Claim: 2018 Strade Bianche planned to have ten teams and the winner was expected to be Tiesj Benoot.
Evidence: The 2018 Strade Bianche was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 3 March 2018 in Italy. As it transpired, all eighteen WorldTeams elected to compete in the race, just like in 2017. Three UCI Professional Continental teams competed, completing the 21-team peloton.