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]
| 2018 UCI World Tour, race 11 of 37 | |||||||||||||
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 Event poster with previous winner Greg van Avermaet | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 25 March 2018 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 250.8 km (155.8 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 5h 53' 37"[1] | ||||||||||||
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The race was won for a record-equalling third time by Bora–Hansgrohe's Peter Sagan in a sprint finish of some 20 riders, ahead of Quick-Step Floors rider Elia Viviani and Arnaud Démare, riding for Groupama–FDJ.[4]
Teams
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]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
Result
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 |  Peter Sagan (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 5h 53' 37" |
| 2 |  Elia Viviani (ITA) | Quick-Step Floors | + 0" |
| 3 |  Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
| 4 | Christophe Laporte (FRA) | Cofidis | + 0" |
| 5 |  Jens Debusschere (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
| 6 | Oliver Naesen (BEL) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 0" |
| 7 | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 0" |
| 8 |  Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Quick-Step Floors | + 0" |
| 9 | Jasper Stuyven (BEL) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 10 | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Vérandas Willems–Crelan | + 0" |