2018 Tour of Croatia

Nineteen teams were invited to start the race.{{cite news|title=Official press conference of Tour of Croatia|url=https://www.tourofcroatia.com/en/news/official-press-conference-of-tour-of-croatia/49|work=Tour of Croatia|publisher=Top Sport Events|date=4 April 2018|accessdate=7 May 2018}} These included three UCI WorldTeams, 11 UCI Professional Continental teams and five UCI Continental teams.{{cite web | url=https://www.tourofcroatia.com/en/teams | title=Tour of Croatia 2018 / Teams|work=Tour of Croatia|publisher=Top Sport Events| accessdate=29 April 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430045722/http://www.tourofcroatia.com/en/teams|archivedate=30 April 2018}}

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;17 April 2018 — Osijek to Koprivnica, {{convert|227|km|1|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tourofcroatia.com/en/stages/stage-1-osijek-koprivnica/13|title=Osijek – Koprivnica|work=Tour of Croatia|publisher=Top Sport Events|accessdate=7 May 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507153350/http://www.tourofcroatia.com/en/stages/stage-1-osijek-koprivnica/13|archivedate=7 May 2018}}

;18 April 2018 — Karlovac to Zadar, {{convert|234.5|km|1|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tourofcroatia.com/en/stages/stage-2-karlovac-zadar/14|title=Karlovac – Zadar|work=Tour of Croatia|publisher=Top Sport Events|accessdate=7 May 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507154542/http://www.tourofcroatia.com/en/stages/stage-2-karlovac-zadar/14|archivedate=7 May 2018}}

;19 April 2018 — Trogir–Okrug to Sveti Jure–Biokovo, {{convert|134|km|1|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tourofcroatia.com/en/stages/stage-3-trogir-okrug-makarska-rivijera-pp-biokovo-sv-jure/15|title=Trogir / Okrug – Makarska rivijera / PP Biokovo (Sv. Jure)|work=Tour of Croatia|publisher=Top Sport Events|accessdate=7 May 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507155909/http://www.tourofcroatia.com/en/stages/stage-3-trogir-okrug-makarska-rivijera-pp-biokovo-sv-jure/15|archivedate=7 May 2018}}

;20 April 2018 — Starigrad to Crikvenica, {{convert|171|km|1|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tourofcroatia.com/en/stages/stage-4-starigrad-np-paklenica-novi-vinodolski-crikvenica/16|title=Starigrad (NP Paklenica) – Novi Vinodolski / Crikvenica|work=Tour of Croatia|publisher=Top Sport Events|accessdate=7 May 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507160751/http://www.tourofcroatia.com/en/stages/stage-4-starigrad-np-paklenica-novi-vinodolski-crikvenica/16|archivedate=7 May 2018}}

;21 April 2018 — Rabac to Učka, {{convert|156.5|km|1|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tourofcroatia.com/en/stages/stage-5-rabac-rijeka-opatija-poklon-pp-ucka/17|title=Rabac – Rijeka / Opatija / Poklon (PP Učka)|work=Tour of Croatia|publisher=Top Sport Events|accessdate=7 May 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507164105/http://www.tourofcroatia.com/en/stages/stage-5-rabac-rijeka-opatija-poklon-pp-ucka/17|archivedate=7 May 2018}}

;22 April 2018 — Samobor to Zagreb, {{convert|151.5|km|1|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tourofcroatia.com/en/stages/stage-6-samobor-zagreb/18|title=Samobor – Zagreb|work=Tour of Croatia|publisher=Top Sport Events|accessdate=7 May 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507182034/http://www.tourofcroatia.com/en/stages/stage-6-samobor-zagreb/18|archivedate=7 May 2018}}

In the 2018 Tour of Croatia, four different jerseys were awarded. The general classification was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers at intermediate sprints (three seconds to first, two seconds to second and one second to third) and at the finish of mass-start stages; these were awarded to the first three finishers on all stages: the stage winner won a ten-second bonus, with six and four seconds for the second and third riders respectively. The leader of the classification received a red jersey; it was considered the most important of the 2018 Tour of Croatia, 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 15 in a stage. For winning a stage, a rider earned 25 points, with 20 for second, 16 for third, 14 for fourth, 12 for fifth, 10 for sixth and a point fewer per place down to 1 point for 15th place. Points towards the classification could also be accrued – awarded on a 5–3–1 scale – at intermediate sprint points during each stage; these intermediate sprints also offered bonus seconds towards the general classification as noted above.

There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a green jersey. In the mountains classification, points towards the classification were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists. Each climb was categorised as either hors, first, second, or third-category, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. The fourth and final jersey represented the classification for young riders, marked by a white jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1996 were eligible to be ranked in the classification. There was also a classification for teams, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time.

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{{cyclingresult|1|Kanstantsin Sivtsov|BLR|{{UCI team code|TBM|2018}}|26h 51' 12"|20px}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Pieter Weening|NED|{{UCI team code|RNL|2018}}|+ 11"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Yevgeniy Gidich|KAZ|{{UCI team code|AST|2018}}|+ 1' 01"|20px}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Radoslav Rogina|CRO|{{UCI team code|ADR|2018}}|+ 1' 18"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Niklas Eg|DEN|{{UCI team code|TFS|2018}}|+ 1' 27"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Daniel Pearson|GBR|{{UCI team code|ABS|2018}}|+ 2' 19"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Artem Nych|RUS|{{UCI team code|GAZ|2018}}|+ 3' 27"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Gianluca Brambilla|ITA|{{UCI team code|TFS|2018}}|+ 3' 37"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Jonathan Lastra|ESP|{{UCI team code|CJR|2018}}|+ 4' 23"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Domen Novak|SLO|{{UCI team code|TBM|2018}}|+ 4' 38"}}

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{{cyclingresult|1|Eduard-Michael Grosu|ROU|{{UCI team code|NIP|2018}}|67|20px}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Alessandro Tonelli|ITA|{{UCI team code|BRD|2018}}|47}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Kanstantsin Sivtsov|BLR|{{UCI team code|TBM|2018}}|37|20px}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Niccolò Bonifazio|ITA|{{UCI team code|TBM|2018}}|37}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Yevgeniy Gidich|KAZ|{{UCI team code|AST|2018}}|35|20px}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Mirco Maestri|ITA|{{UCI team code|BRD|2018}}|34}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Jon Božič|SLO|{{UCI team code|ADR|2018}}|33}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Riccardo Minali|ITA|{{UCI team code|AST|2018}}|33}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Pieter Weening|NED|{{UCI team code|RNL|2018}}|30}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Enrico Barbin|ITA|{{UCI team code|BRD|2018}}|29}}

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{{cyclingresult|1|Peter Koning|NED|{{UCI team code|ABS|2018}}|35|20px}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Łukasz Owsian|POL|{{UCI team code|CCC|2018}}|26}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Kanstantsin Sivtsov|BLR|{{UCI team code|TBM|2018}}|20|20px}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Manuele Boaro|ITA|{{UCI team code|TBM|2018}}|15}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Alessandro Tonelli|ITA|{{UCI team code|BRD|2018}}|15}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Pieter Weening|NED|{{UCI team code|RNL|2018}}|15}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Jonathan Cañaveral|COL|{{UCI team code|BSM|2018}}|12}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Jure Golčer|SLO|{{UCI team code|ADR|2018}}|12}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Yevgeniy Gidich|KAZ|{{UCI team code|AST|2018}}|10|20px}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Emil Dima|ROU|{{UCI team code|MST|2018}}|9}}

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{{cyclingresult|1|Yevgeniy Gidich|KAZ|{{UCI team code|AST|2018}}|26h 52' 13"|20px}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Rubén Acosta|COL|{{UCI team code|BSM|2018}}|+ 3' 40"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Tadej Pogačar|SLO|{{UCI team code|LJU|2018}}|+ 4' 48"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Jonathan Cañaveral|COL|{{UCI team code|BSM|2018}}|+ 6' 01"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Daniel Savini|ITA|{{UCI team code|BRD|2018}}|+ 29' 17"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Vincenzo Albanese|ITA|{{UCI team code|BRD|2018}}|+ 39' 45"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Gorazd Per|SLO|{{UCI team code|ADR|2018}}|+ 45' 07"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Raul-Antonio Sinza|ROU|{{UCI team code|MST|2018}}|+ 48' 33"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Viktor Potočki|CRO|{{UCI team code|LJU|2018}}|+ 58' 11"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Izidor Penko|CRO|{{UCI team code|LJU|2018}}|+ 58' 40"}}

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{{Cyclingresult|1|||{{UCI team code|TBM|2018}}|80h 52' 22"}}

{{Cyclingresult|2|||{{UCI team code|BSM|2018}}|+ 5' 17"}}

{{Cyclingresult|3|||{{UCI team code|AST|2018}}|+ 7' 39"}}

{{Cyclingresult|4|||{{UCI team code|ADR|2018}}|+ 16' 54"}}

{{Cyclingresult|5|||{{UCI team code|RNL|2018}}|+ 20' 01"}}

{{Cyclingresult|6|||{{UCI team code|BRD|2018}}|+ 20' 18"}}

{{Cyclingresult|7|||{{UCI team code|MKT|2018}}|+ 22' 20"}}

{{Cyclingresult|8|||{{UCI team code|TFS|2018}}|+ 25' 51"}}

{{Cyclingresult|9|||{{UCI team code|CJR|2018}}|+ 37' 44"}}

{{Cyclingresult|10|||{{UCI team code|LJU|2018}}|+ 43' 29"}}

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