2018 La Course by Le Tour de France

The fifth edition of La Course by Le Tour de France, a women's cycling race held in France, took place on 17 July 2018.[2]

2018 La Course by Le Tour de France
2018 UCI Women's World Tour, race 15 of 20
Course
Race details
Dates17 July 2018
Stages1
Distance118 km (73.32 mi)
Results
  Winner  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (Mitchelton–Scott)
  Second  Anna van der Breggen (NED) (Boels–Dolmans)
  Third  Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (RSA) (Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling)
Mountains  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig[1] (DEN) (Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling)
Combativity  Leah Thomas (USA) (UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling)
La course by Le Tour 2018 profil

Route and organization

The race ran from Duingt, at the shores of Lake Annecy, to Le Grand Bornand, covering 118 km, and took in the Col de la Colombière.[3] It was be held before stage 10 of the men's 2018 Tour de France, which also finished in Le Grand Bornand.[4] The finale was identical to the men's stage. After the top of the 16.3 km long Col de la Colombière, 15 km was left to the finish.[3]

The event was organised by ASO, which also organised the Tour de France. It was the 15th race of the 2018 UCI Women's World Tour.[5]

Results

The race finished in a finish of two Dutch cyclists with Annemiek van Vleuten beating 2015 race champion Anna van der Breggen to retain the trophy.[6]

Result
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Mitchelton–Scott 3h 20' 43"
2  Anna van der Breggen (NED) Boels–Dolmans + 1"
3  Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (RSA) Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling + 1' 22"
4  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling + 1' 58"
5  Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans + 2' 19"
6  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Canyon–SRAM + 2' 19"
7  Katharine Hall (USA) UnitedHealthcare + 2' 22"
8  Amanda Spratt (AUS) Mitchelton–Scott + 2' 22"
9  Ane Santesteban (ESP) Alé–Cipollini + 2' 24"
10  Erica Magnaldi (ITA) Bepink + 2' 24"

See also

References
  2. Frattini, Kristen. "Cyclingnews' guide to the 2018 Women's WorldTour". Cyclingnews. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  3. "Le parcours de La Course by Le Tour de France 2018 entre Duingt et Le Grand-Bornand". velo101.com (in French). Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  4. "La Course by Le Tour de France: Specific rules" (PDF). La Course by Le Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  5. "Expanded UCI Women's WorldTour in 2018". UCI. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  6. "La Course by Le Tour de France 2018: Results". Cyclingnews.com. 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
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