# 2018 Women's Herald Sun Tour

The 2018 Women's Herald Sun Tour presented by Let's Go Motorhomes was a women's cycle stage race held in Australia from 30 to 31 January 2018. The 2018 edition was the inaugural edition of the race.
The race was won by Brodie Chapman, riding for an Australian national team. Chapman soloed to victory in the opening stage, before maintaining her lead in the following day's time trial, won by world champion Annemiek van Vleuten (Mitchelton–Scott). Van Vleuten finished second overall, five seconds down on Chapman, while the podium was completed by Chloe Hosking, 63 seconds behind for the Alé–Cipollini team. Chapman won the mountains classification, Hosking was the winner of the sprints classification, while the Australian national team won the teams classification. Jeanne Korevaar of WaowDeals Pro Cycling won the other jersey, the white jersey, as winner of the young rider classification for under-23 riders.

## Teams

16 teams participated in the 2018 Women's Herald Sun Tour.
UCI Women's Teams
* Alé–Cipollini
* Bepink
* Cylance Pro Cycling
* Mitchelton–Scott
* Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank
* Trek–Drops
* TWENTY20 p/b Sho-Air
* Team Virtu Cycling
* WaowDeals Pro Cycling
* Wiggle High5
Other teams
* Australia (national team)
* Mike Greer Homes Women's Cycling Team
* New Zealand (national team)
* Rush Women's Team
* Specialized Women's Racing
* Sydney Uni–Staminade

## Route

The race route was announced on 6 December 2017.
List of stages :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 30 January | Healesville to Healesville | 123.5 km (76.7 mi) | | Hilly stage | Brodie Chapman (AUS) |
| 2 | 31 January | Alexandra Gardens to Southbank | 1.6 km (1.0 mi) | | Individual time trial | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 30 January 2018 — Healesville to Healesville, 123.5 km (76.7 mi)

Result of Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Brodie Chapman (AUS) | Australia (national team) | 3h 20' 10" |
| 2 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 8" |
| 3 | Chloe Hosking (AUS) | Alé–Cipollini | + 1' 02" |
| 4 | Katrin Garfoot (AUS) | Australia (national team) | + 1' 02" |
| 5 | Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) | Cylance Pro Cycling | + 1' 02" |
| 6 | Anouska Koster (NED) | WaowDeals Pro Cycling | + 1' 02" |
| 7 | Tiffany Cromwell (AUS) | Australia (national team) | + 1' 02" |
| 8 | Eva Buurman (NED) | Trek–Drops | + 1' 02" |
| 9 | Alison Jackson (CAN) | Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank | + 1' 02" |
| 10 | Shannon Malseed (AUS) | Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank | + 1' 02" |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Brodie Chapman (AUS) | Australia (national team) | 3h 20' 00" |
| 2 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 12" |
| 3 | Chloe Hosking (AUS) | Alé–Cipollini | + 1' 03" |
| 4 | Alison Jackson (CAN) | Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank | + 1' 11" |
| 5 | Justine Barrow (AUS) | Rush Women's Team | + 1' 12" |
| 6 | Katrin Garfoot (AUS) | Australia (national team) | + 1' 12" |
| 7 | Rachel Neylan (AUS) | Australia (national team) | + 1' 12" |
| 8 | Tiffany Cromwell (AUS) | Australia (national team) | + 1' 12" |
| 9 | Grace Anderson (NZL) | New Zealand (national team) | + 1' 12" |
| 10 | Jeanne Korevaar (NED) | WaowDeals Pro Cycling | + 1' 12" |

### Stage 2
#### 31 January 2018 — Alexandra Gardens to Southbank, 1.6 km (1.0 mi), individual time trial (ITT)

Result of Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Mitchelton–Scott | 2' 09" |
| 2 | Katrin Garfoot (AUS) | Australia (national team) | + 2" |
| 3 | Georgia Williams (NZL) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 2" |
| 4 | Marlies Mejías (CUB) | Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank | + 4" |
| 5 | Tiffany Cromwell (AUS) | Australia (national team) | + 4" |
| 6 | Anouska Koster (NED) | WaowDeals Pro Cycling | + 4" |
| 7 | Annette Edmondson (AUS) | Wiggle High5 | + 4" |
| 8 | Grace Brown (AUS) | Rush Women's Team | + 4" |
| 9 | Kate McIlroy (NZL) | Specialized Women's Racing | + 6" |
| 10 | Rachele Barbieri (ITA) | Wiggle High5 | + 6" |
Final general classification :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Brodie Chapman (AUS) | Australia (national team) | 3h 22' 16" |
| 2 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 5" |
| 3 | Chloe Hosking (AUS) | Alé–Cipollini | + 1' 03" |
| 4 | Katrin Garfoot (AUS) | Australia (national team) | + 1' 07" |
| 5 | Georgia Williams (NZL) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 1' 07" |
| 6 | Anouska Koster (NED) | WaowDeals Pro Cycling | + 1' 09" |
| 7 | Tiffany Cromwell (AUS) | Australia (national team) | + 1' 09" |
| 8 | Alison Jackson (CAN) | Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank | + 1' 10" |
| 9 | Grace Brown (AUS) | Rush Women's Team | + 1' 10" |
| 10 | Linda Villumsen (NZL) | Team Virtu Cycling | + 1' 11" |

## Classification leadership table

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Sprint classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Most competitive rider | Team classification |
| 1 | Brodie Chapman | Brodie Chapman | Chloe Hosking | Brodie Chapman | Grace Anderson | Brodie Chapman | Australia (national team) |
| 2 | Annemiek van Vleuten | Brodie Chapman | Chloe Hosking | Brodie Chapman | Jeanne Korevaar | Not awarded | Australia (national team) |
| Final | Final | Brodie Chapman | Chloe Hosking | Brodie Chapman | Jeanne Korevaar | No final award | Australia (national team) |