2018 E3 Harelbeke

The 2018 E3 Harelbeke was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 23 March 2018 in Belgium. It was the 61st edition of the E3 Harelbeke and the tenth event of the 2018 UCI World Tour.^[2][3] The race was won by Niki Terpstra (Quick-Step Floors), who stayed 20 seconds clear of an elite group, led home by his teammate Philippe Gilbert, with BMC Racing Team's Greg Van Avermaet completing the podium.^[4]

The complete course of the race

2018 E3 Harelbeke

2018 UCI World Tour, race 10 of 37
Race details
Dates	23 March 2018
Stages	1
Distance	206.1 km (128.1 mi)
Winning time	5h 03' 34"[1]
Results
Winner  Niki Terpstra (NED) (Quick-Step Floors)   Second  Philippe Gilbert (BEL) (Quick-Step Floors)   Third  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) (BMC Racing Team)
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Teams

As E3 Harelbeke 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

• 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

• Direct Énergie
• Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij
• Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise
• Vérandas Willems–Crelan
• Vital Concept
• Wanty–Groupe Gobert
• WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic

Results

Result^[1]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Niki Terpstra (NED)	Quick-Step Floors	5h 03' 34"
2	Philippe Gilbert (BEL)	Quick-Step Floors	+ 20"
3	Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)	BMC Racing Team	+ 20"
4	Oliver Naesen (BEL)	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 20"
5	Tiesj Benoot (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal	+ 20"
6	Jasper Stuyven (BEL)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 20"
7	Sep Vanmarcke (BEL)	EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale	+ 20"
8	Gianni Moscon (ITA)	Team Sky	+ 20"
9	Zdeněk Štybar (CZE)	Quick-Step Floors	+ 20"
10	Stefan Küng (SUI)	BMC Racing Team	+ 20"