August 28, 2018 (Arnhem, Netherlands) – Reigning Canadian TT champ, Leah Kirchmann (Team Sunweb Women), set the fastest time in the 3.3km Prologue and was in the hot seat until the last three riders eclipsed her time and she finished 4th on the day taking the Sprint Jersey home for her efforts.

Annemiek van Vleuten (Ned) Mitchelton Scott Women earned the win over Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam in second with Kirchmann’s teammate Ellen van Dijk (Ned) Team Sunweb Women, in third.

“Happy to kick off #BLT2018 with 4th place in the Prologue behind some world class competition,” tweeted Manitoba’s Kirchmann. “3rd & 4th for @ellenvdijk and myself, rocking our Canadian & Euro champ @_ETXEONDO kits today in Holland! #BLT2018 #KeepChallenging.”

Results
1. Annemiek van Vleuten (Ned) Mitchelton Scott Women 04:22
2. Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 00:07
3. Ellen van Dijk (Ned) Team Sunweb Women 00:08
4. Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Sunweb Women 00:09
5. Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Wiggle High5
6. Lucinda Brand (Ned) Team Sunweb Women 00:10
7. Lisa Klein (Ger) Canyon-SRAM Racing 00:11
8. Amy Pieters (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
9. Sarah Roy (Aus) Mitchelton Scott Women 00:12
10. Eugenia Bujak (Slo) BTC City Ljubljana 00:13
11. Anouska Koster (Ned) Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team
12. Jolien D’Hoore (Bel) Mitchelton Scott Women 00:14
13. Mieke Kröger (Ger) Team Virtu Cycling
14. Floortje Mackaij (Ned) Team Sunweb Women
15. Chantal Blaak (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
16. Amanda Spratt (Aus) Mitchelton Scott Women 00:15
17. Gracie Elvin (Aus) Mitchelton Scott Women 00:17
18. Riejanne Markus (Ned) Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team 00:18
19. Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Wiggle High5 00:19
20. Arlenis Sierra (Cub) Astana Women’s Team
21. Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 00:20
22. Elena Cecchini (Ita) Canyon-SRAM Racing
23. Annette Edmondson (Aus) Wiggle High5
24. Christina Malling Siggaard (Den) Team Virtu Cycling 00:21
25. Trixi Worrack (Ger) Canyon-SRAM Racing
26. Leah Thomas (USA) United States
27. Pernille Mathiesen (Den) Team Sunweb Women
28. Jeanne Korevaar (Ned) Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team 00:22
29. Tayler Wiles (USA) United States
30. Lorena Wiebes (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
31. Lotte Kopecky (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies 00:23
32. Amy Cure (Aus) Wiggle High5
33. Alice Barnes (Gbr) Canyon-SRAM Racing
34. Elisa Balsamo (Ita) Valcar PBM 00:24
35. Amalie Dideriksen (Den) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
36. Roxane Knetemann (Ned) Ale Cipollini
37. Christine Majerus (Lux) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 00:25
38. Georgia Williams (Nzl) Mitchelton Scott Women
39. Charlotte Becker (Ger) Hitec Products-Birk Sport
40. Karlijn Swinkels (Ned) Ale Cipollini 00:26
41. Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ita) Valcar PBM
42. Trine Schmidt (Den) Team Virtu Cycling
43. Paulien Rooijakkers (Ned) Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team
44. Lily Williams (USA) United States 00:27
45. Natalie Van Gogh (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg 00:28
46. Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Team Virtu Cycling
47. Marta Cavalli (Ita) Valcar PBM
48. Janneke Ensing (Ned) Ale Cipollini
49. Christa Riffel (Ger) Canyon-SRAM Racing 00:29
50. Yara Kastelijn (Ned) Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team
51. Anastasiia Iakovenko (Rus) BTC City Ljubljana
52. Roxane Fournier (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
53. Rotem Gafinovitz (Isr) Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team 00:30
54. Elena Pirrone (Ita) Astana Women’s Team
55. Louise Norman Hansen (Den) Team Virtu Cycling
56. Chloe Hosking (Aus) Ale Cipollini
57. Esther Van Veen (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
58. Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Ale Cipollini 00:31
59. Hannah Barnes (Gbr) Canyon-SRAM Racing
60. Loes Adegeest (Ned) Netherlands
61. Jelena Eric (Srb) Cylance Pro Cycling
62. Hanna Nilsson (Swe) BTC City Ljubljana 00:32
63. Danique Braam (Ned) Netherlands
64. Rossella Ratto (Ita) Cylance Pro Cycling
65. Julia Soek (Ned) Team Sunweb Women 00:33
66. Rozanne Slik (Ned) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
67. Polona Batagelj (Slo) BTC City Ljubljana
68. Marjolein van ‘T Geloof (Ned) Lotto Soudal Ladies
69. Anabelle Dreville (Fra) Lotto Soudal Ladies 00:34
70. Thea Thorsen (Nor) Hitec Products-Birk Sport
71. Rixt Meijer (Ned) Netherlands
72. Evy Kuijpers (Ned) Netherlands
73. Audrey Cordon Ragot (Fra) Wiggle High5
74. Eugénie Duval (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 00:35
75. Anna Trevisi (Ita) Ale Cipollini
76. Julie Solvang (Nor) Hitec Products-Birk Sport
77. Sofia Bertizzolo (Ita) Astana Women’s Team
78. Heidi Franz (USA) United States 00:36
79. Lauren Kitchen (Aus) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
80. Ilona Hoeksma (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
81. Nina Buijsman (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
82. Ilaria Sanguineti (Ita) Valcar PBM 00:37
83. Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Cylance Pro Cycling
84. Sara Penton (Swe) Team Virtu Cycling
85. Eri Yonamine (Jpn) Wiggle High5 00:38
86. Susanne Andersen (Nor) Hitec Products-Birk Sport
87. Charlotte Bravard (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 00:39
88. Nina Kessler (Ned) Hitec Products-Birk Sport
89. Paulien Koster (Ned) Netherlands
90. Belle De Gast (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg 00:40
91. Wendy Oosterwoud (Ned) Netherlands
92. Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Cylance Pro Cycling
93. Urska Zigart (Slo) BTC City Ljubljana
94. Margot Clyne (USA) United States 00:41
95. Dalia Muccioli (Ita) Valcar PBM
96. Silvia Pollicini (Ita) Valcar PBM
97. Isabelle Beckers (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies
98. Natalya Saifutdinova (Kaz) Astana Women’s Team
99. Simona Frapporti (Ita) Hitec Products-Birk Sport 00:42
100. Demi de Jong (Ned) Lotto Soudal Ladies 00:44
101. Omer Shapira (Isr) Cylance Pro Cycling 00:47
102. Jeydy Pradera Bernal (Cub) Astana Women’s Team 00:48
103. Chantal Hoffmann (Lux) Lotto Soudal Ladies 00:52
104. Janelle Cole (USA) United States
105. Maaike Boogaard (Ned) BTC City Ljubljana 00:53
106. Moniek Tenniglo (Ned) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 01:50