2018 Strade Bianche

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2018 Strade Bianche
2018 UCI World Tour, race 5 of 37
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Race details
Dates3 March 2018
Stages1
Distance184 km (114.3 mi)
Winning time5h 03' 33" [1]
Results
  WinnerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tiesj Benoot  (BEL) (Lotto–Soudal)
  SecondFlag of France.svg  Romain Bardet  (FRA) (AG2R La Mondiale)
  ThirdFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Wout van Aert  (BEL) (Vérandas Willems–Crelan)
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The 2018 Strade Bianche was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 3 March 2018 in Italy. It was the twelfth edition of the Strade Bianche and the fifth event of the 2018 UCI World Tour. [2] [3]

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Tiesj Benoot (Lotto–Soudal) took his first professional victory, [1] after attacking from a chasing group to catch leaders Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) and Wout van Aert (Vérandas Willems–Crelan) before dropping them in the final sector of dirt roads. Benoot soloed to victory by 39 seconds ahead of Bardet, [4] who dropped van Aert in the final kilometre; van Aert, a three-time world elite cyclo-cross champion, ultimately completed the podium a further 19 seconds in arrears. [4]

Teams

As the race was only added to the UCI World Tour calendar in 2017, all UCI WorldTeams were invited to the race, but not obligated to compete in the race. As it transpired, all eighteen WorldTeams elected to compete in the race, just like in 2017. Three UCI Professional Continental teams competed, completing the 21-team peloton. [5]

Strade Bianche is the final race for FDJ under that nomenclature; from Paris–Nice the following day, the team becomes known as Groupama–FDJ. [6]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

Result

Result [1]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tiesj Benoot  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal 5h 03' 33"
2Flag of France.svg  Romain Bardet  (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 39"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Wout van Aert  (BEL) Vérandas Willems–Crelan + 58"
4Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP) Movistar Team + 1' 25"
5Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanni Visconti  (ITA) Bahrain–Merida + 1' 27"
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Robert Power  (AUS) Mitchelton–Scott + 1' 29"
7Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Zdeněk Štybar  (CZE) Quick-Step Floors + 1' 42"
8Flag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Sagan  (SVK) Bora–Hansgrohe + 2' 08"
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Pieter Serry  (BEL) Quick-Step Floors + 2' 11"
10Flag of Austria.svg  Gregor Mühlberger  (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 2' 16"

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References

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  2. ↑ "UCI announces 2018 road calendar". Cycling News. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "2018 UCI WorldTour calendar unveiled". Velon. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 Windsor, Richard (3 March 2018). "Tiesj Benoot puts in super show of strength to win 2018 Strade Bianche". Cycling Weekly . Time Inc. UK . Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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