# 2018 Adriatica Ionica Race

The 2018 Adriatica Ionica Race/Following the Serenissima Routes was a five-stage men's professional road cycling race.
It was the first edition of the Adriatica Ionica Race/Following the Serenissima Routes. The race started with a team time trial on 20 June in Musile di Piave and finished on 24 June in Trieste. The race is part of the UCI Europe Tour, and is categorised by the UCI as a 2.1 race. The race was won by the Colombian rider Iván Sosa (Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec).

## Teams

The 16 teams invited to the race were:
UCI World Tour teams
* Quick-Step Floors
* Bahrain–Merida
* UAE Team Emirates
* Trek–Segafredo
* Team Dimension Data
UCI Professional Continental teams
* Bardiani–CSF
* Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec
* Nippo–Vini Fantini–Europa Ovini
* Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia
* Gazprom–RusVelo
* Israel Cycling Academy
* Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij
UCI Continental teams
* Trevigiani Phonix–Hemus 1896
* Biesse–Carrera Gavardo
* Sangemini–MG.K Vis Vega
National teams
* Italy

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 20 June | Musile di Piave to Lido di Jesolo | 23.3 km (14 mi) | | Team time trial | Quick-Step Floors (BEL) |
| 2 | 21 June | Lido di Jesolo to Maser | 152.5 km (95 mi) | | Flat stage | Elia Viviani (ITA) |
| 3 | 22 June | Mussolente to Passo Giau | 154.7 km (96 mi) | | Mountain stage | Iván Sosa (COL) |
| 4 | 23 June | San Vito di Cadore to Grado | 229.2 km (142 mi) | | Flat stage | Elia Viviani (ITA) |
| 5 | 24 June | Grado to Trieste | 116.8 km (73 mi) | | Hilly stage | Elia Viviani (ITA) |
| | Total | Total | 676.5 km (420 mi) | 676.5 km (420 mi) | 676.5 km (420 mi) | 676.5 km (420 mi) | 676.5 km (420 mi) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 20 June 2018 — Musile di Piave to Lido di Jesolo, 23.3 km (14 mi), team time trial (TTT)

Result of Stage 1 :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Quick-Step Floors | 25' 29" |
| 2 | UAE Team Emirates | + 14" |
| 3 | Trek–Segafredo | + 18" |
| 4 | Team Dimension Data | + 34" |
| 5 | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 38" |
| 6 | Bahrain–Merida | + 1' 08" |
| 7 | Italy (national team) | + 1' 17" |
| 8 | Sangemini–MG.K Vis Vega | + 1' 18" |
| 9 | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 1' 18" |
| 10 | Bardiani–CSF | + 1' 22" |
| Source: |||
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Quick-Step Floors | 25' 29" |
| 2 | James Knox (GBR) | Quick-Step Floors | + 0" |
| 3 | Davide Martinelli (ITA) | Quick-Step Floors | + 0" |
| 4 | Jhonatan Narváez (ECU) | Quick-Step Floors | + 0" |
| 5 | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Quick-Step Floors | + 0" |
| 6 | Valerio Conti (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 14" |
| 7 | Simone Petilli (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 14" |
| 8 | Simone Consonni (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 14" |
| 9 | Manuele Mori (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 14" |
| 10 | Edward Ravasi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 14" |
| Source: ||||

### Stage 2
#### 21 June 2018 — Lido di Jesolo to Maser, 152.5 km (95 mi)

Result of Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Quick-Step Floors | 3h 49' 09" |
| 2 | Simone Consonni (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 3 | Mihkel Räim (EST) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 0" |
| 4 | Manuel Belletti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 0" |
| 5 | Enrico Barbin (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 0" |
| 6 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 7 | Simone Velasco (ITA) | Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia | + 0" |
| 8 | Sergey Shilov (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 0" |
| 9 | Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 0" |
| 10 | Paolo Totò (ITA) | Sangemini–MG.K Vis Vega | + 0" |
| Source: ||||
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Quick-Step Floors | 4h 14' 28" |
| 2 | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Quick-Step Floors | + 10" |
| 3 | Simone Consonni (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 18" |
| 4 | Edward Ravasi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 24" |
| 5 | Simone Petilli (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 24" |
| 6 | Valerio Conti (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 24" |
| 7 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 26" |
| 8 | Fabio Felline (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 26" |
| 9 | Nicola Conci (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 26" |
| 10 | Peter Stetina (USA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 29" |
| Source: ||||

### Stage 3
#### 22 June 2018 — Mussolente to Passo Giau, 154.7 km (96 mi)

Result of Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Iván Sosa (COL) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 4h 40' 42" |
| 2 | Giulio Ciccone (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 37" |
| 3 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 1' 06" |
| 4 | Edward Ravasi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 12" |
| 5 | Pieter Weening (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 1' 29" |
| 6 | Ildar Arslanov (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 1' 43" |
| 7 | Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 2' 20" |
| 8 | Peter Stetina (USA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 2' 27" |
| 9 | Giovanni Carboni (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 2' 39" |
| 10 | Simone Petilli (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 2' 45" |
| Source: ||||
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Iván Sosa (COL) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 8h 56' 28" |
| 2 | Edward Ravasi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 18" |
| 3 | Giulio Ciccone (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 45" |
| 4 | Ildar Arslanov (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 1' 13" |
| 5 | Peter Stetina (USA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 38" |
| 6 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 1' 45" |
| 7 | Simone Petilli (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 51" |
| 8 | Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 54" |
| 9 | Pieter Weening (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 2' 03" |
| 10 | Valerio Conti (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 2' 03" |
| Source: ||||

### Stage 4
#### 23 June 2018 — San Vito di Cadore to Grado, 223.2 km (139 mi)

Result of Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Quick-Step Floors | 5h 14' 56" |
| 2 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 3 | Álvaro José Hodeg (COL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 0" |
| 4 | Riccardo Minali (ITA) | Italy (national team) | + 0" |
| 5 | Mark Renshaw (AUS) | Team Dimension Data | + 0" |
| 6 | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) | Team Dimension Data | + 0" |
| 7 | Simone Consonni (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 8 | Marco Canola (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini–Europa Ovini | + 0" |
| 9 | Mihkel Räim (EST) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 0" |
| 10 | Jalel Duranti (ITA) | Italy (national team) | + 0" |
| Source: ||||
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Iván Sosa (COL) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 14h 11' 30" |
| 2 | Giulio Ciccone (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 45" |
| 3 | Ildar Arslanov (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 1' 13" |
| 4 | Edward Ravasi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 44" |
| 5 | Valerio Conti (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 57" |
| 6 | Pieter Weening (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 2' 03" |
| 7 | Giovanni Carboni (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 2' 53" |
| 8 | Peter Stetina (USA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 3' 04" |
| 9 | Simone Petilli (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 3' 17" |
| 10 | Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 3' 20" |
| Source: ||||

### Stage 5
#### 24 June 2018 — Grado to Trieste, 116.8 km (73 mi)

Result of Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Quick-Step Floors | 2h 27' 48" |
| 2 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Team Dimension Data | + 0" |
| 3 | Riccardo Minali (ITA) | Italy (national team) | + 0" |
| 4 | Álvaro José Hodeg (COL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 0" |
| 5 | Luca Pacioni (ITA) | Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia | + 0" |
| 6 | Simone Consonni (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 7 | Manuel Belletti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 0" |
| 8 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 9 | Marco Canola (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini–Europa Ovini | + 0" |
| 10 | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Italy (national team) | + 0" |
| Source: ||||
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Iván Sosa (COL) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 16h 39' 22" |
| 2 | Giulio Ciccone (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 41" |
| 3 | Ildar Arslanov (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 1' 18" |
| 4 | Edward Ravasi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 40" |
| 5 | Valerio Conti (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 57" |
| 6 | Pieter Weening (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 2' 08" |
| 7 | Giovanni Carboni (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 2' 53" |
| 8 | Peter Stetina (USA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 3' 09" |
| 9 | Simone Petilli (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 3' 17" |
| 10 | Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 3' 20" |
| Source: ||||

## Classification leadership

In the 2018 Adriatica Ionica, five jerseys were awarded. The general classification was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. Time bonuses were awarded to the first three finishers on all stages apart from the time trial stage. The first three riders would get 10, 6, and 4 seconds, respectively. The leader of the general classification received a blue jersey sponsored by Geo&tex2000. This classification was considered the most important of the 2018 Adriatica Ionica, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.
Points classification points for the top 10 positions by type :
| Type | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Flat stage | 25 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| High mountain stage | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Intermediate sprint | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team time trial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The second classification was the points classification. Riders were awarded points for finishing in the top ten in a stage. Points were also won in intermediate sprints; ten points for crossing the sprint line first, six points for second place, three for third, two for fourth, and a single point for fifth. The leader of the points classification was awarded a red jersey sponsored by Full Speed Ahead.
Points for the mountains classification :
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Points for H.C category | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Points for Category 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Points for Category 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Points for Category 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The third classification was the mountains classification. Points were awarded to the riders that reached the summit of the most difficult climbs first. The climbs were categorized, in order of increasing difficulty, as third-, second-, and first-category and hors catégorie (read: "beyond category"). The leadership of the mountains classification was marked by a green sponsored by Prologo.
The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey sponsored by Gabetti. Only riders born after 1 January 1993 were eligible; the young rider best placed in the general classification was the leader of the young rider classification.
The final classification was the "Fighting Spirit Prize" given after each stage to the rider considered, by a jury, to have "who struggled in order to achieve results in all the competitive moments of the race or the one who take action to start or carry out the longest breakaway". The winner wore an orange jersey sponsored by Suzuki. There was also a classification for teams, in which the times of the best three cyclists in a team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest cumulative time.
Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Combativity classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Quick-Step Floors | Elia Viviani | not awarded | not awarded | James Knox | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2 | Elia Viviani | Elia Viviani | Elia Viviani | Enrico Logica | Nicola Conci | Javier Montoya | UAE Team Emirates |
| 3 | Iván Sosa | Iván Sosa | Elia Viviani | Iván Sosa | Iván Sosa | Floris Gerts | UAE Team Emirates |
| 4 | Elia Viviani | Iván Sosa | Elia Viviani | Enrico Logica | Iván Sosa | Andrea Toniatti | UAE Team Emirates |
| 5 | Elia Viviani | Iván Sosa | Elia Viviani | Enrico Logica | Iván Sosa | Michele Gazzara | UAE Team Emirates |
| Final | Final | Iván Sosa | Elia Viviani | Enrico Logica | Iván Sosa | No award | UAE Team Emirates |
* In stage three, Simone Consonni, who was second in the points classification, wore the red jersey, because first placed Elia Viviani wore the blue jersey as leader of the general classification.
* In stage four, Floris Gerts, who was second in the mountains classification, wore the green jersey, because first placed Iván Sosa wore the blue jersey as leader of the general classification.
* In stage four, Giovanni Carboni, who was second in the best young rider classification, wore the white jersey, because first placed Iván Sosa wore the blue jersey as leader of the general classification.
* In stage five, Giovanni Carboni, who was second in the best young rider classification, wore the white jersey, because first placed Iván Sosa wore the blue jersey as leader of the general classification.

## Final standings

Legend :
| Denotes the winner of the general classification | Denotes the leader of the points classification |
| Denotes the leader of the mountains classification | Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |

### General classification

Final general classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Iván Sosa (COL) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 16h 39' 22" |
| 2 | Giulio Ciccone (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 41" |
| 3 | Ildar Arslanov (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 1' 18" |
| 4 | Edward Ravasi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 40" |
| 5 | Valerio Conti (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 57" |
| 6 | Pieter Weening (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 2' 08" |
| 7 | Giovanni Carboni (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 2' 53" |
| 8 | Peter Stetina (USA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 3' 09" |
| 9 | Simone Petilli (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 3' 17" |
| 10 | Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 3' 20" |

### Points classification

Final points classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Quick-Step Floors | 75 |
| 2 | Simone Consonni (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | 27 |
| 3 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | 26 |
| 4 | Riccardo Minali (ITA) | Italy (national team) | 20 |
| 5 | Álvaro José Hodeg (COL) | Quick-Step Floors | 20 |
| 6 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Team Dimension Data | 18 |
| 7 | Iván Sosa (COL) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 15 |
| 8 | Mihkel Räim (EST) | Israel Cycling Academy | 14 |
| 9 | Giulio Ciccone (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | 12 |
| 10 | Manuel Belletti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 12 |

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Enrico Logica (ITA) | Biesse–Carrera Gavardo | 14 |
| 2 | Iván Sosa (COL) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 10 |
| 3 | Floris Gerts (NED) | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | 10 |
| 4 | Fabio Felline (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | 8 |
| 5 | Yukiya Arashiro (JPN) | Bahrain–Merida | 8 |
| 6 | Giulio Ciccone (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | 8 |
| 7 | Michele Gazzara (ITA) | Sangemini–MG.K Vis Vega | 6 |
| 8 | Marco Frapporti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 6 |
| 9 | Matteo Draperi (ITA) | Sangemini–MG.K Vis Vega | 5 |
| 10 | Edward Ravasi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | 4 |

### Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Iván Sosa (COL) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 16h 39' 22" |
| 2 | Giovanni Carboni (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 2' 53" |
| 3 | Artem Nych (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 4' 21" |
| 4 | Nicola Conci (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 6' 29" |
| 5 | Abderrahim Zahiri (MAR) | Trevigiani Phonix–Hemus 1896 | + 8' 54" |
| 6 | Nicola Bagioli (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini–Europa Ovini | + 8' 57" |
| 7 | Simone Ravanelli (ITA) | Biesse–Carrera Gavardo | + 9' 49" |
| 8 | Filippo Zaccanti (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini–Europa Ovini | + 10' 14" |
| 9 | Simone Velasco (ITA) | Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia | + 13' 57" |
| 10 | James Knox (GBR) | Quick-Step Floors | + 15' 45" |

### Team classification

Final team classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | UAE Team Emirates | 50h 01' 52" |
| 2 | Trek–Segafredo | + 4' 24" |
| 3 | Bardiani–CSF | + 6' 30" |
| 4 | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 9' 33" |
| 5 | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 13' 46" |
| 6 | Nippo–Vini Fantini–Europa Ovini | + 15' 54" |
| 7 | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 16' 47" |
| 8 | Israel Cycling Academy | + 19' 38" |
| 9 | Biesse–Carrera Gavardo | + 23' 07" |
| 10 | Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia | + 26' 14" |