cycling: Cycling Statistics 2018: Only one WorldTour team is still without a win

Cycling: The 2018 cycling season is still in its infancy. Nevertheless, all WorldTour teams were able to celebrate their first victory in mid/end of February – almost all of them. Because the German team Sunweb is still waiting for a first success. This also applies to the Austrians, while the Swiss and the Germans were allowed to celebrate. We present the latest cycling statistics 2018.

Cycling statistics 2018: Sunweb is still waiting for its first victory

In the early months of a season, there are only a few important races. Nevertheless, all teams hope for an early success. This year, all the WorldTour teams have already had cause for celebration – except for the German team Sunweb. Things aren't quite clicking for the team that was so successful last season, even though their real goals are still to come. So far, only one Sunweb rider has made it onto the podium: 5towatch candidate Phil Bauhaus sprinted to second place on the third stage of the Tour Down Under, behind Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors). Otherwise, good results are hard to come by. The Dutch talent Sam Oomen, for example, has been in good form so far. He finished 15th at the Tour Down Under and 13th at the Volta ao Algarve. Unfortunately, Nikias Arndt could n't repeat his victory from last year at the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race . But he still managed a strong sixth place.

Tour Down Under Stage #3: Only Elia Viviani faster than Phil Bauhaus

Quick-Step Floors clears everything again this season

While Team Sunweb is still waiting for its first win of the season, some of its rivals have already celebrated multiple victories. Unsurprisingly, Team Quick-Step Floors is once again leading the standings. The fact that top stars like Marcel Kittel (Katusha-Alpecin) and Daniel Martin (UAE Team Emirates) have left the team doesn't seem to bother them at all. Kittel's replacements, Elia Viviani and Fernando Gaviria, have each racked up four wins.

Austria remains patient, Switzerland & Germany were allowed to celebrate

Looking at the German-speaking nations, we see that German riders, in particular, have had plenty to celebrate so far. At the Mallorca Challenge, John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) won two one-day races. He secured both the Trofeo Campos-Ses Salines and the Trofeo Playa de Palma in mass sprints. But two other sprinters had already found success. Lucas Carstensen (Bike Aid) secured the first German victory of 2018 on the first stage of La Tropicale Amissa Bongo . André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) won stages 1 and 6 at the Tour Down Under, making him responsible for the most significant wins. While the Austrians are still waiting for their first victory, the Swiss have at least had something to celebrate. Dylan Page (Sapura Cycling) won the first stage of the Tour de Indonesia. Our 5towatch candidate , Kilian Frankiny (BMC), also had reason to celebrate, winning the young rider classification at the Vuelta a Valencia.