2018 Tour des Fjords

Cycling race

2018 UCI Europe Tour

Race details

Dates

22–24 May 2018

Stages

Distance

571.3^[1] km (355.0 mi)

Winning time

13h 32' 01"

Results


	Winner	Michael Albasini (SUI)
	Second	Bjorg Lambrecht (BEL)
	Third	Pim Ligthart (NED)
	Points	Michael Albasini (SUI)
	Mountains	Carlos Verona (ESP)
	Youth	Bjorg Lambrecht (BEL)
	Team	Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij

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The 2018 Tour des Fjords was the sixth edition of the Tour des Fjords road cycling stage race. The race was part of UCI Europe Tour in category 2.HC and was won by Swiss rider Michael Albasini of Mitchelton–BikeExchange.^[2]

Teams

Twenty-one teams started the race. Each team had a maximum of six riders:^[3]

UCI WorldTeams

Team Dimension Data
LottoNL–Jumbo
Mitchelton–Scott
Team Sky
Trek–Segafredo
EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale
Lotto–Soudal
Quick-Step Floors
Team Sunweb

UCI Professional Continental teams

UCI Continental teams

Team Coop
Joker Icopal
Uno-X Norwegian Development Team
Team Virtu Cycling

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[4]^[5]
Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Stage winner
1	22 May	Lindesnes to Grimstad	191.4 km (118.9 mi)	Flat stage	Fabio Jakobsen (NED)
2	23 May	Risør to Kristiansand	188.9 km (117.4 mi)	Flat stage	Michael Albasini (SUI)
3	24 May	Farsund to Egersund	191 km (119 mi)	Hilly stage	Bjorg Lambrecht (BEL)

Stages

Stage 1

Stage 1 result^[4]^[6]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Fabio Jakobsen (NED)	Quick-Step Floors	4h 22' 32"
2	Moreno Hofland (NED)	Lotto–Soudal	s.t.
3	Timo Roosen (NED)	LottoNL–Jumbo	s.t.
4	Amund Grøndahl Jansen (NOR)	LottoNL–Jumbo	s.t.
5	Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)	Team Dimension Data	s.t.
6	Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROM)	Nippo–Vini Fantini–Europa Ovini	s.t.
7	Nelson Soto (COL)	Caja Rural–Seguros RGA	s.t.
8	Jeroen Meijers (NED)	Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
9	Michael Albasini (SUI)	Mitchelton–Scott	s.t.
10	Dries Van Gestel (BEL)	Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise	s.t.

General classification after Stage 1^[4]^[6]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Fabio Jakobsen (NED)	Quick-Step Floors	4h 22' 22"
2	Moreno Hofland (NED)	Lotto–Soudal	+ 4"
3	František Sisr (CZE)	CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice	+ 5"
4	Henrik Evensen (NOR)	Joker Icopal	s.t.
5	Timo Roosen (NED)	LottoNL–Jumbo	+ 6"
6	Floris Gerts (NED)	Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij	+ 8"
7	Amund Grøndahl Jansen (NOR)	LottoNL–Jumbo	+ 10"
8	Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)	Team Dimension Data	s.t.
9	Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROM)	Nippo–Vini Fantini–Europa Ovini	s.t.
10	Nelson Soto (COL)	Caja Rural–Seguros RGA	s.t.

Stage 2

Stage 2 result^[4]^[7]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Michael Albasini (SUI)	Mitchelton–Scott	4h 33' 02"
2	Pim Ligthart (NED)	Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
3	Kristoffer Halvorsen (NOR)	Team Sky	s.t.
4	Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)	Team Dimension Data	s.t.
5	Amund Grøndahl Jansen (NOR)	LottoNL–Jumbo	s.t.
6	Timo Roosen (NED)	LottoNL–Jumbo	s.t.
7	Fabio Jakobsen (NED)	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
8	Davide Martinelli (ITA)	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
9	Herman Dahl (NOR)	Joker Icopal	s.t.
10	Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN)	Team Sunweb	s.t.

General classification after Stage 2^[4]^[7]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Fabio Jakobsen (NED)	Quick-Step Floors	8h 55' 24"
2	Michael Albasini (SUI)	Mitchelton–Scott	s.t.
3	Pim Ligthart (NED)	Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij	+ 4"
4	František Sisr (CZE)	CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice	+ 5"
5	Michael Gogl (AUT)	Trek–Segafredo	s.t.
6	Timo Roosen (NED)	LottoNL–Jumbo	+ 6"
7	Kristoffer Halvorsen (NOR)	Team Sky	s.t.
8	Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)	Team Dimension Data	+ 10"
9	Amund Grøndahl Jansen (NOR)	LottoNL–Jumbo	s.t.
10	Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN)	Team Sunweb	s.t.

Stage 3

Stage 3 result^[4]^[8]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Bjorg Lambrecht (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal	4h 36' 43"
2	Michael Albasini (SUI)	Mitchelton–Scott	s.t.
3	Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)	Team Dimension Data	s.t.
4	Pim Ligthart (NED)	Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
5	Amund Grøndahl Jansen (NOR)	LottoNL–Jumbo	+ 3"
6	August Jensen (NOR)	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
7	Ruben Guerreiro (POR)	Trek–Segafredo	s.t.
8	Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN)	Team Sunweb	s.t.
9	Aaron Gate (NZL)	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
10	Jeroen Meijers (NED)	Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.

Results

Final general classification^[4]^[8]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Michael Albasini (SUI)	Mitchelton–Scott	13h 32' 01"
2	Bjorg Lambrecht (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal	+ 6"
3	Pim Ligthart (NED)	Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij	+ 10"
4	Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)	Team Dimension Data	+ 12"
5	Michael Gogl (AUT)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 14"
6	Timo Roosen (NED)	LottoNL–Jumbo	+ 15"
7	Amund Grøndahl Jansen (NOR)	LottoNL–Jumbo	+ 19"
8	Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN)	Team Sunweb	s.t.
9	Jeroen Meijers (NED)	Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
10	Ruben Guerreiro (POR)	Trek–Segafredo	s.t.

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