2018 BinckBank Tour

{{Infobox cycling race report

| name = 2018 BinckBank Tour

| series = 2018 UCI World Tour

| race_no = 29

| season_no = 37

| image = 2018 BinckBank Tour.jpg

| image_size = 300px

| image_caption =

| date = 13–19 August 2018

| stages = 7

| distance = 1122.4

| unit = km

| time = 25h 13' 01"

| speed =

| first = Matej Mohorič

| first_team = {{UCI team code|TBM|2017}}

| first_nat = SLO

| first_color = green

| second = Michael Matthews

| second_team = {{UCI team code|SUN|2018}}

| second_nat = AUS

| third = Tim Wellens

| third_team = {{UCI team code|LTS|2018}}

| third_nat = BEL

| points = Zdeněk Štybar

| points_nat = CZE

| points_team = {{UCI team code|QST|2018}}

| points_color = red

| combativity = Elmar Reinders

| combativity_team = {{UCI team code|ROO|2018}}

| combativity_nat = NED

| combativity_color = black

| team = {{UCI team code|QST|2018}}

| previous = 2017

| next = 2019

}}

The 2018 BinckBank Tour was a road cycling stage race that took place between 13 and 19 August 2018 in Belgium and the Netherlands. It was the 14th edition of the BinckBank Tour and the twenty-ninth event of the 2018 UCI World Tour.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-announces-2018-road-calendar/ |title=UCI announces 2018 road calendar |accessdate=20 October 2017 |work=Cycling News}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.velon.cc/en/news/2017/09/uci-confirm-worldtour-calendar-for-2018 |title=2018 UCI WorldTour calendar unveiled |accessdate=20 October 2016 |work=Velon |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925133030/http://www.velon.cc/en/news/2017/09/uci-confirm-worldtour-calendar-for-2018 |archive-date=25 September 2017 |url-status=dead }} The stage race was won by the Slovenian Matej Mohorič.

File:BinckBank Tour 2018 Heerenveen.jpg]]

Teams

All UCI WorldTeam were invited as the race is part of the UCI World Tour. The race organisation also gave out wildcards to five UCI Professional Continental teams.

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{{Cyclingteamlist|year=2018|title=Professional Continental teams|RNL|SVB|VWC|WGG|WVA}}

Schedule

The course for the race was announced in February 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.sport.be/binckbanktour/2017/nl/nieuws/article.html?Article_ID=826426|title=BinckBank Tour 2018: van Heerenveen tot Geraardsbergen|trans-title=BinckBank Tour 2018: from Heerenveen to Geraardsbergen|work=sport.be|accessdate=13 August 2018|archive-date=14 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814001644/http://www.sport.be/binckbanktour/2017/nl/nieuws/article.html?Article_ID=826426|url-status=dead}}

class="wikitable"
scope="col" \| Stage ! scope="col" \| Date ! scope="col" \| Route ! scope="col" \| Distance ! scope="col" colspan="2"\|Type ! scope="col" \| Winner
scope="row" \| 1 \|align=right\| 13 August \|Heerenveen {{flagicon\|Netherlands}} to Bolsward {{flagicon\|Netherlands}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{convert\|177.3\|km\|0\|abbr=on}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|22px \|Flat stage \|{{flagathlete\|Fabio Jakobsen\|NED}}
scope="row" \| 2 \|align=right\| 14 August \|Venray {{flagicon\|Netherlands}} to Venray {{flagicon\|Netherlands}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{convert\|12.7\|km\|0\|abbr=on}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|File:Time Trial.svg \|Individual time trial \|{{flagathlete\|Stefan Küng\|SUI}}
scope="row" \| 3 \|align=right\| 15 August \|Aalter {{flagicon\|Belgium}} to Antwerp {{flagicon\|Belgium}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{convert\|166.0\|km\|0\|abbr=on}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|22px \|Flat stage \|{{flagathlete\|Taco van der Hoorn\|NED}}
scope="row" \| 4 \|align=right\| 16 August \|Blankenberge {{flagicon\|Belgium}} to Ardooie {{flagicon\|Belgium}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{convert\|165.5\|km\|0\|abbr=on}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|22px \|Flat stage \|{{flagathlete\|Jasper Stuyven\|BEL}}
scope="row" \| 5 \|align=right\| 17 August \|Sint-Pieters-Leeuw {{flagicon\|Belgium}} to Lanaken {{flagicon\|Belgium}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{convert\|209.2\|km\|0\|abbr=on}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|22px \|Flat stage \|{{flagathlete\|Magnus Cort\|DEN}}
scope="row" \| 6 \|align=right\| 18 August \|Riemst {{flagicon\|Belgium}} to Sittard-Geleen {{flagicon\|Netherlands}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{convert\|182.2\|km\|0\|abbr=on}} \| 22px \| Hilly stage \|{{flagathlete\|Gregor Mühlberger\|AUT}}
scope="row" \| 7 \|align=right\| 19 August \|Eau d'Heure lakes {{flagicon\|Belgium}} to Geraardsbergen {{flagicon\|Belgium}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{convert\|209.5\|km\|0\|abbr=on}} \| 22px \| Hilly stage \|{{flagathlete\|Michael Matthews\|AUS}}

class="wikitable"

scope="col" | Stage

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Route

! scope="col" | Distance

! scope="col" colspan="2"|Type

! scope="col" | Winner

scope="row" | 1

|align=right| 13 August

|Heerenveen {{flagicon|Netherlands}} to Bolsward {{flagicon|Netherlands}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|177.3|km|0|abbr=on}}

| style="text-align:center;"|22px

|Flat stage

|{{flagathlete|Fabio Jakobsen|NED}}

scope="row" | 2

|align=right| 14 August

|Venray {{flagicon|Netherlands}} to Venray {{flagicon|Netherlands}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|12.7|km|0|abbr=on}}

| style="text-align:center;"|File:Time Trial.svg

|Individual time trial

|{{flagathlete|Stefan Küng|SUI}}

scope="row" | 3

|align=right| 15 August

|Aalter {{flagicon|Belgium}} to Antwerp {{flagicon|Belgium}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|166.0|km|0|abbr=on}}

| style="text-align:center;"|22px

|Flat stage

|{{flagathlete|Taco van der Hoorn|NED}}

scope="row" | 4

|align=right| 16 August

|Blankenberge {{flagicon|Belgium}} to Ardooie {{flagicon|Belgium}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|165.5|km|0|abbr=on}}

| style="text-align:center;"|22px

|Flat stage

|{{flagathlete|Jasper Stuyven|BEL}}

scope="row" | 5

|align=right| 17 August

|Sint-Pieters-Leeuw {{flagicon|Belgium}} to Lanaken {{flagicon|Belgium}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|209.2|km|0|abbr=on}}

| style="text-align:center;"|22px

|Flat stage

|{{flagathlete|Magnus Cort|DEN}}

scope="row" | 6

|align=right| 18 August

|Riemst {{flagicon|Belgium}} to Sittard-Geleen {{flagicon|Netherlands}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|182.2|km|0|abbr=on}}

| 22px

| Hilly stage

|{{flagathlete|Gregor Mühlberger|AUT}}

scope="row" | 7

|align=right| 19 August

|Eau d'Heure lakes {{flagicon|Belgium}} to Geraardsbergen {{flagicon|Belgium}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|209.5|km|0|abbr=on}}

| 22px

| Hilly stage

|{{flagathlete|Michael Matthews|AUS}}

Stages

=Stage 1=

;13 August 2018 – Heerenveen to Bolsward, {{convert|177.3|km|1|abbr=on}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=Stage 1 result{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/binckbank-tour-2018/stage-1/results/|title=BinckBank Tour: Jakobsen wins opener in Bolsward|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=13 August 2018|accessdate=16 August 2018}}}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Fabio Jakobsen|NED|{{UCI team code|QST|2018}}|4h 01' 00"}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Marcel Kittel|GER|{{UCI team code|KAT|2018}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Caleb Ewan|AUS|{{UCI team code|MTS|2018}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Kristoffer Halvorsen|NOR|{{UCI team code|SKY|2018}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Max Walscheid|GER|{{UCI team code|SUN|2018}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Dylan Groenewegen|NED|{{UCI team code|TLJ|2018}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Matteo Pelucchi|ITA|{{UCI team code|BOH|2018}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Timothy Dupont|BEL|{{UCI team code|WGG|2018}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Jasper Stuyven|BEL|{{UCI team code|TFS|2018}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Riccardo Minali|ITA|{{UCI team code|AST|2018}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=General classification after Stage 1}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Fabio Jakobsen|NED|{{UCI team code|QST|2018}}|4h 00' 50"|20px 20px}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Marcel Kittel|GER|{{UCI team code|KAT|2018}}|+ 4"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Elmar Reinders|NED|{{UCI team code|RNL|2018}}|+ 5"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Dries De Bondt|BEL|{{UCI team code|VWC|2018}}|+ 5"|20px}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Caleb Ewan|AUS|{{UCI team code|MTS|2018}}|+ 6"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Manuele Boaro|ITA|{{UCI team code|TBM|2018}}|+ 7"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Dimitri Peyskens|BEL|{{UCI team code|WVA|2018}}|+ 7"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Matej Mohorič|SLO|{{UCI team code|TBM|2018}}|+ 9"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Thomas Sprengers|BEL|{{UCI team code|SVB|2018}}|+ 9"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Kristoffer Halvorsen|NOR|{{UCI team code|SKY|2018}}|+ 10"}}

=Stage 2=

;14 August 2018 – Venray, {{convert|12.7|km|1|abbr=on}}, individual time trial (ITT)

{{cyclingresult start|title=Stage 2 result{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/binckbank-tour-2018/stage-2/results/|title=BinckBank Tour: Kung wins time trial|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=14 August 2018|accessdate=16 August 2018}}}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Stefan Küng|SUI|{{UCI team code|BMC|2018}}|14' 11"}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Victor Campenaerts|BEL|{{UCI team code|LTS|2018}}|+ 14"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Søren Kragh Andersen|DEN|{{UCI team code|SUN|2018}}|+ 15"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Michael Matthews|AUS|{{UCI team code|SUN|2018}}|+ 15"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Maximilian Schachmann|GER|{{UCI team code|QST|2018}}|+ 19"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Alex Dowsett|GBR|{{UCI team code|KAT|2018}}|+ 19"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Luke Durbridge|AUS|{{UCI team code|MTS|2018}}|+ 20"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Miles Scotson|AUS|{{UCI team code|BMC|2018}}|+ 22"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Maciej Bodnar|POL|{{UCI team code|BOH|2018}}|+ 23"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Yves Lampaert|BEL|{{UCI team code|QST|2018}}|+ 23"}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=General classification after Stage 2}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Stefan Küng|SUI|{{UCI team code|BMC|2018}}|4h 15' 11"|20px 20px}}