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Gallery: 2007 world champ Bastianelli wins Women’s Gent-Wevelgem

Scenes from the Women’s Gent-Wevelgem, won by 2007 road world champion Marta Bastianelli.

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The riders lined up at the start of the 2018 edition of the Women’s Gent-Wevelgem. ©Luc Claessen | Getty Images
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The peloton rode under an arch as fans watched alongside the road. ©Luc Claessen | Getty Images
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Dutch rider Riejanne Markus at the front of the group. ©Luc Claessen | Getty Images
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The field pedaled along the narrow roads featured in the 142.6-kilometer Gent-Wevelgem. ©Luc Claessen | Getty Images
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The race featured several cobbled climbs on the way to Wevelgem. ©Luc Claessen | Getty Images
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American Coryn Rivera rode alongside her Team Sunweb car. ©Luc Claessen | Getty Images
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Floortje Mackaij rode in the bunch. ©Luc Claessen | Getty Images
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Italian Elisa Longo Borghini was in the front group for a time toward the end of the race, but the peloton eventually caught up to the leaders. ©Luc Claessen | Getty Images
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The route featured six cobbled sectors and three areas of semi-paved roads. ©Luc Claessen | Getty Images
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The race takes place in the Flanders region of Belgium, which offers stunning landscapes. ©Luc Claessen | Getty Images
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American Coryn Rivera made a move with 6km left but ultimately finished 69th. ©Luc Claessen | Getty Images
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Marta Bastianelli won the race, followed by Jolien D’hoore and Lisa Klein. ©Luc Claessen | Getty Images
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The podium finishers posed for photos and waved to the crowd. ©Luc Claessen | Getty Images

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