2018 Strade Bianche
| 2018 UCI World Tour, race 5 of 37 | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 3 March 2018 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 184 km (114.3 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 5h 03' 33"[1] | ||||||||||||
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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]
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
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 |  Tiesj Benoot (BEL)
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Lotto–Soudal | 5h 03' 33" |
| 2 |  Romain Bardet (FRA)
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AG2R La Mondiale | + 39" |
| 3 | Wout van Aert (BEL)
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Vérandas Willems–Crelan | + 58" |
| 4 |  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
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Movistar Team | + 1' 25" |
| 5 |  Giovanni Visconti (ITA)
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Bahrain–Merida | + 1' 27" |
| 6 |  Robert Power (AUS)
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Mitchelton–Scott | + 1' 29" |
| 7 |  Zdeněk Štybar (CZE)
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Quick-Step Floors | + 1' 42" |
| 8 |  Peter Sagan (SVK)
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Bora–Hansgrohe | + 2' 08" |
| 9 | Pieter Serry (BEL)
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Quick-Step Floors | + 2' 11" |
| 10 |  Gregor Mühlberger (AUT)
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Bora–Hansgrohe | + 2' 16" |
References
- ^ a b c "Strade Bianche: Benoot crushes the gravel in emphatic solo victory". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "UCI announces 2018 road calendar". Cycling News. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "2018 UCI WorldTour calendar unveiled". Velon. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Elenco Iscritti / Rider List / Liste des engages" (PDF). Strade Bianche. RCS MediaGroup. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ Robertshaw, Henry (31 January 2018). "Groupama-FDJ reveal new kit for 2018 season". Cycling Weekly. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
The team will debut its new kit and its new name at Paris-Nice, which starts in Chatou on March 4.