Cycling race
2018 Semana Ciclista Valenciana Dates 22–25 February 2018 Stages 4 Distance 488 km (303.2 mi) Winning time 12h 47' 11"
The 2018 Setmana Ciclista Valenciana was a women's cycle stage race that was held in Spain from 22 to 25 February,[ 1] 2018 . The 2018 edition of the race was the second edition of the Setmana Ciclista Valenciana .[ 2]
The race was won by British rider Hannah Barnes , riding for the Canyon–SRAM team, taking two stage victories during the event.[ 3] Barnes finished 17 seconds clear of her closest competitor, South Africa's Ashleigh Moolman (Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling ), while the podium was completed by the highest-placed home rider, Alicia González Blanco of the Movistar Team , a further eight seconds in arrears.
In the other classifications, Moolman won the polka-dot jersey for winning the mountains classification, while Cristina Martínez (Bizkaia Durango–Euskadi Murias ) won the yellow jersey for top rider from the Valencian Community. Other jerseys were won by Belle De Gast (mountains for Parkhotel Valkenburg ) and Abby-Mae Parkinson (young rider for Trek–Drops ), while Canyon–SRAM won the teams classification, placing Barnes, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and Katarzyna Niewiadoma in the top-ten overall.
Teams
29 teams participated in the 2018 Setmana Ciclista Valenciana.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Catema.cat
Club Cycliste Le Boulou
DN Dames Bio Frais
DN-17 Nouvelle Aquitaine
Hyundai Koryo Car
Maaslandster Veris CCN
Swaboladies.nl
Team Stuttgart
Torelli–Kuota–Torelli
Route
Stages
Stage 1
22 February 2018 — Ròtova to Gandia , 118 km (73.3 mi)[ 2]
Stage 2
23 February 2018 — Castellón de la Plana to Villarreal , 115 km (71.5 mi)[ 2]
Stage 3
24 February 2018 — Sagunto to Valencia , 137 km (85.1 mi)[ 2]
Stage 4
25 February 2018 — Benidorm to Benidorm, 118 km (73.3 mi)[ 2]
Classification leadership table
References
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