# 2018 Tour de Romandie

The 2018 Tour de Romandie was a road cycling stage race that took place between 24 and 29 April 2018 in Romandie, Switzerland. It was the 72nd edition of the Tour de Romandie and the nineteenth event of the 2018 UCI World Tour. It was won by Primož Roglič of LottoNL–Jumbo.

## Teams

As the Tour de Romandie is a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and were obliged to enter a team in the race. The only non-WorldTeam in the race were Wanty–Groupe Gobert. Each team had a maximum of seven riders.
UCI WorldTeams
* AG2R La Mondiale
* Astana
* Bahrain–Merida
* BMC Racing Team
* Bora–Hansgrohe
* EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale
* Team Dimension Data
* Team Katusha–Alpecin
* LottoNL–Jumbo
* Lotto–Soudal
* Movistar Team
* Mitchelton–Scott
* Quick-Step Floors
* Team Sky
* Team Sunweb
* Trek–Segafredo
* UAE Team Emirates
* Groupama–FDJ
UCI Professional Continental teams
* Wanty–Groupe Gobert

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner |
| P | 24 April | Fribourg | 4.0 km (2.5 mi) | Prologue | Michael Matthews (AUS) |
| 1 | 25 April | Fribourg to Delémont | 166.6 km (103.5 mi) | Hilly stage | Omar Fraile (ESP) |
| 2 | 26 April | Delémont to Yverdon-les-Bains | 173.9 km (108.1 mi) | Hilly stage | Thomas De Gendt (BEL) |
| 3 | 27 April | Ollon to Villars-sur-Ollon | 9.9 km (6.2 mi) | Mountain time trial | Egan Bernal (COL) |
| 4 | 28 April | Sion to Sion | 149.2 km (92.7 mi) | Mountain stage | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) |
| 5 | 29 April | Mont-sur-Rolle to Genève | 181.8 km (113.0 mi) | Hilly stage | Pascal Ackermann (GER) |

## Stages
### Prologue
#### 24 April 2018 — Fribourg, 4.0 km (2.5 mi), individual time trial (ITT)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Michael Matthews (AUS) | Team Sunweb | 5' 33" |
| 2 | Tom Bohli (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | + 1" |
| 3 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | LottoNL–Jumbo | s.t. |
| 4 | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 5 | Victor Campenaerts (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 5" |
| 6 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 7 | Will Clarke (AUS) | EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale | + 6" |
| 8 | Diego Rosa (ITA) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 9 | Pierre Latour (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 10 | Gorka Izagirre (ESP) | Bahrain–Merida | + 9" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Michael Matthews (AUS) | Team Sunweb | 5' 33" |
| 2 | Tom Bohli (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | + 1" |
| 3 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | LottoNL–Jumbo | s.t. |
| 4 | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 5 | Victor Campenaerts (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 5" |
| 6 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 7 | Will Clarke (AUS) | EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale | + 6" |
| 8 | Diego Rosa (ITA) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 9 | Pierre Latour (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 10 | Gorka Izagirre (ESP) | Bahrain–Merida | + 9" |

### Stage 1
#### 25 April 2018 — Fribourg to Delémont, 166.6 km (103.5 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Omar Fraile (ESP) | Astana | 4h 03' 42" |
| 2 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | s.t. |
| 3 | Rui Costa (POR) | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 4 | Rudy Molard (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | s.t. |
| 5 | Gorka Izagirre (ESP) | Bahrain–Merida | s.t. |
| 6 | Egan Bernal (COL) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 7 | Pierre Latour (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 8 | Xandro Meurisse (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 9 | Merhawi Kudus (ERI) | Team Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 10 | Eros Capecchi (ITA) | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | LottoNL–Jumbo | 4h 09' 16" |
| 2 | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 3 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | + 4" |
| 4 | Diego Rosa (ITA) | Team Sky | + 5" |
| 5 | Pierre Latour (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 6 | Gorka Izagirre (ESP) | Bahrain–Merida | + 8" |
| 7 | Egan Bernal (COL) | Team Sky | + 10" |
| 8 | Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 9 | Pierre Rolland (FRA) | EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale | s.t. |
| 10 | Richie Porte (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 13" |

### Stage 2
#### 26 April 2018 — Delémont to Yverdon-les-Bains, 173.9 km (108.1 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Thomas De Gendt (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 4h 03' 05" |
| 2 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 2' 04" |
| 3 | Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 4 | Michael Matthews (AUS) | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 5 | Michael Mørkøv (DEN) | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 6 | Xandro Meurisse (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 7 | Diego Rosa (ITA) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 8 | Egan Bernal (COL) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 9 | Pierre Latour (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 10 | Antoine Duchesne (CAN) | Groupama–FDJ | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | LottoNL–Jumbo | 8h 14' 25" |
| 2 | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 3 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | + 4" |
| 4 | Diego Rosa (ITA) | Team Sky | + 5" |
| 5 | Pierre Latour (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 6 | Gorka Izagirre (ESP) | Bahrain–Merida | + 8" |
| 7 | Egan Bernal (COL) | Team Sky | + 10" |
| 8 | Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 9 | Pierre Rolland (FRA) | EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale | s.t. |
| 10 | Richie Porte (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 13" |

### Stage 3
#### 27 April 2018 — Ollon to Villars-sur-Ollon, 9.9 km (6.2 mi), individual time trial (ITT)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Egan Bernal (COL) | Team Sky | 25' 10" |
| 2 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 4" |
| 3 | Richie Porte (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 18" |
| 4 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 48" |
| 5 | Rui Costa (POR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 06" |
| 6 | Pierre Latour (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 21" |
| 7 | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 26" |
| 8 | Dan Martin (IRL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 28" |
| 9 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 1' 30" |
| 10 | Simon Špilak (SLO) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 1' 43" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | LottoNL–Jumbo | 8h 39' 39" |
| 2 | Egan Bernal (COL) | Team Sky | + 6" |
| 3 | Richie Porte (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 27" |
| 4 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 1' 02" |
| 5 | Rui Costa (POR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 17" |
| 6 | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 22" |
| 7 | Pierre Latour (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 8 | Dan Martin (IRL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 42" |
| 9 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 10 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Bahrain–Merida | + 1' 55" |

### Stage 4
#### 28 April 2018 — Sion to Sion, 149.2 km (92.7 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Astana | 4h 18' 48" |
| 2 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 48" |
| 3 | Egan Bernal (COL) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 4 | Rui Costa (POR) | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 5 | Richie Porte (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 50" |
| 6 | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 2' 09" |
| 7 | Pierre Latour (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 8 | Jaime Rosón (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 9 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 10 | Merhawi Kudus (ERI) | Team Dimension Data | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | LottoNL–Jumbo | 12h 59' 09" |
| 2 | Egan Bernal (COL) | Team Sky | + 8" |
| 3 | Richie Porte (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 35" |
| 4 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Astana | + 1' 16" |
| 5 | Rui Costa (POR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 23" |
| 6 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 2' 32" |
| 7 | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 2' 49" |
| 8 | Pierre Latour (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 9 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 3' 09" |
| 10 | Dan Martin (IRL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 3' 12" |

### Stage 5
#### 29 April 2018 — Mont-sur-Rolle to Genève, 181.8 km (113.0 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Pascal Ackermann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 4h 09' 51" |
| 2 | Michael Mørkøv (DEN) | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 3 | Roberto Ferrari (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 4 | Timothy Dupont (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 5 | Rüdiger Selig (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 6 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | s.t. |
| 7 | Benjamin Thomas (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | s.t. |
| 8 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | s.t. |
| 9 | Michael Albasini (SUI) | Mitchelton–Scott | s.t. |
| 10 | Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | LottoNL–Jumbo | 17h 09' 00" |
| 2 | Egan Bernal (COL) | Team Sky | + 8" |
| 3 | Richie Porte (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 35" |
| 4 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Astana | + 1' 16" |
| 5 | Rui Costa (POR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 23" |
| 6 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 2' 32" |
| 7 | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 2' 49" |
| 8 | Pierre Latour (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 9 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 3' 09" |
| 10 | Dan Martin (IRL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 3' 12" |

## Classification leadership table

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Combativity award | Teams classification |
| P | Michael Matthews | Michael Matthews | Michael Matthews | not awarded | Tom Bohli | not awarded | BMC Racing Team |
| 1 | Omar Fraile | Primož Roglič | Primož Roglič | Marco Minnaard | Egan Bernal | Marco Minnaard | BMC Racing Team |
| 2 | Thomas De Gendt | Primož Roglič | Thomas De Gendt | Marco Minnaard | Egan Bernal | Thomas De Gendt | BMC Racing Team |
| 3 | Egan Bernal | Primož Roglič | Thomas De Gendt | Marco Minnaard | Egan Bernal | not awarded | BMC Racing Team |
| 4 | Jakob Fuglsang | Primož Roglič | Thomas De Gendt | Thomas De Gendt | Egan Bernal | Egan Bernal | UAE Team Emirates |
| 5 | Pascal Ackermann | Primož Roglič | Thomas De Gendt | Thomas De Gendt | Egan Bernal | Alexis Gougeard | UAE Team Emirates |
| Final | Final | Primož Roglič | Thomas De Gendt | Thomas De Gendt | Egan Bernal | Thomas De Gendt | UAE Team Emirates |