The 2018 Dwars door Vlaanderen was a

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one-day race that took place on 28 March 2018 in Belgium. It was the 73rd edition of

Dwars door Vlaanderen Dwars door Vlaanderen ''( en, Across Flanders)'' is a semi-classic road bicycle race in Belgium, held annually since 1945. The race starts in Roeselare and finishes in Waregem, both in West Flanders. Since 2017 the event is included in the UCI ...

and the twelfth event of the 2018 UCI World Tour. It was won for the second year in a row by

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() – becoming the first rider to win the race in consecutive years. He finished two seconds ahead of 's

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and

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, riding for the team, completed the podium.

Teams

As the race was only added to the

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calendar in 2017, all

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s were invited to the race, but not obligated to compete in the race. As such, seventeen of the eighteen WorldTeams – with the exception of – competed in the race, up one on

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. Eight UCI Professional Continental teams competed, completing the 25-team peloton.

Route

The race was in length. There were 12 categorised climbs:

Result

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dwars door Vlaanderen, 2018 2018 UCI World Tour 2018 in Belgian sport

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March 2018 sports events in Belgium