Gent-Wevelgem start moved to Gistel

By Cycling News
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Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) won Gent-Wevelgem for the third time in his career(Image credit: Photopress.be)

Gent-Wevelgem will definitely go ahead on Sunday after race director Frank Hoste did a reconnaissance of the course on Saturday. However the WorldTour race will start from Gistel, to the north-west of Gent, shortening the parcours by 45km.

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