Ghent – Wevelgem: date, TV channel, favourites… Info

GHENT-WEVELGEM. Flandrian classic, Ghent Wevelgem takes place on Sunday March 27, 2022. If Wout van Aert or Mads Pedersen will participate, Caleb Ewan is out.

Title holder of the Flanders classic, Ghent-Wevelgem, Wout van Aert will put his crown back into play on the last Sunday of March, the 27th for the 84th edition. In 2021, the Belgian won ahead of the Italians Nizzolo and Trentin after a sprint between six riders. Traditionally, the Ghent-Wevelgem classic takes place seven days before the Tour of Flanders. This year, the riders will cover 248.8 kilometers between Ypres and Wevelgem where the start will be given at 10.50 am.

Among the main entrants, the sprinters will be in the lead with van Aert, Mads Pedersen, Fabio Jakobsen, Alexander Kristoff, Matteo Trentin, Tim Merlier or Edvald Boasson-Hagen. After giving up Milan-San Remo on Saturday March 19, Caleb Ewan of the Lotto-Soudal team is also skipping Ghent-Wevelgem. Insufficiently recovered from a stomach flu, the Australian sprinter withdrew.

When does Ghent-Wevelgem take place?

It is one of the biggest classics of the beginning of the year, Ghent-Wevelgem 2022 will be contested at the end of March 2022, on Sunday March 27, 2022.

What is the course of Ghent-Wevelgem?

The Belgian classic which started in Deinze near Gent for years now starts from the Grote Markt in Ypres. All the paved climbs, including Mount Kemmel and the dirt road sections, called “plugstreets” will still be there.

What is the ranking of Ghent-Wevelgem?

Belgian Van Aert won the 2021 edition of Ghent-Wevelgem. He was ahead of Giacomo Nizzolo and Matteo Trentin at the time. First French, Anthony Turgis had taken a good ninth place.

1. Wout Van Aert
2. Giacomo Nizzolo at 0 sec.
3. Matteo Trentino, at 0 sec.
4. Sonny Colbrelli, at 0 sec.
5. Michael Matthews, at 0 sec.
6. Stefan Küng, at 0 sec.
7. Nathan Van Hooydonck, at 3 sec.
8. Dylan Van Baarle, 52 sec
9. Anthony Turgis, at 54 sec
10. Gianni Vermeersch, 1 min and 25 sec.