The 2018 Tour of Norway was a road cycling stage race that took place in Norway between 16 and 20 May 2018. It was the eighth edition of the Tour of Norway and was rated as a 2.HC event as part of the 2018 UCI Europe Tour. The race was won by Eduard Prades of Euskadi–Murias.[2]

Teams

20 teams participated in the race, including 3 UCI WorldTeams, 12 UCI Professional Continental teams, and 5 UCI Continental teams. Each team had a maximum of six riders:[3]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

UCI Continental teams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners[4][5]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Stage winner
1 16 May Svelvik to Horten 186 km (116 mi) Flat stage  Dylan Groenewegen (NED)
2 17 May Hønefoss to Asker 146.6 km (91.1 mi) Hilly stage  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)
3 18 May Moss to Sarpsborg 176 km (109 mi) Flat stage  Dylan Groenewegen (NED)
4 19 May Kongsvinger to Brumunddal 218 km (135 mi) Flat stage  Dylan Groenewegen (NED)
5 20 May Moelv to Lillehammer 154 km (96 mi) Hilly stage  Alexander Kamp (DEN)

Stages

Stage 1

Stage 1 result[4][6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Dylan Groenewegen (NED) LottoNL–Jumbo 4h 33' 54"
2  Sondre Holst Enger (NOR) Israel Cycling Academy s.t.
3  Jon Aberasturi (ESP) Euskadi–Murias s.t.
4  Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert s.t.
5  Trond Trondsen (NOR) Team Coop s.t.
6  Kevin Deltombe (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise s.t.
7  Jeroen Meijers (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij s.t.
8  Alan Banaszek (POL) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice s.t.
9  Evaldas Šiškevičius (LTU) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM s.t.
10  Kristoffer Halvorsen (NOR) Team Sky s.t.
General classification after Stage 1[4][6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Dylan Groenewegen (NED) LottoNL–Jumbo 4h 33' 44"
2  Sondre Holst Enger (NOR) Israel Cycling Academy + 4"
3  Erik Resell (NOR) Uno-X Norwegian Development Team s.t.
4  Jon Aberasturi (ESP) Euskadi–Murias + 6"
5  Andreas Vangstad (NOR) Joker Icopal + 7"
6  Øivind Lukkedal (NOR) Team Coop + 8"
7  Audun Fløtten (NOR) Team Virtu Cycling + 9"
8  Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert + 10"
9  Trond Trondsen (NOR) Team Coop s.t.
10  Kevin Deltombe (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise s.t.

Stage 2

Stage 2 result[4][7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team Dimension Data 3h 25' 32"
2  Sondre Holst Enger (NOR) Israel Cycling Academy s.t.
3  Alex Aranburu (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA s.t.
4  Justin Jules (FRA) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic s.t.
5  Leonardo Basso (ITA) Team Sky s.t.
6  Alexander Kamp (DEN) Team Virtu Cycling s.t.
7  Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert s.t.
8  Eduard Prades (ESP) Euskadi–Murias s.t.
9  Timo Roosen (NED) LottoNL–Jumbo + 3"
10  Trond Trondsen (NOR) Team Coop s.t.
General classification after Stage 2[4][7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Sondre Holst Enger (NOR) Israel Cycling Academy 7h 59' 14"
2  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team Dimension Data + 2"
3  Dylan Groenewegen (NED) LottoNL–Jumbo + 5"
4  Alex Aranburu (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 8"
5  Erik Resell (NOR) Uno-X Norwegian Development Team + 9"
6  Bjørn Tore Hoem (NOR) Joker Icopal + 11"
7  Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert + 12"
8  Eduard Prades (ESP) Euskadi–Murias s.t.
9  Alexander Kamp (DEN) Team Virtu Cycling s.t.
10  Andreas Vangstad (NOR) Joker Icopal s.t.

Stage 3

Stage 3 result[4][8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Dylan Groenewegen (NED) LottoNL–Jumbo 4h 09' 16"
2  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team Dimension Data s.t.
3  Sondre Holst Enger (NOR) Israel Cycling Academy s.t.
4  Trond Trondsen (NOR) Team Coop s.t.
5  Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert s.t.
6  Jon Aberasturi (ESP) Euskadi–Murias s.t.
7  Michel Kreder (NED) Aqua Blue Sport s.t.
8  Kristoffer Halvorsen (NOR) Team Sky + 4"
9  Niklas Larsen (DEN) Team Virtu Cycling s.t.
10  Leonardo Basso (ITA) Team Sky s.t.
General classification after Stage 3[4][8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Dylan Groenewegen (NED) LottoNL–Jumbo 12h 08' 25"
2  Sondre Holst Enger (NOR) Israel Cycling Academy + 1"
3  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team Dimension Data s.t.
4  Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert + 17"
5  Alex Aranburu (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA s.t.
6  Jeroen Meijers (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij + 18"
7  Erik Resell (NOR) Uno-X Norwegian Development Team s.t.
8  Trond Trondsen (NOR) Team Coop + 20"
9  Michel Kreder (NED) Aqua Blue Sport s.t.
10  Krister Hagen (NOR) Team Coop s.t.

Stage 4

Stage 4 result[4][9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Dylan Groenewegen (NED) LottoNL–Jumbo 5h 04' 22"
2  Alan Banaszek (POL) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice s.t.
3  Kristoffer Halvorsen (NOR) Team Sky s.t.
4  Shane Archbold (NZL) Aqua Blue Sport s.t.
5  Sondre Holst Enger (NOR) Israel Cycling Academy s.t.
6  Justin Jules (FRA) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic s.t.
7  Jordi Warlop (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise s.t.
8  Jeroen Meijers (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij s.t.
9  Boris Vallée (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert s.t.
10  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team Dimension Data s.t.
General classification after Stage 4[4][9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Dylan Groenewegen (NED) LottoNL–Jumbo 17h 12' 37"
2  Sondre Holst Enger (NOR) Israel Cycling Academy + 11"
3  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team Dimension Data s.t.
4  Alex Aranburu (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 27"
5  Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert s.t.
6  Jeroen Meijers (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij + 28"
7  Erik Resell (NOR) Uno-X Norwegian Development Team s.t.
8  Trond Trondsen (NOR) Team Coop + 30"
9  Michel Kreder (NED) Aqua Blue Sport s.t.
10  Eduard Prades (ESP) Euskadi–Murias + 31"

Stage 5

Stage 5 result[4][10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Alexander Kamp (DEN) Team Virtu Cycling 3h 34' 55"
2  Eduard Prades (ESP) Euskadi–Murias s.t.
3  Carl Fredrik Hagen (NOR) Joker Icopal + 9"
4  Jeroen Meijers (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij + 26"
5  Justin Jules (FRA) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic s.t.
6  Ivan Rovny (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo s.t.
7  Larry Warbasse (USA) Aqua Blue Sport s.t.
8  Alex Aranburu (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA s.t.
9  Jérôme Baugnies (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert s.t.
10  Kevin Deltombe (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise s.t.

Final general classification

Final general classification[4][10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Eduard Prades (ESP) Euskadi–Murias 20h 47' 57"
2  Alexander Kamp (DEN) Team Virtu Cycling + 3"
3  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team Dimension Data + 12"
4  Carl Fredrik Hagen (NOR) Joker Icopal + 21"
5  Alex Aranburu (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 28"
6  Jeroen Meijers (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij + 29"
7  Justin Jules (FRA) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic + 32"
8  Jonas Koch (GER) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice + 35"
9  Aritz Bagües (ESP) Euskadi–Murias s.t.
10  Ivan Rovny (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo s.t.

References

  1. ^ "Tour of Norway (HC), Norway". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  2. ^ "2018 Tour of Norway General Classification". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  3. ^ "2018 Tour of Norway - Startlist". FirstCycling. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "2018 Tour of Norway (HC), Norway". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Tour of Norway 2018". Cycling News. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Groenewegen takes Tour of Norway opener". Cycling News. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Tour of Norway: Boasson Hagen wins stage 2 in Asker". Cycling News. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Tour of Norway: Groenewegen wins stage 3". Cycling News. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Tour of Norway: Groenewegen wins stage 4". Cycling News. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  10. ^ a b "Prades wins Tour of Norway". Cycling News. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
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