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Dates | 19–22 July 2018 |
Stages | 4 + Prologue |
Distance | 360.7 km (224.1 mi) |
The 2018 BeNe Ladies Tour was the fifth edition of the BeNe Ladies Tour, a women's cycling stage race in the Netherlands. It is rated by the UCI as a category 2.1 race.
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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P | 19 July | Oosterhout to Oosterhout | 3.9 km (2.4 mi) | Prologue | Katie Archibald (GBR) | ||
1 | 20 July | Merelbeke to Merelbeke | 135.5 km (84.2 mi) | Flat stage | Marianne Vos (NED) | ||
2a | 21 July | Sint Laureins to Sint Laureins | 98.3 km (61.1 mi) | Flat stage | Lorena Wiebes (NED) | ||
2b | 21 July | Sint Laureins to Sint Laureins | 10.1 km (6.3 mi) | Time Trial | Trixi Worrack (GER) | ||
3 | 22 July | Zelzate to Zelzate | 112.9 km (70.2 mi) | Flat stage | Marta Bastianelli (ITA) | ||
Total | 360.7 km (224.1 mi) |
Stage | Winner | General classification [1] | Points classification | Sprint classification | Young rider classification | Team classification |
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P [2] | Katie Archibald | Katie Archibald | Katie Archibald | Not awarded | Pernille Mathiesen | Wiggle High5 |
1 [3] | Marianne Vos | Marianne Vos | Marianne Vos | Marianne Vos | ||
2a [4] | Lorena Wiebes | Eugenia Bujak | Lisa Klein | |||
2b [5] | Trixi Worrack | |||||
3 [6] | Marta Bastianelli | Marianne Vos | ||||
Final Classification | Marianne Vos | Marianne Vos | Marianne Vos | Lisa Klein | Wiggle High5 |
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