# 2018 Tour of California

The 2018 Tour of California was a road cycling stage race that took place between May 13 and 19, 2018 in California, United States. It was the thirteenth edition of the Tour of California and the twenty-second event of the 2018 UCI World Tour.

## Teams

As a newer event to the UCI World Tour, all UCI WorldTeams were invited to the race, but not obligated to compete in the race. As such, thirteen of the eighteen WorldTeams competed in the race. Four UCI Professional Continental teams also competed making a 17-team peloton. Each team had a maximum of seven riders:
UCI WorldTeams
* AG2R La Mondiale
* Team Dimension Data
* LottoNL–Jumbo
* Team Sky
* UAE Team Emirates
* BMC Racing Team
* EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale
* Mitchelton–Scott
* Team Sunweb
* Bora–Hansgrohe
* Team Katusha–Alpecin
* Quick-Step Floors
* Trek–Segafredo
UCI Professional Continental teams
* Hagens Berman Axeon
* UnitedHealthcare
* Holowesko Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
* Rally Cycling

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner |
| 1 | 13 May | Long Beach to Long Beach | 134.5 km (83.6 mi) | Flat stage | Fernando Gaviria (COL) |
| 2 | 14 May | Ventura to Santa Barbara County (Gibraltar Road) | 157 km (98 mi) | Mountain stage | Egan Bernal (COL) |
| 3 | 15 May | King City to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | 197 km (122 mi) | Medium mountain stage | Toms Skujiņš (LAT) |
| 4 | 16 May | San Jose to Morgan Hill | 34.7 km (21.6 mi) | Individual time trial | Tejay van Garderen (USA) |
| 5 | 17 May | Stockton to Elk Grove | 176.5 km (109.7 mi) | Flat stage | Fernando Gaviria (COL) |
| 6 | 18 May | Folsom to South Lake Tahoe | 196.5 km (122.1 mi) | Mountain stage | Egan Bernal (COL) |
| 7 | 19 May | Sacramento to Sacramento | 143 km (89 mi) | Flat stage | Fernando Gaviria (COL) |

## Stages
### Stage 1

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | Quick-Step Floors | 3h 02' 23" |
| 2 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | s.t. |
| 3 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 4 | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | s.t. |
| 5 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 6 | Jasper Philipsen (BEL) | Hagens Berman Axeon | s.t. |
| 7 | Kiel Reijnen (USA) | Trek–Segafredo | s.t. |
| 8 | Max Walscheid (GER) | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 9 | Tyler Magner (USA) | Rally Cycling | s.t. |
| 10 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Team Dimension Data | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | Quick-Step Floors | 3h 02' 13" |
| 2 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 4" |
| 3 | Tanner Putt (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | s.t. |
| 4 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 6" |
| 5 | Andrei Krasilnikau (BLR) | Holowesko Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources | s.t. |
| 6 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Team Dimension Data | + 9" |
| 7 | Álvaro Hodeg (COL) | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 8 | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 10" |
| 9 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 10 | Jasper Philipsen (BEL) | Hagens Berman Axeon | s.t. |

### Stage 2

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Egan Bernal (COL) | Team Sky | 4h 14' 00" |
| 2 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 21" |
| 3 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 25" |
| 4 | Antwan Tolhoek (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 30" |
| 5 | Daniel Martínez (COL) | EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale | s.t. |
| 6 | Kristijan Đurasek (CRO) | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 7 | Mathias Frank (SUI) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 40" |
| 8 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 50" |
| 9 | Edward Ravasi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 59" |
| 10 | Ruben Guerreiro (POR) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 01" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Egan Bernal (COL) | Team Sky | 7h 16' 13" |
| 2 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 25" |
| 3 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 31" |
| 4 | Antwan Tolhoek (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 40" |
| 5 | Kristijan Đurasek (CRO) | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 6 | Daniel Martínez (COL) | EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale | s.t. |
| 7 | Mathias Frank (SUI) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 50" |
| 8 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 00" |
| 9 | Edward Ravasi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 09" |
| 10 | Ruben Guerreiro (POR) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 11" |

### Stage 3

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Toms Skujiņš (LAT) | Trek–Segafredo | 4h 52' 47" |
| 2 | Sean Bennett (USA) | Hagens Berman Axeon | + 3" |
| 3 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 8" |
| 4 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 5 | Egan Bernal (COL) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 6 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | s.t. |
| 7 | Alex Howes (USA) | EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale | s.t. |
| 8 | Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) | Team Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 9 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 10 | Will Barta (USA) | Hagens Berman Axeon | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Egan Bernal (COL) | Team Sky | 12h 09' 08" |
| 2 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 25" |
| 3 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 31" |
| 4 | Antwan Tolhoek (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 40" |
| 5 | Kristijan Đurasek (CRO) | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 6 | Daniel Martínez (COL) | EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale | s.t. |
| 7 | Mathias Frank (SUI) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 50" |
| 8 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 00" |
| 9 | Ruben Guerreiro (POR) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 11" |
| 10 | Laurens De Plus (BEL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 1' 14" |

### Stage 4

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | BMC Racing Team | 40' 47" |
| 2 | Patrick Bevin (NZL) | BMC Racing Team | + 7" |
| 3 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) | Team Sky | + 32" |
| 4 | Lawson Craddock (USA) | EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale | + 46" |
| 5 | Filippo Ganna (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 49" |
| 6 | Mikkel Bjerg (DEN) | Hagens Berman Axeon | + 53" |
| 7 | Jack Bauer (NZL) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 55" |
| 8 | Neilson Powless (USA) | Team Dimension Data | + 56" |
| 9 | Maciej Bodnar (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 57" |
| 10 | Daniel Martínez (COL) | EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | BMC Racing Team | 12h 50' 55" |
| 2 | Egan Bernal (COL) | Team Sky | + 23" |
| 3 | Daniel Martínez (COL) | EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale | + 37" |
| 4 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) | Team Sky | + 52" |
| 5 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 1' 07" |
| 6 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 1' 29" |
| 7 | Brandon McNulty (USA) | Rally Cycling | + 2' 08" |
| 8 | Laurens De Plus (BEL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 2' 13" |
| 9 | Kristijan Đurasek (CRO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 2' 15" |
| 10 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 2' 34" |

### Stage 5

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | Quick-Step Floors | 4h 04' 34" |
| 2 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | s.t. |
| 3 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 4 | Rick Zabel (GER) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | s.t. |
| 5 | John Murphy (USA) | Holowesko Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources | s.t. |
| 6 | Sean Bennett (USA) | Hagens Berman Axeon | s.t. |
| 7 | Lucas Sebastián Haedo (ARG) | UnitedHealthcare | s.t. |
| 8 | Ivo Oliveira (POR) | Hagens Berman Axeon | s.t. |
| 9 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 10 | Travis McCabe (USA) | UnitedHealthcare | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | BMC Racing Team | 16h 55' 29" |
| 2 | Egan Bernal (COL) | Team Sky | + 23" |
| 3 | Daniel Martínez (COL) | EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale | + 37" |
| 4 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 1' 07" |
| 5 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) | Team Sky | + 1' 15" |
| 6 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 1' 29" |
| 7 | Brandon McNulty (USA) | Rally Cycling | + 2' 08" |
| 8 | Laurens De Plus (BEL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 2' 13" |
| 9 | Kristijan Đurasek (CRO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 2' 15" |
| 10 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 2' 34" |

### Stage 6

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Egan Bernal (COL) | Team Sky | 5h 30' 58" |
| 2 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 1' 28" |
| 3 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) | Team Sky | + 1' 30" |
| 4 | Brandon McNulty (USA) | Rally Cycling | + 1' 33" |
| 5 | Jai Hindley (AUS) | Team Sunweb | + 1' 38" |
| 6 | Mathias Frank (SUI) | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 7 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 8 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 1' 45" |
| 9 | Edward Ravasi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 46" |
| 10 | Daniel Martínez (COL) | EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale | + 1' 50" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Egan Bernal (COL) | Team Sky | 22h 26' 40" |
| 2 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 25" |
| 3 | Daniel Martínez (COL) | EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale | + 2' 14" |
| 4 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 2' 16" |
| 5 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) | Team Sky | + 2' 28" |
| 6 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 3' 01" |
| 7 | Brandon McNulty (USA) | Rally Cycling | + 3' 28" |
| 8 | Laurens De Plus (BEL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 3' 50" |
| 9 | Kristijan Đurasek (CRO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 3' 59" |
| 10 | Mathias Frank (SUI) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 4' 01" |

### Stage 7

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | Quick-Step Floors | 3h 07' 39" |
| 2 | Max Walscheid (GER) | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 3 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | s.t. |
| 4 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 5 | Miguel Bryon (USA) | Holowesko Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources | s.t. |
| 6 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 7 | Michael Rice (AUS) | Hagens Berman Axeon | s.t. |
| 8 | Tyler Magner (USA) | Rally Cycling | s.t. |
| 9 | Daniel McLay (GBR) | EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale | s.t. |
| 10 | Kiel Reijnen (USA) | Trek–Segafredo | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Egan Bernal (COL) | Team Sky | 25h 34' 19" |
| 2 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 25" |
| 3 | Daniel Martínez (COL) | EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale | + 2' 14" |
| 4 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 2' 16" |
| 5 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) | Team Sky | + 2' 28" |
| 6 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 3' 01" |
| 7 | Brandon McNulty (USA) | Rally Cycling | + 3' 28" |
| 8 | Laurens De Plus (BEL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 3' 50" |
| 9 | Kristijan Đurasek (CRO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 3' 59" |
| 10 | Mathias Frank (SUI) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 4' 01" |

## Classification leadership table

In the Tour of California, five different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers at intermediate sprints and at the finish of mass-start stages, the leader received a yellow jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the 2017 Tour of California, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.
Additionally, there was a sprints classification, which awarded a green jersey. In the sprints classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 10 in a stage. For winning a stage, a rider earned 15 points, with 12 for second, 9 for third, 7 for fourth with a point fewer per place down to a single point for 10th place. Points towards the classification could also be accrued – awarded on a 3–2–1 scale – at intermediate sprint points during each stage; these intermediate sprints also offered bonus seconds towards the general classification. There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a white jersey with red polka dots. In the mountains classification, points were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs.
The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a predominantly "white design" jersey. This was decided in the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after January 1, 1992, were eligible to be ranked in the classification. There was also a classification for teams, 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. In addition, there was a combativity award given after each stage to the rider considered, by a jury, to have "who best exemplifies the character of those engaged in the fight against cancer / heart disease", in line with the jersey's sponsors. This award was marked by a blue jersey.
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Sprints classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Most courageous rider | Team classification |
| 1 | Fernando Gaviria | Fernando Gaviria | Fernando Gaviria | Not awarded | Fernando Gaviria | Tanner Putt | Mitchelton–Scott |
| 2 | Egan Bernal | Egan Bernal | Egan Bernal | Egan Bernal | Egan Bernal | Rubén Companioni | Trek–Segafredo |
| 3 | Toms Skujiņš | Egan Bernal | Egan Bernal | Egan Bernal | Egan Bernal | Ian Garrison | Trek–Segafredo |
| 4 | Tejay van Garderen | Tejay van Garderen | Egan Bernal | Egan Bernal | Egan Bernal | Ian Garrison | BMC Racing Team |
| 5 | Fernando Gaviria | Tejay van Garderen | Caleb Ewan | Egan Bernal | Egan Bernal | Fabian Lienhard | BMC Racing Team |
| 6 | Egan Bernal | Egan Bernal | Egan Bernal | Toms Skujiņš | Egan Bernal | Lawson Craddock | Team Sky |
| 7 | Fernando Gaviria | Egan Bernal | Fernando Gaviria | Toms Skujiņš | Egan Bernal | Mikkel Bjerg | Team Sky |
| Final | Final | Egan Bernal | Fernando Gaviria | Toms Skujiņš | Egan Bernal | Not awarded | Team Sky |