Tour de France 2018: Results, standings, and more after each stage
Follow as the yellow jersey, green jersey, and polka-dot jersey all exchange hands across 2,100 miles in France.
The competition for the 2018 Tour de France yellow jersey is going to be as tight as it has been in years. Chris Froome is still the favorite — he’s won four of these, after all — but he is also attempting a Giro-Tour double, which may be too much even for him, and his opponents are stronger than ever.
Not only will Froome have to combat the likes of Romain Bardet, Vincenzo Nibali, Nairo Quintana, and Richie Porte, but he’ll also be taking on a difficult and varied course. This year’s Tour covers nearly 2,100 miles, and includes team and individual trials, a brutal cobbles stage, and mountains stages both long and very short over devilish climbs old and new.
There is going to be a ton of ways to fall in love with this Tour, from the white jersey competition and a glimpse at cycling’s future, to the green jersey competition, in which young gun Fernando Gaviria will try to dethrone Peter Sagan. You can keep up with all of it below.
General classification (yellow jersey)
1. Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors) - 4h 23’ 32”
2. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - + 4”
3. Marcel Kittel (Katusha Alpecin) - + 6”
4. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) - + 10”
5. Cristophe Laporte (Cofidis) - “
6. Dylan Groenewegen (Lotto NL-Jumbo) - “
7. Michael Matthews (Sunweb) - “
8. John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) - “
9. Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) - “
10. Rafael Majka (Quick-Step Floors) - “
Points classification (green jersey)
1. Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors) - 63 points
2. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - 37 points
3. Marcel Kittel (Katusha Alpecin) - 24 points
4. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) - 24 points
5. Jerome Cousin (Direct Energie) - 20 points
6. Kevin Ledanois (Fortuneo-Samsic) - 17 points
7. Cristophe Laporte (Cofidis) - 16 points
8. Yoann Offredo (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - 15 points
9. Dylan Groenewegen (Lotto NL-Jumbo) - 14 points
10. Michael Matthews (Sunweb) - 12 points
Mountains classification (polka-dot jersey
- Kevin Ledanois (Fortuneo–Samsic) - 1 point
Stage results
Stage 1, 201 kilometers from Noirmoutier-en-L’île to Fontenary-le-Comte
Saturday, July 7
Summary: The first breakaway of the Tour de France consisted of French riders Yoann Offredo, Jerome Cousin, and Kevin Ledanois. Ledanois won the polka-dot jersey on a dinky climb. They all gave a valiant effort under the sun, but the were completely closed down with 10 kilometers to go.
Young Colombian star Fernando Gaviria won a bunch sprint over Peter Sagan, but the big story will be the crashes that took place in the final kilometers, taking out several general classification contenders. Chris Froome, Richie Porte, Nairo Quintana, and Adam Yates all lost siginificant time. (Recap).
1. Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors) - 4h 23’ 32”
2. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - “
3. Marcel Kittel (Katusha Alpecin) - “
4. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) - “
5. Cristophe Laporte (Cofidis) - “
6. Dylan Groenewegen (Lotto NL-Jumbo) - “
7. Michael Matthews (Sunweb) - “
8. John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) - “
9. Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) - “
10. Rafael Majka (Quick-Step Floors) - “