# 2018 Tour de Pologne

The 2018 Tour de Pologne was a road cycling stage race that took place between 4 and 10 August in Poland. It was the 75th edition of the Tour de Pologne and the twenty-eighth event of the 2018 UCI World Tour. The race was won by Michał Kwiatkowski riding for Team Sky.

## Schedule

The sixth stage was initially scheduled to run between Zakopane and Poprad in Slovakia and be 180 km (112 mi) long, but due to financial difficulties two months before the stage was run, the finish was changed to Bukowina Tatrzańska and the stage rescheduled to run over 130 km (81 mi).
Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Type | Winner | Leader of the GC |
| 1 | 4 August | Main Square, Kraków to Kraków | 134 km (83 mi) | | Flat stage | Pascal Ackermann (GER) | Pascal Ackermann |
| 2 | 5 August | Tarnowskie Góry to Katowice | 156 km (97 mi) 144 km (89 mi) | | Flat stage | Pascal Ackermann (GER) | Pascal Ackermann |
| 3 | 6 August | Silesian Stadium, Chorzów to Zabrze | 139 km (86 mi) | | Flat stage | Álvaro José Hodeg (COL) | Álvaro José Hodeg |
| 4 | 7 August | Jaworzno to Szczyrk | 179 km (111 mi) | | Mountain stage | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Michał Kwiatkowski |
| 5 | 8 August | Wieliczka Salt Mine to Bielsko-Biała | 152 km (94 mi) | | Medium-mountain stage | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Michał Kwiatkowski |
| 6 | 9 August | Zakopane to Terma Bukowina Tatrzańska | 130 km (81 mi) | | Mountain stage | Georg Preidler (AUT) | Michał Kwiatkowski |
| 7 | 10 August | Terma Bukowina Tatrzańska to Bukowina Tatrzańska | 136 km (85 mi) | | Mountain stage | Simon Yates (GBR) | Michał Kwiatkowski |
| Total | Total | 1,026 km (637.5 mi) 1,014 km (630.1 mi) | 1,026 km (637.5 mi) 1,014 km (630.1 mi) | 1,026 km (637.5 mi) 1,014 km (630.1 mi) | 1,026 km (637.5 mi) 1,014 km (630.1 mi) | 1,026 km (637.5 mi) 1,014 km (630.1 mi) | 1,026 km (637.5 mi) 1,014 km (630.1 mi) | 1,026 km (637.5 mi) 1,014 km (630.1 mi) |

## Teams

As the 2018 Tour de Pologne was a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team into the race. Along with a Polish national team, three other squads were given wildcard places into the race, and as such, formed the event's 22-team peloton.
UCI WorldTeams
* Team Sky
* AG2R La Mondiale
* Astana
* Bahrain–Merida
* BMC Racing Team
* Bora–Hansgrohe
* Lotto–Soudal
* Mitchelton–BikeExchange
* Movistar Team
* Quick-Step Floors
* Team Dimension Data
* EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale
* Team Katusha–Alpecin
* LottoNL–Jumbo
* Team Sunweb
* Trek–Segafredo
* UAE Team Emirates
* Groupama–FDJ
UCI Professional Continental teams
* CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice
* Cofidis
* Gazprom–RusVelo
National team
* Poland

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 4 August 2018 – Main Square, Kraków to Kraków, 134 km (83.3 mi)

Stage 1 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Pascal Ackermann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 2h 59' 11" |
| 2 | Álvaro José Hodeg (COL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 0" |
| 3 | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 0" |
| 4 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 5 | Danny van Poppel (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 0" |
| 6 | Mike Teunissen (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 0" |
| 7 | Simone Consonni (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 8 | Clément Venturini (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 0" |
| 9 | Maciej Paterski (POL) | Poland (national team) | + 0" |
| 10 | Paweł Franczak (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Pascal Ackermann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 2h 59' 01" |
| 2 | Álvaro José Hodeg (COL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 4" |
| 3 | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 6" |
| 4 | Alessandro de Marchi (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 7" |
| 5 | Michał Paluta (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 8" |
| 6 | Stéphane Rossetto (FRA) | Cofidis | + 9" |
| 7 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 10" |
| 8 | Danny van Poppel (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 10" |
| 9 | Mike Teunissen (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 10" |
| 10 | Simone Consonni (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 10" |

### Stage 2
#### 5 August 2018 – Tarnowskie Góry to Katowice, 156 km (97 mi)144 km (89 mi)

Because of the peloton being misled onto an incorrect route, the stage was shortened by 12 km (7 mi).
Stage 2 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Pascal Ackermann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 3h 16' 39" |
| 2 | Álvaro José Hodeg (COL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 0" |
| 3 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 4 | Luka Mezgec (SLO) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 0" |
| 5 | Simone Consonni (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 6 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 0" |
| 7 | Marc Sarreau (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
| 8 | Mike Teunissen (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 0" |
| 9 | Clément Venturini (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 0" |
| 10 | Kamil Zieliński (POL) | Poland (national team) | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Pascal Ackermann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 6h 15' 30" |
| 2 | Álvaro José Hodeg (COL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 8" |
| 3 | Jenthe Biermans (BEL) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 11" |
| 4 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 16" |
| 5 | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 16" |
| 6 | Jan Bakelants (BEL) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 16" |
| 7 | Alessandro de Marchi (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 17" |
| 8 | Michał Paluta (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 18" |
| 9 | Stéphane Rossetto (FRA) | Cofidis | + 19" |
| 10 | Simone Consonni (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 20" |

### Stage 3
#### 6 August 2018 – Silesian Stadium, Chorzów to Zabrze, 139 km (86.4 mi)

Stage 3 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Álvaro José Hodeg (COL) | Quick-Step Floors | 3h 09' 59" |
| 2 | Daniel McLay (GBR) | EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale | + 0" |
| 3 | André Greipel (GER) | Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
| 4 | Sacha Modolo (ITA) | EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale | + 0" |
| 5 | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 0" |
| 6 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 7 | Michael Mørkøv (DEN) | Quick-Step Floors | + 0" |
| 8 | Marc Sarreau (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
| 9 | Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 10 | Mike Teunissen (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Álvaro José Hodeg (COL) | Quick-Step Floors | 9h 25' 27" |
| 2 | Pascal Ackermann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 2" |
| 3 | Jenthe Biermans (BEL) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 5" |
| 4 | André Greipel (GER) | Lotto–Soudal | + 15" |
| 5 | Michał Paluta (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 16" |
| 6 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 18" |
| 7 | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 18" |
| 8 | Jan Bakelants (BEL) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 18" |
| 9 | Alessandro de Marchi (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 19" |
| 10 | Mathias Le Turnier (FRA) | Cofidis | + 20" |

### Stage 4
#### 7 August 2018 – Jaworzno to Szczyrk, 179 km (111.2 mi)

Stage 4 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Team Sky | 4h 25' 44" |
| 2 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 3" |
| 3 | George Bennett (NZL) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 3" |
| 4 | Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) | Astana | + 3" |
| 5 | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale | + 3" |
| 6 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 3" |
| 7 | Sam Oomen (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 6" |
| 8 | Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 6" |
| 9 | Sergio Henao (COL) | Team Sky | + 6" |
| 10 | Davide Formolo (ITA) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 6" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Team Sky | 13h 51' 22" |
| 2 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 8" |
| 3 | George Bennett (NZL) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 10" |
| 4 | Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) | Astana | + 14" |
| 5 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 14" |
| 6 | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale | + 14" |
| 7 | Sam Oomen (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 17" |
| 8 | Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 17" |
| 9 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 17" |
| 10 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 17" |

### Stage 5
#### 8 August 2018 – Wieliczka Salt Mine to Bielsko-Biała, 152 km (94.4 mi)

Stage 5 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Team Sky | 3h 39' 14" |
| 2 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 3 | Enrico Battaglin (ITA) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 0" |
| 4 | Pascal Ackermann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 5 | Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 0" |
| 6 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 0" |
| 7 | Simone Consonni (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 8 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 8 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | + 0" |
| 10 | Jan Bakelants (BEL) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 5 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Team Sky | 17h 30' 26" |
| 2 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 12" |
| 3 | George Bennett (NZL) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 20" |
| 4 | Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) | Astana | + 24" |
| 5 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 24" |
| 6 | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale | + 24" |
| 7 | Sam Oomen (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 27" |
| 8 | Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 27" |
| 9 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 27" |
| 10 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 27" |

### Stage 6
#### 9 August 2018 – Zakopane to Terma Bukowina Tatrzańska, 130 km (80.8 mi)

Stage 6 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Georg Preidler (AUT) | Groupama–FDJ | 3h 16' 01" |
| 2 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 3 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Team Sky | + 0" |
| 4 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 0" |
| 5 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 6 | Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) | Astana | + 0" |
| 7 | George Bennett (NZL) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 0" |
| 8 | Laurens de Plus (BEL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 0" |
| 9 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
| 10 | Richard Carapaz (ECU) | Movistar Team | + 4" |
General classification after Stage 6 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Team Sky | 20h 46' 23" |
| 2 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 16" |
| 3 | George Bennett (NZL) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 24" |
| 4 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 25" |
| 5 | Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) | Astana | + 28" |
| 6 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 28" |
| 7 | Georg Preidler (AUT) | Groupama–FDJ | + 29" |
| 8 | Laurens de Plus (BEL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 31" |
| 9 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 39" |
| 10 | Sam Oomen (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 42" |

### Stage 7
#### 10 August 2018 – Terma Bukowina Tatrzańska to Bukowina Tatrzańska, 136 km (84.5 mi)

Stage 7 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | 3h 37' 17" |
| 2 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 12" |
| 3 | Davide Formolo (ITA) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 12" |
| 4 | Sam Oomen (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 14" |
| 5 | George Bennett (NZL) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 14" |
| 6 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Team Sky | + 14" |
| 7 | Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 14" |
| 8 | Richard Carapaz (ECU) | Movistar Team | + 16" |
| 9 | Georg Preidler (AUT) | Groupama–FDJ | + 16" |
| 10 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 16" |
Final general classification :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Team Sky | 24h 23' 54" |
| 2 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 15" |
| 3 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 20" |
| 4 | George Bennett (NZL) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 24" |
| 5 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 27" |
| 6 | Georg Preidler (AUT) | Groupama–FDJ | + 31" |
| 7 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 32" |
| 8 | Davide Formolo (ITA) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 40" |
| 9 | Sam Oomen (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 42" |
| 10 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 44" |

## Classification leadership table

In the 2018 Tour de Pologne, four different jerseys were awarded. The general classification was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers at intermediate sprints (three seconds to first, two seconds to second and one second to third) and at the finish of all stages: the stage winner won a ten-second bonus, with six and four seconds for the second and third riders respectively. The leader of the classification received a yellow jersey; it was considered the most important of the Tour de Pologne, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.
Points for the mountains classification :
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Points for Category P1 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Points for Category 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Points for Category 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Points for Category 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Points for Category 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a purple jersey. In the mountains classification, points towards the classification were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists. Each climb was categorised as either first, second, third, or fourth-category, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. Double points were also awarded for the premier first-category climb on the final stage.
Additionally, there was a sprints classification, which awarded a white jersey. In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 20 in a stage. For winning a stage, a rider earned 20 points, with a point fewer per place down to 1 point for 20th place. The fourth and final jersey represented the active rider classification, marked by a blue jersey. This was decided at the race's intermediate sprints, awarding points on a 3–2–1 scale.
There was also a classification for Polish riders, with the highest-placed rider appearing on the podium each day. As well as this, a teams classification was also calculated, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time.
| Stage | Winner | General classification (Polish: Żółta koszulka) | Sprints classification (Polish: Klasyfikacja sprinterska) | Mountains classification (Polish: Klasyfikacja górska) | Active rider classification (Polish: Klasyfikacja najaktywniejszych) | Polish rider classification (Polish: Najlepszy Polak) | Teams classification (Polish: Klasyfikacja drużynowa) |
| 1 | Pascal Ackermann | Pascal Ackermann | Pascal Ackermann | Michał Paluta | Alessandro De Marchi | Michał Paluta | Trek–Segafredo |
| 2 | Pascal Ackermann | Pascal Ackermann | Pascal Ackermann | Michał Paluta | Jenthe Biermans | Michał Paluta | Trek–Segafredo |
| 3 | Álvaro José Hodeg | Álvaro José Hodeg | Álvaro José Hodeg | Michał Paluta | Jenthe Biermans | Michał Paluta | Trek–Segafredo |
| 4 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Michał Kwiatkowski | Álvaro José Hodeg | Jan Tratnik | Jenthe Biermans | Michał Kwiatkowski | BMC Racing Team |
| 5 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Michał Kwiatkowski | Pascal Ackermann | Jan Tratnik | Jenthe Biermans | Michał Kwiatkowski | BMC Racing Team |
| 6 | Georg Preidler | Michał Kwiatkowski | Pascal Ackermann | Łukasz Owsian | Jenthe Biermans | Michał Kwiatkowski | Astana |
| 7 | Simon Yates | Michał Kwiatkowski | Michał Kwiatkowski | Patrick Konrad | Jenthe Biermans | Michał Kwiatkowski | AG2R La Mondiale |
| Final | Final | Michał Kwiatkowski | Michał Kwiatkowski | Patrick Konrad | Jenthe Biermans | Michał Kwiatkowski | AG2R La Mondiale |