The 2018 Gent–Wevelgem was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 25 March 2018 in Belgium. It was the 80th edition of Gent–Wevelgem and the eleventh event of the 2018 UCI World Tour.[2][3]
| 2018 UCI World Tour, race 11 of 37 | |||||||||||||
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 Event poster with previous winner Greg van Avermaet | |||||||||||||
| Race details | |||||||||||||
| Dates | 25 March 2018 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 250.8 km (155.8 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 5h 53' 37"[1] | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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The race was won for a record-equalling third time by Bora–Hansgrohe's Peter Sagan in a sprint finish of some 20 riders, ahead of Quick-Step Floors rider Elia Viviani and Arnaud Démare, riding for Groupama–FDJ.[4]
Teams
editAs Gent–Wevelgem was a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team in the race. Seven UCI Professional Continental teams competed, completing the 25-team peloton.[5]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
Result
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bora–Hansgrohe | 5h 53' 37" | |
| 2 | Quick-Step Floors | + 0" | |
| 3 | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" | |
| 4 | Cofidis | + 0" | |
| 5 | Lotto–Soudal | + 0" | |
| 6 | AG2R La Mondiale | + 0" | |
| 7 | Mitchelton–Scott | + 0" | |
| 8 | Quick-Step Floors | + 0" | |
| 9 | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" | |
| 10 | Vérandas Willems–Crelan | + 0" |
References
edit- ^ a b "Uitslag - Résultat - Result" (PDF). KBWB-RVLB.com. Royal Belgian Cycling League. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "UCI announces 2018 road calendar". Cycling News. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "2018 UCI WorldTour calendar unveiled". Velon. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Peter Sagan wins Gent-Wevelgem". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "List of participants" (PDF). Gent–Wevelgem. Flanders Classics. 20 March 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
External links
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