The 2018 Tour de Pologne was a road cycling stage race that took place between 4 and 10 August in Poland. It was the 75th edition of the Tour de Pologne and the twenty-eighth event of the 2018 UCI World Tour.[1] The race was won by Michał Kwiatkowski riding for Team Sky.[2]
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| Dates | 4–10 August 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,014 km (630.1 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editThe sixth stage was initially scheduled to run between Zakopane and Poprad in Slovakia and be 180 km (112 mi) long, but due to financial difficulties two months before the stage was run, the finish was changed to Bukowina Tatrzańska and the stage rescheduled to run over 130 km (81 mi).
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner | Leader of the GC | ||
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| 1 | 4 August | Main Square, Kraków to Kraków | 134 km (83 mi) | 
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Flat stage |  Pascal Ackermann (GER)
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Pascal Ackermann | |
| 2 | 5 August | Tarnowskie Góry to Katowice | 144 km (89 mi) |
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Flat stage | Pascal Ackermann (GER)
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| 3 | 6 August | Silesian Stadium, Chorzów to Zabrze | 139 km (86 mi) |
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Flat stage |  Álvaro José Hodeg (COL)
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Álvaro José Hodeg | |
| 4 | 7 August | Jaworzno to Szczyrk | 179 km (111 mi) | 
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Mountain stage |  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)
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Michał Kwiatkowski | |
| 5 | 8 August | Wieliczka Salt Mine to Bielsko-Biała | 152 km (94 mi) | 
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Medium-mountain stage | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)
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| 6 | 9 August | Zakopane to Terma Bukowina Tatrzańska | 130 km (81 mi) |
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Mountain stage |  Georg Preidler (AUT)
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| 7 | 10 August | Terma Bukowina Tatrzańska to Bukowina Tatrzańska | 136 km (85 mi) |
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Mountain stage |  Simon Yates (GBR)
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| Total | 1,014 km (630.1 mi) | |||||||
Teams
editAs the 2018 Tour de Pologne was a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team into the race. Along with a Polish national team, three other squads were given wildcard places into the race, and as such, formed the event's 22-team peloton.
UCI WorldTeams
- Team Sky
- AG2R La Mondiale
- Astana
- Bahrain–Merida
- BMC Racing Team
- Bora–Hansgrohe
- Lotto–Soudal
- Mitchelton–BikeExchange
- Movistar Team
- Quick-Step Floors
- Team Dimension Data
- EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale
- Team Katusha–Alpecin
- LottoNL–Jumbo
- Team Sunweb
- Trek–Segafredo
- UAE Team Emirates
- Groupama–FDJ
UCI Professional Continental teams
National team
Stages
editStage 1
edit- 4 August 2018 – Main Square, Kraków to Kraków, 134 km (83.3 mi)
Stage 2
edit- 5 August 2018 – Tarnowskie Góry to Katowice,
156 km (97 mi)144 km (89 mi)
Because of the peloton being misled onto an incorrect route, the stage was shortened by 12 km (7 mi).[4]
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Stage 3
edit- 6 August 2018 – Silesian Stadium, Chorzów to Zabrze, 139 km (86.4 mi)
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Stage 4
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Stage 5
edit- 8 August 2018 – Wieliczka Salt Mine to Bielsko-Biała, 152 km (94.4 mi)
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Stage 6
edit- 9 August 2018 – Zakopane to Terma Bukowina Tatrzańska, 130 km (80.8 mi)
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Stage 7
edit- 10 August 2018 – Terma Bukowina Tatrzańska to Bukowina Tatrzańska, 136 km (84.5 mi)
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Classification leadership table
editIn the 2018 Tour de Pologne, 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 all stages: the stage winner won a ten-second bonus, with six and four seconds for the second and third riders respectively.[11] The leader of the classification received a yellow jersey;[12] it was considered the most important of the Tour de Pologne, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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| Points for Category P1 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Points for Category 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Points for Category 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Points for Category 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Points for Category 4 | 1 | 0 | |||
There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a purple jersey.[12] 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 first, second, third, or fourth-category, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. Double points were also awarded for the premier first-category climb on the final stage.[11]
Additionally, there was a sprints classification, which awarded a white jersey.[13] In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 20 in a stage.[11] For winning a stage, a rider earned 20 points, with a point fewer per place down to 1 point for 20th place.[11] The fourth and final jersey represented the active rider classification, marked by a blue jersey.[13] This was decided at the race's intermediate sprints, awarding points on a 3–2–1 scale.[11]
There was also a classification for Polish riders,[14] with the highest-placed rider appearing on the podium each day. As well as this, a teams classification was also calculated,[14] 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 (Polish: Żółta koszulka) 
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Sprints classification (Polish: Klasyfikacja sprinterska) 
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Mountains classification (Polish: Klasyfikacja górska) 
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Active rider classification (Polish: Klasyfikacja najaktywniejszych) 
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Polish rider classification (Polish: Najlepszy Polak) |
Teams classification (Polish: Klasyfikacja drużynowa) |
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| 1 | Pascal Ackermann | Pascal Ackermann | Pascal Ackermann | Michał Paluta | Alessandro De Marchi | Michał Paluta | Trek–Segafredo |
| 2 | Pascal Ackermann | Jenthe Biermans | |||||
| 3 | Álvaro José Hodeg | Álvaro José Hodeg | Álvaro José Hodeg | ||||
| 4 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Michał Kwiatkowski | Jan Tratnik | Michał Kwiatkowski | BMC Racing Team | ||
| 5 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Pascal Ackermann | |||||
| 6 | Georg Preidler | Łukasz Owsian | Astana | ||||
| 7 | Simon Yates | Michał Kwiatkowski | Patrick Konrad | AG2R La Mondiale | |||
| Final | Michał Kwiatkowski | Michał Kwiatkowski | Patrick Konrad | Jenthe Biermans | Michał Kwiatkowski | AG2R La Mondiale | |
References
edit- ^ "Tour de Pologne 2018". 4 August 2018.
- ^ "Kwiatkowski savours Tour de Pologne victory after courageous final defence | Cyclingnews.com". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Tour de Pologne: Ackermann wins opening stage". Cyclingnews.com. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "Tour de Pologne: Pascal Ackermann bezkonkurencyjny w Katowicach". 5 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Tour de Pologne: Ackermann repeats on stage 2 in Katowice". Cyclingnews.com. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Tour de Pologne: Double win for Hodeg in Zabrze". Cyclingnews.com. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Tour de Pologne: Kwiatkowski wins stage 4". Cyclingnews.com. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Tour de Pologne: Kwiatkowski wins stage 5". Cyclingnews.com. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Tour de Pologne: Preidler wins in Bukovina Resort". Cyclingnews.com. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Tour de Pologne: Simon Yates solos to stage victory". Cyclingnews.com. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f Roadbook 2017, pp. 28–30.
- ^ a b Roadbook 2017, p. 16.
- ^ a b Roadbook 2017, p. 17.
- ^ a b Roadbook 2017, p. 18.