Tour of the Alps 2018
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Tour of the Alps 2018 Stage 5: Mark Padun wins final stage, Thibaut Pinot takes GC
Door Martijn Ophorst The Tour of the Alps goes with a bang. The final stage ends on the circuit that is included in the road race of the World Championships in September. Thibaut Pinot boosts his confidence and wins the GC, while young Mark Padun pockets the stage.
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Tour of the Alps 2018 Stage 4: LL Sánchez wins, Pinot still in lead
Door Martijn Ophorst The 4th stage of the Tour of the Alps travels from Italy to Austria. An elite-group takes shape on the last KOM of the day, the Bannberg, and after the descent Luis León Sánchez strikes to solo to victory. Thibaut Pinot retains in the overall lead.
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Tour of the Alps 2018 Stage 3: Solo-win Ben O'Connor, Thibaut Pinot new leader
Door Martijn Ophorst The 3rd stage of the Tour of the Alps travels over the Passo Mendola and the Passo Palade to conclude with a descent and a flat-run in to the line in Merano. Attacker Ben O'Connor takes the flowers, while Thibaut Pinot wins the group-sprint ahead…
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Tour of the Alps 2018 Stage 2: López takes Queen Stage and Sosa new leader
Door Martijn Ophorst As soon as the second day of action the riders tackle the Tour of the Alps' Queen Stage. The final haul up to Alpe di Pampeago is 7.7 kilometres at 9.8% with the last 4 kilometres averaging a whooping 11%. Miguel Ángel López wins the stage with…
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Tour of the Alps 2018 Stage 1: Pello Bilbao wins after late attack
Door Martijn Ophorst The 1st stage of the Tour of the Alps travels over two intermediate climbs to finish on a 800 metres slope at 6.4%. Pello Bilbao brings a late attack home to take the first leader's jersey.
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Tour of the Alps 2018: The Route
Door Martijn Ophorst The 2018 Tour of the Alps sets off on Monday 16 April to finish on Friday 20 april. The mountainous race takes in no less than 13,100 metres of climbing in five days of racing. The Queen Stage runs to the steep Alpe di Pampeago, while the last day…
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Tour of the Alps 2018: Riders
Door Martijn Ophorst With Froome, Aru, Pinot, López, Bennett and Pozzovivo all lined-up, the Tour of the Alps is a perfect test of strength in regard to the upcoming Giro d'Italia. Furthermore, the route of the Middle-european race overlaps with that of the Worlds in…
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Tour of the Alps 2018: Favourites
Door Martijn Ophorst The Tour of the Alps is tailor made for climbers. There is no flat stage and the race features one summit finish after a 7.9 kilometres climb at 9.6%. Expect the GC victory to come down to that arrival. Who are favourite to win the 2018 Tour of the Alps?
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Tour of the Alps 2018 Route stage 1: Arco - Folgaria
Door Martijn Ophorst Monday, 16 April 2018 - The 1st stage of the Tour of the Alps runs from Arco to Folgaria. At 134.6 kilometres, the riders tackle two intermediate climbs to finish 6.2 kilometres after the last peak. To spice op the finale, the last 800 metres go…
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Tour of the Alps 2018 Route stage 2: Lavarone - Alpe di Pampeago
Door Harmen Lustig Tuesday, 17 April 2018 - At 145.5 kilometres, the Queen Stage of the Tour of the Alps runs from Lavarone to the Alpe di Pampeago. One intermediate climb and a lot of hills before the riders hit the 7.7 kilometres closing climb with an average…
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Tour of the Alps 2018 Route stage 3: Ora/Auer - Merano/Meran
Door Harmen Lustig Wednesday, 18 April 2018 - The 3rd stage of the Tour of the Alps travels from Ora to Merano. The 138.3 kilometres race includes the Passo Mendola and the Passo Palade, but don't be surprised if a group of attackers will fight for the day honours.
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Tour of the Alps 2018 Route stage 4: Chiusa/Klausen - Lienz (aut)
Door Harmen Lustig Thursday, 19 April 2018 - At 134.3 kilometres, the 4th stage of the Tour of the Alps is not only the shortest, it's also the race with the least vertical metres - namely 2,300. The riders travel from Chusia, Italy, to Lienz, Austria.
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Tour of the Alps 2018 route stage 5: Rattenberg (aut) - Innsbruck (aut)
Door Harmen Lustig Friday, 20 April 2018 - The final stage of the Tour of the Alps takes in 164.2 kilometres and 2,770 vertical metres. The hilly route runs from Rattenberg to Innsbruck, where the Worlds will be played out in September. The Tour of the Alps ends on…