2018 Gent–Wevelgem | |
Series: | 2018 UCI World Tour |
Race No: | 11 |
Season No: | 37 |
Date: | 25 March 2018 |
Stages: | 1 |
Distance: | 250.8 |
Unit: | km |
Time: | 5h 53' 37"[1] |
First: | Peter Sagan |
First Nat: | SVK |
Second: | Elia Viviani |
Second Nat: | ITA |
Third: | Arnaud Démare |
Third Nat: | FRA |
Previous: | 2017 |
Next: | 2019 |
The 2018 Gent–Wevelgem was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 25 March 2018 in Belgium. It was the 80th edition of Gent–Wevelgem and the eleventh event of the 2018 UCI World Tour.[2] [3]
The race was won for a record-equalling third time by 's Peter Sagan in a sprint finish of some 20 riders, ahead of rider Elia Viviani and Arnaud Démare, riding for .[4]
As Gent–Wevelgem 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.[5]