2018 Team Sky season

Team Sky
UCI codeSKY
StatusUCI WorldTeam
World Tour Rank2nd
ManagerDave Brailsford
Main sponsor(s)Sky
BasedNational Cycling Centre
Manchester
England
BicyclesPinarello
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races2
Stage race overall10
Stage race stages21
Grand Tours2
National Championships8
Most winsMichał Kwiatkowski
Best ranked riderGeraint Thomas (4th)
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The 2018 cycling season began in Australia at the Tour Down Under for Team Sky in January.

As a UCI WorldTeam, they are automatically invited and obliged to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

2018 roster

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As of 21 October 2018.
Rider Date of birth
 Leonardo Basso (ITA) (1993-12-25)25 December 1993 (aged 24)
 Egan Bernal (COL) (1997-01-13)13 January 1997 (aged 21)
 Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) (1987-04-27)27 April 1987 (aged 31)
 David de la Cruz (ESP) (1989-05-06)6 May 1989 (aged 29)
 Philip Deignan (IRL) (1983-09-07)7 September 1983 (aged 35)
 Jonathan Dibben (GBR) (1994-02-12)12 February 1994 (aged 24)
 Mark Donovan[N 1] (GBR) (1999-04-03)3 April 1999 (aged 19)
 Owain Doull (GBR) (1993-05-02)2 May 1993 (aged 25)
 Eddie Dunbar[N 2] (IRL) (1996-09-01)1 September 1996 (aged 22)
 Kenny Elissonde (FRA) (1991-07-22)22 July 1991 (aged 27)
 Chris Froome (GBR) (1985-05-20)20 May 1985 (aged 33)
 Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) (1995-03-30)30 March 1995 (aged 23)
 Michał Gołaś (POL) (1984-04-29)29 April 1984 (aged 34)
 Kristoffer Halvorsen (NOR) (1996-04-13)13 April 1996 (aged 22)
 Ethan Hayter[N 3] (GBR) (1998-09-18)18 September 1998 (aged 20)
 Sebastián Henao (COL) (1993-08-05)5 August 1993 (aged 25)
 Sergio Henao (COL) (1987-12-10)10 December 1987 (aged 30)
Rider Date of birth
 Beñat Intxausti (ESP) (1986-03-20)20 March 1986 (aged 32)
 Vasil Kiryienka (BLR) (1981-06-28)28 June 1981 (aged 37)
 Christian Knees (GER) (1981-03-05)5 March 1981 (aged 37)
 Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) (1990-06-02)2 June 1990 (aged 28)
 Chris Lawless (GBR) (1995-11-04)4 November 1995 (aged 22)
 David López (ESP) (1981-05-13)13 May 1981 (aged 37)
 Gianni Moscon (ITA) (1994-04-20)20 April 1994 (aged 24)
 Wout Poels (NED) (1987-10-01)1 October 1987 (aged 31)
 Salvatore Puccio (ITA) (1989-08-31)31 August 1989 (aged 29)
 Diego Rosa (ITA) (1989-03-27)27 March 1989 (aged 29)
 Luke Rowe (GBR) (1990-03-10)10 March 1990 (aged 28)
 Pavel Sivakov (RUS) (1997-07-11)11 July 1997 (aged 21)
 Ian Stannard (GBR) (1987-05-25)25 May 1987 (aged 31)
 Geraint Thomas (GBR) (1986-05-25)25 May 1986 (aged 32)
 Dylan van Baarle (NED) (1992-05-21)21 May 1992 (aged 26)
 Łukasz Wiśniowski (POL) (1991-12-07)7 December 1991 (aged 26)


Season victories

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Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
21 January Tour Down Under, Young rider classification UCI World Tour  Egan Bernal (COL)  Australia
11 February Colombia Oro y Paz, Overall UCI America Tour  Egan Bernal (COL)  Colombia
11 February Colombia Oro y Paz, Young rider classification UCI America Tour  Egan Bernal (COL)  Colombia
11 February Colombia Oro y Paz, Mountains classification UCI America Tour  Egan Bernal (COL)  Colombia
15 February Volta ao Algarve, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)  Portugal Monchique
15 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Wout Poels (NED)  Spain Alto de Allanadas
16 February Volta ao Algarve, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour  Geraint Thomas (GBR)  Portugal Lagoa
18 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour  David de la Cruz (ESP)  Spain Barbate
18 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Wout Poels (NED)  Spain
18 February Volta ao Algarve, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)  Portugal Alto do Malhão
18 February Volta ao Algarve, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)  Portugal
18 February Volta ao Algarve, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)  Portugal
18 February Volta ao Algarve, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 4]  Portugal
7 March Paris–Nice, Stage 4 UCI World Tour  Wout Poels (NED)  France Saint-Étienne
11 March Paris–Nice, Stage 8 UCI World Tour  David de la Cruz (ESP)  France Nice
13 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Overall UCI World Tour  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)  Italy
22 March Settimana Coppi e Bartali, Stage 1b UCI Europe Tour [N 5]  Italy Gatteo
24 March Settimana Coppi e Bartali, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour  Chris Lawless (GBR)  Italy Crevalcore
25 March Settimana Coppi e Bartali, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Diego Rosa (ITA)  Italy
25 March Settimana Coppi e Bartali, Young Rider Classification UCI Europe Tour  Pavel Sivakov (RUS)  Italy
25 March Settimana Coppi e Bartali, Points Classification UCI Europe Tour  Chris Lawless (GBR)  Italy
27 April Tour de Romandie, Stage 3 (ITT) UCI World Tour  Egan Bernal (COL)   Switzerland Villars
29 April Tour de Romandie, Young Rider Classification UCI World Tour  Egan Bernal (COL)   Switzerland
14 May Tour of California, Stage 2 UCI World Tour  Egan Bernal (COL)  United States Gibraltar Road
18 May Tour of California, Stage 6 UCI World Tour  Egan Bernal (COL)  United States South Lake Tahoe
19 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 14 UCI World Tour  Chris Froome (GBR)  Italy Monte Zoncolan
19 May Tour of California, Overall UCI World Tour  Egan Bernal (COL)  United States
19 May Tour of California, Young Rider Classification UCI World Tour  Egan Bernal (COL)  United States
19 May Tour of California, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 6]  United States
25 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 19 UCI World Tour  Chris Froome (GBR)  Italy Bardonecchia
27 May Giro d'Italia, Overall UCI World Tour  Chris Froome (GBR)  Italy
27 May Giro d'Italia, Mountains classification UCI World Tour  Chris Froome (GBR)  Italy
27 May Giro d'Italia, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 7]  Italy
3 June Critérium du Dauphiné, Prologue UCI World Tour  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)  France Valence
6 June Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 3 (TTT) UCI World Tour [N 8]  France Louhans-Châteaurenaud
10 June Critérium du Dauphiné, Overall UCI World Tour  Geraint Thomas (GBR)  France
10 June Critérium du Dauphiné, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 9]  France
18 July Tour de France, Stage 11 UCI World Tour  Geraint Thomas (GBR)  France La Rosière
19 July Tour de France, Stage 12 UCI World Tour  Geraint Thomas (GBR)  France Alpe d'Huez
29 July Tour de France, Overall UCI World Tour  Geraint Thomas (GBR)  France
7 August Tour de Pologne, Stage 4 UCI World Tour  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)  Poland Szczyrk
8 August Tour de Pologne, Stage 5 UCI World Tour  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)  Poland Bielsko-Biała
10 August Tour de Pologne, Overall UCI World Tour  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)  Poland
10 August Tour de Pologne, Points classification UCI World Tour  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)  Poland
7 September Tour of Britain, Stage 6 UCI Europe Tour  Wout Poels (NED)  United Kingdom Whinlatter
8 September Tour of Britain, Stage 7 UCI Europe Tour  Ian Stannard (GBR)  United Kingdom Mansfield
15 September Coppa Ugo Agostoni UCI Europe Tour  Gianni Moscon (ITA)  Italy Lissone
19 September Giro della Toscana UCI Europe Tour  Gianni Moscon (ITA)  Italy Pontedera
19 October Tour of Guangxi, Stage 4 UCI World Tour  Gianni Moscon (ITA)  People's Republic of China Mashan Nongla Scenic Spot
21 October Tour of Guangxi, Overall UCI World Tour  Gianni Moscon (ITA)  People's Republic of China
21 October Tour of Guangxi, Youth classification UCI World Tour  Gianni Moscon (ITA)  People's Republic of China

National, Continental and World champions 2018

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Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location
2 February Colombian National Time Trial Championships
 Egan Bernal (COL)  Colombia Bogotá
4 February Colombian National Road Race Championships
 Sergio Henao (COL)  Colombia Bogotá
22 June Spanish National Time Trial Champion
 Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP)  Spain Castellón
24 June Polish National Road Race Champion
 Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)  Poland Ostróda
27 June Dutch National Time Trial Champion
 Dylan van Baarle (NED)  Netherlands Bergen op Zoom
28 June British National Time Trial Champion
 Geraint Thomas (GBR)  United Kingdom Northumberland
29 June Belarusian National Time Trial Champion
 Vasil Kiryienka (BLR)  Belarus
4 October Italian National Time Trial Champion
 Gianni Moscon (ITA)  Italy Cavour

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Donovan joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from Team Wiggins[1]
  2. ^ Dunbar joined the team on 15 September, from Aqua Blue Sport[2]
  3. ^ Hayter joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire[3]
  4. ^ The riders on the squad were Owain Doull, Kenny Elissonde, Michał Gołaś, Vasil Kiryienka, Michał Kwiatkowski, Geraint Thomas and Łukasz Wiśniowski
  5. ^ The winning riders were Leonardo Basso, Jonathan Dibben, Chris Lawless, Diego Rosa, Luke Rowe and Pavel Sivakov
  6. ^ The riders on the squad were Egan Bernal, Tao Geoghegan Hart, Sebastián Henao, Luke Rowe, Pavel Sivakov, Ian Stannard and Łukasz Wiśniowski
  7. ^ The riders on the squad were Chris Froome, Kenny Elissonde, Wout Poels, Sergio Henao, David de la Cruz, Vasil Kiryienka, Salvatore Puccio and Christian Knees
  8. ^ The winning riders were Jonathan Castroviejo, Tao Geoghegan Hart, Michał Kwiatkowski, Gianni Moscon, Luke Rowe, Geraint Thomas and Dylan van Baarle
  9. ^ The riders on this squad were Jonathan Castroviejo, Tao Geoghegan Hart, Michał Kwiatkowski, Gianni Moscon, Luke Rowe, Geraint Thomas and Dylan van Baarle

References

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  1. ^ "Donovan ready for stagiaire experience". Team Sky. BSkyB. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Eddie Dunbar joins Team Sky". Team Sky. BSkyB. 13 September 2018. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Hayter ready to 'get stuck in' on debut". Team Sky. BSkyB. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Team Sky 2018 roster complete with signing of Leonardo Basso". 5 December 2017. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Egan Bernal signs for Team Sky". Cyclingnews.com. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Team Sky sign Jonathan Castroviejo and David de la Cruz for 2018". ESPN UK. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Team Sky sign Jonathan Castroviejo and David de la Cruz for 2018". ESPN UK. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Pavel Sivakov signs for Team Sky". TeamSky.com. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Young sprint talent Kristoffer Halvorsen joins Team Sky". TeamSky.com. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  10. ^ "YTeam Sky sign Chris Lawless". cyclingnews.com. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  11. ^ "Van Baarle joins Team Sky". TeamSky.com. 18 September 2017. Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  12. ^ "Eddie Dunbar joins Team Sky". TeamSky.com. 13 September 2018. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Ian Boswell signs for Katusha-Alpecin". Cyclingnews.com. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Peter Kennaugh signs two-year deal with Bora Hansgrohe". Cyclingnews.com. August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  15. ^ "Mikel Landa signs two-year deal with Movistar". Cyclingnews.com. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  16. ^ "Mikel Nieve leaves Team Sky for Orica-Scott". Cyclingnews.com. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  17. ^ "Team Sky's Elia Viviani to leave for Quick-Step Floors at end of season". Skysports.com. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  18. ^ "Danny van Poppel signs two-year deal with LottoNL-Jumbo". Cyclingnews.com. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
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