Wikipedia article: 2018 Tour de France

Question: who won the first stage of the 2018 tour de france
Short answer: Fernando Gaviria of Quick - Step Floors,
Answer: The opening stage was won by Fernando Gaviria of Quick - Step Floors, who became the Tour 's first rider to wear the general classification leader 's yellow jersey. Peter Sagan ( Bora -- Hansgrohe ) then took the race lead the following stage. BMC Racing Team won stage three 's team time trial, putting their rider Greg Van Avermaet in yellow. He held the jersey for eight days until the second high mountain stage, where stage winner Thomas took the lead. He held it for the rest of the race to become the first Welshman to win the overall race. As a result, Team Sky -- and additionally British riders -- won six of the previous seven Tours dating back to 2012.

Question: what is the grand prize for the tour de france
Short answer: € 500,000,
Answer: A total of € 2,287,750 was awarded in cash prizes in the race. The overall winner of the general classification received € 500,000, with the second and third placed riders getting € 200,000 and € 100,000 respectively. All finishers in the top 160 were awarded money. The holders of the classifications would benefit on each stage they led; the final winners of the points and mountains would be given € 25,000, while the best young rider and most combative rider would get € 20,000. The team classification winners was given € 50,000. € 11,000 was given to the winners of each stage of the race, with smaller amounts given to places 2 -- 20. There were also two special awards each with a prize of € 5000. The Souvenir Henri Desgrange, given to first rider to pass the summit of the highest climb in the Tour, the Col du Portet on stage seventeen, and the Souvenir Jacques Goddet, given to the first rider to pass Goddet 's memorial at the summit of the Col du Tourmalet in stage nineteen. Nairo Quintana won the Henri Desgrange and Julian Alaphilippe won the Jacques Goddet.

Question: what are the dates for the tour de france 2018
Short answer: 7 -- 29 July
Answer: 2018 Tour de France 2018 UCI World Tour, race 25 of 37 Route of the 2018 Tour de France Race details Dates 7 -- 29 July Stages 21 Distance 3,351 km ( 2,082 mi ) Winning time 83h 17 ' 13 '' Results Winner Geraint Thomas ( GBR ) ( Team Sky ) Second Tom Dumoulin ( NED ) ( Team Sunweb ) Third Chris Froome ( GBR ) ( Team Sky ) Points Peter Sagan ( SVK ) ( Bora -- Hansgrohe ) Mountains Julian Alaphilippe ( FRA ) ( Quick - Step Floors ) Youth Pierre Latour ( FRA ) ( AG2R La Mondiale ) Combativity Dan Martin ( IRL ) ( UAE Team Emirates ) Team Movistar Team ← 2017 2019 →

Question: where does the tour de france start 2018
Short answer: Vendée department, in the region of Pays de la Loire.
Answer: The 2018 Tour de France will be the 105th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling 's three Grand Tours. The start of the 2018 Tour ( known as the Grand Départ ) will be in the Vendée department, in the region of Pays de la Loire. The departments in the Pays de la Loire region hosted the Tour de France 's cyclists on its very first edition back 1903. Since this time, the cities and towns of the Pays de la Loire region have welcomed the Grand Départ of the Tour de France nine times, five of which have set out from the Vendée.

Question: where is the first stage of the tour de france
Short answer: Noirmoutier - en - l'Île,
Answer: The 2018 Tour de France was the 105th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling 's three Grand Tours. The 3,351 km ( 2,082 mi ) race started from Noirmoutier - en - l'Île, in the Vendée department, on 7 July and concluded with the Champs - Élysées stage in Paris, on 29 July. A total of 176 riders across 22 teams were participating in the 21 - stage race. The Tour was the shortest of the millennium and was the fifth time a tour had set out from Vendée. The race was won for the first time by Geraint Thomas of Team Sky. Tom Dumoulin ( Team Sunweb ) placed second, with Thomas ' teammate and four - time Tour champion Chris Froome coming third.

Question: where did le tour de france start 2018
Short answer: Noirmoutier - en - l'Île,
Answer: The 2018 Tour de France was the 105th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling 's three Grand Tours. The 3,351 km ( 2,082 mi ) race started from Noirmoutier - en - l'Île, in the Vendée department, on 7 July and concluded with the Champs - Élysées stage in Paris, on 29 July. A total of 176 riders across 22 teams were participating in the 21 - stage race. The Tour was the shortest of the millennium and was the fifth time a tour had set out from Vendée. The race was won for the first time by Geraint Thomas of Team Sky. Tom Dumoulin ( Team Sunweb ) placed second, with Thomas ' teammate and four - time Tour champion Chris Froome coming third.

Question: where is the tour de france starting this year
Short answer: from Noirmoutier - en - l'Île, in the Vendée department,
Answer: The 2018 Tour de France was the 105th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling 's three Grand Tours. The 3,351 km ( 2,082 mi ) race started from Noirmoutier - en - l'Île, in the Vendée department, on 7 July and concluded with the Champs - Élysées stage in Paris, on 29 July. A total of 176 riders across 22 teams were participating in the 21 - stage race. The Tour was the shortest of the millennium and was the fifth time a tour had set out from Vendée. The race was won for the first time by Geraint Thomas of Team Sky. Tom Dumoulin ( Team Sunweb ) placed second, with Thomas ' teammate and four - time Tour champion Chris Froome coming third.

Question: when does the tour de france finish 2018
Short answer: on 29 July.
Answer: The 2018 Tour de France was the 105th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling 's three Grand Tours. The 3,351 km ( 2,082 mi ) race started from Noirmoutier - en - l'Île, in the Vendée department, on 7 July and concluded with the Champs - Élysées stage in Paris, on 29 July. A total of 176 riders across 22 teams were participating in the 21 - stage race. The Tour was the shortest of the millennium and was the fifth time a tour had set out from Vendée. The race was won for the first time by Geraint Thomas of Team Sky. Tom Dumoulin ( Team Sunweb ) placed second, with Thomas ' teammate and four - time Tour champion Chris Froome coming third.

Question: how many riders per team in the tour de france 2018
Short answer: 8,
Answer: New rules by the cycling 's governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale ( UCI ) reduced the number of riders per team for Grand Tours from 9 to 8, resulting in a start list total of 176, instead of the usual 198. Of these, 35 competed in their first Tour de France. The total number of riders that finished the race was 145. The riders came from 30 countries. Seven countries had more than 10 riders in the race: France ( 35 ), Belgium ( 19 ), the Netherlands ( 13 ), Italy ( 13 ), Australia ( 11 ), Germany ( 11 ) and Spain ( 11 ). The average age of riders in the race was 29.37 years, ranging from the 21 - year - old Egan Bernal ( Team Sky ) to the 40 - year - old Franco Pellizotti ( Bahrain -- Merida ). Groupama -- FDJ had the youngest average age while Bahrain -- Merida had the oldest.

Question: when will tour de france teams be announced
Short answer: 6 January 2018,
Answer: The 18 UCI WorldTeams were automatically invited to the race. On 6 January 2018, organisers of the Tour, the Amaury Sport Organisation ( ASO ), announced the four second - tier UCI Professional Continental teams that received a wildcard invitation to participate in the event. The four teams were Cofidis, Direct Énergie, Fortuneo -- Samsic, from France and Belgium 's Wanty -- Groupe Gobert, all of which have participated in the race before. This meant that new French team Vital Concept, with their team leader, sprinter Bryan Coquard, missed out on the race. Christian Prudhomme wished the team the best in their inaugural season. The presentation of the teams -- where the members of each team 's roster are introduced in front of the media and local dignitaries -- took place on Place Napoleon ( fr ) in the town of La Roche - sur - Yon on 5 July, two days before the opening stage.

Question: who came second in tour de france 2018
Short answer: Tom Dumoulin (
Answer: 2018 Tour de France 2018 UCI World Tour, race 25 of 37 Route of the 2018 Tour de France Race details Dates 7 -- 29 July Stages 21 Distance 3,351 km ( 2,082 mi ) Winning time 83h 17 ' 13 '' Results Winner Geraint Thomas ( GBR ) ( Team Sky ) Second Tom Dumoulin ( NED ) ( Team Sunweb ) Third Chris Froome ( GBR ) ( Team Sky ) Points Peter Sagan ( SVK ) ( Bora -- Hansgrohe ) Mountains Julian Alaphilippe ( FRA ) ( Quick - Step Floors ) Youth Pierre Latour ( FRA ) ( AG2R La Mondiale ) Combativity Dan Martin ( IRL ) ( UAE Team Emirates ) Team Movistar Team ← 2017 2019 →

Question: where did le tour de france start this year
Short answer: Noirmoutier - en - l'Île, in the Vendée department,
Answer: The 2018 Tour de France was the 105th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling 's three Grand Tours. The 3,351 km ( 2,082 mi ) race started from Noirmoutier - en - l'Île, in the Vendée department, on 7 July and concluded with the Champs - Élysées stage in Paris, on 29 July. A total of 176 riders across 22 teams were participating in the 21 - stage race. The Tour was the shortest of the millennium and was the fifth time a tour had set out from Vendée. The race was won for the first time by Geraint Thomas of Team Sky. Tom Dumoulin ( Team Sunweb ) placed second, with Thomas ' teammate and four - time Tour champion Chris Froome coming third.

Question: when does the 2018 tour de france start
Short answer: 7 July and
Answer: The 2018 Tour de France was the 105th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling 's three Grand Tours. The 3,351 km ( 2,082 mi ) race started from Noirmoutier - en - l'Île, in the Vendée department, on 7 July and concluded with the Champs - Élysées stage in Paris, on 29 July. A total of 176 riders across 22 teams were participating in the 21 - stage race. The Tour was the shortest of the millennium and was the fifth time a tour had set out from Vendée. The race was won for the first time by Geraint Thomas of Team Sky. Tom Dumoulin ( Team Sunweb ) placed second, with Thomas ' teammate and four - time Tour champion Chris Froome coming third.