| 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]
- ^ a b "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.