Tour de France 2018: Final results, standings, and more
Geraint Thomas officially won the yellow jersey to complete an exhilarating three weeks of racing at the Tour de France.
The competition for the 2018 Tour de France yellow jersey was as tight as it has been in years. Geraint Thomas won the race, edging out Tom Dumoulin and teammate Chris Froome, who was riding for his fifth yellow jersey.
They took on a difficult and varied course. This year’s Tour covered nearly 2,100 miles, and included team and individual trials, a brutal cobbles stage, and mountains stages both long and very short over devilish climbs, old and new.
There are a ton of ways to fall in love with this Tour, and this year’s iteration touched them all, from the white jersey competition and a glimpse at cycling’s future, to the green jersey competition, in which Peter Sagan once again blew away the competition.
You can relive all of it below.
General classification (yellow jersey)
1. Geraint Thomas (Sky) - + 83h 17’ 13”
2. Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) - + 1’ 51”
3. Chris Froome (Sky) - + 2’ 24”
4. Primož Roglič (LottoNL-Jumbo) - + 3’ 22”
5. Steven Kruijswijk (LottoNL-Jumbo) - + 6’ 08”
6. Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) - + 6’ 57”
7. Mikel Landa (Movistar) - + 7’ 37”
8. Dan Martin (UAE Team Emirates) - + 9’ 05”
9. Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha Alpecin) - + 12’ 37”
10. Nairo Quintana (Movistar) - + 14’ 18”
Points classification (green jersey)
1. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - 477 points
2. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) - 246 points
3. Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ) - 203 points
4. John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) - 178 points
5. Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) - 143 points
6. Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) - 134 points
7. Andrea Pasqualon (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - 115 points
8. Geraint Thomas (Sky) - 110 points
9. Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain-Merida) - 104 points
10. Daniel Martin (UAE Team Emirates) - 98 points
Mountains classification (polka-dot jersey)
1. Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) - 170 points
2. Warren Barguil (Sunweb) - 91 points
3. Rafal Majka (Bora-Hansgrohe) - 76 points
4. Geraint Thomas (Sky) - 74 points
5. Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) - 63 points
6. Primož Roglic (LottoNL-Jumbo) - 56 points
7. Daniel Martin (UAE Team Emirates) - 41 points
8. Nairo Quintana (Movistar) - 40 points
9. Tanel Kangert (Astana) - 39 points
10. Steven Kruijswijk (LottoNL-Jumbo) - 36 points
Stage results
Stage 21: 116 kilometers from Houilles to Paris Champs-Élysées
Sunday, July 29
1. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) - 2h 46’ 36”
2. John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) - “
3. Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ) - “
4. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Date) - “
5. Cristophe Laporte (Cofidis) - “
6. Maximiliano Richeze (Quick-Step Floors) - “
7. Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain-Merida) - “
8. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - “
9. Andrea Pasqualon (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “
10. Jasper de Buyst (Lotto Soudal) - “
Stage 20: 31 kilometers from Pée-sur-Nivelle to Espelette
Saturday, July 28
Summary: Tom Dumoulin eked past Chris Froome to win the last competitive stage of the Tour de France. Geraint Thomas secured the yellow jersey with a strong third-place ride of his own. Primož Roglič struggled (by his standards) by finishing eight, and slipping off the podium to fourth place overall. Sky will have two men on the podium in Paris on Sunday — Thomas in first and Froome in third.
1. Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) - 40’ 52”
2. Chris Froome (Sky) - + 1”
3. Geraint Thomas (Sky) - + 14”
4. Michael Kwiatkowski (Sky) - + 50”
5. Søren Kragh Andersen (Sunweb) - + 51”
6. Bob Jungels (Quick-Step Floors) - + 52”
7. Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha Alpecin) - + 1’ 02”
8. Primož Roglič (LottoNL-Jumbo) - + 1’ 12”
9. Marc Soler (Movistar) - + 1’ 22”
10. Michael Hepburn (Mitchelton-Scott) - + 1’ 23”
Stage 19: 200.5 kilometers from Lourdes to Laruns
Friday, July 27
Summary: Primož Roglič descended his way to victory from the summit of the Col d’Aubisque to move up to third place on the general classification and turn Saturday’s time trial into a fascinating podium battle amongst him, Tom Dumoulin, and Chris Froome. Geraint Thomas, meanwhile emphasized that he is the strongest rider in France, calmly and easily following attacks on the Tour’s last mountain stage, then sprinting from a bunch to take second place.
1. Primož Roglič (LottoNL-Jumbo) - 5h 28’ 17”
2. Geraint Thomas (Sky) - + 19”
3. Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) - “
4. Daniel Martin (UAE Team Emirates) - “
5. Rafal Majka (Bora-Hansgrohe) - “
6. Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) - “
7. Mike Landa (Movistar) - “
8. Chris Froome (Sky) - “
9. Steven Kruijswijk (LottoNL-Jumbo) - + 31“
10. Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha Alpecin) - “
Stage 18: 171 kilometers from Trie-sur-Baïse to Pau
Thursday, July 26
Summary: Arnaud Démare won a plain ‘ol sprint finish among the few sprinters left in the Tour who haven’t yet been nipped by a time cut. Peter Sagan accelerated but didn’t challenge for the stage — he has already sewn up the green jersey competition if he can stay upright, and he was likely still hurting from a hard fall on Stage 17. All of the yellow jersey contenders made it across the finish line without much drama. (Full recap)
1. Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ) - 3h 46’ 50”
2. Christophe Laporte (Cofidis) - “
3. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) - “
4. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data) - “
5. Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain-Merida) - “
6. Maximiliano Richeze (Quick-Step Floors) - “
7. John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) - “
8. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - “
9. Taylor Phinney (EF Education First-Drapac) - “
10. Timothy Dupont (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “
Stage 17: 65 kilometers from Bagnères-de-Luchon to Saint-Lary-Soulon Col du Portet
Wednesday, July 25
Summary: Nairo Quintana won Stage 17 with a solo effort from the base of the 16-kilometer climb to Saint-Lary-Soulan, showing the form that made him such an exciting rider in 2013. Behind him, Chris Froome cracked, finishing 48 seconds behind yellow jersey bearer and teammate Geraint Thomas and effectively knocking himself out of contention for a fifth Tour victory. The race is now effectively down to two men: Thomas, and fifth-place finisher Tom Dumoulin.
1. Nairo Quintana (Movistar) - 2h 21’ 28”
2. Dan Martin (UAE Team Emirates) - + 28”
3. Geraint Thomas (Sky) - + 47”
4. Primož Roglic (LottoNL-Jumbo) - + 52”
5. Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) - + 52”
6. Steven Kruijswijk (LottoNL-Jumbo) - + 1’ 05”
7. Egan Bernal (Sky) - + 1’ 33”
8. Chris Froome (Sky) - + 1’ 35”
9. Mikel Landa (Movistar) - + 1’ 35”
10. Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha Alpecin) - + 2’ 01”
Stage 16: 218 kilometers from Carcassonne to Bagnères-de-Luchon
Tuesday, July 24
Summary: It was wild day everywhere except in the general classification competition. First, riders were accidentally pepper sprayed while police were breaking up a protest. Then Philippe Gilbert went solo and suffered a scary crash on the descent from Col de Portet d’Aspet (he appears to be OK). THEN Adam Yates crashed while descending to a stage victory in Bagnères-de-Luchon, allowing Julian Alaphilippe to slip past and secure his second stage win of the 2018 Tour.
Meanwhile, there was no change in the top 10 of the GC.
1. Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) - 5h 13’ 22”
2. Gorka Izagirre (Bahrain-Merida) - + 15”
3. Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) - + “
4. Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) - “
5. Domenico Pozzovivo (Bahrain-Merida) - + 18”
6. Robert Gesink (LottoNL-Jumbo) - + 37”
7. Michael Valgren (Astana) - + 56”
8. Gregor Mühlberger (Bora-Hansgrohe) - “
9. Marc Soler (Movistar) - + 1’ 10”
10. Pierre Latour (AG2R La Mondiale) - + 1’ 18”
Stage 15: 181.5 kilometers from Millau to Carcassonne
Sunday, July 22
Summary: A long descent before a flat finish assured this would be an uneventful day for the general classification contenders, who all rolled in together about 12 minutes behind the real race. Magnus Cort Nielsen was much too powerful for Ion Izaguirre and Bauke Mollema, who all broke away together in the crosswinds into Carcassonne. Rafal Majka made a brave solo attempt on the Category 1 climb to Pic de Nore, but was caught near the bottom of the descent.
1. Magnus Cort Nielsen (Astana) - 4h 25’ 52”
2. Ion Izaguirre (Bahrain-Merida) - “
3. Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) - + 2”
4. Michael Valgren (Astana) - + 29”
5. Tom Skujins (Trek-Segafredo) - + 34”
6. Domenico Pozzovivo (Bahreain-Merida) - + 34”
7. Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie) - + 34”
8. Rafal Majka (Bora-Hansgrohe) - + 37”
9. Nikias Arndt (Sunweb) - + 2’ 31”
10. Julien Bernard (Trek-Segafredo) - + 2’ 38”
Stage 14: 188 kilometers from Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to Mende
Saturday, July 21
Summary: It was a day of two races, with the general classification contenders content to let a big breakaway take a lead of more than 20 minutes. Omar Fraile won the stage with a move on the steep three-kilometer climb to the finish in Mende. Jasper Stuyven, who finished third, was the most aggressive rider on the day, going solo with 35 kilometers left in the stage, but getting caught with just a few hundred meters left in the final climb by Fraile and, eventually, Julian Alaphilippe.
Much later, the yellow jersey contenders duked it out. Primož Roglic nipped roughly eight seconds with a solo move midway through the climb. The current podium — Geraint Thomas, Chris Froome, and Tom Dumoulin — followed Roglic, finishing together. Despite riding near his hometown, Romain Bardet was the most notable struggler, giving up 14 seconds to Thomas, the yellow jersey bearer.
1. Omar Fraile (Astana) - 4h 41’ 57”
2. Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) - + 6”
3. Jasper Stuyven (Trek-Segafredo) - + 6”
4. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - + 12”
5. Damiano Caruso (BMC Racing) - + 17”
6. Simon Geschke (Sunweb) - + 19”
7. Nicolas Edet (Cofidis) - + 19”
8. Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie) - + 23”
9. Daryl Impey (Mitchelton-Scott) - + 30”
10. Thomas de Gendt (Lotto Soudal) - + 37”
Stage 13: 169.5 kilometers from Bourg d’Oisans to Valence
Friday, July 20
Summary: A by-the-numbers flat stage that must have been a relief for the riders after a breathless Stage 12. Peter Sagan won his third stage of the 2018 Tour in a defanged bunch sprint after a number of the Tour’s pure sprinters were eliminated from the race because of time cuts in the Alps.
1. Peters Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - 3h 45’ 55”
2. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) - “
3. Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ) - “
4. John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) - “
5. Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) - “
6. Yves Lampaert (Quick-Step Floors) - “
7. Magnus Cort Nielsen (Astana) - “
8. Andrea Pasqualon (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “
9. Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain-Merida) - “
10. Taylor Phinney (Education First-Drapac) - “
Stage 12, 175.5 kilometers from Bourg-Saint-Maurice Les Arcs to Alpe d’Huez
Thursday, July 19
Summary: Geraint Thomas won his second stage in a row, emerging from a slug fest up Alpe d’Huez to win a sprint finish, capping a wildly entertaining day. 10th-place finisher Steven Kruijswijk gave the best effort of the day, going solo on the ascent to Col de la Croix de Fer to nearly win the stage. (Full recap)
1. Geraint Thomas (Sky) - 5h 18’ 37”
2. Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) - + 2”
3. Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) - + 3”
4. Chris Froome (Sky) - + 3”
5. Mikel Landa (Movistar) - + 7”
6. Primož Roglic (LottoNL-Jumbo) - + 13”
7. Vincenzo Nibali (Bharain-Merida) - + 13”
8. Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) - + 42”
9. Nairo Quintana (Movistar) - + 47”
10. Steven Kruijswijk (LottoNL-Jumbo) - + 53”
Stage 11, 108.5 kilometers from Albertville to La Rosière Espace San Bernardo
Wednesday, July 18
Summary: Geraint Thomas won the stage with an attack with five kilometers to go, overcoming Tom Dumoulin and securing the yellow jersey. Teammate Chris Froome finished 20 seconds behind, setting up palace intrigue going forward with the Sky teammates now the best positioned riders for the yellow jersey. (Full recap)
1. Geraint Thomas (Sky) - 3h 29’ 36”
2. Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) - + 20”
3. Chris Froome (Sky) - + 20”
4. Damiano Caruso (BMC Racing) - + 22”
5. Mike Nieve (Mitchelton-Scott) - + 22”
6. Dan Martin (UAE Team Emirates) - + 27”
7. Jesus Herrada (Cofidis) - + 57”
8. Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) - + 59”
9. Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) - + 59”
10. Nairo Quintana (Movistar) - + 59”
Stage 10, 158.5 kilometers from Annecy to Le Grand-Bornand
Tuesday, July 17
Summary: Just two days after France won the World Cup, Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe soloed away from the field with 30 kilometers remaining in the Tour’s first mountain stage and won handily, securing the polka dot King of the Mountains jersey in the process. Farther back, little changed in the general classification. (Full recap)
1. Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) - 4h 25’ 27”
2. Ion Izaguirre (Bahrain-Merida) - + 1’ 34”
3. Rein Taaramäe (Direct Energie) - + 1’ 40”
4. Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) - + 1’ 44”
5. Serge Pauwels (Dimension Data) - + “
6. Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie) - + 2’ 24”
7. Dan Martin (UAE Team Emirates) - + 3’ 23”
8. Primož Roglic (LottoNL-Jumbo) - + “
9. David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) - + “
10. Geraint Thomas (Sky) - + “
Stage 9, 156.5 kilometers from Arras Citadelle to Roubaix
Sunday, July 15
Summary: A hectic day of crashes and dust was capped with a beautiful stage victory for John Degenkolb. The German rider who had suffered a horrific training accident in 2016 was moved to tears after the victory, which he dedicated to a close friend who passed away recently.
It was a much worse day for BMC Racing, which lost Richie Porte to a crash early in the race, then saw assumptive team leader Tejay Van Garderen lose minutes to crashes and mechanical errors of his own. Education First-Drapac’s Rigoberto Uran was another big loser, shipping nearly two minutes on the stage because of a late crash. (Full recap)
1. John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) - 3h 24’ 26”
2. Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) - “
3. Yves Lampaert (Quick-Step Floors) - “
4. Philippe Gilbert (Quick-Step Floors) - + 19”
5. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - + 19”
6. Jasper Stuyven (Trek-Segafredo) - + 19”
7. Bob Jungels (Quick-Step Floors) - + 19”
8. André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) - + 27”
9. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data) - + 27”
10. Timothy Dupoint (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - + 27”
Stage 8, 181 kilometers from Dreux to Amiens Métropole
Saturday, July 14
Summary: Dylan Groenewegen won a hectic sprint on Bastille Day. Peter Sagan broke early for the line after leadout trains never materialized. André Greipel and Fernando Gaviria chased and rubbed shoulders when Gaviria tried to pass in the collapsing space between the lefthand barriers and Greipel’s meaty shoulders. Gaviria tried to make the Gorilla move over with a head butt — which is probably not the smartest thing to do at 60-plus kilometers an hour, but thankfully this wasn’t Sagan-Cavendish redux. Greipel and Gaviria finished second and third at the line, respectively, but race commisaires decided to declassify both of them, making Peter Sagan the technical second-place finisher.
Further back, Stage 6 winner Dan Martin suffered a one-minute, 16-second setback because of a hard fall with roughly 17 kilometers to go, continuing the week’s big theme of yellow jersey contenders shooting themselves in the foot.
1. Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNL-Jumbo) - 4h 23’ 36”
2. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - “
3. John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) - “
4. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) - “
5. Arnaud Demare (Groupama-FDJ) - “
6. Thomas Boudat (Direct Energie) - “
7. Nikias Arndt (Sunweb) - “
8. Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) - “
9. Yves Lampaert (Quick-Step Floors) - “
10. Andrea Paqualon (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “
Stage 7, 231 kilometers from Fougères to Chartres
Friday, July 13
Summary: The longest stage of the 2018 Tour de France was also its least eventful. At least Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen broke up the Gaviria-Sagan hegemony, outdueling both in an uphill sprint for his first stage win of the 2018 Tour. There no changes in the general classification. We have one more transition stage Saturday before COBBLES.
1. Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNL-Jumbo) - 5h 43’ 42”
2. Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors) - “
3. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - “
4. Arnaud Demare (Groupama-FDJ) - “
5. Christophe Laporte (Cofidis) - “
6. John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) - “
7. Daryl Impey (Mitchelton-Scott) - “
8. André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) - “
9. Andrea Pasqualon (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “
10. Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) - “
Stage 6, 181 kilometers from Brest to Mûr-de-Bretagne Guerlédan
Thursday, July 12
Summary: Dan Martin launched a long solo attack near the bottom of the second turn up the Mûr de Bretagne to win Stage 6, perhaps solidifying his general classification hopes while others faltered. Chris Froome suffered somewhat, finishing eight seconds back. Worse off were Romain Bardet and Tom Dumoulin, who lost 31 seconds and 53 seconds, respectively. Both riders suffered mechanicals late in the stage. Dumoulin had to time trial with two other teammates to limit his losses. Bardet was able to get back with the bunch, but fell back as the pace picked up on the final climb.
1. Dan Martin (UAE Team Emirates) - 4h 13’ 43”
2. Pierre Latour (AG2R La Mondiale) - + 1”
3. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) - + 3”
4. Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) - + 3”
5. Rafael Majka (Bora-Hansgrohe) - + 3”
6. Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) - + 3”
7. Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) - + 3”
8. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - + 3”
9. Geraint Thomas (Sky) - + 3”
10. Primoz Roglic (LottoNL-Jumbo) - +3”
Stage 5, 204.5 kilometers from Lorient to Quimper
Wednesday, July 11
Summary: Peter Sagan won his second stage of the 2018 Tour de France, following Philippe Gilbert’s attack on the final climb to the finish in Quimper and ultimately pulling away from Sonny Colbrelli at the line. There was little change to the general classification — many of the biggest contenders finished in a group two seconds back of the stage leaders. (Full recap).
1. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - 4h 48’ 06”
2. Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain-Merida) - “
3. Philippe Gilbert (Quick-Step Floors) - “
4. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) - “
5. Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) - “
6. Daniel Martin (UAE Team Emirates) - “
7. Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) - “
8. Søren Kragh Andersen (Sunweb) - “
9. Andrea Pasqualon (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “
10. Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) - “
Stage 4, 195 kilometers from La Baule to Sarzeau
Tuesday, July 10
Summary: A four-man breakaway nearly went the distance, which would have been fun, because it consisted of two Frenchmen — Jerome Cousin and Anthony Pereze — and two Belgians — Guillaume van Keirsbulck and Dimitri Claeys — on the same day as the France-Belgium World Cup semifinal. The break was fully roped in with just under one kilometer to go, setting up a traditional sprint that Fernando Gaviria won in a near-photo finish for his second stage win of the 2018 Tour.
1. Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors) - 4h 25’ 01”
2. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - “
3. André Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) - “
4. Dylan Groenewegen (Lotto NL-Jumbo) - “
5. Marcel Kittel (Katusha Alpecin) - “
6. Andrea Pasqualon (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “
7. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) - “
8. John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) - “
9. Dion Smith (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “
10. Timothy Dupont (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “
Stage 3, 35.5 kilometers in Cholet
Monday, July 9
Summary: BMC Racing won the stage, putting classics-specialist and defending Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet in a much-deserved yellow jersey. Richie Porte (BMC), Chris Froome (Sky), and Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) all made up a significant chunk of the time they lost on Stage 1 crashes. (Full recap).
1. BMC Racing - 38’ 46”
2. Team Sky - + 4”
3. Quick-Step Floors - + 7”
4. Mitchelton-Scott - + 9”
5. Team Sunweb - + 12”
6. Education First-Drapac - + 35”
7. Bora-Hansgrohe - + 50”
8. Astana - + 52”
9. Katusha-Alpecin - + 53”
10. Movistar - + 54”
11. Bahrain-Merida - + 1’ 06”
12. AG2R La Mondiale - + 1’ 15”
13. Lotto NL-Jumbo - + 1’ 16”
14. Trek-Segafredo - +1 16”
15. UAE Team Emirates - + 1’ 39”
16. Groupama-FDJ - + 1’ 42”
17. Fortuneo-Samsic - + 1’ 47”
18. Direct-Energie - + 1’ 52”
19. Lotto Soudal - + 1’ 52”
20. Dimension Data - + 1’ 53”
21. Wanty-Groupe Gobert - + 2’ 24”
22. Cofidis - + 3’ 23”
Stage 2, 182.5 kilometers from Mouilleron-Saint-Germain to La Roche-sur-Yon
Sunday, July 8
Summary: Peter Sagan won his first (and not likely last) stage of the 2018 Tour de France, edging out a charging Sonny Colbrelli on a false flat finish. The final bunch sprint was smaller than expected because of a crash on a hard right bend with approximately one kilometer to go that took out Stage 1 winner Fernando Gaviria, among many others. Sagan will wear yellow for the team time trial on Stage 3.
1. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - 4h 06’ 37”
2. Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain Merida) - “
3. Arnaud Demare (Groupama-FDJ) - “
4. André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) - “
5. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) - “
6. Timothy Dupont (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “
7. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) - “
8. Andrea Pasqualon (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “
9. John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) - “
10. Philippe Gilbert (Quick-Step Floors) - “
Stage 1, 201 kilometers from Noirmoutier-en-L’île to Fontenary-le-Comte
Saturday, July 7
Summary: The first breakaway of the Tour de France consisted of French riders Yoann Offredo, Jerome Cousin, and Kevin Ledanois. Ledanois won the polka-dot jersey on a dinky climb. They all gave a valiant effort under the sun, but the were completely closed down with 10 kilometers to go.
Young Colombian star Fernando Gaviria won a bunch sprint over Peter Sagan, but the big story will be the crashes that took place in the final kilometers, taking out several general classification contenders. Chris Froome, Richie Porte, Nairo Quintana, and Adam Yates all lost siginificant time. (Recap).
1. Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors) - 4h 23’ 32”
2. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - “
3. Marcel Kittel (Katusha Alpecin) - “
4. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) - “
5. Cristophe Laporte (Cofidis) - “
6. Dylan Groenewegen (Lotto NL-Jumbo) - “
7. Michael Matthews (Sunweb) - “
8. John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) - “
9. Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) - “
10. Rafael Majka (Quick-Step Floors) - “