# 2018 Tour de Luxembourg

The 2018 Tour de Luxembourg was the 78th edition of the Tour de Luxembourg road cycling stage race. It was held between 30 May and 3 June, as a 2.HC event as part of the 2018 UCI Europe Tour.

## Schedule

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| P | 30 May | Luxembourg City to Luxembourg City | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) | | Individual time trial | Damien Gaudin (FRA) |
| 1 | 31 May | Luxembourg City to Hesperange | 186.7 km (116.0 mi) | | Flat stage | Christophe Laporte (FRA) |
| 2 | 1 June | Junglinster to Schifflange | 89.2 km (55.4 mi) | | Flat stage | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) |
| 3 | 2 June | Eschweiler to Differdange | 163.8 km (101.8 mi) | | Hilly stage | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) |
| 4 | 3 June | Mersch to Luxembourg City | 176 km (109 mi) | | Hilly stage | Anthony Perez (FRA) |
| Total | Total | 618.0 km (384.0 mi) | 618.0 km (384.0 mi) | 618.0 km (384.0 mi) | 618.0 km (384.0 mi) | 618.0 km (384.0 mi) |

## Teams

Ten UCI Professional Continental teams and five UCI Continental teams made up the fifteen teams that participated the race. Each team entered seven riders, except for Vérandas Willems–Crelan and Wanty–Groupe Gobert, which each entered six, for a starting peloton of 103 riders. Of these riders, only 84 finished the race.
UCI Professional Continental Teams
* CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice
* Cofidis
* Delko–Marseille Provence KTM
* Direct Énergie
* Euskadi–Murias
* Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij
* Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise
* Vérandas Willems–Crelan
* Wanty–Groupe Gobert
* WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic
UCI Continental Teams
* Bike Aid
* Differdange–Losch
* Leopard Pro Cycling
* Team Lotto–Kern Haus
* Team Vorarlberg Santic

## Stages
### Prologue
#### 30 May 2018 — Luxembourg City to Luxembourg City, 2.3 km (1.4 mi) (ITT)

Prologue Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Damien Gaudin (FRA) | Direct Énergie | 3' 16" |
| 2 | Alexander Krieger (GER) | Leopard Pro Cycling | + 1" |
| 3 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 3" |
| 4 | Adrien Petit (FRA) | Direct Énergie | + 4" |
| 5 | Jonathan Hivert (FRA) | Direct Énergie | + 5" |
| 6 | Sean De Bie (BEL) | Vérandas Willems–Crelan | + 6" |
| 7 | Aimé De Gendt (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 8" |
| 8 | Alex Kirsch (LUX) | WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic | + 8" |
| 9 | Piet Allegaert (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 8" |
| 10 | Benjamin Declercq (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 8" |
General classification after Prologue :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Damien Gaudin (FRA) | Direct Énergie | 3' 16" |
| 2 | Alexander Krieger (GER) | Leopard Pro Cycling | + 1" |
| 3 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 3" |
| 4 | Adrien Petit (FRA) | Direct Énergie | + 4" |
| 5 | Jonathan Hivert (FRA) | Direct Énergie | + 5" |
| 6 | Sean De Bie (BEL) | Vérandas Willems–Crelan | + 6" |
| 7 | Aimé De Gendt (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 8" |
| 8 | Alex Kirsch (LUX) | WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic | + 8" |
| 9 | Piet Allegaert (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 8" |
| 10 | Benjamin Declercq (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 8" |

### Stage 1
#### 31 May 2018 — Luxembourg City to Hesperange, 186.7 km (116.0 mi)

Stage 1 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Christophe Laporte (FRA) | Cofidis | 4h 39' 58" |
| 2 | Alex Kirsch (LUX) | WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic | + 0" |
| 3 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 0" |
| 4 | Enrique Sanz (ESP) | Euskadi–Murias | + 0" |
| 5 | Alexander Krieger (GER) | Leopard Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 6 | Justin Jules (FRA) | WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic | + 0" |
| 7 | Adrien Petit (FRA) | Direct Énergie | + 0" |
| 8 | Brenton Jones (AUS) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 0" |
| 9 | Jannik Steimle (GER) | Team Vorarlberg Santic | + 0" |
| 10 | Sean De Bie (BEL) | Vérandas Willems–Crelan | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Damien Gaudin (FRA) | Direct Énergie | 4h 43' 14" |
| 2 | Alexander Krieger (GER) | Leopard Pro Cycling | + 1" |
| 3 | Alex Kirsch (LUX) | WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic | + 2" |
| 4 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 3" |
| 5 | Adrien Petit (FRA) | Direct Énergie | + 4" |
| 6 | Jonathan Hivert (FRA) | Direct Énergie | + 5" |
| 7 | Sean De Bie (BEL) | Vérandas Willems–Crelan | + 6" |
| 8 | Aimé De Gendt (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 8" |
| 9 | Piet Allegaert (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 8" |
| 10 | Benjamin Declercq (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 8" |

### Stage 2
#### 1 June 2018 — Junglinster to Schifflange, 89.2 km (55.4 mi)

Stage 2 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | 1h 57' 29" |
| 2 | Alexander Krieger (GER) | Leopard Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 3 | Alex Kirsch (LUX) | WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic | + 0" |
| 4 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 0" |
| 5 | Pit Leyder (LUX) | Leopard Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 6 | Piet Allegaert (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 0" |
| 7 | Mauro Finetto (ITA) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 3" |
| 8 | Thomas Sprengers (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 3" |
| 9 | Huub Duijn (NED) | Vérandas Willems–Crelan | + 3" |
| 10 | Eduard Prades (ESP) | Euskadi–Murias | + 5" |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alexander Krieger (GER) | Leopard Pro Cycling | 6h 40' 38" |
| 2 | Alex Kirsch (LUX) | WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic | + 3" |
| 3 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 5" |
| 4 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 8" |
| 5 | Piet Allegaert (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 13" |
| 6 | Huub Duijn (NED) | Vérandas Willems–Crelan | + 16" |
| 7 | Pit Leyder (LUX) | Leopard Pro Cycling | + 17" |
| 8 | Thomas Sprengers (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 17" |
| 9 | Benjamin Declercq (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 20" |
| 10 | Aimé De Gendt (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 22" |

### Stage 3
#### 2 June 2018 — Eschweiler to Differdange, 163.8 km (101.8 mi)

Stage 3 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | 3h 53' 36" |
| 2 | Angelo Tulik (FRA) | Direct Énergie | + 0" |
| 3 | Nick van der Lijke (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 0" |
| 4 | Huub Duijn (NED) | Vérandas Willems–Crelan | + 0" |
| 5 | Olivier Pardini (BEL) | Differdange–Losch | + 0" |
| 6 | Julien El Fares (FRA) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 0" |
| 7 | Eduard Prades (ESP) | Euskadi–Murias | + 0" |
| 8 | Aimé De Gendt (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 0" |
| 9 | Pit Leyder (LUX) | Leopard Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 10 | Mauro Finetto (ITA) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | 10h 34' 06" |
| 2 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 7" |
| 3 | Alexander Krieger (GER) | Leopard Pro Cycling | + 23" |
| 4 | Angelo Tulik (FRA) | Direct Énergie | + 24" |
| 5 | Huub Duijn (NED) | Vérandas Willems–Crelan | + 24" |
| 6 | Pit Leyder (LUX) | Leopard Pro Cycling | + 25" |
| 7 | Thomas Sprengers (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 25" |
| 8 | Alex Kirsch (LUX) | WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic | + 28" |
| 9 | Aimé De Gendt (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 30" |
| 10 | Eduard Prades (ESP) | Euskadi–Murias | + 32" |

### Stage 4
#### 3 June 2018 — Mersch to Luxembourg City, 176 km (109 mi)

Stage 4 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Anthony Perez (FRA) | Cofidis | 3h 57' 31" |
| 2 | Eduard Prades (ESP) | Euskadi–Murias | + 0" |
| 3 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 0" |
| 4 | Pit Leyder (LUX) | Leopard Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 5 | Angelo Tulik (FRA) | Direct Énergie | + 4" |
| 6 | Mauro Finetto (ITA) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 4" |
| 7 | Thomas Sprengers (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 4" |
| 8 | Huub Duijn (NED) | Vérandas Willems–Crelan | + 4" |
| 9 | Alexander Krieger (GER) | Leopard Pro Cycling | + 4" |
| 10 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 4" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | 14h 31' 33" |
| 2 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 15" |
| 3 | Pit Leyder (LUX) | Leopard Pro Cycling | + 29" |
| 4 | Eduard Prades (ESP) | Euskadi–Murias | + 30" |
| 5 | Alexander Krieger (GER) | Leopard Pro Cycling | + 31" |
| 6 | Angelo Tulik (FRA) | Direct Énergie | + 32" |
| 7 | Huub Duijn (NED) | Vérandas Willems–Crelan | + 32" |
| 8 | Thomas Sprengers (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 33" |
| 9 | Anthony Perez (FRA) | Cofidis | + 36" |
| 10 | Mauro Finetto (ITA) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 40" |

## Classification leadership table

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Teams classification |
| P | Damien Gaudin | Damien Gaudin | Damien Gaudin | not awarded | Aimé De Gendt | Direct Énergie |
| 1 | Christophe Laporte | Damien Gaudin | Alexander Krieger | Patryk Stosz | Alex Kirsch | Direct Énergie |
| 2 | Andrea Pasqualon | Alexander Krieger | Alexander Krieger | Patryk Stosz | Alex Kirsch | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise |
| 3 | Andrea Pasqualon | Andrea Pasqualon | Andrea Pasqualon | Patryk Stosz | Pit Leyder | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise |
| 4 | Anthony Perez | Andrea Pasqualon | Andrea Pasqualon | Mauro Finetto | Pit Leyder | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise |
| Final | Final | Andrea Pasqualon | Andrea Pasqualon | Mauro Finetto | Pit Leyder | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise |

## Final classification standings

Legend :
| Denotes the winner of the general classification | Denotes the winner of the mountains classification |
| Denotes the winner of the points classification | Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |

### General classification

Final general classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | 14h 31' 33" |
| 2 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 15" |
| 3 | Pit Leyder (LUX) | Leopard Pro Cycling | + 29" |
| 4 | Eduard Prades (ESP) | Euskadi–Murias | + 30" |
| 5 | Alexander Krieger (GER) | Leopard Pro Cycling | + 31" |
| 6 | Angelo Tulik (FRA) | Direct Énergie | + 32" |
| 7 | Huub Duijn (NED) | Vérandas Willems–Crelan | + 32" |
| 8 | Thomas Sprengers (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 33" |
| 9 | Anthony Perez (FRA) | Cofidis | + 36" |
| 10 | Mauro Finetto (ITA) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 40" |

### Points classification

Final points classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | 66 |
| 2 | Alexander Krieger (GER) | Leopard Pro Cycling | 43 |
| 3 | Alex Kirsch (LUX) | WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic | 32 |
| 4 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 25 |
| 5 | Angelo Tulik (FRA) | Direct Énergie | 25 |
| 6 | Pit Leyder (LUX) | Leopard Pro Cycling | 22 |
| 7 | Eduard Prades (ESP) | Euskadi–Murias | 22 |
| 8 | Anthony Perez (FRA) | Cofidis | 20 |
| 9 | Christophe Laporte (FRA) | Cofidis | 20 |
| 10 | Damien Gaudin (FRA) | Direct Énergie | 20 |

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Mauro Finetto (ITA) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | 19 |
| 2 | Patryk Stosz (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 19 |
| 3 | Amaro Antunes (POR) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 12 |
| 4 | Lukas Meiler (GER) | Team Vorarlberg Santic | 12 |
| 5 | Matteo Badilatti (SUI) | Team Vorarlberg Santic | 11 |
| 6 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 10 |
| 7 | Paweł Cieślik (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 8 |
| 8 | Romain Combaud (FRA) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | 8 |
| 9 | Davide Orrico (ITA) | Team Vorarlberg Santic | 8 |
| 10 | Jan-Willem van Schip (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | 8 |

### Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Pit Leyder (LUX) | Leopard Pro Cycling | 14h 32' 02" |
| 2 | Aimé De Gendt (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 22" |
| 3 | Benjamin Declercq (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 34" |
| 4 | Alex Kirsch (LUX) | WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic | + 38" |
| 5 | Floris Gerts (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 46" |
| 6 | Szymon Rekita (POL) | Leopard Pro Cycling | + 1' 13" |
| 7 | Mathias Le Turnier (FRA) | Cofidis | + 1' 41" |
| 8 | Roland Thalmann (SUI) | Team Vorarlberg Santic | + 2' 41" |
| 9 | Jeroen Meijers (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 2' 55" |
| 10 | Oscar Riesebeek (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 3' 01" |

### Teams classification

Final teams classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 43h 36' 56" |
| 2 | Leopard Pro Cycling | + 24" |
| 3 | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 1' 13" |
| 4 | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 1' 20" |
| 5 | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 1' 39" |
| 6 | Direct Énergie | + 2' 39" |
| 7 | WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic | + 3' 13" |
| 8 | Team Vorarlberg Santic | + 4' 00" |
| 9 | Cofidis | + 7' 35" |
| 10 | Differdange–Losch | + 10' 17" |