STAGE 1
LONG BEACH
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Stage 1 of the Tour was a Criterium style race that happened in Long Beach
along parts of the Long Beach Grand Prix Course. The Course was essentially
flat so while there were two Sprint Point contests in addition to the
Finish Sprint, there were no climbs so nothing to initiate the King of the
Mountain competition.
The Course though Long Beach was about 7 miles, 11.2 KM, long, and the
Stage made twelve laps of the Course with the total distace covered being
83.6 miles, 134.5 KM. Fernando Gaviria of the Quick-Step Floors Team won
the Stage with a time of 3 hours, 2 minutes 23 seconds, an average speed of
almost 28MPH, 45KPH. All of the racers finished the Course with none
dropping out due to crashes or other mishaps.
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The Start/Finish line being readied before the Race.
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World Champion Peter Sagan (Bora hansgrohe) center, with two other racers at
the front of the Start in Long Beach. |
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The Start of the race with Mark Cavendish (Team Dimension Data) closest to
the camera. |
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The two man Breakaway that lead for most of the Stage, Andrei Krasilnikau
(Holowesko-Citadel) yellow Jersey and Tanner Putt (UnitedHealthcare).
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The Peloton, with Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) white Jersey, working to
catch the Breakaway. |
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Peter Sagan (Bora hansgrohe) taking it easy beside his team-mates on a pass
through the Start/Finish area. |
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The Peloton working it's way through Long Beach.
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The Breakaway, Tanner Putt (UnitedHealthcare) and Andrei Krasilnikau
(Holowesko-Citadel), looking tired as they try to hold off the Peloton.
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The Sprint to the Finish with Fernando Gaviria Rendon (Quick-Step Floors)
blue Jersey, in the lead followed by Caleb Ewan (Mitchelton-Scott) in second
and Peter Sagan (Bora hansgrohe) in third. |
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Fernando Gaviria Rendon (Quick-Step Floors) in the Leaders Yellow Jersey
resting on the Podium during the Awards presentation.
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The Stage winners, Fernando Gaviria Rendon (Quick-Step Floors) first, Caleb
Ewan (Mitchelton-Scott) second and Peter Sagan (Bora hansgrohe) third.
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The Jersey wearers after Stage 1, Fernando Gaviria Rendon (Quick-Step
Floors) in the Yellow Jersey holding the Sprint and Best Young Rider
Jerseys and Tanner Putt (UnitedHealthCare) in the Most Courageous Rider
Jersey. |
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STAGE 2
VENTURA TO
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
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Stage 2 was the Queen Stage of the Tour, the Stage deemed to be the hardest
and most demanding. The Stage started at a Resort/leisure area beside the
beach and Pier in Ventura, worked its way through the coastal mountains
around Ventura and then headed to Santa Barbara finishing at the top of the
hardest climb in the Tour on Gilbraltar Road, the climb that gave the Stage
the Queen designation. The difficulty of the final climb broke up the
Peloton and set up the lead racers for the fight for the win of the Tour
over the remaining 5 stages.
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The Start area in Ventura.
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The Premier Racers and Peloton at the Start in Ventura during the
presentation of the National Anthem. |
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The Premier Racers during the National Anthem, l-r Caleb Ewan
(Mitchelton-Scott) in the Points Jersey, Fernando Gaviria Rendon
(Quick-Step Floors) in the Leaders Jersey, Alvaro Jose Hodeg Chagui
(Quick-Step Floors) in the Best Young Rider Jersey, and Peter Sagan
(Bora-hansgrohe) in the World Champion Jersey. |
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The Start of the Stage in Ventura with race Leader Fernando Gaviria Rendon
(Quick-Step Floors) eager to set a fast pace. |
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Adam DeVos (Rally Cycling) winning the First Intermediate Sprint in Santa
Paula in a three rider Breakaway. |
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Adam DeVos (Rally Cycling) tackling the road after winning the First
Intermediate Sprint in Santa Paula. |
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The Peloton being lead by the Quick-Step Team at the First Intermediate
Sprint in Santa Paula chasing the Breakaway. |
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The Quick-Step Team with race Leader Fernando Gaviria Rendon after the
First Intermediate Sprint in Santa Paula chasing the Breakaway.
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World Champion Peter Sagan (Bora-hansgrohe) riding outside the Peloton
slip-stream after the First Intermediate Sprint in Santa Paula.
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Adam DeVos (Rally Cycling) winning the Second Intermediate Sprint in
Carpinteria in the three rider Breakaway which had yet to be caught.
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The BMC and Sky Teams leading the Peloton chasing of the Breakaway at the
Second Intermediate Sprint line in Carpinteria. |
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STAGE 3
KING CITY TO
LAGUNA SECA RACEWAY
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Stage 3 from King City to Laguna Seca Raceway was the longest Stage of the
Tour at 122.4 miles, 197 KM. The course first looped through the Diablo
Range South-East of King City, then returned to the King City area and
crossed the Salinas Valley through Greenfield before heading North to
Laguna Seca through the Santa Lucia Range. The course had almost no flat
sections as it went through rolling hills with the exception of the first
seven miles after the start and about ten miles crossing the Salinas Valley.
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The Start in King City.
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The Premier Racers lined up in front of the Peloton including World
Champion Peter Sagan (Bora-hansgrohe), second from left, and race leader
Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Team Sky), center in the Leaders Jersey.
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The Start of Stage 3.
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World Champion Peter Sagan (Bora-hansgrohe) and Ruben Companioni (Holowesko
| Citadel P/B Arapaho Respources) in the Most Courageous Rider Jersey at the
start of Stage 3. |
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Ian Garrison (Hagens Berman Axeon) winning the Points Sprint in Greenfield
in front of Evan Huffman second and Robin Carpenter third, both with Rally
Cycing. They had formed a 3-man Breakaway and were about 4 minutes ahead of
the Peloton at this point. |
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Ian Garrison (Hagens Berman Axeon), Evan Huffman and Robin Carpenter, both
with Rally Cycing, in a 3 man Breakaway just past the Points Spring in
Greenfield. |
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The Peloton approaching the Points Sprint in Greenfield.
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The Bora-hansgrohe and Quick Step Teams leading the Peloton as they approach
the Points Sprint in Greenfield. |
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The Bora-hansgrohe and Quick Step Teams leading the Peloton after the Points
Sprint in Greenfield. |
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The Finish at Laguna Seca.
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Toms Skujins (Trek-Segafredo) celebrating as he is about to win the Stage
after a successful last minute Breakaway. |
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Toms Skujins (Trek-Segafredo) celebrating after winning the Stage.
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Sean Bennett (Hagens Berman Axeon), after taking second behind Toms Skujins.
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Caleb Ewan (Mitchelton-Scott) taking third with Peter Sagan (Bora-hansgrohe)
coming in fourth at the front of the Peloton. |
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Tour Leader Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Team Sky) celebrating his retention of
the Yellow Leaders Jersey. |
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The Stage 3 Podium, Sean Bennett (Hagens Berman Axeon) second, Toms Skujins
(Trek-Segafredo) winner and Caleb Ewan (Mitchelton-Scott) third.
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The Jersey wearers after Stage 3, Ian Garrison (Hagesn Berman Axeon) in the
Most Courageous Riders Jersey and Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Team Sky) in the
Leaders Jersey, Egan Arley Bernal Gomez was also first in the Best Young
Rider classification, King of the Mountain and Points classifications.
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STAGE 4
SAN JOSE/MORGAN HILL
TIME TRIAL
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The Time Trial course had the Start/Finish in Morgan Hill and was a 21.6
mile, 34.7 KM, loop through the foothills that touched the southern edge of
San Jose. While it wasn't flat, it had only one minor climb that wasn't
worthy of any classification. Tejay VanGarderen (BMC Racing) started the
day in 8th place, exactly one minute behind Tour Leader Egan Arley Bernal
Gomez (Team Sky) but rode so strong he bettered Egan Arley Bernal Gomez
(Team Sky) by 1 minute, 23 seconds to end the day as the new Tour Leader
with a 23 second lead over Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Team Sky) who managed to
hold onto Second place overall.
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Ian Garrison (Hagens Berman Axeon) in the Most Courageous Rider Jersey from
his Stage 3 results. |
Time: 43:41.30 Speed: 29.66 MPH
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World Champion Peter Sagan (Bora-hansgrohe). |
Time: 44:26.04 Speed: 29.17 MPH
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Caleb Ewan (Mitchelton-Scott) in the Sprint Points Jersey.
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Time: 47:00.19 Speed: 27.57 MPH
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Toms Skujins (Trek-Segafredo), in the King of the Mountain Jersey.
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Time: 42:52.14 Speed: 30.23 MPH
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Stage Winner and new Overall Leader Tejay VanGarderen (BMC Racing).
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Time: 40:47.33 Speed: 31.77 MPH
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Antwan Tolhoek (Team Lotto NL-Jumbo) in the Best Young Rider Jersey.
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Time: 44:35.43 Speed: 29.06 MPH
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Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Team Sky) in the Leaders Jersey that he lost to
Tejay VanGarderen (BMC Racing) in this Stage. |
Time: 42:10.35 Speed: 30.73 MPH
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Daniel Felipe Martinez Poveda (Team EF Education First-Drapac P/B
Cannondale) who won the Best Young Rider Jersey in this Stage.
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Time: 41:44.85 Speed: 31.04 MPH
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STAGE 5
STOCKTON TO ELK GROVE
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The Stage from Stockton to Elk Grove was a nearly flat course with just one
minor Category 3 climb when the course touched the foothills of the Sierra
Nevada Mountains east of Lodi. It was a fast 109.4 mile, 176KM, course and
the Podium was the same as Stage 1 as Fernando Gaviria Rendon (Quick-Step
Floors) crossed the Finish first after 4 hours, 4 minutes and 34 seconds,
an average speed of 26.84MPH, 46.18KMH.
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The Start in Stockton.
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The Start of Stage 5 in Stockton.
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The Finish in Elk Grove.
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Fernando Gavira Rendon (Quick-Step Floors) winning Stage 5 in Elk Grove.
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The Stage 5 Podium (l-r), Caleb Ewan (Mitchelton-Scott) Second, Fernando
Gavira Rendon (Quick-Step Floors) Winner, and World Champion Peter Sagan
(Bora-hansgrohe) Third. |
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Tejay VanGarderen (BMC Racing) celebrating holding the Overall Lead after
Stage 5. |
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The Stage 5 Jersey Wearers (l-r), Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Team Sky) King of
the Mountain and Best Young Rider in the Best Young Rider Jersey, Caleb Ewan
(Mitchelton-Scott) Sprint Points Leader, Tejay VanGarderen (BMC Racing)
Overall Leader, and Fabian Lienhard (Holowesko | Citadel P/B Arapahoe
Resources) Most Courageous Rider. |
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STAGE 6
FOLSOM TO SOUTH LAKE TAHOE
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The 122.1 mile, 196.5KM, course for this Stage was essentially an up-hill
climb all the way from the Start to the Finish. It had seven catagorized
climbs as compared to the Queen Stage, Stage 2, which only had five and
was just rolling terrain for the first 90 miles or so. But Stage 2 was
designated the Queen Stage (most difficult/demanding) most likely due to
the final climb to the Finish which was the hardest climb of the Tour being
7.5 miles, 12KM, at an 8% grade, an HC designation. One unique aspect of
Stage 6 is that for about 20 miles, 32 KM, near the end, the course
ventured into Nevada before coming back into California just 2.8 miles, 4
KM, from the Finish.
Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Team Sky), who won Stage 2 to take the Yellow
Jersey, was able to again dominate on the final major climb that ended 6.5
miles, 10.5 KM, from the finish and was able to hold a 1 minute 28 second
lead over Adam Yates (Mitchelton - Scott) who came in Second. Tejay
VanGarderen (BMC Racing) 'blew up' in the final climbs and was unable to
stay close enough to Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Team Sky) to hold onto his
overall lead which was 23 seconds. VanGarderen finished seventh, 1 minute
38 seconds back.
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The Start in Folsom.
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The Start of Stage 6 in Folsom on the new Johnny Cash Trail, Folsom's newest
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The Start of Stage 6 in Folsom on the new Johnny Cash Trail, Folsom's newest
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Toms Skujins (Trek-Segafredo), left, about to beat Evan Huffman (Rally
Cycling) at the King of the Mountain line at the Mormon Emigrant Trail
Summit. |
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Toms Skujins (Trek-Segafredo) and Evan Huffman (Rally Cycling) just past the
King of the Mountain line at the Mormon Emigrant Trail Summit which Toms
won. |
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Stage 6 Finish in South Lake Tahoe
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Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Team Sky) winning Stage 6 after his solo Breakaway.
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Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Team Sky) celebrating winning Stage 6 after his
solo Breakaway. |
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Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Team Sky) re-took the Yellow Jersey after winning
Stage 6. |
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The Stage 6 Podium (l-r), Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) Second, Egan Arley
Bernal Gomez (Team Sky) First and Tao Geoghegan Hart (Team Sky) Third.
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The Jersey Wearers after Stage 6 (l-r), Lawson Craddock (Team EF Education
First-Drapac P/B Cannondale) Most Courageous Rider, Egan Arley Bernal Gomez
(Team Sky) Sprint Points, Best Young Rider and Overall Leader in the Yellow
Leaders Jersey, Toms Skujins (Trek-Segafredo) King of the Mountain.
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STAGE 7
SACRAMENTO
and the AWARDS CEREMONY
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The last Stage of the Tour was in Sacramento and was 90.7 miles, 146 KM,
long. The course initially headed North/West to Woodland, then West across
the Central Valley to the foothills of the Rocky Ridge, where it turned
South, parallel to 505, headed to Winters. After Winters the course headed
East-North/East winding it's way through the Central Valley to Woodland
where it followed a return path almost identical to the course when it
headed North/West. After returning to the Capitol area the course made
three laps in the neighborhoods around the Capitol before the finish. While
the Men's race was running the Woman's race was staged around the Capitol,
Criterium style, on the same course as the final laps the Men's race would
follow.
The course for Stage 7 was essentially flat with nothing to change the
King of the Mountain contest which was won by Toms Skujins (Trek-Segafredo).
There were two intermediate Sprints, one in Winters and one on the finish
of the first lap around the Capital near the end of the race. Fernando
Gavira Rendon (Quick-Step Floors) won the Stage by inches over Maximilian
Richard Walscheid (Team Sunweb) to capture his third Stage victory in the
Tour.
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Stage 7 Start/Finish in Sacramento.
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Stage 7, course with Tower Bridge.
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The premier racers lined up at the front of the Peloton for the Start of
Stage 7 in Sacramento. |
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The Start of Stage 7.
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Women's Stage 3 Start in Sacramento.
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Fernando Gavira Rendon (Quick-Step Floors), left, inching out the win over
Maximillian Richar Walscheid. |
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The Stage 7 Podium (l-r), Maximillian Richar Walscheid (Team Sunweb) Second,
Fernando Gavira Rendon (Quick-Step Floors) First, Caleb Ewan
(Mitchelton-Scott) Third. |
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AWARDS CEREMONY
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Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Team Sky) Winner of the Tour.
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The Tour's final Podium (l-r), Tejay VanGarderen (BMC Racing) Second, Egan
Arley Bernal Gomez (Team Sky) Winner, Daniel Felipe Martinez Poveda (Team
EF Education First-Drapac P/B Cannondale) Third.
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The Winners Podium celebrating their final standings (l-r), Tejay
VanGarderen (BMC Racing), Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Team Sky) and Daniel
Felipe Martinez Poveda (Team EF Education First-Drapac P/B Cannondale).
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Fernando Gavira Rendon (Quick-Step Floors) Winner of the Sprint Points.
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Toms Skujins (Trek-Segafredo) Winner of the King of the Mountain.
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Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Team Sky) also Best Young Rider.
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Mikkel Bjerg (Hagens Berman Axeon) Most Corageous Rider.
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The Men's and Women's Jersey Winners (l-r), Sara Poidevin (Rally Cycling)
Best Young Rider, Fernando Gavira Rendon (Quick-Step Floors) Sprint Points,
Emma White (Rally Cycling) Sprint Points, Toms Skujins (Trek-Segafredo) King
of the Mountain, Kathrine Hall (Rally Cycling) Overall Winner and Queen of
the Mountain, Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Team Sky) Overall Winner and Best
Young Rider, Mikkel Bjerg (Hagens Berman Axeon) Most Corageous Rider, Liane
Lippert (UnitedHealthCare) Most Courageous Rider.
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Team Classification Winner, Team Sky.
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Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Team Sky) in the Press Conference.
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