2018 Tour de France
The 2018 Tour de France was the 105th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's three Grand Tours. The -long race consisted of 21 stages, starting on 7 July in Noirmoutier-en-l'Île, in western France, and concluding on 29 July with the ...
was the 105th edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's
Grand Tours
In road bicycle racing, a Grand Tour is one of the three major European professional cycling stage races: Giro d'Italia, Tour de France, and Vuelta a España. Collectively they are termed the ''Grand Tours'', and all three races are similar in ...
. The Tour began in
Noirmoutier-en-l'Île
Noirmoutier-en-l'Île (), commonly referred to as Noirmoutier, is a commune located in the northern part of the island of Noirmoutier, just off the coast of the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
History
T ...
with a flat stage on 7 July, and Stage 11 occurred on 18 July with a mountainous stage to La Rosière. The race finished on the
Champs-Élysées
The Avenue des Champs-Élysées (, ; ) is an avenue in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France, long and wide, running between the Place de la Concorde in the east and the Place Charles de Gaulle in the west, where the Arc de Triomphe is lo ...
in Paris on 29 July.
Classification standings
Stage 1
7 July 2018 –
Noirmoutier-en-l'Île
Noirmoutier-en-l'Île (), commonly referred to as Noirmoutier, is a commune located in the northern part of the island of Noirmoutier, just off the coast of the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
History
T ...
to
Fontenay-le-Comte
Fontenay-le-Comte (; Poitevin: ''Funtenaes'' or ''Fintenè'') is a commune and subprefecture in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region of Western France. In 2018, it had a population of 13,302, while its functional area had a popu ...
,
The race departed from Noirmoutier-en-l'Île heading south, following the coast to
Les Sables-d'Olonne
Les Sables-d'Olonne (; French meaning: "The Sands of Olonne"; Poitevin: ''Lés Sablles d'Oloune'') is a seaside town in Western France, on the Atlantic Ocean. A subprefecture of the department of Vendée, Pays de la Loire, it has the administ ...
. The route then turned southeast with an intermediate sprint at
La Tranche-sur-Mer
La Tranche-sur-Mer (, literally ''La Tranche on Sea'') is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
The final stages of the action of 30 June 1798, during which all three combatant frigates grounded, ...
. Continuing east, the race passed through Chaillé-les-Marais before the category 4 climb of the ''Côte de Vix'' and a bonification point at
Maillezais
Maillezais () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
It was once an island in the Marais Poitevin, until monks of the Maillezais Abbey dug canals in the 13th century. Remains of the sea wall are ...
. The race then turned north to the flat finish at Fontenay-le-Comte.
Several crashes in the final resulted in general classification contenders
Chris Froome
Christopher Clive Froome ɹɪs fɹuːm (born 20 May 1985) is a Kenyan/British Road bicycle racing, road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He has won seven Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours: four editions of the Tour de ...
,
Adam Yates
Adam Richard Yates (born 7 August 1992) is a British road and track racing cyclist who currently rides for . He placed fourth overall at the 2016 Tour de France and became the first British rider to win the young rider classification, one year ...
and
Richie Porte
Richard Julian Porte (born 30 January 1985) is an Australian professional Road bicycle racing, road bicycle racer who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . His successes include wins at 8 UCI World Tour, World Tour stage races: Paris–Nice in 201 ...
all losing 51 seconds. Meanwhile,
Nairo Quintana
Nairo Alexánder Quintana Rojas, Order of Boyacá, ODB, (born 4 February 1990) is a Colombian racing cyclist, who rides for UCI ProSeries, UCI ProTeam .
Nicknamed "Nairoman" and "El Cóndor de los Andes", Quintana is a specialist climber, known ...
suffered a puncture and lost over a minute on the general classification.
Stage 2
8 July 2018 –
Mouilleron-Saint-Germain
Mouilleron-Saint-Germain is a commune in the department of Vendée, western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Mouilleron-en-Pareds and Saint-Germain-l'Aiguiller.La Roche-sur-Yon
La Roche-sur-Yon () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. It is the capital of the department. The demonym for its inhabitants is ''Yonnais''.
History
The town expanded significantly after Napo ...
,
The stage departed from Mouilleron-Saint-Germain heading east. The riders turned northeast at
La Châtaigneraie ''For the school, see La Châtaigneraie (School)''
La Châtaigneraie () is a commune of the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
It lies halfway between Nantes-Poitiers-Angers, about an hour from the beaches of L ...
, west at
Saint-Pierre-du-Chemin
Saint-Pierre-du-Chemin () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
Personalities
It was the birthplace of Pierre Bersuire (c. 1290-1362).
Geography
The river Lay has its source in the commune.
...
and then north at Réaumur. The race then headed over the category 4 ''Côte de
Pouzauges
Pouzauges () is a commune in the Vendée ''département'' in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
Geography
The river Lay forms most of the commune's southern border.
Population
Sights and monuments
* The Château de Pouzauges is ...
'' and continued northwest through
Les Herbiers
Les Herbiers () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region, western France.
Population
Sport
Les Herbiers is host to the Chrono des Nations, an annual one-day individual time trial bicycle race, held in October. Les H ...
to
Tiffauges
Tiffauges () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
History
Gilles de Rais owned the local fortress.
It is the location of a battle between the French Republican troops and the royalists du ...
. The race turned west to Montaigu and then southwest through Boufféré and
Les Lucs-sur-Boulogne
Les Lucs-sur-Boulogne () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
History
The site's origins date from the Gallo-Roman period. According to the etymology, the name Lucus meant "Sacred Wood". This ...
to Palluau. The riders then continued south through
Aizenay
Aizenay () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
Geography
Aizenay is 15 km north-west of La Roche-sur-Yon, 25 km from Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie and Challans and 30 km from Les S ...
to an intermediate sprint at
Beaulieu-sous-la-Roche
Beaulieu-sous-la-Roche () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
See also
*Communes of the Vendée department
The following is a list of the 257 communes of the Vendée department of France. ...
and then southeast to Nieul-le-Dolent. The route then turned east to a bonification point at
Saint-Florent-des-Bois
Saint-Florent-des-Bois () is a former commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Rives-de-l'Yon.Sylvain Chavanel
Sylvain Chavanel''Procycling'', UK, November 2008 (born 30 June 1979) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2000 and 2018 for the , , and two spells with the / team. His brother Sébastien Chavanel ...
went ahead of the peloton from the start of the stage, gaining a temporary lead of four and a half minutes, eventually being caught from the finish. Tsgabu Grmay became the first retirement of the Tour, abandoning from the stage finish.
Adam Yates
Adam Richard Yates (born 7 August 1992) is a British road and track racing cyclist who currently rides for . He placed fourth overall at the 2016 Tour de France and became the first British rider to win the young rider classification, one year ...
recovered from a crash from the finish. Fernando Gaviria, the yellow jersey holder, crashed on a sharp right-hand bend in the last of the stage, allowing Sagan to take the lead.
Stage 3
9 July 2018 –
Cholet
Cholet (, , probably from Latin language, Latin ''cauletum'', "cabbage") is a Communes of France, commune of western France in the Maine-et-Loire Departments of France, department. With 54,307 inhabitants (2019), it is the second most populous c ...
to Cholet, ( TTT)
For the team time trial, the teams departed from Cholet heading north to
Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet
Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet (, literally ''Saint-Léger under Cholet'') is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.
History
Before the French Revolution, the town and the north of the village (Haut-Saint-Léger) depended on ...
. The riders then turned west to the first timecheck at the village of Saint-André-de-la-Marche, in
Sèvremoine
Sèvremoine () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France. Saint-Macaire-en-Mauges is the municipal seat. It takes its name from the river Sèvre Nantaise and Moine.
History
It was established on 15 December 2015 and c ...
, and turned south. From La Romagne the route turned east, with the second timecheck at
La Séguinière
La Séguinière () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.
Twinning
La Séguinière is twinned with Coxheath, Kent, England.
History
From the 5th to the 9th century, the territory was part of ancient Tiphalia, the c ...
. The teams then headed back to the finish line in Cholet. The route was expected to take each team about 39 minutes.
Stage 4
10 July 2018 –
La Baule
La Baule-Escoublac (; br, Ar Baol-Skoubleg, ), commonly referred to as La Baule, is a communes of France, commune in the Loire-Atlantique departments of France, department, Pays de la Loire, western France.
A century-old seaside resort in southe ...
to
Sarzeau
Sarzeau (; br, Sarzhav) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.
It is located on the Rhuys peninsula between the Gulf of Morbihan and the Atlantic Ocean.
History
The area around the Morbihan has been occupi ...
,
The riders departed west and then northeast from La Baule, with racing beginning just before
Guérande
Guérande (; br, Gwenrann, ; french: label=Gallo, Geraundd) is a medieval town located in the department of Loire-Atlantique, and the region of Pays de la Loire, Western France.
The inhabitants are referred to as ''Guérandais'' (masculine), and ...
. The race continued northeast to
La Chapelle-des-Marais
La Chapelle-des-Marais (; br, Chapel-ar-Geunioù) is a Communes of France, commune in the Loire-Atlantique Departments of France, department in western France.La Chapelle-des-Marais is located 25 km north of Saint-Nazaire, 42 km south o ...
and then east through
Pontchâteau
Pontchâteau (; br, Pontkastell-Keren) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
Population
Personalities
*Jacques Demy (19311990), film director.
*Lydie Denier (1964), actress.
See also
*Communes of the Loire-Atlanti ...
to Blain. After heading northeast to Nozay, the race turned north to an intermediate sprint at
Derval
Derval (; br, Derwal) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
Geography
The river Chère forms all of the commune's northern border.
Population
International relations
Derval is twinned with Llanidloes, a small t ...
. The route then turned west, heading through
Guémené-Penfao
Guémené-Penfao (; br, Gwenvenez-Penfaou) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France, north of Nantes. The commune is widespread and includes the former communes of Beslé-sur-Vilaine and Guénouvry.
Its name comes fr ...
and
Redon
Redon (; ) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
Geography
Redon borders the Morbihan and Loire-Atlantique departments.
It is situated at the junction of th ...
to the category 4 climb of the ''Côte de
Saint-Jean-la-Poterie
Saint-Jean-la-Poterie (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.
Geography
The river Arz forms part of the commune's northern border, then flows into the Oust, which forms most of its eastern boundary.
De ...
''. The riders then continued through Allaire, to a bonification point at Limerzel, and turned southwest to
Muzillac
Muzillac (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Muzillac are called in French ''Muzillacais''.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Morbihan department
The following is a list of th ...
. The race then headed west to the slight uphill finish at Sarzeau.
From the start of racing,
Dimitri Claeys
Dimitri Claeys (born June 18, 1987 in Sint-Amandsberg) is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the Tour de France.
Major results
;2007
: 1st Stage 5 ( TTT) Volta a Lleida
: ...
Jérôme Cousin
Jérôme Cousin (born 5 June 1989) is a French professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam .
In October 2015 announced that Cousin would join them from 2016 on a two-year contract, after six years with and its previous ...
and
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (born 14 February 1991) is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam .
Career
Born in Roeselare, Van Keirsbulck is the grandson of Benoni Beheyt and got his first major win in 2011 w ...
broke away from the peloton, building a temporary lead of approximately eight minutes. At before the finish, a crash caused
Rigoberto Urán
Rigoberto Urán Urán, ODB (born 26 January 1987) is a Colombian professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the road race. He became the first Colombian ever ...
and
Ilnur Zakarin
Ilnur Azatovich Zakarin (russian: Ильнур Азатович Закарин; born 15 September 1989) is a Russian racing cyclist, who rides for UCI ProTeam .
Career Early career and doping ban
In 2007, as a 17-year-old, he won the juniors tim ...
to lose contact with the peloton. Urán managed to chase back to the peloton before the finish, while Zakarin lost nearly a minute on the general classification. The participants in the original breakaway group were all eventually caught by the peloton, within the last , allowing for a sprint finish.
Stage 5
11 July 2018 –
Lorient
Lorient (; ) is a town (''Communes of France, commune'') and Port, seaport in the Morbihan Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in western France.
History
Prehistory and classical antiquity
Beginn ...
to
Quimper
Quimper (, ; br, Kemper ; la, Civitas Aquilonia or ) is a commune and prefecture of the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Administration
Quimper is the prefecture (capital) of the Finistère department.
Geography
The ...
,
The riders departed west from Lorient, with racing beginning after passing through
Ploemeur
Ploemeur (; br, Plañvour), sometimes written instead as Plœmeur, is a commune in the Morbihan department in the region of Brittany in north-western France. It is a western suburb of Lorient.
Population
The inhabitants are called the ''Ploemeur ...
. The riders then headed northwest through
Moëlan-sur-Mer
Moëlan-sur-Mer (, literally ''Moëlan on Sea''; br, Molan) is a commune in the Finistère department and administrative region of Brittany in north-western France.
Population
In French the inhabitants of Moëlan-sur-Mer are known as ''Moëla ...
,
Pont-Aven
Pont-Aven (, Breton: 'River Bridge') is a commune in the Finistère department in the Brittany region in Northwestern France. In 2019, it had a population of 2,821.
Demographics
Inhabitants of Pont-Aven are called ''Pontavenistes'' in French. ...
and
Trégunc
Trégunc (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany, western France.
Population
Inhabitants of Trégunc are called in French ''Trégunois'' or ''Tréguncois''.
Cultural heritage
* Saint-Philibert's chapel (Trégunc): 16th- ...
. At
Concarneau
Concarneau (, meaning ''Bay of Cornouaille'') is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Concarneau is bordered to the west by the Baie de La Forêt.
The town has two distinct areas: the modern town on the main ...
the route turned north to Saint-Yvi and then northeast to an intermediate sprint at
Roudouallec
Roudouallec (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Roudouallec are called in French ''Roudouallecois''.
Geography
Roudouallec is located northeast of Quimper and northwest of Vannes. ...
. The route then meandered west over the category 4 climb of the ''Côte de Kaliforn'' and the category 4 ''Côte de Trimen''. After continuing through
Châteauneuf-du-Faou
Châteauneuf-du-Faou () is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Geography
Châteauneuf-du-Faou is located in the middle of Brittany, between Monts d'Arrée and Montagne Noire. The town is built on a hill ov ...
to the category 3 ''Côte de la Roche du Feu'', the race headed through
Châteaulin
Châteaulin (; br, Kastellin) is a commune in the Finistère department and administrative region of Brittany in north-western France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
Geography
Châteaulin is located in a valley towards the center of ...
and over the category 3 ''Côte de Menez Quelerc'h''. The riders then headed southwest to the category 3 ''Côte de la montagne de
Locronan
Locronan (; br, Lokorn) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France, with a population of 800.
Locronan is a member of the ''Les Plus Beaux Villages de France'' ("The most beautiful villages of France") associat ...
''. Heading southeast, a bonification point occurred at the ''Côte de la chapelle de La Lorette'', before the uphill finish in Quimper.
Stage 6
12 July 2018 –
Brest
Brest may refer to:
Places
*Brest, Belarus
**Brest Region
**Brest Airport
**Brest Fortress
*Brest, Kyustendil Province, Bulgaria
*Břest, Czech Republic
*Brest, France
**Arrondissement of Brest
**Brest Bretagne Airport
** Château de Brest
*Brest, ...
to
Mûr-de-Bretagne
Mûr-de-Bretagne (, literally ''Mûr of Brittany''; ) is a town and former Communes of France, commune in the Côtes-d'Armor Departments of France, department, Brittany (administrative region), Brittany, northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, th ...
Guerlédan,
The riders departed from Brest heading north to
Bourg-Blanc
Bourg-Blanc (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Population
Inhabitants of Bourg-Blanc are called ''Blanc-Bourgeois'' in French.
See also
*Communes of the Finistère department
*List of the work ...
and then northeast to Loc-Brévalaire. The route turned east at the D28 road, continuing southeast to the category 3 climb of the ''Côte de Ploudiry'' and then south to
Sizun
Sizun (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Geography Climate
Sizun has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Sizun is . The average annual ra ...
. Turning east, the race continued over the category 4 climb of the ''Côte de Roc'h Trévézel'', through
Huelgoat
Huelgoat (; meaning "High Forest") is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Population
Inhabitants of Huelgoat are called in French ''Huelgoatains''.
Geography
Huelgoat is popular with tourists and holiday ...
,
Poullaouen
Poullaouen (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Locmaria-Berrien was merged into Poullaouen.Carhaix-Plouguer
Carhaix-Plouguer (; br, Karaez-Plougêr ), commonly known as just Carhaix (), is a commune in the French department of Finistère, region of Brittany, France.Maël-Carhaix and
Rostrenen
Rostrenen (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department and Brittany region of northwestern France.
Geography
Neighbouring communes
Rostrenen is border by Mellionnec to the south, Plouguernevel to the east, Kergrist-Moëlou to the nor ...
to an intermediate sprint at Plouguernével. The route continued east through
Gouarec
Gouarec (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Population
Inhabitants of Gouarec are called ''gouarécains'' in French.
See also
*Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department
The following is a lis ...
to Saint-Aignan, where the route turned north. The riders then climbed the category 3 Mûr-de-Bretagne Guerlédan, passing the finish line for the first time, before a bonification point at
Saint-Mayeux
Saint-Mayeux () is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Demographics
Inhabitants of Saint-Mayeux are known in French as ''mayochins''.
Sights
*The church bell, reconstructed in 1730, previously said ...
. Turning southeast to Saint-Gilles-Vieux-Marché and then south, the riders then continued to the town of Mûr-de-Bretagne, before turning north for the second climb of the category 3 route to the finish line.
A leading group of five, including
Damien Gaudin
Damien Gaudin (born 20 August 1986 in Beaupréau) is a French former road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2008 to 2021. He competed for France at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Gaudin left at the end of the 2013 season, and joine ...
,
Fabien Grellier
Fabien Grellier (born 31 October 1994) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProSeries, UCI ProTeam .
Career
Grellier was born in Aizenay. In July 2018, he was named in the start list for the 2018 Tour de France, Tour de France. He al ...
,
Laurent Pichon
Laurent Pichon (born 19 July 1986) is a French racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España. In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the Tour de France. He was the winn ...
,
Dion Smith
Dion Smith (born 3 March 1993) is a New Zealand cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Career
Smith was born in Taupaki in Rodney District. He attended Massey High School.
In September 2015 it was announced that he would join for t ...
and
Anthony Turgis
Anthony Turgis (born 16 May 1994) is a French professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . He was named in the startlist for the 2017 Vuelta a España. In July 2018, he was named in the start list for the Tour de France.
Pe ...
, went in front of the peloton from the beginning of racing. The group established a seven-minute lead at the ''Côte de Roc'h Trévézel''. With remaining, the race was subjected to crosswinds, which reduced the leading group's advantage to less than three and a half minutes, and temporarily split the peloton. The leading group was caught before the first ascent of the Mûr-de-Bretagne. In the few kilometres after the first ascent,
Jack Bauer
Jack Bauer is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox television series ''24 (TV series), 24''. His character has worked in various capacities on the show, often as a Special agent, federal agent of the Co ...
launched a temporary attack off the front of the peloton.
Tom Dumoulin
Tom Dumoulin (; born 11 November 1990) is a retired Dutch professional road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI WorldTeam . He has won nine stages across the three Grand Tours, five medals in three different World Championships and two Olympic s ...
punctured with remaining, and eventually lost nearly a minute to the other general classification contenders. On the second ascent of the Mûr-de-Bretagne,
Richie Porte
Richard Julian Porte (born 30 January 1985) is an Australian professional Road bicycle racing, road bicycle racer who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . His successes include wins at 8 UCI World Tour, World Tour stage races: Paris–Nice in 201 ...
staged an initial attack. Dan Martin counter-attacked, and held the lead to the finish.
Stage 7
13 July 2018 –
Fougères
Fougères (; br, Felger; Gallo: ''Foujerr'') is a commune and a sub-prefecture of the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the region of Brittany in northwestern France.
As of 2017, Fougères had 20,418 inhabitants. The Fougères area comprises appr ...
to
Chartres
Chartres () is the prefecture of the Eure-et-Loir department in the Centre-Val de Loire region in France. It is located about southwest of Paris. At the 2019 census, there were 170,763 inhabitants in the metropolitan area of Chartres (as d ...
,
For the longest stage of the Tour, the race departed east from Fougères, passing through
Mayenne
Mayenne () is a landlocked department in northwest France named after the river Mayenne. Mayenne is part of the administrative region of Pays de la Loire and is surrounded by the departments of Manche, Orne, Sarthe, Maine-et-Loire, and Ille-et ...
and
Alençon
Alençon (, , ; nrf, Alençoun) is a commune in Normandy, France, capital of the Orne department. It is situated west of Paris. Alençon belongs to the intercommunality of Alençon (with 52,000 people).
History
The name of Alençon is firs ...
to the category 4 climb of the ''Côte du Buisson de Perseigne'', just before Neufchâtel-en-Saosnois. The riders then travelled through
Mamers
Mamers () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. The neighboring communes are: Commerveil, Saint-Longis, Saint-Rémy-des-Monts, Origny-le-Roux, Suré. Mamers is twinned with the town Ma ...
and
Bellême
Bellême () is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. The musicologist Guillaume André Villoteau (1759–1839) was born in Bellême, as was Aristide Boucicaut (1810-1877), owner of ''Le'' ''Bon Marché'', the world's first depa ...
before an intermediate sprint at Berd'huis. The route then passed through
Nogent-le-Rotrou
Nogent-le-Rotrou () is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.
It is a sub-prefecture and is located on the river Huisne, 56 kilometres west of Chartres on the RN23 and 150 kilometres south west of Paris, to which it is li ...
, to a bonification point at Nonvilliers-Grandhoux, and then continued east to the finish line in Chartres.
Stage 8
14 July 2018 –
Dreux
Dreux () is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.
Geography
Dreux lies on the small river Blaise, a tributary of the Eure, about 35 km north of Chartres. Dreux station has rail connections to Argentan, Paris and Granvi ...
to
Amiens
Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France. In 2021, the population of ...
,
The stage departed north from Dreux, heading through
Anet
Anet () is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of north-central France. It lies 14 km north-northeast of Dreux between the rivers Eure and Vesgre, the latter flowing into the former some 4 km nort ...
, to the category 4 climb of the ''Côte de
Pacy-sur-Eure
Pacy-sur-Eure (, literally ''Pacy on Eure'') is a commune in the Eure department, Normandy, France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regi ...
'' and northeast to Vernon. The race turned northwest and then north to
Les Andelys
Les Andelys (; Norman: ''Les Aundelys'') is a commune in the northern French department of Eure, in Normandy.
Geography
It lies on the Seine, about northeast of Évreux.
The commune is divided into two parts, Grand-Andely (located about from ...
, then northeast to the category 4 climb of the ''Côte de Feuquerolles''. The riders then had an intermediate sprint at La Neuve-Grange, and continued through
Gournay-en-Bray
Gournay-en-Bray () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.
Geography
A town of farming and light industry, it is situated in the Pays de Bray, some east of Rouen, at the junction of the N 31 ...
André Greipel
André Greipel (born 16 July 1982) is a German former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2021. Since his retirement, Greipel now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team .
Born in Rostock, East ...
and
Fernando Gaviria
Fernando Gaviria Rendón (born 19 August 1994) is a Colombian professional road and track racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is well known as a sprinter. Riding for the Colombian national cycling team, Gaviria came to int ...
initially finished second and third, respectively, but were both relegated due to an irregular sprint.
Stage 9
15 July 2018 –
Arras
Arras ( , ; pcd, Aro; historical nl, Atrecht ) is the prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department, which forms part of the regions of France, region of Hauts-de-France; before the regions of France#Reform and mergers of ...
to
Roubaix
Roubaix ( or ; nl, Robaais; vls, Roboais) is a city in northern France, located in the Lille metropolitan area on the Belgian border. It is a historically mono-industrial commune in the Nord department, which grew rapidly in the 19th century ...
,
The route to Roubaix included fifteen sectors of
pavé
A sett, also known as a block or Belgian block, is a broadly rectangular quarry, quarried Rock (geology), stone used in Road surface, paving roads and walkways. Formerly in widespread use, particularly on steeper streets because setts provided ...
covering . This stage was considered likely to include an early start, to ensure no conflicting schedule with the
2018 FIFA World Cup Final
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.
The stage departed east from Arras, with the rolling start occurring before reaching Athies. The riders continued east to
Arleux
Arleux () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Geography
The river Sensée joins the Canal du Nord at Arleux.
Population
Heraldry
See also
*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 648 communes o ...
, and then southeast to the outskirts of
Cambrai
Cambrai (, ; pcd, Kimbré; nl, Kamerijk), formerly Cambray and historically in English Camerick or Camericke, is a city in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department and in the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, regio ...
. The route then turned north and traversed sectors 15 and 14 of pavé, before an intermediate sprint at Wasnes-au-Bac. Sector 13 of pavé was crossed before Pecquencourt, and sectors 12, 11 and 10 as the riders headed northeast and then northwest to Orchies. Seven more sectors of pavé followed, as the route meandered north to the bonification point at Wannehain. The race then crossed the last two pavé sectors, before the finish in Roubaix.
A five-man group broke away from the front of the peloton, from the opening of the stage. Minutes later,
Richie Porte
Richard Julian Porte (born 30 January 1985) is an Australian professional Road bicycle racing, road bicycle racer who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . His successes include wins at 8 UCI World Tour, World Tour stage races: Paris–Nice in 201 ...
suffered a collarbone injury after crashing on asphalt, and was forced to abandon the race.
José Joaquín Rojas
José Joaquín Rojas Gil (born 8 June 1985) is a Spanish professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Career
Rojas turned professional in 2006 with . His older brother Mariano Rojas, was a professional cyclist as ...
also abandoned around the same time. The leading group grew to ten riders, and established a lead approaching three and a half minutes, before sector 15 of the dry and dusty pavé. By sector 10 at Beauvry, the shrunken peloton was being led by Team Sky and had closed the gap, to the leading group, down to about two minutes. At this point,
Tejay van Garderen
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had fallen a minute behind the peloton. Van Garderen crashed and punctured a few minutes later, and ended losing five minutes at the finish. This was one of multiple crashes or punctures for van Garderen and was the third and final time he nearly caught back up to the race when he finally stopped pursuing and fell back to assist team leader Uran. At the start of sector 6 at Pont-Thibault, the leading group's advantage had been reduced to around thirty seconds, with Reinardt Janse van Rensburg and
Damien Gaudin
Damien Gaudin (born 20 August 1986 in Beaupréau) is a French former road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2008 to 2021. He competed for France at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Gaudin left at the end of the 2013 season, and joine ...
attacking, at the head of the race. The original lead group was caught by the peloton, after sector 3 ended at Wannehain. Another lead group, including John Degenkolb, Greg Van Avermaert and Yves Lampaert, established itself before the start of sector 2 at Camphin-en-Pévèle. The new front group's lead extended to around forty-five seconds, by sector 1 at Willems, and held a lead to the finish. Most of the general classification contenders finished around half a minute behind, while
Romain Bardet
Romain Bardet (born 9 November 1990) is a French professional racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Bardet is known for his climbing and descending abilities, which make him one of the top general classification contenders in Gra ...
's incident-strewn ride finished a further few seconds back.
Mikel Landa
Mikel Landa Meana (born 13 December 1989) is a Spanish professional road cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam . His career breakthrough came at the 2015 Giro d'Italia where he won two stages and finished third overall.
Career Early career
Lan ...
finished alongside Bardet, after Landa recovered from a crash in the last .
Rest day 1
16 July 2018 –
Annecy
Annecy ( , ; frp, Èneci or ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. It lies on the northern tip of Lake Annecy, south of Geneva, Switzerland. Nicknamed ...
On the first rest day,
Jens Keukeleire
Jens Keukeleire (born 23 November 1988) is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Major results
;2009
: 3rd Circuit de Wallonie
: 4th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
: 6th Kattekoers
: ...
and
Alexis Vuillermoz
Alexis Vuillermoz (born 1 June 1988) is a French road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam .
Career
He was originally a mountain bike racer before switching to road cycling, winning the French national under-23 mountain bike title t ...
both announced their abandonment of the race. Both riders suffered fractures during the previous stage. Keukeleire's main injury was to a
fibula
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, acquired during the same crash which forced Richie Porte to retire. Vuillermoz was injured to his right
scapula
The scapula (plural scapulae or scapulas), also known as the shoulder blade, is the bone that connects the humerus (upper arm bone) with the clavicle (collar bone). Like their connected bones, the scapulae are paired, with each scapula on eithe ...
, after colliding with a spectator during sector 3 of the pavé.
Stage 10
17 July 2018 –
Annecy
Annecy ( , ; frp, Èneci or ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. It lies on the northern tip of Lake Annecy, south of Geneva, Switzerland. Nicknamed ...
to
Le Grand-Bornand
Le Grand-Bornand (; frp, Bornan) is a commune in the eastern French department of Haute-Savoie. The commune is a ski resort and takes its name from the river that runs through it. The inhabitants of Le Grand-Bornand are called Bornandins.
Geogr ...
,
The stage departed from Annecy, heading south along the western side of
Lake Annecy
Lake Annecy (french: Lac d'Annecy, ) is a perialpine lake in Haute-Savoie in France. It is named after the city of Annecy, which marks the start of the Thiou, Lake Annecy's outflow river.Jean-Daniel Stanley and Thomas F. Jorstad, ''Direct Sedimen ...
, with racing beginning after passing through
Duingt
Duingt (; frp, Douin) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
The history of the place starts in the Bronze Age (from 1400 to 700 BC) where the first habitats for human settlemen ...
. The riders turned north at
Doussard
Doussard () is a commune in the southeastern French department of Haute-Savoie.
The village contains a landing field used by many paragliders, usually after they've taken off from the nearby Col de la Forclaz.
See also
*Communes of the Haute-Sa ...
and headed along the eastern side of the lake to
Menthon-Saint-Bernard
Menthon-Saint-Bernard (; frp, Menton), commonly referred to simply as Menthon, is a commune on the eastern shore of Lake Annecy in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. In 2018, it had a populatio ...
, turning northeast to the category 4 . An intermediate sprint then took place at
Thônes
Thônes () is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France, and is the ″capital″ of local cheeses Reblochon and Chevrotin.
Geography
The Fier flows northwestward through the middle of th ...
and the race climbed and wound east, through
Manigod
Manigod (; frp, Manegôd) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Eastern France. In 2018, it had a population of 998.
Geography
The linked area of Manigod consists of several different ski areas: La ...
, for the category 1
Col de la Croix Fry
The Col de la Croix Fry () is a mountain pass located in the Chaîne des Aravis, between Manigod and La Clusaz in the Haute-Savoie Departments of France, department of France. The road over the col is used occasionally by the Tour de France cycle ...
, ascending to over an climb. The riders then turned north, descending through
La Clusaz
La Clusaz (; frp, La Klyuza, ) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Overview
It is a ski resort in the Alps near the Swiss border. The commune of La Clusaz is part of the Haute ...
to the valley floor at Entremont. The route began to ascend again and the race eventually turned west for the ''
Hors catégorie
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The HC climb is the ...
'' climb of the ''Montée du plateau des Glières'' to , with a climb at a gradient of 11.3%; which was immediately followed by a gravel section on the plateau, before the . The riders then descended, winding north with an uncategorised intermediate climb through the ''Col des Fleuries'' and continuing the descent through
La Roche-sur-Foron
La Roche-sur-Foron (; Arpitan: ''La Roche'') is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France.
It is located about 23 km (14.2 mi) southeast of Geneva, Switzerland. In 2018, it had a popula ...
, before turning east. After reaching the valley floor and passing through Bonneville and
Scionzier
Scionzier () is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Haute-Savoie department
The following is a list of the 279 Communes of France, commun ...
, the riders then headed south over the category 1 Col de Romme to and partially descended southwest, before climbing the category 1
Col de la Colombière
Col de la Colombière (elevation 1613 m) is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Haute-Savoie in France.
It connects Cluses in the Arve valley with Le Grand-Bornand in the Bourne valley. The road then leads further to Annecy ...
to . The race then descended to the finish line at Le Grand-Bornand.
The race had a late start because the 2018 La Course by Le Tour de France, a women's race organised by the organisation of the Tour de France, was held in the morning. The finale was identical to the men's stage. After the top of the Col de la Colombière, was left to the finish in Le Grand Bornand.
Stage 11
18 July 2018 –
Albertville
Albertville (; Arpitan: ''Arbèrtvile'') is a subprefecture of the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France.
It is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. In 2018, the commune had ...
to La Rosière,
The riders departed from Albertville heading northeast to an intermediate sprint at
Villard-sur-Doron
Villard-sur-Doron is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
See also
*Communes of the Savoie department
The following is a list of the 273 communes of the Savoie department of France.
...
. The race then began the climb of the ''Hors catégorie'' to . After descending south to the valley floor at
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, the riders immediately began the ''Hors catégorie'' climb through and turned east into the Col du Pré at . Following a short descent to cross the
Roselend Dam
The Roselend Dam is an arch-buttress dam located east of Beaufort in the Savoie department of the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is located just west and below the Cormet de Roselend mountain pass. The dam was designed by Coyne ...
, the climb continued into the category 2 Cormet de Roselend at . The riders then faced an descent to the valley floor at
Bourg-Saint-Maurice
Bourg-Saint-Maurice (; Arpitan: ''Bôrg-Sant-Mori'' or simply ''Le Bôrg''), popularly known as Bourg, is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. Located on the Italian border south of Cham ...
Montvalezan
Montvalezan (; frp, Molèzan) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. In 2018, it had a population of 701.
Montvalezan is best known for containing La Rosière ski resort. It is located ...
, the race then turned north for the category 1 climb to the finish line at La Rosière ski station, at an elevation of .
Mark Cavendish
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finished an hour and five minutes behind Geraint Thomas, so was classified as outside the 31 minute and 27 second time limit for the stage.
Mark Renshaw
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and
Marcel Kittel
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also failed to finish within the time limit and were unable to continue the Tour. Meanwhile,
Rick Zabel
Rick Zabel (born 7 December 1993) is a road bicycle racer from Germany, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is the son of Erik Zabel and grandson of Detlef Zabel.
Cycling career
Born in Unna, Zabel won the National Novice Track Championshi ...
finished just outside the limit, but was allowed to continue by the race officials, having also been victim to a mechanical problem.