2018 Gent–Wevelgem

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2018 Gent–Wevelgem

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]

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2018 Gent–Wevelgem
2018 UCI World Tour, race 11 of 37
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Event poster with previous winner Greg van Avermaet
Race details
Dates25 March 2018
Stages1
Distance250.8 km (155.8 mi)
Winning time5h 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]

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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

UCI Professional Continental teams

Result

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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"
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