The race began the first weekend of July and went on for three weeks. It consisted of 21 stages across those three weeks and featured 176 riders across 22 teams.
This year the Tour started on the western coast of France in the Vendée department for the fifth time in its history. It had its traditional finish at the Champs-Élysées in Paris. The 2018 race marked the shortest race of the century at 2,069 miles long.
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Below you’ll find everything you need to know about the 2018 Tour de France, including schedule, stages and results.
2018 Tour de France results
1. Geraint Thomas (Team Sky), 83 hours, 17 minutes, 13 seconds 2. Tom Dumoulin (Team Sunweb), +1 minutes, 51 seconds 3. Chris Froome (Team Sky), +2:24 4. Primoz Roglic (Team Lotto NL Jumbo), +3:22 5. Steven Kruijswijk (Team Lotto NL Jumbo), +6:08
When is the 2018 Tour de France?
The Tour de France began July 7 in the Vendée department, in the Pays de la Loire region. It is scheduled to conclude July 29 at the Champs-Élysées in Paris.
How to watch the Tour de France live
You can watch live TV coverage of the 2018 Tour de France on NBC Sports. You can also live-stream the Tour de France on nbcsports.com or the NBC Sports app with NBC Sports Gold’s Cycling Pass. A subscription for Cycling Pass costs $49.99 and runs from June 7, 2018, to June 10, 2019.
You can also live-stream the Tour de France with fuboTV (7-day free trial).
What are the Tour de France stages?
The route of the 2018 Tour de France includes 21 stages that cover 2,069 miles (3,329 kilometers). There are nine flat stages, four hilly stages, six mountain stages, one team time-trial stage, one individual time trial stage and two rest days. Here is a complete list of each stage with results.
The 2018 Tour de France began in the Vendée department of France for the fifth time. It also features a section of unpaved roads on the Plateau des Glières for the first in 60 years.
Tour de France 2018 map
The route map for the 2018 Tour de France can be found here.
2018 Tour de France teams
Tour de France winners
Here’s a list of Tour de France general classification winners from the last 10 years; you can see the full list of winners here:
