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. Geraint Thomas (Sky) - + 44h 06’ 16”

2. Chris Froome (Sky) - + 1’ 25”

3. Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) - + 1’ 44”

4. Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) - + 2’ 14”

5. Primož Roglic (LottoNL-Jumbo) - + 2’ 23”

6. Steven Kruijswijk (LottoNL-Jumbo) - + 2’ 40”

7. Mikel Landa (Movistar) - + 2’ 56”

8. Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) - + 2’ 58”

9. Nairo Quintana (Movistar) - + 3’ 16”

10. Dan Martin (UAE Team Emirates) - + 3’ 16”

Points classification (green jersey)

1. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - 339 points

2. Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors) - 218 points

3. Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNL-Jumbo) - 132 points

4. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) - 129 points

5. Arnaud Demare (Groupama-FDJ) - 106 points

6. André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) - 106 points

7. John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) - 100 points

8. Andrea Pasqualon (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - 82 points

9. Philippe Gilbert (Quick-Step Floors) - 78 points

10. Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) - 69 points

Mountains classification (polka-dot jersey)

1. Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) - 61 points

2. Serge Pauwels (Dimension Date) - 49 points

3. Warren Barguil (Sunweb) - 40 points

4. Rein Taaramäe (Direct Energie) - 36 points

5. Rudy Molard (Groupama-FDJ) - 22 points

6. David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) - 21 points

7. Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) - 15 points

8. Elie Gesbert (Fortuneo-Samsic) - 14 points

9. Thomas de Gendt (Lotto Soudal) - 12 points

10. Darwin Atapuma (UAE Team Emirates) - 12 points

Stage results

Stage 11, 108.5 kilometers from Albertville to La Rosière Espace San Bernardo

Wednesday, July 18

1. Geraint Thomas (Sky) - 3h 29’ 36”

2. Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) - + 20”

3. Chris Froome (Sky) - + 20”

4. Damiano Caruso (BMC Racing) - + 22”

5. Mike Nieve (Mitchelton-Scott) - + 22”

6. Dan Martin (UAE Team Emirates) - + 27”

7. Jesus Herrada (Cofidis) - + 57”

8. Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) - + 59”

9. Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) - + 59”

10. Nairo Quintana (Movistar) - + 59”

Stage 10, 158.5 kilometers from Annecy to Le Grand-Bornand

Tuesday, July 17

Summary: Just two days after France won the World Cup, Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe soloed away from the field with 30 kilometers remaining in the Tour’s first mountain stage and won handily, securing the polka dot King of the Mountains jersey in the process. Farther back, little changed in the general classification. (Full recap)

1. Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) - 4h 25’ 27”

2. Ion Izaguirre (Bahrain-Merida) - + 1’ 34”

3. Rein Taaramäe (Direct Energie) - + 1’ 40”

4. Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) - + 1’ 44”

5. Serge Pauwels (Dimension Data) - + “

6. Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie) - + 2’ 24”

7. Dan Martin (UAE Team Emirates) - + 3’ 23”

8. Primož Roglic (LottoNL-Jumbo) - + “

9. David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) - + “

10. Geraint Thomas (Sky) - + “

Stage 9, 156.5 kilometers from Arras Citadelle to Roubaix

Sunday, July 15

Summary: A hectic day of crashes and dust was capped with a beautiful stage victory for John Degenkolb. The German rider who had suffered a horrific training accident in 2016 was moved to tears after the victory, which he dedicated to a close friend who passed away recently.

It was a much worse day for BMC Racing, which lost Richie Porte to a crash early in the race, then saw assumptive team leader Tejay Van Garderen lose minutes to crashes and mechanical errors of his own. Education First-Drapac’s Rigoberto Uran was another big loser, shipping nearly two minutes on the stage because of a late crash. (Full recap)

1. John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) - 3h 24’ 26”

2. Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) - “

3. Yves Lampaert (Quick-Step Floors) - “

4. Philippe Gilbert (Quick-Step Floors) - + 19”

5. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - + 19”

6. Jasper Stuyven (Trek-Segafredo) - + 19”

7. Bob Jungels (Quick-Step Floors) - + 19”

8. André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) - + 27”

9. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data) - + 27”

10. Timothy Dupoint (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - + 27”

Stage 8, 181 kilometers from Dreux to Amiens Métropole

Saturday, July 14

Summary: Dylan Groenewegen won a hectic sprint on Bastille Day. Peter Sagan broke early for the line after leadout trains never materialized. André Greipel and Fernando Gaviria chased and rubbed shoulders when Gaviria tried to pass in the collapsing space between the lefthand barriers and Greipel’s meaty shoulders. Gaviria tried to make the Gorilla move over with a head butt — which is probably not the smartest thing to do at 60-plus kilometers an hour, but thankfully this wasn’t Sagan-Cavendish redux. Greipel and Gaviria finished second and third at the line, respectively, but race commisaires decided to declassify both of them, making Peter Sagan the technical second-place finisher.

Further back, Stage 6 winner Dan Martin suffered a one-minute, 16-second setback because of a hard fall with roughly 17 kilometers to go, continuing the week’s big theme of yellow jersey contenders shooting themselves in the foot.

1. Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNL-Jumbo) - 4h 23’ 36”

2. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - “

3. John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) - “

4. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) - “

5. Arnaud Demare (Groupama-FDJ) - “

6. Thomas Boudat (Direct Energie) - “

7. Nikias Arndt (Sunweb) - “

8. Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) - “

9. Yves Lampaert (Quick-Step Floors) - “

10. Andrea Paqualon (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “

Stage 7, 231 kilometers from Fougères to Chartres

Friday, July 13

Summary: The longest stage of the 2018 Tour de France was also its least eventful. At least Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen broke up the Gaviria-Sagan hegemony, outdueling both in an uphill sprint for his first stage win of the 2018 Tour. There no changes in the general classification. We have one more transition stage Saturday before COBBLES.

1. Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNL-Jumbo) - 5h 43’ 42”

2. Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors) - “

3. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - “

4. Arnaud Demare (Groupama-FDJ) - “

5. Christophe Laporte (Cofidis) - “

6. John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) - “

7. Daryl Impey (Mitchelton-Scott) - “

8. André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) - “

9. Andrea Pasqualon (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “

10. Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) - “

Stage 6, 181 kilometers from Brest to Mûr-de-Bretagne Guerlédan

Thursday, July 12

Summary: Dan Martin launched a long solo attack near the bottom of the second turn up the Mûr de Bretagne to win Stage 6, perhaps solidifying his general classification hopes while others faltered. Chris Froome suffered somewhat, finishing eight seconds back. Worse off were Romain Bardet and Tom Dumoulin, who lost 31 seconds and 53 seconds, respectively. Both riders suffered mechanicals late in the stage. Dumoulin had to time trial with two other teammates to limit his losses. Bardet was able to get back with the bunch, but fell back as the pace picked up on the final climb.

1. Dan Martin (UAE Team Emirates) - 4h 13’ 43”

2. Pierre Latour (AG2R La Mondiale) - + 1”

3. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) - + 3”

4. Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) - + 3”

5. Rafael Majka (Bora-Hansgrohe) - + 3”

6. Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) - + 3”

7. Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) - + 3”

8. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - + 3”

9. Geraint Thomas (Sky) - + 3”

10. Primoz Roglic (LottoNL-Jumbo) - +3”

Stage 5, 204.5 kilometers from Lorient to Quimper

Wednesday, July 11

Summary: Peter Sagan won his second stage of the 2018 Tour de France, following Philippe Gilbert’s attack on the final climb to the finish in Quimper and ultimately pulling away from Sonny Colbrelli at the line. There was little change to the general classification — many of the biggest contenders finished in a group two seconds back of the stage leaders. (Full recap).

1. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - 4h 48’ 06”

2. Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain-Merida) - “

3. Philippe Gilbert (Quick-Step Floors) - “

4. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) - “

5. Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) - “

6. Daniel Martin (UAE Team Emirates) - “

7. Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) - “

8. Søren Kragh Andersen (Sunweb) - “

9. Andrea Pasqualon (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “

10. Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) - “

Stage 4, 195 kilometers from La Baule to Sarzeau

Tuesday, July 10

Summary: A four-man breakaway nearly went the distance, which would have been fun, because it consisted of two Frenchmen — Jerome Cousin and Anthony Pereze — and two Belgians — Guillaume van Keirsbulck and Dimitri Claeys — on the same day as the France-Belgium World Cup semifinal. The break was fully roped in with just under one kilometer to go, setting up a traditional sprint that Fernando Gaviria won in a near-photo finish for his second stage win of the 2018 Tour.

1. Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors) - 4h 25’ 01”

2. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - “

3. André Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) - “

4. Dylan Groenewegen (Lotto NL-Jumbo) - “

5. Marcel Kittel (Katusha Alpecin) - “

6. Andrea Pasqualon (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “

7. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) - “

8. John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) - “

9. Dion Smith (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “

10. Timothy Dupont (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “

Stage 3, 35.5 kilometers in Cholet

Monday, July 9

Summary: BMC Racing won the stage, putting classics-specialist and defending Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet in a much-deserved yellow jersey. Richie Porte (BMC), Chris Froome (Sky), and Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) all made up a significant chunk of the time they lost on Stage 1 crashes. (Full recap).

1. BMC Racing - 38’ 46”

2. Team Sky - + 4”

3. Quick-Step Floors - + 7”

4. Mitchelton-Scott - + 9”

5. Team Sunweb - + 12”

6. Education First-Drapac - + 35”

7. Bora-Hansgrohe - + 50”

8. Astana - + 52”

9. Katusha-Alpecin - + 53”

10. Movistar - + 54”

11. Bahrain-Merida - + 1’ 06”

12. AG2R La Mondiale - + 1’ 15”

13. Lotto NL-Jumbo - + 1’ 16”

14. Trek-Segafredo - +1 16”

15. UAE Team Emirates - + 1’ 39”

16. Groupama-FDJ - + 1’ 42”

17. Fortuneo-Samsic - + 1’ 47”

18. Direct-Energie - + 1’ 52”

19. Lotto Soudal - + 1’ 52”

20. Dimension Data - + 1’ 53”

21. Wanty-Groupe Gobert - + 2’ 24”

22. Cofidis - + 3’ 23”

Stage 2, 182.5 kilometers from Mouilleron-Saint-Germain to La Roche-sur-Yon

Sunday, July 8

Summary: Peter Sagan won his first (and not likely last) stage of the 2018 Tour de France, edging out a charging Sonny Colbrelli on a false flat finish. The final bunch sprint was smaller than expected because of a crash on a hard right bend with approximately one kilometer to go that took out Stage 1 winner Fernando Gaviria, among many others. Sagan will wear yellow for the team time trial on Stage 3.

1. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - 4h 06’ 37”

2. Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain Merida) - “

3. Arnaud Demare (Groupama-FDJ) - “

4. André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) - “

5. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) - “

6. Timothy Dupont (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “

7. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) - “

8. Andrea Pasqualon (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “

9. John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) - “

10. Philippe Gilbert (Quick-Step Floors) - “

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) - “