2018 Tour de France
The 2018 Tour de France was the 105th held. It was held from July 7-29, 2018. A total of 176 riders across 22 teams participated in the 21-stage race.
Tour de France 2018The grand depart of the 3,351 kilometers (2,082 miles) race took place in Noirmoutier-en-l'Île, in the Vendée department. It was the fifth time a tour has set out from the Vendée department. The total distance of the 2018 tour was 3,329 km (2,069 mi), which is the shortest of the century.
British cyclist Geraint Thomas of Team Sky won, securing his first overall victory in the race. Thomas took the yellow jersey after Stage 11, a mountain stage ending in La Rosière in the Alps, and solidified his lead with a commanding win in the following stage, which included the iconic climb of Alpe d'Huez. Thomas finished the race 1 minute and 51 seconds ahead of Dutch cyclist Tom Dumoulin, who placed second, and his teammate and four-time Tour winner Chris Froome, who finished third.
Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) won the polka dot jersey as the King of the Mountains and two stages, while Slovak cyclist Peter Sagan (Bora–Hansgrohe) claimed the green jersey for the points classification for a record-equaling sixth time, despite a crash that injured him. The white jersey for the best young rider was awarded to Frenchman Pierre Latour.
Trivia
- The tour started a week later than usual due to a clash with the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
- Geraint Thomas became the third Briton to win of the Tour de France. The others are Sir Bradley Wiggins (2012) and four-time Tour champion Chris Froome. A British athlete has won sixth titles of the last seven years.
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