2018 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

2018 Volta Ciclista a la Comunitat Valenciana
Race details
Course69. Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
Competition2018 UCI Europe Tour 2.1
Stages5
DatesJanuary 31 – February 04, 2018
Distance688.1 km (427.5 mi)
Country Spain
Journey originOropesa del Mar
Journey destinationValencia
Teams25
Starting riders175
Arriving riders159
Palmares
Winner Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
Second Luis León Sánchez (Astana)
Third Jakob Fuglsang (Astana)
Mountains Preben Van Hecke (Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise)
Sprints Thomas Sprengers (Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise)
Youth Kilian Frankiny (BMC Racing)
Combination Thomas Sprengers (Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise)
Team Astana
◀ 2017
Documentation

The 69th edition of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (English: Tour of the Valencian Community) was held from 31 January to 4 February 2018. It was run over five stages, of which one team time trial, covering a total distance of 691.8 km. It was a 2.1 event of the 2018 UCI Europe Tour. The race was run entirely in the autonomous community of Valencia, starting in Orpesa and finishing in Valencia.[1]

The race was won by Spaniard Alejandro Valverde of Movistar Team, who also won two stages. Luis León Sánchez was second, Jakob Fuglsang third.[2] Valverde's overall win was his third in the race after 2004 and 2007, which made him the recordholder of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana.

Teams

WorldTeams (11)
  1. Movistar
  2. Sky
  3. BMC Racing
  4. Katusha-Alpecin
  5. LottoNL-Jumbo
  6. Bahrain-Merida
  7. Mitchelton-Scott
  8. EF Education First-Drapac
  9. AG2R La Mondiale
  10. Astana
  11. Dimension Data
Professional continental teams (11)
  1. CCC Sprandi Polkowice
  2. Cofidis
  3. Gazprom-RusVelo
  4. Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
  5. Israel Cycling Academy
  6. Direct Énergie
  7. Rally Cycling
  8. Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
  9. Euskadi-Murias
  10. Burgos BH
  11. Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini
Continental teams (3)
  1. Polartec-Kometa
  2. Fundación Euskadi
  3. Inteja-Dominican

Race summary

StageDateCoursetypeDistance - km (mi)Stage winnerOverall leader
1  January 31Oropesa del Mar – Peniscola
191.5 (118.9) Danny van Poppel Danny van Poppel
2  February 1Bétera – Albuixech
154 (95.6) Alejandro Valverde Alejandro Valverde
3  February 2Benitachell / El Poble Nou de Benitatxell – Calp
23.2 (14.4) BMC Racing Alejandro Valverde
4  February 3Orihuela – Cocentaina
184.2 (114.4) Alejandro Valverde Alejandro Valverde
5  February 4Paterna – Valencia
135.2 (84) Jürgen Roelandts Alejandro Valverde

Stages

Stage 1

General classification
RiderTeamTime
1. Danny van Poppel LottoNL-Jumbo4h 34' 03"
2. Luka Mezgec Mitchelton-Scott+ 4"
3. Jürgen Roelandts BMC Racing+ 6"
4. Daniel McLay EF Education First-Drapac+ 10"
5. Clément Venturini AG2R La Mondiale+ 10"
6. Hugo Hofstetter Cofidis+ 10"
7. Michał Kwiatkowski Sky+ 10"
8. Oliver Naesen AG2R La Mondiale+ 10"
9. Marco Canola Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini+ 10"
10. Angelo Tulik Direct Énergie+ 10"


Stage 2

Stage classification
RiderTeamTime
1. Alejandro Valverde Movistar3h 53' 55"
2. Luis León Sánchez Astana+ 0"
3. Jakob Fuglsang Astana+ 0"
4. Giovanni Visconti Bahrain-Merida+ 19"
5. Greg Van Avermaet BMC Racing+ 19"
6. Merhawi Kudus Dimension Data+ 19"
7. Pello Bilbao Astana+ 19"
8. Alexis Vuillermoz AG2R La Mondiale+ 19"
9. Ben Hermans Israel Cycling Academy+ 19"
10. Adam Yates Mitchelton-Scott+ 19"
General classification
RiderTeamTime
1. Alejandro Valverde Movistar8h 27' 58"
2. Luis León Sánchez Astana+ 4"
3. Jakob Fuglsang Astana+ 6"
4. Wout Poels Sky+ 29"
5. Diego Rosa Sky+ 29"
6. Pello Bilbao Astana+ 29"
7. Greg Van Avermaet BMC Racing+ 29"
8. David de la Cruz Sky+ 29"
9. Primož Roglič LottoNL-Jumbo+ 29"
10. Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing+ 29"


Stage 3

Stage classification
TeamTimeTime GapSpeed
1. BMC Racing 27' 24"50.772 km/h
2. Astana 28' 32"+ 1' 08"48.757 km/h
3. AG2R La Mondiale 28' 36"+ 1' 12"48.643 km/h
4. Gazprom-RusVelo 29' 00"+ 1' 36"47.972 km/h
5. CCC Sprandi Polkowice 29' 00"+ 1' 36"47.972 km/h
6. Katusha-Alpecin 29' 07"+ 1' 43"47.780 km/h
7. Euskadi-Murias 29' 10"+ 1' 46"47.698 km/h
8. Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 29' 18"+ 1' 54"47.482 km/h
9. Cofidis 29' 38"+ 2' 14"46.974 km/h
10. Direct Énergie 29' 39"+ 2' 15"46.948 km/h
General classification
RiderTeamTime
1. Alejandro Valverde Movistar8h 27' 58"
2. Luis León Sánchez Astana+ 4"
3. Jakob Fuglsang Astana+ 6"
4. Wout Poels Sky+ 29"
5. Diego Rosa Sky+ 29"
6. Pello Bilbao Astana+ 29"
7. Greg Van Avermaet BMC Racing+ 29"
8. David de la Cruz Sky+ 29"
9. Primož Roglič LottoNL-Jumbo+ 29"
10. Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing+ 29"


Stage 4

Stage classification
RiderTeamTime
1. Alejandro Valverde Movistar4h 48' 35"
2. Adam Yates Mitchelton-Scott+ 4"
3. Luis León Sánchez Astana+ 4"
4. Jesús Herrada Cofidis+ 9"
5. Primož Roglič LottoNL-Jumbo+ 10"
6. Jakob Fuglsang Astana+ 10"
7. Pello Bilbao Astana+ 15"
8. Roman Kreuziger Mitchelton-Scott+ 18"
9. Kilian Frankiny BMC Racing+ 24"
10. Ben Hermans Israel Cycling Academy+ 30"
General classification
RiderTeamTime
1. Alejandro Valverde Movistar13h 16' 23"
2. Luis León Sánchez Astana+ 14"
3. Jakob Fuglsang Astana+ 26"
4. Adam Yates Mitchelton-Scott+ 37"
5. Jesús Herrada Cofidis+ 48"
6. Primož Roglič LottoNL-Jumbo+ 49"
7. Pello Bilbao Astana+ 54"
8. Roman Kreuziger Mitchelton-Scott+ 57"
9. Kilian Frankiny BMC Racing+ 1' 03"
10. Amaro Antunes CCC Sprandi Polkowice+ 1' 09"


Stage 5

Stage classification
RiderTeamTime
1. Jürgen Roelandts BMC Racing2h 58' 26"
2. Danny van Poppel LottoNL-Jumbo+ 0"
3. Clément Venturini AG2R La Mondiale+ 1"
4. Nelson Soto Caja Rural-Seguros RGA+ 1"
5. Baptiste Planckaert Katusha-Alpecin+ 1"
6. Christophe Noppe Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise+ 1"
7. Marco Canola Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini+ 1"
8. Yevgeniy Gidich Astana+ 1"
9. Jonas Koch CCC Sprandi Polkowice+ 1"
10. Hugo Hofstetter Cofidis+ 1"

Classifications

Final general classification

General classification
RiderTeamTime
1. Alejandro Valverde Movistar16h 14' 53"
2. Luis León Sánchez Astana+ 14"
3. Jakob Fuglsang Astana+ 26"
4. Adam Yates Mitchelton-Scott+ 37"
5. Jesús Herrada Cofidis+ 48"
6. Primož Roglič LottoNL-Jumbo+ 49"
7. Pello Bilbao Astana+ 54"
8. Roman Kreuziger Mitchelton-Scott+ 57"
9. Kilian Frankiny BMC Racing+ 1' 03"
10. Amaro Antunes CCC Sprandi Polkowice+ 1' 09"


Combined Classification

Combination classification
RiderTeamPoints
1. Thomas Sprengers Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise56 pts
2. Ibai Salas Burgos BH100 pts
3. Michał Kwiatkowski Sky106 pts
4. Paul Ourselin Direct Énergie124 pts
5. Mathias Van Gompel Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise130 pts
6. Jon Ander Insausti Bahrain-Merida135 pts
7. José Manuel Díaz Israel Cycling Academy158 pts
8. Jesús Alberto Rubio Inteja-Dominican179 pts


King of the Mountains

Mountains classification
RiderTeamPoints
1. Preben Van Hecke Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise27 pts
2. Cristián Rodríguez Caja Rural-Seguros RGA21 pts
3. Alejandro Valverde Movistar20 pts
4. Mathias Van Gompel Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise17 pts
5. Garikoitz Bravo Euskadi-Murias17 pts
6. Luis León Sánchez Astana12 pts
7. Jon Ander Insausti Bahrain-Merida11 pts
8. Jakob Fuglsang Astana9 pts
9. Bryan Nauleau Direct Énergie9 pts
10. Adam Yates Mitchelton-Scott8 pts


Best young rider

Best young classification
RiderTeamTime
1. Kilian Frankiny BMC Racing16h 15' 56"
2. Gianni Moscon Sky+ 10"
3. Merhawi Kudus Dimension Data+ 18"
4. Neilson Powless LottoNL-Jumbo+ 52"
5. Matteo Fabbro Katusha-Alpecin+ 1' 01"
6. Steff Cras Katusha-Alpecin+ 3' 20"
7. Alex Aranburu Caja Rural-Seguros RGA+ 3' 54"
8. Jaime Rosón Movistar+ 4' 24"
9. Aleksandr Vlasov Gazprom-RusVelo+ 4' 27"
10. Luka Pibernik Bahrain-Merida+ 4' 33"


Team Classification

Teams classification
TeamTime
1. Astana 48h 46' 25"
2. Sky + 2' 13"
3. BMC Racing + 2' 29"
4. Mitchelton-Scott + 3' 30"
5. AG2R La Mondiale + 6' 25"
6. LottoNL-Jumbo + 6' 40"
7. Bahrain-Merida + 9' 53"
8. Katusha-Alpecin + 11' 50"
9. CCC Sprandi Polkowice + 13' 10"
10. Euskadi-Murias + 14' 24"


References

  1. ↑ "Recorrido". vueltacv.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Valverde wins Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana". Cyclingnews. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
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