The 2018 Dubai Tour was a road cycling stage race that took place in Dubai between 6 and 10 February 2018. It was the fifth edition of the Dubai Tour and was rated as a 2.HC event as part of the 2018 UCI Asia Tour.[2]
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| Dates | 6–10 February 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 841[1] km (522.6 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 19h 05' 46" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Route
edit| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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| 1 | 6 February | Dubai to Palm Jumeirah | 167 km (104 mi) | 
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Flat stage |  Dylan Groenewegen (NED)
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| 2 | 7 February | Dubai to Ras Al Khaimah | 190 km (120 mi) |
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Flat stage |  Elia Viviani (ITA)
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| 3 | 8 February | Dubai to Fujairah City | 180 km (110 mi) |
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Flat stage |  Mark Cavendish (GBR)
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| 4 | 9 February | Dubai to Hatta | 172 km (107 mi) | 
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Hilly stage | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA)
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| 5 | 10 February | Dubai to Dubai | 132 km (82 mi) |
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Flat stage | Elia Viviani (ITA)
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Stages
editStage 1
editStage 1 result[3][5]
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General classification after Stage 1[3][5]
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Stage 2
editStage 2 result[3][6]
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General classification after Stage 2[3][6]
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Stage 3
editRace leader Dylan Groenewegen received a 20-second penalty for sheltering too long behind a team car.
Stage 3 result[3][7]
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General classification after Stage 3[3][7]
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Stage 4
editStage 4 result[3][8]
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General classification after Stage 4[3][8]
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Stage 5
editStage 5 result[3][9]
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Classification leadership table
editIn the 2018 Dubai Tour, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers at intermediate sprints and at the finish of mass-start stages, the leader received a blue jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the 2018 Dubai Tour, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.
Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a red jersey. In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 10 in a stage. For winning a stage, a rider earned 25 points, with 16 for second, 11 for third, 8 for fourth, 6 for fifth with a point fewer per place down to a single point for 10th place. Points towards the classification could also be accrued at intermediate sprint points during each stage; these intermediate sprints also offered bonus seconds towards the general classification. There was also a sprints classification for the points awarded at the aforementioned intermediate sprints, where the leadership of which was marked by a jersey in the colours of the United Arab Emirates flag.
The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey. This was decided in the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1993 were eligible to be ranked in the classification.
| Stage | Winner | General classification
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Points classification
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Intermediate sprints classification
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Youth classification
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| 1 | Dylan Groenewegen | Dylan Groenewegen | Dylan Groenewegen | Daniel Teklehaimanot | Dylan Groenewegen |
| 2 | Elia Viviani | Nathan Van Hooydonck | |||
| 3 | Mark Cavendish | Elia Viviani | Nathan Van Hooydonck | ||
| 4 | Sonny Colbrelli | Elia Viviani | Magnus Cort Nielsen | ||
| 5 | Elia Viviani | Quentin Valognes | |||
| Final | Elia Viviani | Elia Viviani | Quentin Valognes | Magnus Cort Nielsen | |
Final classifications
editFinal general classification[9]
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Final points classification[9]
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Final young rider classification[9]
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References
edit- ^ "Dubai Tour (HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Dubai Tour 2018". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "2018 Dubai Tour (HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Dubai Tour 2018". Cycling News. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Groenewegen wins Dubai Tour stage 1". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Viviani wins stage 2 of the Dubai Tour". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Cavendish wins Dubai Tour stage 3". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Dubai Tour: Colbrelli takes victory at Hatta Dam". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Dubai Tour: Viviani wins final stage to secure overall victory". Cycling News. Retrieved 11 March 2019.