| 2018 UCI World Tour, race 15 of 37 | |||||||||||||
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 Event poster with previous winnerGreg Van Avermaet | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 8 April 2018 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 257 km (159.7 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 5h 54' 06"[1] | ||||||||||||
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The2018 Paris–Roubaix was aroad cycling one-day race that took place on 8 April 2018 in France. It was the 116th edition of theParis–Roubaix and the fifteenth event of the2018 UCI World Tour.[2][3]
For the first time sinceBernard Hinault in1981, the race was won by the incumbent world champion,Peter Sagan (Bora–Hansgrohe).[4] Sagan attacked the main group of riders, onsector 12 of pavé betweenAuchy-lez-Orchies andBersée, catching the head of the race not long after. Only Swiss championSilvan Dillier, riding for theAG2R La Mondiale team, was able to stay with Sagan all the way to the finish atRoubaix Velodrome, where Sagan won the two-up sprint finish.[1][5] Third place, 57 seconds later, went toTour of Flanders winnerNiki Terpstra, forQuick-Step Floors.[6]
The race was marred by the death ofVérandas Willems–Crelan riderMichael Goolaerts. During the race, he suffered a cardiac arrest, and later died in hospital inLille.[7][8]
As Paris–Roubaix was aUCI World Tour event, all eighteenUCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team in the race. Seven UCI Professional Continental teams competed, completing the 25-team peloton.[9]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Peter Sagan (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 5h 54' 06" |
| 2 |  Silvan Dillier (SUI) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 0" |
| 3 |  Niki Terpstra (NED) | Quick-Step Floors | + 57" |
| 4 |  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 34" |
| 5 | Jasper Stuyven (BEL) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 34" |
| 6 | Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) | EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale | + 1' 34" |
| 7 |  Nils Politt (GER) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 2' 31" |
| 8 |  Taylor Phinney (USA) | EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale | + 2' 31" |
| 9 |  Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Quick-Step Floors | + 2' 31" |
| 10 | Jens Debusschere (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 2' 31" |
