 18 February 2018.
89. News: African Cycling Championships - ITT 2018. ProCyclingStats. 15 February 2018.
90. News: African Cycling Championships - TTT 2018. ProCyclingStats. 14 February 2018.
91. News: Pan American Championships - Road Race 2018. ProCyclingStats. 10 May 2018.
92. News: Pan American Championships - ITT 2018. ProCyclingStats. 10 May 2018.
93. News: Asian Cycling Championships - Road Race 2018. ProCyclingStats. 12 February 2018.
94. News: Asian Cycling Championships - ITT 2018. ProCyclingStats. 10 February 2018.
95. News: Asian Cycling Championships - TTT 2018. ProCyclingStats. 8 February 2018.
96. News: 2018 UEC Road Elite European Championships. ProCyclingStats. 30 April 2018.
97. News: Oceania Cycling Championships - Road Race 2018. ProCyclingStats. 25 March 2018.
98. News: Oceania Cycling Championships - ITT 2018. ProCyclingStats. 23 March 2018.
99. Web site: Registration of UCI WorldTeams and UCI Professional Continental Teams for the 2018 season. www.uci.ch.