2018 La Course by Le Tour de France

Cycling race

2018 La Course by Le Tour de France2018 UCI Women's World Tour, race 15 of 20

Course

Race details
Dates| 17 July 2018
Stages| 1
Distance| 118 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)

<- 2017

2019 ->

Course profile

The 2018 La Course by Le Tour de France was the fifth edition of La Course by Le Tour de France, a women's cycling race held in France. It took place on 17 July 2018 and was the fifteenth event on the 2018 UCI Women's World Tour.[2][3] The event was organised by ASO, which also organises the Tour de France. The race was won by Dutch rider Annemiek van Vleuten of Mitchelton-Scott.[4]

## Route and format

[edit]

The race returned to a single stage format in 2018, following the criticism of the 2017 edition's pursuit stage. This was welcomed by the peloton and media.[5]

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.[6] It was held before stage 10 of the men's 2018 Tour de France, which also finished in Le Grand Bornand.[7] 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.[6]

## Teams

[edit]

UCI Women's Teams

* Boels–Dolmans
* Mitchelton-Scott
* Cervélo-Bigla Pro Cycling
* Canyon-SRAM
* Team Sunweb
* WaowDeals Pro Cycling
* BTC City Ljubljana
* FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
* Cylance Pro Cycling
* UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
* Trek-Drops
* Bepink
* Movistar Team
* Team TIBCO - SVB
* Wiggle High5
* Astana Women's Team
* Lotto Soudal Ladies
* Alé Cipollini
* Valcar–PBM
* Cogeas - Mettler Pro Cycling Team

## Results

[edit]

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.[4]

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

[edit]

* 2018 in women's road cycling

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Official classifications of la Course by le Tour with FDJ - the race".
2. ^ Frattini, Kristen (2 March 2018). "Cyclingnews' guide to the 2018 Women's WorldTour". Cyclingnews. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
3. ^ "Expanded UCI Women's WorldTour in 2018". UCI. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
4. ^ a b "La Course by Le Tour de France 2018: Results". Cyclingnews.com. 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
5. ^ "Top Banana: La Course 2018 – Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig". Rouleur. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
6. ^ a b "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.
7. ^ "La Course by Le Tour de France: Specific rules" (PDF). La Course by Le Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 29 April 2018.[dead link‍]

## External links

[edit]

* Official website
* Official website

* v
* t
* e

La Course by Le Tour de France

* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* Replaced by Tour de France Femmes from 2022

* v
* t
* e

2018 UCI Women's World Tour

Races|

* Strade Bianche
* Ronde van Drenthe
* Trofeo Alfredo Binda
* Three Days of Bruges–De Panne
* Gent–Wevelgem
* Tour of Flanders
* Amstel Gold Race
* Flèche Wallonne
* Liège–Bastogne–Liège
* Tour of Chongming Island
* Tour of California
* Emakumeen Euskal Bira
* The Women's Tour
* Giro Rosa
* La Course by Le Tour de France
* RideLondon Classique
* Postnord UCI WWT Vårgårda West Sweden TTT
* Postnord UCI WWT Vårgårda West Sweden
* Ladies Tour of Norway – TTT
* Ladies Tour of Norway
* GP de Plouay
* Holland Ladies Tour
* Madrid Challenge by la Vuelta
* Tour of Guangxi

* 2018 UCI Women's Teams and riders

*[NED]: Netherlands
*[RSA]: South Africa
*[DEN]: Denmark
*[USA]: United States
*[POL]: Poland
*[AUS]: Australia
*[ESP]: Spain
*[ITA]: Italy
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template