The 2018 Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio was the 43rd running of the
Trofeo Alfredo Binda
Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio is a one day women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the ''comune'' (municipality) of Cittiglio and nearby comunes located within the Province of Varese in the region of Lombardy in ...
, a women's
cycling race
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in Italy. It was the third event of the
2018 UCI Women's World Tour
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season and was held on 18 March
2017
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Events January
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. The race started in
Gavirate
Gavirate is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Varese, in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about northwest of Varese. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 9,438 and an area of .All demog ...
and finished in
Cittiglio
Cittiglio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italy, Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about northwest of Varese. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,817 and an area of .All dem ...
, on the outskirts of
Lago Maggiore
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in
Northwest Italy
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.
Polish rider
Kasia Niewiadoma
Katarzyna "Kasia" Niewiadoma Phinney (; born 29 September 1994) is a Polish bicycle racing, racing cyclist who rides for UCI Women's Team, UCI Women's WorldTeam . Among her eighteen professional wins are the Tour de France Femmes in 2024 Tour d ...
won the race after a solo attack. A group of 20 riders was formed during the final lap, on the Colle del Casale, from which Niewiadoma broke clear at 8 km from the finish. She held her lead to claim her third
World Tour win.
Chantal Blaak
Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (née Blaak; born 22 October 1989) is a Dutch road racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Women's WorldTeam . In 2017 she became world road race champion in Bergen, Norway. Van den Broek-Blaak also won several classi ...
won the sprint for second place at 23 seconds ahead of
Marianne Vos
Marianne Vos (; born 13 May 1987) is a Dutch multi-discipline cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Team, UCI Women's WorldTeam .
After winning a junior European and World Championship in road racing, she continued her success in senior c ...
.
Teams
Twenty-four teams participated in the race. Each team had a maximum of six riders:
Results
See also
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2018 in women's road cycling
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World Championship ...
References
External links
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2018 in Italian sport
2018
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2018 UCI Women's World Tour
Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio is a one day women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the ''comune'' (municipality) of Cittiglio and nearby comunes located within the Province of Varese in the region of Lombardy i ...