The ninth edition of the Gent–Wevelgem's women's race was held on Sunday 11 October 2020, rescheduled from the original date of 29 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the rescheduled season, it was the eight event of the 2020 UCI Women's World Tour.
| 2020 UCI Women's World Tour, race 8 of 12 | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 11 October 2020 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 141.1 km (87.68 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 3h 33' 15" | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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Route
editDue to the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium, the race organisers had asked spectators to follow the race from home and had not released any information on the course to the public before the race started.[1] 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.[2]
Teams
editEight UCI Women's WorldTeams and sixteen UCI Women's Continental Teams were to compete in the race.[3] However, due to a positive covid-19 test in the team, Alé BTC Ljubljana decided to pull out of the race.[4]
UCI Women's WorldTeams
UCI Women's Continental Teams
- Astana
- Boels–Dolmans
- Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling
- Chevalmeire Cycling Team
- Ciclotel
- Cogeas–Mettler–Look
- Doltcini–Van Eyck–Proximus
- Drops
- Équipe Paule Ka
- Hitec Products–Birk Sport
- Lotto–Soudal Ladies
- Multum Accountants–LSK Ladies
- NXTG Racing
- Parkhotel Valkenburg
- Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank
- Valcar–Travel & Service
Results
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jolien D'Hoore (BEL)
|
Boels–Dolmans | 3h 33' 15" |
| 2 | Lotte Kopecky (BEL)
|
Lotto–Soudal Ladies | + 0" |
| 3 |  Lisa Brennauer (GER)
|
Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 4 |  Sarah Roy (AUS)
|
Mitchelton–Scott | + 0" |
| 5 |  Marta Cavalli (ITA)
|
Valcar–Travel & Service | + 0" |
| 6 |  Lauren Stephens (USA)
|
Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank | + 0" |
| 7 |  Demi Vollering (NED)
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Parkhotel Valkenburg | + 0" |
| 8 |  Lizzie Deignan (GBR) 
|
Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 9 | Amy Pieters (NED)
|
Boels–Dolmans | + 5" |
| 10 | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)
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Trek–Segafredo | + 8" |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Race Information". Gent-Wevelgem. Flanders Classics. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "STARTTIJDEN VLAAMSE KLASSIEKERS AANGEPAST NA OVERLAP MET GIRO D'ITALIA". Wielerflits. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Gent-Wevelgem 2020". FirstCycling. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "ALÉ BTC LJUBLJANA WILL NOT RACE THE GENT-WEVELGEM TOMORROW AFTER POSITIVE COVID-19 TEST RESULT". Ale BTC Ljubljana. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Gent–Wevelgem in Flanders Fields 2020 Results". ProCyclingStats. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.