2018 Gent–Wevelgem

For the women's race, see 2018 Gent–Wevelgem (women's race).

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 Gent–Wevelgem

2018 UCI World Tour, race 11 of 37
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
Winner  Peter Sagan (SVK) (Bora–Hansgrohe)   Second  Elia Viviani (ITA) (Quick-Step Floors)   Third  Arnaud Démare (FRA) (Groupama–FDJ)
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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]

The route of the 2018 Gent–Wevelgem

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.^[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

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

Result

Result^[1]

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"