| 2018 UCI Europe Tour | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 24 March 2018 | |||||||||
| Stages | 1 | |||||||||
| Distance | 182.8 [1] km (113.6 mi) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4h 20' 47" | |||||||||
| Results | ||||||||||
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The 2018 Classic Loire-Atlantique was the 19th edition of the Classic Loire-Atlantique road cycling one day race. [2] It was held on 24 March 2018 as part of UCI Europe Tour in category 1.1.
Nineteen teams of up to seven riders started the race: [3]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
UCI Continental teams
Final general classification [4] [5] [6]
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