- Gent-Wevelgem
Infobox Cycling race
name = Gent-Wevelgem
current_event = 2008 Gent-Wevelgem
date = Early-April
region = Flanders, Belgium
english = Ghent-Wevelgem
localnames = Gent-Wevelgem nl icon
nickname = Ghent-Bubblegum
discipline = Road
competition = UCI ProTour
type = Semi-classic one-day race
organiser =
director =
first = 1934
number = 69 (as of 2008)
last =
firstwinner = flagicon|BEL Gustave Van Bell
mostwins = "3 wins:"
flagicon|BEL Robert Van Eenaeme
flagicon|BEL Rik Van Looy
flagicon|BEL Eddy Merckx
flagicon|ITA Mario Cipollini
mostrecent = flagicon|ESP Óscar FreireGent-Wevelgem is a professional cycle road race held in
Belgium in early April each year, falling on the Wednesday between theRonde van Vlaanderen andParis-Roubaix . The event was first run in 1934, and it is often called the sprinters' classic due to its flat finishing terrain. [http://www.uciprotour.com/templates/UCI/UCI5/layout.asp?MenuId=MjEzNQ Gent-Wevelgem] ]Its early-season date means riders are often tested by wind and rain, while the route also takes them twice over the difficult cobbled climb of the
Kemmelberg where key splits often emerge. Since 2005 the race is part of theUCI ProTour .Winners
References
External links
* [http://www.gent-wevelgem.be/ Official website]
* [http://www.uciprotour.com/templates/UCI/UCI5/layout.asp?MenuId=MjEzNQ UCIProTour website profile]
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