2018 La Course by Le Tour de France

The 2018 La Course by Le Tour de France was the fifth edition of La Course by Le Tour de France, a women's cycling race held in France. It took place on 17 July 2018 and was the fifteenth event on the 2018 UCI Women's World Tour. The event was organised by ASO, which also organises the Tour de France. The race was won by Dutch rider Annemiek van Vleuten of Mitchelton-Scott.

Route and format
The race returned to a single stage format in 2018, following the criticism of the 2017 edition's pursuit stage. This was welcomed by the peloton and media.

The race ran from Duingt, at the shores of Lake Annecy, to Le Grand Bornand, covering 118 km, and took in the Col de la Colombière. It was held before stage 10 of the men's 2018 Tour de France, which also finished in Le Grand Bornand. The finale was identical to the men's stage. After the top of the 16.3 km long Col de la Colombière, 15 km was left to the finish.

Teams
UCI Women's Teams


 * Boels–Dolmans
 * Mitchelton-Scott
 * Cervélo-Bigla Pro Cycling
 * Canyon-SRAM
 * Team Sunweb
 * WaowDeals Pro Cycling
 * BTC City Ljubljana
 * FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
 * Cylance Pro Cycling
 * UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
 * Trek-Drops
 * Bepink
 * Movistar Team
 * Team TIBCO - SVB
 * Wiggle High5
 * Astana Women's Team
 * Lotto Soudal Ladies
 * Alé Cipollini
 * Valcar–PBM
 * Cogeas - Mettler Pro Cycling Team

Results
The race finished in a finish of two Dutch cyclists with Annemiek van Vleuten beating 2015 race champion Anna van der Breggen to retain the trophy.