Cycling race
| 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" | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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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.
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.
Teams
As 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.
UCI WorldTeams
- AG2R La Mondiale
- Astana
- Bahrain–Merida
- BMC Racing Team
- Bora–Hansgrohe
- EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale
- Team Dimension Data
- Team Katusha–Alpecin
- LottoNL–Jumbo
- Lotto–Soudal
- Movistar Team
- Mitchelton–Scott
- Quick-Step Floors
- Team Sky
- Team Sunweb
- Trek–Segafredo
- UAE Team Emirates
- Groupama–FDJ
UCI Professional Continental teams
- Cofidis
- Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij
- Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise
- Vérandas Willems–Crelan
- Vital Concept
- Wanty–Groupe Gobert
- WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic
Result
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Peter Sagan (SVK)
|
Bora–Hansgrohe | 5h 53' 37" |
| 2 |  Elia Viviani (ITA)
|
Quick-Step Floors | + 0" |
| 3 |  Arnaud Démare (FRA)
|
Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
| 4 | Christophe Laporte (FRA)
|
Cofidis | + 0" |
| 5 |  Jens Debusschere (BEL)
|
Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
| 6 | Oliver Naesen (BEL)
|
AG2R La Mondiale | + 0" |
| 7 | Matteo Trentin (ITA)
|
Mitchelton–Scott | + 0" |
| 8 |  Zdeněk Štybar (CZE)
|
Quick-Step Floors | + 0" |
| 9 | Jasper Stuyven (BEL)
|
Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 10 | Wout van Aert (BEL)
|
Vérandas Willems–Crelan | + 0" |
References
- ^ "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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