Tour of California 2018

Name: Tour of California 2018
Start: 2018-05-13T00:00:00Z
End: 2018-05-19T00:00:00Z
Location: California

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Bernal takes overall prize as Gaviria wins stage in photo finish

Egan Bernal (Team Sky) secured two stage wins and the overall title at the Amgen Tour of California. The Colombian won the seven-day race by 1:25 ahead of Tejay van Garderen (BMC) and 2:14 ahead of Daniel Martinez (EF Education First-Drapac).

It was a successful week for the Colombians, as sprinter Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors) made it three sprint stages for three as he powered to victory in Sacramento on the final stage 7. Sunweb's Max Walscheid was second and Caleb Ewan (Mitchelton-Scott) was third.

2018 Tour of California - Final Results

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Egan Bernal (Col) Team Sky	25:34:19
2	Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team	0:01:25
3	Daniel Martinez (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale	0:02:14
4	Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott	0:02:16
5	Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Team Sky	0:02:28
6	Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe	0:03:01
7	Brandon McNulty (USA) Rally Cycling	0:03:28
8	Laurens De Plus (Bel) Quick-Step Floors	0:03:50
9	Kristijan Durasek (Cro) UAE Team Emirates	0:03:59
10	Mathias Frank (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale	0:04:01

Overview

The 2018 Amgen Tour of California will take place May 13-19 for its second run on the WorldTour calendar.

The 13th edition of the race is set to begin in Southern California - only the fourth time the race has headed in a northerly direction. It begins in Long Beach outside of Los Angeles and soon shifts the focus from the sprinters to the climbers. The first key stage of the 2018 event comes on stage 2, which finishes atop the punishing climb on Gibraltar Road, the same finish that propelled Julian Alaphilippe to the overall victory in 2016.

King City debuts as a host of the start of stage 3, which finishes at the Laguna Seca raceway.

The race's second decisive stage comes with a time trial in San Jose on stage 4, followed by a stage from Stockton to Elk Grove, a mountain stage to South Lake Tahoe, and an overall finish in Sacramento.

Team LottoNl-Jumbo's George Bennett won the overall in 2017 ahead of Rafal Majka (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Andrew Talansky (Cannondale-Drapac).

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Races

Tour of California 2018
13 May 2018 - 19 May 2018 | California | WorldTour
- A well-balanced Tour of California - Preview
- Tour of California past winners
- Stage 1 - Tour of California: Gaviria wins stage 1 in Long Beach | Long Beach
  2018-05-13 134.5km
  
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- Stage 2 - Tour of California: Bernal wins on steep slopes of Gibraltar Road | Ventura - Santa Barbara County (Gibraltar Road)
  2018-05-14 157km
  
  Results | Live report | Contenders
- Stage 3 - Tour of California: Skujins takes his third ToCA stage win | King City - Monterey County (Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca)
  2018-05-15 197km
  
  Results | Live report | Contenders
- Stage 4 - Tour of California: Van Garderen takes time trial win | San Jose
  2018-05-16 34.7km
  
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- Stage 5 - Tour of California: Gaviria makes it two in Elk Grove | Stockton - Elk Grove
  2018-05-17 176.5km
  
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- Stage 6 - Tour of California: Bernal wins mountainous stage 6 | Folsom - South Lake Tahoe
  2018-05-18 196.5km
  
  Results | Live report | Contenders
- Stage 7 - Bernal seals Tour of California victory | Sacramento
  2018-05-19 143km
  
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Latest Content on the Race

2018 Tour of California stage 6 Preview

By Cycling News last updated 29 August 19

Friday, May 18, 2017: Folsom to South Lake Tahoe, 196.5km

The podium places for stage 6 of the 2018 Tour of California: winner Egan Bernal (Team Sky) with Mitchelton-Scott's Adam Yates and Sky teammate Tao Geoghegan Hart

Tour of California stage 6 – Race debrief

By Pat Malach last updated 29 August 19

Bernal retakes overall lead with solo win in South Lake Tahoe