The 2018 Tour of Croatia was a road cycling stage race that took place in Croatia between 17 and 22 April 2018. It was the fourth edition of the Tour of Croatia since its revival in 2015, and was rated as a 2.HC event as part of the 2018 UCI Europe Tour.
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| Dates | 17–22 April 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,074.5 km (667.7 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 26h 51' 12"[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The race was won by Bahrain–Merida's Kanstantsin Sivtsov.[2]
Teams edit
Nineteen teams were invited to start the race.[3] These included three UCI WorldTeams, 11 UCI Professional Continental teams and five UCI Continental teams.[4]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
UCI Continental teams
Schedule edit
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 17 April | Osijek to Koprivnica | 227 km (141.1 mi) |  |
Hilly stage |  Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA)
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| 2 | 18 April | Karlovac to Zadar | 234.5 km (145.7 mi) | |
Hilly stage |  Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU)
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| 3 | 19 April | Trogir–Okrug to Sveti Jure–Biokovo | 134 km (83.3 mi) |  |
Mountain stage |  Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR)
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| 4 | 20 April | Starigrad to Crikvenica | 171 km (106.3 mi) | |
Hilly stage | Alessandro Tonelli (ITA)
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| 5 | 21 April | Rabac to Učka | 156.5 km (97.2 mi) | |
Mountain stage | Manuele Boaro (ITA)
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| 6 | 22 April | Samobor to Zagreb | 151.5 km (94.1 mi) |  |
Flat stage | Paolo Simion (ITA)
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Stages edit
Stage 1 edit
- 17 April 2018 — Osijek to Koprivnica, 227 km (141.1 mi)[6]
Stage 2 edit
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Stage 3 edit
- 19 April 2018 — Trogir–Okrug to Sveti Jure–Biokovo, 134 km (83.3 mi)[10]
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Stage 4 edit
- 20 April 2018 — Starigrad to Crikvenica, 171 km (106.3 mi)[12]
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Stage 5 edit
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Stage 6 edit
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Classification leadership table edit
In the 2018 Tour of Croatia, four different jerseys were awarded. The general classification was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers at intermediate sprints (three seconds to first, two seconds to second and one second to third) and at the finish of mass-start stages; these were awarded to the first three finishers on all stages: the stage winner won a ten-second bonus, with six and four seconds for the second and third riders respectively. The leader of the classification received a red jersey; it was considered the most important of the 2018 Tour of Croatia, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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| Points for Hors-category | 20 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Points for Category 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Points for Category 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Points for Category 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a blue jersey. In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 15 in a stage. For winning a stage, a rider earned 25 points, with 20 for second, 16 for third, 14 for fourth, 12 for fifth, 10 for sixth and a point fewer per place down to 1 point for 15th place. Points towards the classification could also be accrued – awarded on a 5–3–1 scale – at intermediate sprint points during each stage; these intermediate sprints also offered bonus seconds towards the general classification as noted above.
There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a green jersey. In the mountains classification, points towards the classification were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists. Each climb was categorised as either hors, first, second, or third-category, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. The fourth and final jersey represented the classification for young riders, marked by a white jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1996 were eligible to be ranked in the classification. There was also a classification for teams, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time.
| Stage | Winner | General classification
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Points classification
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Mountains classification
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Young rider classification
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Team classification
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| 1[7] | Niccolò Bonifazio | Niccolò Bonifazio | Niccolò Bonifazio | Emil Dima | Jon Božič | Ljubljana Gusto Xaurum |
| 2[9] | Eduard-Michael Grosu | Eduard-Michael Grosu | Eduard-Michael Grosu | Peter Koning | Astana | |
| 3[11] | Kanstantsin Sivtsov | Kanstantsin Sivtsov | Kanstantsin Sivtsov | Yevgeniy Gidich | ||
| 4[13] | Alessandro Tonelli | |||||
| 5[15] | Manuele Boaro | Alessandro Tonelli | Peter Koning | Bahrain–Merida | ||
| 6[1] | Paolo Simion | Eduard-Michael Grosu | ||||
| Final[1] | Kanstantsin Sivtsov | Eduard-Michael Grosu | Peter Koning | Yevgeniy Gidich | Bahrain–Merida | |
Final standings edit
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General classification edit
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR)
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Bahrain–Merida | 26h 51' 12" |
| 2 |  Pieter Weening (NED)
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Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 11" |
| 3 |  Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ)
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Astana | + 1' 01" |
| 4 |  Radoslav Rogina (CRO)
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Adria Mobil | + 1' 18" |
| 5 |  Niklas Eg (DEN)
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Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 27" |
| 6 |  Daniel Pearson (GBR)
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Aqua Blue Sport | + 2' 19" |
| 7 |  Artem Nych (RUS)
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Gazprom–RusVelo | + 3' 27" |
| 8 | Gianluca Brambilla (ITA)
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Trek–Segafredo | + 3' 37" |
| 9 |  Jonathan Lastra (ESP)
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Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 4' 23" |
| 10 |  Domen Novak (SLO)
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Bahrain–Merida | + 4' 38" |
Points classification edit
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU)
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Nippo–Vini Fantini–Europa Ovini | 67 |
| 2 | Alessandro Tonelli (ITA)
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Bardiani–CSF | 47 |
| 3 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR)
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Bahrain–Merida | 37 |
| 4 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA)
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Bahrain–Merida | 37 |
| 5 | Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ)
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Astana | 35 |
| 6 | Mirco Maestri (ITA)
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Bardiani–CSF | 34 |
| 7 | Jon Božič (SLO)
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Adria Mobil | 33 |
| 8 | Riccardo Minali (ITA)
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Astana | 33 |
| 9 | Pieter Weening (NED)
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Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | 30 |
| 10 | Enrico Barbin (ITA)
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Bardiani–CSF | 29 |
Mountains classification edit
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Peter Koning (NED)
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Aqua Blue Sport | 35 |
| 2 |  Łukasz Owsian (POL)
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CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 26 |
| 3 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR)
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Bahrain–Merida | 20 |
| 4 | Manuele Boaro (ITA)
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Bahrain–Merida | 15 |
| 5 | Alessandro Tonelli (ITA)
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Bardiani–CSF | 15 |
| 6 | Pieter Weening (NED)
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Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | 15 |
| 7 |  Jonathan Cañaveral (COL)
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Bicicletas Strongman–Colombia Coldeportes | 12 |
| 8 | Jure Golčer (SLO)
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Adria Mobil | 12 |
| 9 | Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ)
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Astana | 10 |
| 10 | Emil Dima (ROU)
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MsTina–Focus | 9 |
Young rider classification edit
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ)
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Astana | 26h 52' 13" |
| 2 | Rubén Acosta (COL)
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Bicicletas Strongman–Colombia Coldeportes | + 3' 40" |
| 3 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO)
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Ljubljana Gusto Xaurum | + 4' 48" |
| 4 | Jonathan Cañaveral (COL)
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Bicicletas Strongman–Colombia Coldeportes | + 6' 01" |
| 5 | Daniel Savini (ITA)
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Bardiani–CSF | + 29' 17" |
| 6 | Vincenzo Albanese (ITA)
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Bardiani–CSF | + 39' 45" |
| 7 | Gorazd Per (SLO)
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Adria Mobil | + 45' 07" |
| 8 | Raul-Antonio Sinza (ROU)
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MsTina–Focus | + 48' 33" |
| 9 | Viktor Potočki (CRO)
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Ljubljana Gusto Xaurum | + 58' 11" |
| 10 | Izidor Penko (CRO)
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Ljubljana Gusto Xaurum | + 58' 40" |
Teams classification edit
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Bahrain–Merida | 80h 52' 22" |
| 2 | Bicicletas Strongman–Colombia Coldeportes | + 5' 17" |
| 3 | Astana | + 7' 39" |
| 4 | Adria Mobil | + 16' 54" |
| 5 | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 20' 01" |
| 6 | Bardiani–CSF | + 20' 18" |
| 7 | Meridiana–Kamen | + 22' 20" |
| 8 | Trek–Segafredo | + 25' 51" |
| 9 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 37' 44" |
| 10 | Ljubljana Gusto Xaurum | + 43' 29" |
References edit
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