Tag: GentWevelgem

Gent-Wevelgem History: Gent-Wevelgem is a true Classic where anything can happen. This Sunday the sprinters might have it their way, or will a late attack group take the day? Whoever wins, he adds his name to a list of top riders who have been first over the finish-line in Wevelgem.*** You can see the ‘PEZ 2025 Gent-Wevelgem Preview’ HERE. ***Sep Vanmarcke Unveils the secrets of the Kemmelberg | Gent-Wevelgem Insider’s GuideThe first Gent-Wevelgem was on 9th of September, 1934 and Gustave Van Belle was the solo winner after 120 flat kilometres, he won with a lead of 20 seconds. In those days Gent-Wevelgem was organised for amateur riders by the newspaper Gazet van Antwerpen and Wevelgem was selected for the…

It’s Gent – Wevelgem 1974; you’ve made it over the savage Kemmel climb twice with the lead group and survived hanging on the back of an Eddy Merckx (Belgium and Molteni) and Roger De Vlaeminck (Belgium and Brooklyn) driven purge on the run-in; there are 17 guys left, so maybe you would settle for a top ten? Not if your name is Barry Hoban (Britain and GAN-Mercier) and you feel that the ‘over-drive’ is in your legs.Watch the most comprehensive live & ad-free coverage of Gent-Wevelgem 2022 on GCN+. Go deeper and get interactive with live polls & quizzes, plus rider profiles, race updates, results & more plus stream original and exclusive cycling documentaries. Watch it all with GCN+ on…