UCI WorldTour 2018

UCI WorldTour 2018
General
organizer		Union Cycliste Internationale
sport		Road cycling
Competition period		January 16 - October 21
Race locations		Australia, Asia, North America, Europe
output		8th edition
Attendees		18 UCI WorldTeams
Competitions		37 + 1
Official website		uciworldtour.com
winner
Individual evaluation		Simon Yates ( MTS )
Team evaluation		Quick-Step Floors
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The UCI WorldTour 2018 includes 37 road bike races on four continents , including the three-week tours Tour de France , Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España ( Grand Tours ), as well as important classics , including the five monuments of cycling Milan-Sanremo , Tour of Flanders , Paris – Roubaix , Liège – Bastogne – Liège and Giro di Lombardia . The competitions will take place from January to October 2018.

The specially licensed UCI WorldTeams , who are obliged to start all races that were already on the calendar in 2016, are entitled to start. UCI Professional Continental Teams can also be invited by the respective race organizer. A national team from the host country is also eligible to participate with the approval of the Professional Cycling Council .

run

date	run	winner	Points	Leading driver	Leading team
17.-22. January	Tour Down Under ( details )	Daryl Impey (MTS)	500	Daryl Impey (MTS)	Mitchelton-Scott
January 28th	C. Evans Great Ocean Race ( details )	Jay McCarthy (BOH)	300
February 24th	Omloop Het Nieuwsblad ( details )	Michael Valgren (AST)	300
21-25 February	Abu Dhabi Tour ( Details )	Alejandro Valverde (MOV)	300		Quick-Step Floors
3 March	Strade Bianche ( details )	Tiesj Benoot (LTS)	300
4th-11th March	Paris – Nice ( details )	Marc Soler (MOV)	500		Mitchelton-Scott
7-13 March	Tirreno – Adriatico ( details )	Michał Kwiatkowski (SKY)	500
17. March	Milan – Sanremo ( details )	Vincenzo Nibali (TBM)	500
March 23	E3 Prize Flanders ( details )	Niki Terpstra (QST)	400
19.-25. March	Catalonia Tour ( Details )	Alejandro Valverde (MOV)	500	Alejandro Valverde (MOV)
25th March	Gent – ​​Wevelgem ( details )	Peter Sagan (BOH)	400		Quick-Step Floors
28th March	Dwars door Vlaanderen ( details )	Yves Lampaert (QST)	300
April 1st	Tour of Flanders ( details )	Niki Terpstra (QST)	500	Peter Sagan (BOH)
2nd-7th April	Basque Country Tour ( details )	Primož Roglič (TLJ)	500
April 8th	Paris – Roubaix ( details )	Peter Sagan (BOH)	500
April 15th	Amstel Gold Race ( details )	Michael Valgren (AST)	500
April 18	La Flèche Wallonne ( details )	Julian Alaphilippe (QST)	400
April 22	Liège – Bastogne – Liège ( details )	Bob Jungels (QST)	500
24.-29. April	Tour de Romandie ( details )	Primož Roglič (TLJ)	500
1st of May	Eschborn – Frankfurt ( details )	Alexander Kristoff (UAD)	300
13-19 May	California Tour ( Details )	Egan Bernal (SKY)	300
4th - 27th May	Giro d'Italia ( details )	Chris Froome (SKY)	850
3rd - 10th June	Critérium du Dauphiné ( details )	Geraint Thomas (SKY)	500
9-17 June	Tour de Suisse ( details )	Richie Porte (BMC)	500
7-29 July	Tour de France ( details )	Geraint Thomas (SKY)	1000
29th of July	Prudential RideLondon ( details )	Pascal Ackermann (BOH)	300
4th of August	Clásica San Sebastián ( details )	Julian Alaphilippe (QST)	400
4-10 August	Tour of Poland ( details )	Michał Kwiatkowski (SKY)	500
13-19 August	BinckBank Tour ( details )	Matej Mohorič (TBM)	500
August 19th	Cyclassics Hamburg ( details )	Elia Viviani (QST)	400
26th of August	Bretagne Classic ( details )	Oliver Naesen (ALM)	400
7th of September	GP de Québec ( details )	Michael Matthews (SUN)	500
the 9th of September	GP de Montréal ( details )	Michael Matthews (SUN)	500
25 Aug-16 Sep	Vuelta a España ( details )	Simon Yates (MTS)	850	Simon Yates (MTS)
September 23rd	World Championships ( MZF ) ( details )	Quick-Step Floors	500
October 13th	Il Lombardia ( details )	Thibaut Pinot (GFC)	500
9-14 October	Tour of Turkey ( details )	Eduard Prades (EUS)	300
16.-21. October	Gree-Tour of Guangxi ( details )	Gianni Moscon (SKY)	300

Teams

UCI WorldTeams

The UCI awarded 18 teams a license as UCI WorldTeam for the 2018 season.

rank	code	Surname	operator	nationality	Wheel manufacturer	Points
11	ALM	Ag2r La Mondiale	EUSRL France Cyclisme	France	Factor	6397
6th	AST	Astana Pro Team	Olympus Sarl	Kazakhstan	Argon 18	7859
7th	TBM	Bahrain Merida	Bahrain World Tour Cycling Team	Bahrain	Merida	7409
4th	BMC	BMC Racing Team	Continuum Sports LLC	United States	BMC	8779.97
3	BOH	Bora-hansgrohe	Ralph Denk pro cycling GmbH	Germany	Specialized	9180
18th	DDD	Team Dimension Data	Ryder Cycling	South Africa	Cervélo	1953
16	EVS	EF Education First-Drapac powered by Cannondale	Slipstream Sports, LLC	United States	Cannondale	4373
14th	GFC	Groupama-FDJ	Société de Gestion de L'Echappée	France	Lapierre	5102
17th	TKA	Team Katusha Alpecin	Katusha Management SA	Switzerland	Canyon bicycles	2757
10	TLJ	Team Lotto NL-Jumbo	Blanco	Netherlands	Bianchi	7059
15th	LTS	Lotto Soudal	Belgian Cycling Project	Belgium	Ridley	4700.01
5	MTS	Mitchelton-Scott	GreenEdge Cycling	Australia	Scott Sports	8660.03
8th	MOV	Movistar team	Abarca Sports SL	Spain	Canyon bicycles	7351
1	QST	Quick-Step Floors	Decolef lux sarl	Belgium	Specialized	13385.97
2	SKY	Team Sky	Tour Racing Limited	United Kingdom	Pinarello	10213
9	SUN	Team Sunweb	SMS Cycling BV	Germany	Giant	7266.95
13	TFS	Trek-Segafredo	Trek Bicycle Corporation	United States	Trek	5428
12	UAD	UAE Team Emirates	CGS Cycling Team AG	United Arab Emirates	Colnago	5495

UCI Professional Continental Teams

27 teams were licensed as UCI Professional Continental Teams .

Name (UCI Code)	operator	nationality	Wheel manufacturer
Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec (ANS)	Teamgalli srl	Italy	Kuota
Aqua Blue Sport (ABS)		Ireland	3T Cycling
Bardiani CSF (FRG)	Aster Sport Limited	Italy	Cipollini
Burgos Bra (BBH)		Spain	bra
Caja Rural-Seguros RGA (CJR)		Spain	Fuji bikes
CCC Sprandi Polkowice (CCC)	Miejski Klub Sportowy Polkowice	Poland	Guerciotti
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits (COF)	Cofidis Compétition EUSRL	France	Orbea
Delko Marseille Provence KTM (DMP)	Vélo Club La Pomme Marseille	France	KTM
Direct Energy (TDE)	SA Vendée Cyclisme	France	Wilier Triestina
Euskadi Basque Country-Murias (EUS)	Murias Equipo Deportivo SL	Spain	Orbea
Gazprom-RusVelo (GAZ)	PROvelo AG	Russia	Colnago
Hagens Berman Axeon (HBA)	Capital Sports and Entertainment	United States	Specialized
Holowesko | Citadel p / b Araphaoe Resources (HCA)	Hincapie Racing	United States	Felt bicycles
Israel Cycling Academy (ICA)		Israel	De Rosa
Manzana Postobón Team (MZN)		Colombia	Gios
Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini (NIP)	Stc PRO Srl	Italy	De Rosa
Rally Cycling (RLY)	Circuit Global Sports Management	United States	Diamondback
Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij (RNL)	Orange Cycling Team	Netherlands	Isaac
Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise (SVB)	Wielerclub Eddy Merckxvrienden vzw	Belgium	Eddy Merckx
Team Fortuneo-Samsic (FST)	Pro Cycling Breizh	France	LOOK (until June) / BH (from July)
Team Novo Nordisk (TNN)		United States	Colnago
UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team (UHC)	Momentum Sports Group, LLC	United States	Orbea
Vérandas Willems-Crelan (VWC)	Sniper cycling	Belgium	Stevens bikes
Vital Concept Cycling Club (VCC)		France	Orbea
Wanty-Groupe Gobert (WGG)	Belgian Pro Cycling Team NV	Belgium	Cube
WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic (WVA)	TRW 'organization	Belgium	Ridley
Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia (WIL)	Yellow Fluo Pro Cycling Team Srl	Italy	Wilier Triestina

Ratings

For the individual ranking , the world ranking points that drivers of the WorldTeams achieved in WorldTour races were added.

For the team classification , the points of all drivers of a WorldTeam plus between 500 and 25 points for the first 25 teams of the team time trial of the UCI Road World Championships 2018 .

References and comments

1. ^ New WorldTour races could suffer under revamped UCI rules. cycling-news.com, January 12, 2017, accessed January 14, 2017 . 
2. ↑ The race is not part of the UCI WorldTour; however, points are awarded for the team classification.
3. ↑ ^{a b} UCI Rules - Part II - Road Races Amendments to regulations as from 01.01.2017, 2.10.032ff. (PDF) uci.ch, December 22, 2016, accessed on December 22, 2016 (English). 

Web links

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