2018 Liège–Bastogne–Liège (women's race)

The second edition of Liège–Bastogne–Liège for Women, a road cycling one-day race in Belgium, was held on 22 April 2018. It was the ninth event of the 2018 UCI Women's World Tour. The race started in Bastogne and finished in Liège, containing four categorized climbs, covering a total distance of 135.5 km.[1]

For the men's race, see 2018 Liège–Bastogne–Liège.

2018 Liège–Bastogne–Liège (women's race)
2018 UCI Women's World Tour, race 9 of 23
From left to right: Kasia Niewiadoma, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, Ashleigh Moolman and Sabrina Stultiens leading the peloton on the Côte de La Redoute, at 36 km from the finish.
Race details
Dates22 April 2018
Distance135.5 km (84.20 mi)
Winning time3h 14' 23"
Results
  Winner  Anna van der Breggen (NED) (Boels–Dolmans)
  Second  Amanda Spratt (AUS) (Mitchelton–Scott)
  Third  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (Mitchelton–Scott)

Anna van der Breggen won the race after she broke clear from Amanda Spratt on the uphill run-up towards the finish. Annemiek van Vleuten was third.[2] It was van der Breggen's second Ardennes classics win of the week after she won Flèche Wallonne, and her fourth World Tour one-day victory of 2018.[3]

Route
Route of the 2018 women's event

The route was identical to that of the 2017 event. At 135.5 km, the race was approximately half the distance of the men's event. It started in Bastogne, from where it headed north past Liège to finish in the industrial suburb of Ans on the same location as the men's race. The route featured four categorized climbs: the Côte de la Vecquée, Côte de La Redoute, Côte de la Roche aux faucons and Côte de Saint-Nicolas. The top of the last climb of Saint-Nicolas comes at 5.5 km from the finish.[1]

Teams

Twenty-three teams, each with a maximum of six riders, started the race:[4]

Professional women's teams

Race summary
UCI Report

20 riders remained at the front by the top of the climb of La Redoute, with 36 km to go. Pauline Ferrand-Prévot broke away after the top and soon had a 55-second lead, but was caught back by the chasers on the Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons, at 20 km from the finish. Anna van der Breggen, Annemiek van Vleuten, Ashleigh Moolman and Megan Guarnier had a 25-second lead on the top, but were joined by six others 2 km later. Australian Amanda Spratt immediately accelerated and had a gap of 55 seconds with 10 km to go.[2]

On the Côte de Saint-Nicolas, Anna van der Breggen, Moolman and van Vleuten attacked from the chase group, and at the top van der Breggen had dropped the two others to chase Spratt on her own. The Dutch olympic champion caught Spratt with 5km to go and powered away on the uphill run-in to the finish to win her second consecutive Liège–Bastogne–Liège. Spratt finished second at 6 seconds, van Vleuten outsprinted Moolman for third place.[2][3]

Results
Final general classification[2]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Anna van der Breggen (NED) Boels–Dolmans 3h 34' 23"
2  Amanda Spratt (AUS) Mitchelton–Scott + 6"
3  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Mitchelton–Scott + 58"
4  Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling + 1' 00"
5  Ellen van Dijk (NED) Team Sunweb + 1' 13"
6  Sabrina Stultiens (NED) WaowDeals Pro Cycling s.t.
7  Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA) Canyon–SRAM s.t.
8  Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans s.t.
9  Shara Gillow (AUS) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope s.t.
10  Rossella Ratto (ITA) Cylance Pro Cycling s.t.

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

Attributed points
Race winner Anna van der Breggen (pictured at the 2018 Amstel Gold Race) increased her lead in the 2018 UCI Women's World Tour.
Position[5]1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16-30th31-40th
World Tour points200150125100857060504035302520151053

Individual ranking after Liège–Bastogne–Liège
World Tour points classification
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Anna van der Breggen (NED) Boels–Dolmans 808
2  Chantal Blaak (NED) Boels–Dolmans 538
3  Amanda Spratt (AUS) Mitchelton–Scott 520
4  Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling 465
5  Amy Pieters (NED) Boels–Dolmans 455
6  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Canyon–SRAM 415
7  Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) Mitchelton–Scott 405
8  Marta Bastianelli (ITA) Alé–Cipollini 370
9  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Mitchelton–Scott 360
10  Chloe Hosking (AUS) Alé–Cipollini 280

References
  1. "A.S.O. a dévoilé aujourd'hui les parcours de La Flèche Wallonne et de Liège-Bastogne-Liège version féminine, Van Der Breggen se rapproche de Marianne Vos". velo101.com (in French). Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  2. Knöfler, Lukas. "Anna van der Breggen solos to Liege-Bastogne-Liege victory". Cyclingnews. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. Rogers, Owen. "Anna van der Breggen continues Ardennes dominance with Liège-Bastogne-Liège victory". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  4. "2018 Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes". FirstCycling. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  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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