The 2018 Strade Bianche was a

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one-day race that took place on 3 March 2018 in Italy. It was the twelfth edition of the

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and the fifth event of the

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() took his first professional victory, after attacking from a chasing group to catch leaders Romain Bardet () and

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() before dropping them in the final sector of dirt roads. Benoot soloed to victory by 39 seconds ahead of Bardet, 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.

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 it transpired, all eighteen WorldTeams elected to compete in the race, just like in

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. Three UCI Professional Continental teams competed, completing the 21-team peloton. Strade Bianche is the final race for under that nomenclature; from

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the following day, the team becomes known as .

Result

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2018 Strade Bianche

Strade Bianche