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2018 Istrian Spring Trophy

{{Infobox cycling race report

| name = 2018 Istrian Spring Trophy

| image = 2018 UCI Europe Tour

| image_caption =

| image_size =

| series =

| race_no =

| season_no =

| date = 8-11 March 2018

| stages = 4

| distance = 480{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/istarsko-proljece-istrian-spring-trophy/2018/gc/stages/all-stage-profiles|title=Istrian Spring Trophy race profile|work=Procyclingstats|accessdate=7 November 2018}}

| unit = km

| speed =

| time = 11h 07' 16"

| first = Krister Hagen

| first_team = {{UCI team code|TCO|2018}}

| first_nat = NOR

| second = Kasper Asgreen

| second_team = {{UCI team code|TVC|2018a}}

| second_nat = DEN

| third = Tadej Pogačar

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

| third_nat = SLO

| previous = 2017

| next = 2019

}}

The 2018 Istrian Spring Trophy was the 58th edition of the Istrian Spring Trophy road cycling stage race.{{cite web | url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/istarsko-proljece-istrian-spring-trophy/2018/gc/overview | title=2018 Istrian Spring Trophy overview| work=ProCyclingStats | accessdate=7 November 2018}} It was part of UCI Europe Tour in category 2.2.

Teams

Twenty-nine teams were invited to take part in the race. These included twenty-eight UCI Continental teams and one national team.{{cite news|url=https://www.worldcyclingstats.com/fr/course/istarsko-proljece/2018/startlist/riders|title=2018 Istrian Spring Trophy start list|website=World Cycling Stats|date=8 March 2018|accessdate=7 November 2018}}

{{cyclingteamlist|year=2018|title=UCI Continental teams|MBS|ADR|ELA|LKT|RSW|WSA|MKT|LJU|TIR2|JLT|DSU|ONE|AAS|VOL|TCO|team1={{UCI team code|TVC|2018a}}|PFG|PNN|team2=Herrmann Radteam|team3=Veloclub Ratisbona|team4=Ked-Stevens Team Berlin|team5=Israel Cycling Academy U23|team6=KK Bled|team7=KK Kranj|TLT|PUS|team8=Meblo Jogi Pro-Concrete|team9=TJ Favorit Brno}}

{{cyclingteamlist|year=2018|title = National teams|team1=United States}}

Route

class="wikitable"

|+Stage schedule

scope="col" | Stage

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Route

! scope="col" | Distance

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

! scope="col" | Winner

scope="row" | P

| 8 March

| Umag to Umag

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|2|km|0|abbr=on}}

| Image:Time Trial.svg || Individual time trial

| {{flagathlete|Nils Eekhoff|NED}}

scope="row" | 1

| 9 March

| Poreč to Labin

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|161|km|0|abbr=on}}

| Image:Hillystage.svg || Hilly stage

| {{flagathlete|Kasper Asgreen|DEN}}

scope="row"| 2

| 10 March

| Vrsar to Oprtalj

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|161|km|0|abbr=on}}

| Image:Hillystage.svg || Hilly stage

| {{flagathlete|Marc Hirschi|SUI}}

scope="row"| 3

| 11 March

| Pazin to Umag

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|156|km|0|abbr=on}}

| Image:Hillystage.svg || Hilly stage

| {{flagathlete|Emīls Liepiņš|LAT}}

Stages

=Prologue=

;8 March 2018 — Umag to Umag, {{convert|2|km|0|abbr=on}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=Result of Prologue & General classification after Prologue}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Nils Eekhoff|NED|{{UCI team code|DSU|2018}}|2' 05"|20px}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Robert-Jon McCarthy|IRL|{{UCI team code|JLT|2018}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Alexander Kamp|DEN|{{UCI team code|TVC|2018a}}|+ 1"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Filippo Fortin|ITA|{{UCI team code|RSW|2018}}|+ 1"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Dušan Rajović|SRB|{{UCI team code|ADR|2018}}|+ 1"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Josef Černý|CZE|{{UCI team code|ELA|2018}}|+ 2"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Daniel Auer|AUT|{{UCI team code|WSA|2018}}|+ 2"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Tom Wirtgen|LUX|{{UCI team code|AAS|2018}}|+ 2"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Asbjørn Kragh Andersen|DEN|{{UCI team code|TVC|2018a}}|+ 2"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Jan Bárta|CZE|{{UCI team code|ELA|2018}}|+ 3"}}

{{cyclingresult end}}

=Stage 1=

;9 March 2018 — Poreč to Labin, {{convert|161|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

{{cyclingresult start|title=Result of Stage 1}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Kasper Asgreen|DEN|{{UCI team code|TVC|2018a}}|3h 39' 51"}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Krister Hagen|NOR|{{UCI team code|TCO|2018}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Mikkel Frølich Honoré|DEN|{{UCI team code|TVC|2018a}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Matej Mugerli|SLO|{{UCI team code|MBS|2018}}|+ 2"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Attila Valter|HUN|{{UCI team code|PNN|2018}}|+ 4"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Josip Rumac|CRO|{{UCI team code|MKT|2018}}|+ 4"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Tadej Pogačar|SLO|{{UCI team code|LJU|2018}}|+ 4"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Jiri Polnicky|CZE|{{UCI team code|ELA|2018}}|+ 4"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Rok Korošec|SLO|{{UCI team code|MBS|2018}}|+ 4"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Markus Eibegger|AUT|{{UCI team code|RSW|2018}}|+ 4"}}

{{cyclingresult end}}

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

{{cyclingresult|1|Kasper Asgreen|DEN|{{UCI team code|TVC|2018a}}|3h 41' 51"|20px}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Krister Hagen|NOR|{{UCI team code|TCO|2018}}|+ 2"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Mikkel Frølich Honoré|DEN|{{UCI team code|TVC|2018a}}|+ 6"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Rok Korošec|SLO|{{UCI team code|MBS|2018}}|+ 14"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Tadej Pogačar|SLO|{{UCI team code|LJU|2018}}|+ 15"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Josip Rumac|CRO|{{UCI team code|MKT|2018}}|+ 16"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Jiri Polnicky|CZE|{{UCI team code|ELA|2018}}|+ 17"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Matej Mugerli|SLO|{{UCI team code|MBS|2018}}|+ 17"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Markus Eibegger|AUT|{{UCI team code|RSW|2018}}|+ 18"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Attila Valter|HUN|{{UCI team code|PNN|2018}}|+ 18"}}

{{cyclingresult end}}

=Stage 2=

;10 March 2018 — Vrsar to Oprtalj, {{convert|161|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

{{cyclingresult start|title=Result of Stage 2}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Marc Hirschi|SUI|{{UCI team code|DSU|2018}}|3h 45' 36"}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Tadej Pogačar|SLO|{{UCI team code|LJU|2018}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Krister Hagen|NOR|{{UCI team code|TCO|2018}}|+ 1"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|James Oram|NZL|{{UCI team code|ONE|2018}}|+ 3"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Kasper Asgreen|DEN|{{UCI team code|TVC|2018a}}|+ 3"|20px}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Marko Pavlic|SLO|Meblo Jogi Pro-Concrete|+ 3"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Sean Bennett|USA|United States|+ 3"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Will Barta|USA|United States|+ 5"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Stephan Rabitsch|SUI|{{UCI team code|RSW|2018}}|+ 5"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Radoslav Rogina|CRO|{{UCI team code|ADR|2018}}|+ 5"}}

{{cyclingresult end}}

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

{{cyclingresult|1|Krister Hagen|NOR|{{UCI team code|TCO|2018}}|7h 27' 26"|20px}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Kasper Asgreen|DEN|{{UCI team code|TVC|2018a}}|+ 4"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Tadej Pogačar|SLO|{{UCI team code|LJU|2018}}|+ 10"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Mikkel Frølich Honoré|DEN|{{UCI team code|TVC|2018a}}|+ 17"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Marc Hirschi|SUI|{{UCI team code|DSU|2018}}|+ 17"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Markus Eibegger|AUT|{{UCI team code|RSW|2018}}|+ 24"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Radoslav Rogina|CRO|{{UCI team code|ADR|2018}}|+ 26"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Sean Bennett|USA|United States|+ 27"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Stephan Rabitsch|SUI|{{UCI team code|RSW|2018}}|+ 27"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Jiri Polnicky|CZE|{{UCI team code|ELA|2018}}|+ 28"}}

{{cyclingresult end}}

= Stage 3 =

;11 March 2018 — Pazin to Umag, {{convert|156|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

{{cyclingresult start|title=Result of Stage 3}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Emīls Liepiņš|LAT|{{UCI team code|ONE|2018}}|3h 39' 50"}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Filippo Fortin|ITA|{{UCI team code|RSW|2018}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Max Kanter|GER|{{UCI team code|DSU|2018}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Nils Eekhoff|NED|{{UCI team code|DSU|2018}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Rok Korošec|SLO|{{UCI team code|MBS|2018}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Krister Hagen|NOR|{{UCI team code|TCO|2018}}|+ 0"|20px}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Daniel Auer|AUT|{{UCI team code|WSA|2018}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Tadej Pogačar|SLO|{{UCI team code|LJU|2018}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Lionel Taminiaux|BEL|{{UCI team code|AAS|2018}}|+ 0"|20px}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Joeri Stallaert|BEL|{{UCI team code|VOL|2018}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult end}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=Final general classification}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Krister Hagen|NOR|{{UCI team code|TCO|2018}}|7h 27' 26"|20px}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Kasper Asgreen|DEN|{{UCI team code|TVC|2018a}}|+ 4"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Tadej Pogačar|SLO|{{UCI team code|LJU|2018}}|+ 10"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Mikkel Frølich Honoré|DEN|{{UCI team code|TVC|2018a}}|+ 17"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Marc Hirschi|SUI|{{UCI team code|DSU|2018}}|+ 17"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Markus Eibegger|AUT|{{UCI team code|RSW|2018}}|+ 24"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Radoslav Rogina|CRO|{{UCI team code|ADR|2018}}|+ 26"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Sean Bennett|USA|United States|+ 27"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Stephan Rabitsch|SUI|{{UCI team code|RSW|2018}}|+ 27"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Jiri Polnicky|CZE|{{UCI team code|ELA|2018}}|+ 28"}}

{{cyclingresult end}}

Classification leadership table

In the 2018 Istrian Spring Trophy, three different jerseys were awarded for the main classifications. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, the leader received a yellow jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the 2018 Istrian Spring Trophy, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.

Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a blue jersey. In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 3 in each intermediate sprint. For winning an intermediate sprint, a rider earned 5 points, with 3 for second and 1 for third. There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a green jersey. In the mountains classification, points were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs.

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:smaller;"
width="1%"| Stage

!width="15%"| Winner

!width="12%"| General classification
25px

!width="12%"| Points classification
25px

!width="12%"| Mountains classification
25px

!width="12%"| Teams classification
25px

P

| Nils Eekhoff

|style="background:#FFFF99;" | Nils Eekhoff

|style="background:skyblue;" | -

|style="background:lightgreen;" | -

|style="background:lightyellow;" | {{UCI team code|JLT|2018}}

1

| Kasper Asgreen

|style="background:#FFFF99;"| Kasper Asgreen

|style="background:skyblue;" | Žiga Horvat

|style="background:lightgreen;" | Žiga Horvat

|style="background:lightyellow;" rowspan=3| {{UCI team code|TVC|2018a}}

2

| Marc Hirschi

|style="background:#FFFF99;" rowspan=2| Krister Hagen

|style="background:skyblue;" rowspan=2| Lionel Taminiaux

|style="background:lightgreen;" | Michael Kukrle

3

| Emīls Liepiņš

|style="background:lightgreen;" | Žiga Horvat

colspan=2| Final

!style="background:yellow;"| Krister Hagen

!style="background:dodgerblue;"| Lionel Taminiaux

!style="background:limegreen;"| Žiga Horvat

!style="background:yellow;"| {{UCI team code|TVC|2018a}}

References

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