2018 Tour of Flanders

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2018 Tour of Flanders
2018 UCI World Tour, race 13 of 37
Tour of Flanders 2018 poster.png
Event poster with previous winner Philippe Gilbert
Race details
Dates1 April 2018
Stages1
Distance264.7 km (164.5 mi)
Winning time6h 21' 25" [1]
Results
  WinnerFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Niki Terpstra  (NED) (Quick-Step Floors)
  SecondFlag of Denmark.svg  Mads Pedersen  (DEN) (Trek–Segafredo)
  ThirdFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Philippe Gilbert  (BEL) (Quick-Step Floors)
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The 2018 Tour of Flanders (Dutch : Ronde van Vlaanderen 2018) was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 1 April 2018 in Belgium. It was the 102nd edition of the Tour of Flanders and the thirteenth event of the 2018 UCI World Tour. [2] [3]

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Quick-Step Floors rider Niki Terpstra became the first Dutch rider since Adri van der Poel in 1986 to win the Tour of Flanders, [4] having gone clear on the Kruisberg climb. Terpstra remained clear over the remaining 25 kilometres (16 miles), finishing 12 seconds ahead of Trek–Segafredo's Mads Pedersen, while the podium was completed by defending race-winner Philippe Gilbert, also for Quick-Step Floors. [5]

Teams

A group containing (from left to right) Michael Valgren, Peter Sagan, Jasper Stuyven, Philippe Gilbert, Oliver Naesen, and Wout van Aert during the race Ronde Van Vlaanderen 2018 Tour of Flanders 2018 (40281536725).jpg
A group containing (from left to right) Michael Valgren, Peter Sagan, Jasper Stuyven, Philippe Gilbert, Oliver Naesen, and Wout van Aert during the race

As the Tour of Flanders 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. [6]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

Results

Niki Terpstra became the first male Dutch winner in 32 years. Harelbeke - E3 Harelbeke, 27 maart 2015 (H15).JPG
Niki Terpstra became the first male Dutch winner in 32 years.
Result [1]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Niki Terpstra  (NED) Quick-Step Floors 6h 21' 25"
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Mads Pedersen  (DEN) Trek–Segafredo + 12"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Philippe Gilbert  (BEL) Quick-Step Floors + 17"
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Michael Valgren  (DEN) Astana + 20"
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Greg Van Avermaet  (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 25"
6Flag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Sagan  (SVK) Bora–Hansgrohe + 25"
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jasper Stuyven  (BEL) Trek–Segafredo + 25"
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tiesj Benoot  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 25"
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Wout van Aert  (BEL) Vérandas Willems–Crelan + 25"
10Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Zdeněk Štybar  (CZE) Quick-Step Floors + 25"

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