The 2018 Giro d'Italia was the 101st edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The first half of the Giro began on 4 May in Jerusalem, Israel, with an individual time trial, and ended with Stage 11, a hilly stage to Osimo, occurring on 16 May; the second half of the tour started at Osimo on 17 May and finished in Rome on 27 May.
Stage 1
4 May 2018 – Jerusalem to Jerusalem, 9.7 km (6.0 mi) (ITT)[1]
The first rider departed at 13:50 local time (UTC+03:00).[2] The route started alongside the David Citadel Hotel, headed south and then west to the first timecheck, which was at the 5.1 km (3.2 mi) mark. The riders then turned back east and passed the Knesset. The route passed through a tunnel after 7.3 km (4.5 mi), and passed Mamilla Pool about 400 m (1,300 ft) from the finish line, with a short climb in the last few hundred metres before the finish.[3][4][5]
Stage 1 result and general classification after stage 1[6][7] |
Stage 2
5 May 2018 – Haifa to Tel Aviv, 167 km (104 mi)[1]
Stage 3
6 May 2018 – Beersheba to Eilat, 229 km (142 mi)[1]
Rest day 1
7 May 2018 – Catania[12]
During the morning, the riders and support staff transferred across the Mediterranean Sea, from Eilat in Israel to Catania in Sicily. This involved up to an hour of bus travel, and a further three hours by aircraft.[13]
Stage 4
8 May 2018 – Catania to Caltagirone, 202 km (126 mi)[1]
Stage 5
9 May 2018 – Agrigento to Santa Ninfa, 153 km (95 mi)[1]
Stage 6
10 May 2018 – Caltanissetta to Mount Etna, 169 km (105 mi)[1]
The riders departed from Caltanissetta, heading east to Enna and then turning south to Piazza Armerina. The race then continued east through Ramacca and Paternò. The route turned north through Belpasso and continued through Ragalna, where the 15 km (9.3 mi) Category 1 climb of Mount Etna began, to the astrophysical observatory at an altitude of 1,736 m (5,696 ft).[18]
Stage 7
11 May 2018 – Pizzo to Praia a Mare, 159 km (99 mi)[1]
Stage 8
12 May 2018 – Praia a Mare to Montevergine, 209 km (130 mi)[1]
The race departed northwest along the coast to Sapri, then heading inland and west to Licusati. The route again reached the coast after heading northwest to an intermediate sprint at Agropoli, and continued along the coast to another intermediate sprint at Salerno. From Salerno, the route began a gentle climb to Bellizzi Irpino. The race then continued onto the second category 17 km (11 mi) climb, through Mercogliano and Ospedaletto d'Alpinolo, to the finish at an altitude of 1,260 m (4,130 ft).[23]
Stage 9
13 May 2018 – Pesco Sannita to Gran Sasso, 225 km (140 mi)[1]
The riders will depart heading west and then northwest to Isernia, and continue into a second category 9 km (5.6 mi) climb, to an altitude of 1,252 m (4,108 ft), at Roccaraso. After descending north, the race has intermediate sprints at Popoli and Bussi sul Tirino, before a 14 km (8.7 mi) second category climb to 1,190 m (3,900 ft) at Calascio. The race then continues climbing northwest into the first category 26 km (16 mi) climb, to the finish line at 2,135 m (7,005 ft), at Campo Imperatore.[26]
Rest day 2
14 May 2018 – Montesilvano[12]
Stage 10
15 May 2018 – Penne to Gualdo Tadino, 244 km (152 mi)[1]
Stage 11
16 May 2018 – Assisi to Osimo, 156 km (97 mi)[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Brown, Gregor (2 May 2018). "Giro d'Italia 2018 route: stage-by-stage details". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ Roadbook. La Gazetta dello Sport. 2018. p. 74.
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ignored (help) - ^ Windsor, Richard (4 May 2018). "Tom Dumoulin stamps authority on Giro d'Italia with stage one time trial victory". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Giro stage 1: Dumoulin delivers TT win; Froome falters". Velonews. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ a b Windsor, Richard (5 May 2018). "Rohan Dennis takes pink as Elia Viviani sprints to Giro d'Italia 2018 stage two victory". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Giro Stage 2: Viviani wins stage; Dennis takes overall lead". Velonews. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ a b Windsor, Richard (6 May 2018). "Elia Viviani doubles up with Giro d'Italia 2018 stage three victory". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Giro Stage 3: Viviani sprints to second straight stage win; Dennis holds lead". Velonews. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ a b Roadbook. La Gazetta dello Sport. 2018. p. 60.
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ignored (help) - ^ Hood, Andrew. "Pushing the envelope: How far is too far for grand tour start?". Velonews. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ a b Robertshaw, Henry (8 May 2018). "Tim Wellens wins uphill finish on stage four of the Giro d'Italia as Chris Froome loses more time". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Giro stage 4: Wellens wins tough sprint; Froome loses time". Velonews. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ a b Arthurs-Brennan, Michelle (9 May 2018). "Italian Enrico Battaglin wins Giro d'Italia stage five sprint whilst Dennis holds on to GC lead". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Giro stage 5: Battaglin wins chaotic sprint". Velonews. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ Roadbook. La Gazetta dello Sport. 2018. pp. 146–7, 152, 156–7.
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- ^ a b "Giro stage 6: Chaves and Yates tag-team Mount Etna". Velonews. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ a b Windsor, Richard (11 May 2018). "Sam Bennett beats Elia Viviani to take maiden Grand Tour win on Giro d'Italia 2018 stage seven". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Giro stage 7: Bennett sprints to maiden stage win". Velonews. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ Roadbook. La Gazetta dello Sport. 2018. pp. 178–9, 184, 188–9.
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- ^ a b "Giro stage 8: Carapaz snags historic win with late attack; Yates holds lead". Velonews. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ Roadbook. La Gazetta dello Sport. 2018. pp. 194–5, 200–1, 204, 206–7.
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- ^ a b "Giro stage 9: Yates wins on summit finish; Froome dropped". Velonews. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ a b Robertshaw, Henry (15 May 2018). "Matej Mohorič wins Giro d'Italia stage 10 as Esteban Chaves loses 25 minutes". Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Giro stage 10: Mohoric wins longest stage; Chaves dropped". Velonews. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ a b O' Shea, Sadhbh (16 May 2018). "Giro d'Italia: Yates wins again in Osimo". Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Giro stage 11: Yates fends off Dumoulin on cobbles". Velonews. Retrieved 16 May 2018.