# 2018 Critérium du Dauphiné

The 2018 Critérium du Dauphiné was a road cycling stage race that took place between 3 and 10 June 2018 in France. It was the 70th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné and the twenty-third event of the 2018 UCI World Tour.
The race was won by a British rider from Team Sky, as Geraint Thomas won his first Dauphiné GC.

## Teams

As the Critérium du Dauphiné was a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team in the race. Four UCI Professional Continental teams competed, completing the 22-team peloton.
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
* Cofidis
* Fortuneo–Samsic
* Vital Concept
* Wanty–Groupe Gobert

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner |
| P | 3 June | Valence to Valence | 6.6 km (4.1 mi) | Individual time trial | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) |
| 1 | 4 June | Valence to Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert | 179 km (111.2 mi) | Hilly stage | Daryl Impey (RSA) |
| 2 | 5 June | Montbrison to Belleville | 181 km (112.5 mi) | Hilly stage | Pascal Ackermann (GER) |
| 3 | 6 June | Pont-de-Vaux to Louhans-Châteaurenaud | 35 km (21.7 mi) | Team time trial | Team Sky |
| 4 | 7 June | Chazey-sur-Ain to Lans-en-Vercors | 181 km (112.5 mi) | Mountain stage | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) |
| 5 | 8 June | Grenoble to Valmorel | 130 km (80.8 mi) | Mountain stage | Dan Martin (IRL) |
| 6 | 9 June | Frontenex to La Rosière | 110 km (68.4 mi) | Mountain stage | Pello Bilbao (ESP) |
| 7 | 10 June | Moûtiers to Saint-Gervais | 136 km (84.5 mi) | Mountain stage | Adam Yates (GBR) |

## Stages
### Prologue
#### 3 June 2018 — Valence, 6.6 km (4.1 mi)

Prologue result and general classification :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Team Sky | 7' 25" |
| 2 | Jos van Emden (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 1" |
| 3 | Gianni Moscon (ITA) | Team Sky | + 3" |
| 4 | Victor Campenaerts (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 5" |
| 5 | Patrick Bevin (NZL) | BMC Racing Team | + 5" |
| 6 | Matthias Brändle (AUT) | Trek–Segafredo | + 6" |
| 7 | Bob Jungels (LUX) | Quick-Step Floors | + 7" |
| 8 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 9" |
| 9 | Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) | Team Sky | + 9" |
| 10 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 11" |

### Stage 1
#### 4 June 2018 — Valence to Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert, 179 km (111 mi)

Stage 1 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Daryl Impey (RSA) | Mitchelton–Scott | 4h 24' 26" |
| 2 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Quick-Step Floors | + 0" |
| 3 | Pascal Ackermann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 4 | Tiesj Benoot (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
| 5 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Team Sky | + 0" |
| 6 | Jesus Herrada (ESP) | Cofidis | + 0" |
| 7 | Damiano Caruso (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 8 | Xandro Meurisse (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 0" |
| 9 | Mike Teunissen (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 0" |
| 10 | Jaime Roson (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
General classification after stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Team Sky | 4h 31' 51" |
| 2 | Daryl Impey (RSA) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 2" |
| 3 | Gianni Moscon (ITA) | Team Sky | + 3" |
| 4 | Bob Jungels (LUX) | Quick-Step Floors | + 7" |
| 5 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Quick-Step Floors | + 8" |
| 6 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 9" |
| 7 | Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) | Team Sky | + 9" |
| 8 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 11" |
| 9 | Mike Teunissen (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 13" |
| 10 | Damiano Caruso (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 15" |

### Stage 2
#### 5 June 2018 — Montbrison to Belleville, 181 km (112 mi)

Stage 2 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Pascal Ackermann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 4h 19' 57" |
| 2 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | + 0" |
| 3 | Daryl Impey (RSA) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 0" |
| 4 | Oliver Naesen (BEL) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 0" |
| 5 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
| 6 | Julien Simon (FRA) | Cofidis | + 0" |
| 7 | Dion Smith (NZL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 0" |
| 8 | Patrick Bevin (NZL) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 9 | Toms Skujiņš (LAT) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 10 | Romain Hardy (FRA) | Fortuneo–Samsic | + 0" |
General classification after stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Daryl Impey (RSA) | Mitchelton–Scott | 8h 51' 46" |
| 2 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Team Sky | + 2" |
| 3 | Gianni Moscon (ITA) | Team Sky | + 5" |
| 4 | Bob Jungels (LUX) | Quick-Step Floors | + 9" |
| 5 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Quick-Step Floors | + 10" |
| 6 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 11" |
| 7 | Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) | Team Sky | + 11" |
| 8 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 13" |
| 9 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | + 14" |
| 10 | Damiano Caruso (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 17" |

### Stage 3
#### 6 June 2018 — Pont-de-Vaux to Louhans-Châteaurenaud, 35 km (22 mi) (TTT)

Stage 3 result :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Team Sky | 36' 33" |
| 2 | BMC Racing Team | + 37" |
| 3 | Lotto–Soudal | + 52" |
| 4 | Mitchelton–Scott | + 56" |
| 5 | Quick-Step Floors | + 1' 01" |
| 6 | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 26" |
| 7 | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 29" |
| 8 | Movistar Team | + 1' 31" |
| 9 | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 1' 32" |
| 10 | Groupama–FDJ | + 1' 33" |
General classification after stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Team Sky | 9h 28' 21" |
| 2 | Gianni Moscon (ITA) | Team Sky | + 3" |
| 3 | Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) | Team Sky | + 9" |
| 4 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | + 21" |
| 5 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 48" |
| 6 | Damiano Caruso (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 52" |
| 7 | Joey Rosskopf (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 53" |
| 8 | Daryl Impey (RSA) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 54" |
| 9 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 1' 01" |
| 10 | Bob Jungels (LUX) | Quick-Step Floors | + 1' 08" |

### Stage 4
#### 7 June 2018 — Chazey-sur-Ain to Lans-en-Vercors, 181 km (112 mi)

Stage 4 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Quick-Step Floors | 4h 26' 58" |
| 2 | Daniel Martin (IRL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 3 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | + 0" |
| 4 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 0" |
| 5 | Pierre Latour (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 5" |
| 6 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 5" |
| 7 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 5" |
| 8 | Guillaume Martin (FRA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 8" |
| 9 | Gianni Moscon (ITA) | Team Sky | + 8" |
| 10 | Tiesj Benoot (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 8" |
General classification after stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gianni Moscon (ITA) | Team Sky | 13h 55' 30" |
| 2 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Team Sky | + 6" |
| 3 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | + 6" |
| 4 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Quick-Step Floors | + 48" |
| 5 | Damiano Caruso (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 49" |
| 6 | Bob Jungels (LUX) | Quick-Step Floors | + 1' 05" |
| 7 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 1' 11" |
| 8 | Tiesj Benoot (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 1' 13" |
| 9 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 41" |
| 10 | Marc Soler (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 48" |

### Stage 5
#### 8 June 2018 — Grenoble to Valmorel, 130 km (81 mi)

Stage 5 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Daniel Martin (IRL) | UAE Team Emirates | 3h 21' 19" |
| 2 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | + 4" |
| 3 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 15" |
| 4 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 16" |
| 5 | Daniel Navarro (ESP) | Cofidis | + 16" |
| 6 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 16" |
| 7 | Damiano Caruso (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 24" |
| 8 | Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 24" |
| 9 | Guillaume Martin (FRA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 26" |
| 10 | Antwan Tolhoek (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 26" |
General classification after stage 5 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | 17h 16' 53" |
| 2 | Damiano Caruso (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 09" |
| 3 | Gianni Moscon (ITA) | Team Sky | + 1' 09" |
| 4 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Quick-Step Floors | + 1' 10" |
| 5 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Team Sky | + 1' 15" |
| 6 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 1' 18" |
| 7 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 53" |
| 8 | Bob Jungels (LUX) | Quick-Step Floors | + 2' 03" |
| 9 | Marc Soler (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 2' 10" |
| 10 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 2' 23" |

### Stage 6
#### 9 June 2018 — Frontenex to La Rosière, 110 km (68 mi)

Stage 6 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Astana | 3h 34' 11" |
| 2 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | + 21" |
| 3 | Daniel Martin (IRL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 23" |
| 4 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 23" |
| 5 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 26" |
| 6 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 1' 02" |
| 7 | Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 1' 20" |
| 8 | Pierre Latour (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 40" |
| 9 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) | Team Sky | + 1' 45" |
| 10 | Valerio Conti (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 45" |
General classification after stage 6 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | 20h 51' 19" |
| 2 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 1' 29" |
| 3 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 2' 01" |
| 4 | Daniel Martin (IRL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 2' 30" |
| 5 | Damiano Caruso (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 2' 39" |
| 6 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 3' 10" |
| 7 | Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 3' 29" |
| 8 | Marc Soler (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 3' 40" |
| 9 | Pierre Latour (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 3' 49" |
| 10 | Pierre Rolland (FRA) | EF Education First–Drapac | + 4' 00" |

### Stage 7
#### 10 June 2018 — Moûtiers to Saint-Gervais, 136 km (85 mi)

Stage 7 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | 3h 51' 34" |
| 2 | Daniel Navarro (ESP) | Cofidis | + 4" |
| 3 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 9" |
| 4 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 14" |
| 5 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | + 19" |
| 6 | Daniel Martin (IRL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 24" |
| 7 | Damiano Caruso (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 24" |
| 8 | Guillaume Martin (FRA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 28" |
| 9 | Pierre Latour (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 35" |
| 10 | Pierre Rolland (FRA) | EF Education First–Drapac | + 41" |
Final general classification :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | 24h 43' 12" |
| 2 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 1' 00" |
| 3 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 47" |
| 4 | Daniel Martin (IRL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 2' 35" |
| 5 | Damiano Caruso (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 2' 44" |
| 6 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 3' 05" |
| 7 | Pierre Latour (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 4' 05" |
| 8 | Pierre Rolland (FRA) | EF Education First–Drapac | + 4' 22" |
| 9 | Daniel Navarro (ESP) | Cofidis | + 4' 31" |
| 10 | Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 4' 45" |

## Classification leadership table

In the Critérium du Dauphiné, four different jerseys were awarded. The most important was the general classification, which was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. Time bonuses were awarded to the first three finishers on all stages except for the individual time trial: the stage winner won a ten-second bonus, with six and four seconds for the second and third riders respectively. The rider with the least accumulated time is the race leader, identified by a yellow jersey with a blue bar; the winner of this classification was considered the winner of the race.
Points for the points classification :
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Stages 1–3 & 5 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| Stages 4, 6–8 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a green jersey. In the classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 10 in a stage. More points were awarded on the flatter stages in the opening half of the race.
Points for the mountains classification :
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Points for Hors-category | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Points for Category 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Points for Category 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Points for Category 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Points for Category 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a blue jersey with white polka dots. 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 hors, first, second, third, or fourth-category, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. Hors-category climbs awarded the most points; the first ten riders were able to accrue points, compared with the first six on first-category climbs, the first four on second-category, the first two on third-category and only the first for fourth-category.
The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born on or after 1 January 1993 were eligible to be ranked in the classification. There was also a team classification, 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.
Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification |
| P | Michał Kwiatkowski | Michał Kwiatkowski | Michał Kwiatkowski | not awarded | Gianni Moscon | Team Sky |
| 1 | Daryl Impey | Michał Kwiatkowski | Michał Kwiatkowski | Brice Feillu | Gianni Moscon | Team Sky |
| 2 | Pascal Ackermann | Daryl Impey | Daryl Impey | Brice Feillu | Gianni Moscon | Team Sky |
| 3 | Team Sky | Michał Kwiatkowski | Daryl Impey | Brice Feillu | Gianni Moscon | Team Sky |
| 4 | Julian Alaphilippe | Gianni Moscon | Daryl Impey | Dario Cataldo | Gianni Moscon | Team Sky |
| 5 | Dan Martin | Geraint Thomas | Daryl Impey | Dario Cataldo | Gianni Moscon | Team Sky |
| 6 | Pello Bilbao | Geraint Thomas | Daryl Impey | Dario Cataldo | Marc Soler | Team Sky |
| 7 | Adam Yates | Geraint Thomas | Daryl Impey | Dario Cataldo | Pierre Latour | Team Sky |
| Final | Final | Geraint Thomas | Daryl Impey | Dario Cataldo | Pierre Latour | Team Sky |