
Belgian rider Philippe Gilbert was one of the favourites.
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Luca Paolini leading the bunch.
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Matthew Hayman rides ahead of Johan Vansummeren.
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Bernhard Eisel (r) and Jurgen Roelandts (far right).
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Former Belgian champion Jurgen Roelandts.
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Tylar Farrar rides next to Wouter Weylandt.
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Marcus Burghardt (BMC Racing).
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Oscar Freire (l) and Nikolas Maes.
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Pablo Lastras Garcia was Caisse d'Epargne's best finisher, taking 23rd.
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Johnny Hoogerland also chased the breakaway.
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Roy Curvers just after the breakaway.
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Spanish national champion Ruben Plaza (Caisse d'Epargne) before the start.
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Servais Knaven (Team Milram) heads to the start.
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Steve Houanard (Skil-Shimano) appeared deep in thought before the start.
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Garmin-Transitions' Tyler Farrar was suitably rugged up against the cold.
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Lars Ytting Bak leads the early breakaway on the Kemmelberg.
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Katusha's Robbie McEwen (right) finished outside the time limit.
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Luca Paolini (Acqua & Sapone) rounded out the top 10.
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Baden Cooke (Saxo Bank) couldn't crack the top 10 today.
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Greg Henderson (Team Sky) heads up the Kemmelberg on his way to 17th.
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The peloton is led up the Kemmelberg by Roy Sentjens (Team Milram).
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Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) didn't feature at the pointy end of the
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Joost Van Leijen (Vacansoleil) on his way to 36th.
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Tylar Farrar (Garmin-Transitions) finished in ninth.
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Daniel Oss (Liquigas) finished in fifth.
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Alessandro Ballan (l) rides next to Geoffroy Lequatre (Team Radioshack)
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Kevin Van Impe (Quick Step) hides himself well.
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Ruben Plaza (Caisse d'Epargne)
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It's all too much for Yauheni Hutarovich (Fran
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The second passage on the Kemmelberg, with Matti Breschel the strongest
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Eventual race winner Bernard Eisel (HTC-Columbia).
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Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto).
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George Hincapie (BMC Racing) riding to fourth.
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A very serious-looking Oscar Freire heads to the sign on.
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Former Gent-Wevelgem winner Oscar Freire was looking to maintain the form
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Oscar Freire (Rabobank) couldn't repeat his heroics of a week ago in Sanremo.
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Bernhard Eisel (HTC - Columbia) wins Gent - Wevelgem from a six-man break.
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Two former world champions in Alessandro Ballan (l) and Tom Boonen.
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Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Sky) may have had one eye on the following
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The experienced Bobbie Traksel (Vacansoleil).
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BMC veteran George Hincapie was in race mode before the start.
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Gerben Löwik (Omega Pharma-Lotto)
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Cervelo's Martin Reimer looking wicked in white rolling to the sign on.
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Dutchman Kenny Van Hummel (Skil-Shimano) doesn't feel the cold, apparently...
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Jurgen Roelandts (Omega Pharma-Lotto) looked composed ahead of the start
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Garmin's Classics recruit, Johan Vansummeren, rides to the start.
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Australian riders Graeme Brown (l) and Chris Sutton ride to the sign on.
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Angel Madrazo leads Geert Steurs
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Bennati check behind him to see who has been left behind.
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Saxo Bank and Milram on the front
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Henderson (Sky) and Gilbert (Lotto) lead a counter attack behind the Breschel
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HTC-Columbia won the day but they put the hard miles in early too
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Bernhard Eisel (HTC-Columbia) won the biggest race of his career
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Eisel looks back to check on the other riders
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Four leaders became three when Tom Van den Haute (Landbouwkrediet) dropped
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Oscar Freire leads the chase after missing the first big split
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George Hincapie before the start. He'd end the day with fourth
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Lars Bak (HTC-Columbia) had a good day and caught the leaders with around
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Lotto lead the chase behind the day's early break
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A Saxobank rider has a wheel change before rejoining the action
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Liquigas had the numbers with 50K to go but it all went wrong after that.
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Lars Bak (HTC-Columbia) caught the first break and then went straight
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Jurgen Roelandts (Omega Pharma - Lotto)
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Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) was disappointed with third place
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Sep Vanmarcke (Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator)
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Matti Breschel (Saxo Bank) leads the break at Gent-Wevelgem
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Gilbert and Hincapie do their turn on the front
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Jurgen Roelandts (Omega Pharma - Lotto) and Sep Vanmarcke (Topsport Vlaanderen
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Matti Breschel (Saxo Bank) forces the pace on the Kemmel
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Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) works for his teammates
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Martin Reimer (Cervelo Test Team) is taken to hospital
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That hurt! Peter Wrolich (Mliram) crashed along with two RadioShack riders
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Martin Reimer (Cervelo Test Team) crashed hard mid-race
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Tom Boonen (Quick Step) and George Hincapie (BMC) shake hands
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Bernhard Eisel (HTC - Columbia) celebrates his victory in Gent - Wevelgem.
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Bernhard Eisel (HTC - Columbia) shows off his Gent - Wevelgem winner's
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Gent-Wevelgem podium (l-r): Sep Vanmarcke (Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator),
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