The 2020 Gent–Wevelgem was a road cycling classic race that took place on 11 October 2020 in Belgium. It was the 82nd edition of Gent–Wevelgem and the eighteenth event of the 2020 UCI World Tour.
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 Previous winner Alexander Kristoff portrayed on the event poster | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 11 October 2020 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 238 km (147.9 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 5h 19' 20" | ||||||||||||
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One of the Spring Classics, Gent-Wevelgem was originally scheduled for 29 March 2020, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium.[1] The race was rescheduled for 11 October 2020 as part of a new autumnal 'spring classics' season, [2] though it was only the Belgian races which were eventually held.
Route
editThe race organisers asked spectators to follow the race from home, and did not release details of the route to the public before the start of the race. [3] [4] Parts of the race due to pass through France were removed due to the worsening of the pandemic in France.[5] The start times of the races were also adapted to avoid a clash with the 2020 Giro d'Italia. For the first time, the men's race started before the women's race.[6]
Teams
editAll nineteen UCI WorldTeams and six UCI ProTeams made up the twenty-five teams that competed in the race. Though most teams entered the maximum of seven riders, Cofidis, Groupama–FDJ, and Team Sunweb entered only six, while Movistar Team entered only five. Only 95 of the 170 riders in the race finished.[7][8]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
Result
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mads Pedersen (DEN)
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Trek–Segafredo | 5h 19' 20" |
| 2 |  Florian Sénéchal (FRA)
|
Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 3 |  Matteo Trentin (ITA)
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CCC Team | + 0" |
| 4 | Alberto Bettiol (ITA)
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EF Pro Cycling | + 1" |
| 5 |  Stefan Küng (SUI)
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Groupama–FDJ | + 3" |
| 6 |  John Degenkolb (GER)
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Lotto–Soudal | + 4" |
| 7 |  Yves Lampaert (BEL)
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Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 4" |
| 8 | Wout van Aert (BEL)
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Team Jumbo–Visma | + 7" |
| 9 |  Mathieu van der Poel (NED)
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Alpecin–Fenix | + 8" |
| 10 | Dylan Teuns (BEL)
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Bahrain–McLaren | + 1' 40" |
References
edit- ^ "BELGIAN CLASSICS E3 BINCKBANK AND GENT-WEVELGEM CANCELLED". Eurosport. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ Hood, Andrew. "Spring classics in the fall? Why not, say specialists". Velo News. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "Race Information". Gent-Wevelgem. Flanders Classics. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Tour of Flanders and Gent-Wevelgem take further steps to minimise coronavirus risk". Cycling News. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ Cossins, Peter. "Gent-Wevelgem 2020 – Preview". Cycling News. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "STARTTIJDEN VLAAMSE KLASSIEKERS AANGEPAST NA OVERLAP MET GIRO D'ITALIA". Wielerflits. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Gent–Wevelgem 2020 - Start List". CyclingNews. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "Gent–Wevelgem in Flanders Fields 2020 Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ Cossins, Peter (11 October 2020). "Mads Pedersen wins Gent-Wevelgem". CyclingNews. Retrieved 11 October 2020.