2018 Flèche Wallonne (women's race)

2018 Flèche Wallonne (women's race)
2018 UCI Women's World Tour, race 8 of 23
Race details
Dates 18 April 2018
Distance 118.5 km (73.63 mi)
Winning time 3h 10' 14"
Results
  Winner  Anna van der Breggen (NED) (Boels–Dolmans)
  Second  Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) (Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling)
  Third  Megan Guarnier (USA) (Boels–Dolmans)

The 21st running of the women's Flèche wallonne was held on 18 April 2018. The race started and finished in Huy. The route featured seven categorized climbs, including two ascents of the Mur de Huy. The finish line was on the top of the final ascent of the Mur.[1] Anna van der Breggen claimed her fourth Flèche Wallonne victory in a row.[2]

Route

The race started and finished in Huy. The final 30 km loop was covered twice, totaling 118.5 km.[3]

Race profile

There were 7 categorized climbs:

  • 45.5 km: Côte de Warre - 2.2 km climb at 4.9%
  • 73 km: Côte d'Ereffe - 2.1 km climb at 5%
  • 83.5 km: Côte de Cherave - 1.3 km climb at 8.1%
  • 89.5 km: Mur de Huy - 1.3 km climb at 9.6%
  • 102 km: Côte d'Ereffe - 2.1 km climb at 5%
  • 112.5 km: Côte de Cherave - 1.3 km climb at 8.1%
  • 118.5 km: Mur de Huy - 1.3 km climb at 9.6%

Teams

Professional women teams (23)
  1. Alé Cipollini
  2. Astana Women's Team
  3. Bepink
  4. Boels Dolmans
  5. BTC City Ljubljana
  6. Canyon-SRAM Racing
  7. Cervélo Bigla
  8. Cylance
  9. Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport
  10. Experza-Footlogix
  11. FDJ-Nouvelle Aquitaine-Futuroscope
  12. Health Mate-Cyclelive Team
  13. Hitec Products-Birk Sport
  14. Lotto Soudal Ladies
  15. Mitchelton-Scott
  16. Movistar Women
  17. Sunweb
  18. Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank
  19. Trek-Drops
  20. Valcar PBM
  21. WaowDeals
  22. Wiggle High5
  23. Virtu Cycling Women

Race summary

Ferrand-Pévot, Spratt and Ensing on the first ascent of the Mur de Huy
UCI Report

The race was run in exceptionally warm and sunny weather, with temperatures exceeding 20°C.[2] On the first ascent of the Côte de Cherave, at 35 km from the finish, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot broke clear, immediately followed by Megan Guarnier, Amanda Spratt and Janneke Ensing. They crested the first ascent of the Mur de Huy in the lead. Spanish rider Mavi García tried to bridge the gap, but was caught again before the Côte de Cherave. The leading quartet's lead rose to 40 seconds at 20 km from the end, but the unrepresented teams led the chase in the peloton and narrowed the gap to ten seconds by the foot of the final Mur de Huy.[4]

South African Ashleigh Moolman was the first to accelerate from the main group, under the one-kilometre banner, and bridged the gap to the four leaders. Guarnier managed to hang on, followed by Anna van der Breggen and Annemiek van Vleuten. Van der Breggen powered ahead in the last 200 m to take her fourth consecutive Flèche victory. Ashleigh Moolman finished second, Megan Guarnier third.[4] It was van der Breggen's third World Tour win of 2018, which moved her into the overall lead of the World Tour classification.[2]

Results

Podium of the 2018 edition.
Result
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Anna van der Breggen (NED) Boels–Dolmans 3h 10' 14"
2  Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling + 2"
3  Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans s.t.
4  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Mitchelton–Scott + 6"
5  Amanda Spratt (AUS) Mitchelton–Scott + 17"
6  Shara Gillow (AUS) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope + 19"
7  Sabrina Stultiens (NED) Team Sunweb + 22"
8  Sofia Bertizzolo (ITA) Astana s.t.
9  Anastasiia Iakovenko (RUS) BTC City Ljubljana + 25"
10  Margarita Victoria García (ESP) Bizkaia Durango–Euskadi Murias + 28"

UCI World Tour

Attributed points

Position[5]1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16-30th31-40th
World Tour points200150125100857060504035302520151053
Anna van der Breggen became the new leader of the Women's World Tour.

Individual ranking after Flèche Wallonne

Points classification
RiderTeamPoints
1. Anna van der Breggen Boels Dolmans608 pts
2. Chantal Blaak Boels Dolmans538 pts
3. Amy Pieters Boels Dolmans455 pts
4. Jolien D'Hoore Mitchelton-Scott405 pts
5. Katarzyna Niewiadoma Canyon-SRAM Racing400 pts
6. Marta Bastianelli Alé Cipollini370 pts
7. Amanda Spratt Mitchelton-Scott370 pts
8. Ashleigh Moolman Cervélo Bigla365 pts
9. Chloe Hosking Alé Cipollini280 pts
10. Marianne Vos WaowDeals273 pts


References

  1. ↑ "La Flèche wallonne féminine 2018 – Classic". Le Tour. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Van der Breggen wins La Fleche Wallonne Feminine". Cyclingnews. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Parcours 2018". la-fleche-wallonne-femmes.be. ASO. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  4. 1 2 Fruch, Franck. "Flèche Wallonne — Mme Van Der Breggen de Huy". velo101.com (in French). Retrieved 20 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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