2018 Tour of Flanders for Women

The 2018 Tour of Flanders for Women was the 15th running of the Tour of Flanders for Women, a women's bicycle race in Belgium. It was held on 1 April 2018, as the fifth race of the 2018 UCI Women's World Tour. Anna van der Breggen won the race with an attack just after the Kruisberg, at 27 km from the finish. Amy Pieters won the sprint for second place, at more than a minute from van der Breggen.[1] Annemiek van Vleuten rounded out the entirely Dutch podium.[2]

For the men's race, see 2018 Tour of Flanders.
2018 Tour of Flanders for Women
2018 UCI Women's World Tour, race 6 of 23
Race details
Dates1 April 2018
Distance153.3 km (95.26 mi)
Winning time4h 08' 46"
Results
  Winner  Anna van der Breggen (NED) (Boels–Dolmans)
  Second  Amy Pieters (NED) (Boels–Dolmans)
  Third  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (Mitchelton–BikeExchange)

Teams

Twenty-four teams participated in the race. Each team had a maximum of six riders:[3]

Professional women's teams

Summary
UCI Report

On 1 April 2018, the 15th Tour of Flanders for Women was run. It started and finished in Oudenaarde, with an identical route to the men's race, covering 153.3 kilometres (95.3 miles). The race was won by Olympic champion Anna van der Breggen (Boels–Dolmans) after a 27-kilometre (17 mi) solo attack on the top of the Kruisberg. A crash just before the Muur van Geraardsbergen split the peloton early in the race. A select group of riders made a further gap on the Kruisberg, after which van der Breggen made her decisive move. She increased her lead on the Oude Kwaremont and Paterberg and maintained her effort to claim her first Tour of Flanders victory.[1] Amy Pieters and Annemiek van Vleuten completed the entirely Dutch podium.[2]

Results
Dutch Olympic champion Anna van der Breggen won the women's race with an attack at 27 km from the finish.
Result[4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Anna van der Breggen (NED) Boels–Dolmans 4h 08' 46"
2  Amy Pieters (NED) Boels–Dolmans + 1' 08"
3  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Mitchelton–Scott + 1' 08"
4  Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling + 1' 08"
5  Chantal Blaak (NED) Boels–Dolmans + 1' 08"
6  Małgorzata Jasińska (POL) Movistar Team + 1' 08"
7  Ellen van Dijk (NED) Team Sunweb + 1' 08"
8  Lisa Brennauer (GER) Wiggle High5 + 1' 08"
9  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Canyon–SRAM + 1' 08"
10  Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans + 1' 11"

UCI World Tour
Main article: 2018 UCI Women's World Tour

Attributed points
Position[5]1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16-30th31-40th
World Tour points200150125100857060504035302520151053
Amy Pieters took over the lead from Jolien D'Hoore in the World Tour ranking.

Individual ranking after Tour of Flanders
WorldTour points classification
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Amy Pieters (NED) Boels–Dolmans 440
2  Anna van der Breggen (NED) Boels–Dolmans 405
3  Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) Mitchelton–Scott 405
4  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Canyon–SRAM 390
5  Marta Bastianelli (ITA) Alé–Cipollini 370
6  Chantal Blaak (NED) Boels–Dolmans 338
7  Chloe Hosking (AUS) Alé–Cipollini 280
8  Marianne Vos (NED) WaowDeals Pro Cycling 238
9  Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling 210
10  Arlenis Sierra (CUB) Astana 190

References
  1. Knöfler, Lukas (1 April 2018). "Van der Breggen storms to Tour of Flanders victory". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  2. "Van der Breggen bekroont knappe solo met zege in Ronde van Vlaanderen" [Van der Breggen crowns handsome solo with a win in Ronde van Vlaanderen]. NU.nl (in Dutch). Sanoma. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  3. "2018 Ronde van Vlaanderen Womens - Startlist". FirstCycling. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  4. "Uitslag - Résultat - Result" (PDF). KBWB-RVLB.com. Royal Belgian Cycling League. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  5. "Règlement UCI du sport cycliste - Titre II, épreuves sur route - Chapitre X, classement UCI - Article 2.10.017, Barème des points Femmes Elite, dispositions générales - version au 1er janvier 2018" (pdf). uci.ch (in French). Retrieved 20 April 2018.
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