# 2018 Tour des Fjords

The 2018 Tour des Fjords was the sixth edition of the Tour des Fjords road cycling stage race. The race was part of UCI Europe Tour in category 2.HC and was won by Swiss rider Michael Albasini of Mitchelton–BikeExchange.

## Teams

Twenty-one teams started the race. Each team had a maximum of six riders:
UCI WorldTeams
* Team Dimension Data
* LottoNL–Jumbo
* Mitchelton–Scott
* Team Sky
* Trek–Segafredo
* EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale
* Lotto–Soudal
* Quick-Step Floors
* Team Sunweb
UCI Professional Continental teams
* Aqua Blue Sport
* CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice
* Israel Cycling Academy
* Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij
* Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
* Delko–Marseille Provence KTM
* Nippo–Vini Fantini–Europa Ovini
* Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise
UCI Continental teams
* Team Coop
* Joker Icopal
* Uno-X Norwegian Development Team
* Team Virtu Cycling

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner |
| 1 | 22 May | Lindesnes to Grimstad | 191.4 km (118.9 mi) | Flat stage | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) |
| 2 | 23 May | Risør to Kristiansand | 188.9 km (117.4 mi) | Flat stage | Michael Albasini (SUI) |
| 3 | 24 May | Farsund to Egersund | 191 km (119 mi) | Hilly stage | Bjorg Lambrecht (BEL) |

## Stages
### Stage 1

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Quick-Step Floors | 4h 22' 32" |
| 2 | Moreno Hofland (NED) | Lotto–Soudal | s.t. |
| 3 | Timo Roosen (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | s.t. |
| 4 | Amund Grøndahl Jansen (NOR) | LottoNL–Jumbo | s.t. |
| 5 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 6 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROM) | Nippo–Vini Fantini–Europa Ovini | s.t. |
| 7 | Nelson Soto (COL) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 8 | Jeroen Meijers (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 9 | Michael Albasini (SUI) | Mitchelton–Scott | s.t. |
| 10 | Dries Van Gestel (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Quick-Step Floors | 4h 22' 22" |
| 2 | Moreno Hofland (NED) | Lotto–Soudal | + 4" |
| 3 | František Sisr (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 5" |
| 4 | Henrik Evensen (NOR) | Joker Icopal | s.t. |
| 5 | Timo Roosen (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 6" |
| 6 | Floris Gerts (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 8" |
| 7 | Amund Grøndahl Jansen (NOR) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 10" |
| 8 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 9 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROM) | Nippo–Vini Fantini–Europa Ovini | s.t. |
| 10 | Nelson Soto (COL) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | s.t. |

### Stage 2

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Michael Albasini (SUI) | Mitchelton–Scott | 4h 33' 02" |
| 2 | Pim Ligthart (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 3 | Kristoffer Halvorsen (NOR) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 4 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 5 | Amund Grøndahl Jansen (NOR) | LottoNL–Jumbo | s.t. |
| 6 | Timo Roosen (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | s.t. |
| 7 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 8 | Davide Martinelli (ITA) | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 9 | Herman Dahl (NOR) | Joker Icopal | s.t. |
| 10 | Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Quick-Step Floors | 8h 55' 24" |
| 2 | Michael Albasini (SUI) | Mitchelton–Scott | s.t. |
| 3 | Pim Ligthart (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 4" |
| 4 | František Sisr (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 5" |
| 5 | Michael Gogl (AUT) | Trek–Segafredo | s.t. |
| 6 | Timo Roosen (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 6" |
| 7 | Kristoffer Halvorsen (NOR) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 8 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | + 10" |
| 9 | Amund Grøndahl Jansen (NOR) | LottoNL–Jumbo | s.t. |
| 10 | Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) | Team Sunweb | s.t. |

### Stage 3

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Bjorg Lambrecht (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 4h 36' 43" |
| 2 | Michael Albasini (SUI) | Mitchelton–Scott | s.t. |
| 3 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 4 | Pim Ligthart (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 5 | Amund Grøndahl Jansen (NOR) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 3" |
| 6 | August Jensen (NOR) | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 7 | Ruben Guerreiro (POR) | Trek–Segafredo | s.t. |
| 8 | Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 9 | Aaron Gate (NZL) | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 10 | Jeroen Meijers (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |

## Results

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Michael Albasini (SUI) | Mitchelton–Scott | 13h 32' 01" |
| 2 | Bjorg Lambrecht (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 6" |
| 3 | Pim Ligthart (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 10" |
| 4 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | + 12" |
| 5 | Michael Gogl (AUT) | Trek–Segafredo | + 14" |
| 6 | Timo Roosen (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 15" |
| 7 | Amund Grøndahl Jansen (NOR) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 19" |
| 8 | Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 9 | Jeroen Meijers (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 10 | Ruben Guerreiro (POR) | Trek–Segafredo | s.t. |