Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian 2018: Results & News

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The professional peloton will line up for the one-day Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian held in the Spanish Basque Country on August 4.

Riders confirmed to start the race include Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors), Egan Bernal (Team Sky), Tony Gallopin (AG2R La Mondiale), Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo), Primoz Roglic (LottoNL-Jumbo) and Alejandro Valverde (Movistar).

This year's parcours, almost a replica of last year's race, is 228.7 kilometres and will include three sprints in Irun, Oiartzun and Irun. A race for the climbers, the route will also include eight climbs: two category 1 climbs, two of category 2 climbs, and four category 3 climbs. The race ends with the steep Murgil Tontorra, a 1.8km climb that has an average of 11% grade with pitches as steep as 22%, followed by a descent to the finish line.

At the 2017 Clasica San Sebastian, Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky) sprinted to victory, proving quickest to the line out of a select group of late escapees in the hilly one-day race. Tony Gallopin (then riding for Lotto Soudal) was second across the line for runner-up honours, with 2016 winner Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) rounding out the podium in third.

2017 Clasica San Sebastian - Brief Results

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# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky 5:52:53
2 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Soudal Row 1 - Cell 2
3 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo Row 2 - Cell 2
4 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Sunweb Row 3 - Cell 2
5 Mikel Landa (Spa) Team Sky 0:00:02
6 Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac 0:00:28
7 Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ 0:00:38
8 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team Row 7 - Cell 2
9 Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal Row 8 - Cell 2
10 Nicolas Roche (Irl) BMC Racing Team Row 9 - Cell 2