Gent-Wevelgem Women 2024
Latest News from the Race
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Elinor Barker shines at Gent-Wevelgem as maternity comeback gathers pace
'It's frustrating not to stay away at the end but it's all good' Briton rider said after seventh-place finish -
Five conclusions from unscripted Gent-Wevelgem Women
Wicked weather, Team SD Worx continues Classics mastery and a new generation on the move -
Chapman, Ganna and Kwiatkowski among injured at crash-heavy Gent-Wevelgem
Chapman fractures sacrum and suffers from concussion, Ganna has swollen knee and Kwiatkowski skin off
Date | March 24, 2024 |
Distance | 171.2 kilometres |
Start location | Ypres |
Finish location | Wevelgem |
Category | Women's WorldTour |
Previous edition | 2023 Gent-Wevelgem Women |
Previous winner | Marlen Reusser (Swi) SD Worx |
Gent-Wevelgem Women is a Spring Classic will have its 13th edition on March 24, 2024. The race rolls through Flanders Fields, paying homage to the victims of the First World War each year. Both the women's and men's races were rebranded with the addition of ‘In Flanders Fields’ to the name in 2016 for the centennial celebration of World War I.
Organisers of the men's Gent-Wevelgem added a women's edition in 2012 as a national event. It started on the UCI calendar as a 1.2-ranked event in 2014 when American Lauren Hall secured the victory. The event joined the Women's WorldTour in 2016. To date, Dutch rider Kirsten Wild is the only rider to have won the Spring Classic twice, in 2013 and 2019.
Marlen Reusser (SD Worx) won the last edition in 2023. After after avoiding a huge crash in the peloton 44km, she ended up off the front solo and kept going as the chaos disrupted any attempts to chase. Even though she took a wrong turn with 5km to go, she still won by 2:42.
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Gent-Wevelgem Women history
The race is unpredictable, with wind playing as much of a role with attrition as the steep cobbled climbs. The race begins again in Ypres close to the imposing Menin Gate, and out of respect for those who lost their lives in Flanders Fields, the peloton will launch onto the 171.2km course with a wave of flag, not with the shot from a start gun.
This year’s route comes in 8.7km longer than last year, and the women will conquer both sides of the Kemmelberg on the closing circuit.
The climbs on the course include the Scherpenberg, Baneberg, Monteberg and Kemmelberg (Belvedère), and then another round of the Scherpenberg and Baneberg to the Kemmelberg (Ossuaire). The final ascent of the steeper side of the Kemmelberg leaves 35.9km to the final run-in to Vanackerestraat, Wevelgem.
Gent-Wevelgem Women 2024 Start list
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Gent-Wevelgem Women 202424 March 2024 | Ghent | Women's WorldTour
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Elite Women | Ypres - Wevelgem2024-03-24 171.2km
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Latest Content on the Race
Elinor Barker shines at Gent-Wevelgem as maternity comeback gathers pace
By Patrick Fletcher published
News 'It's frustrating not to stay away at the end but it's all good' Briton rider said after seventh-place finish
Five conclusions from unscripted Gent-Wevelgem Women
By Lukas Knöfler, Kirsten Frattini published
Analysis Wicked weather, Team SD Worx continues Classics mastery and a new generation on the move
Chapman, Ganna and Kwiatkowski among injured at crash-heavy Gent-Wevelgem
By Simone Giuliani published
News Chapman fractures sacrum and suffers from concussion, Ganna has swollen knee and Kwiatkowski skin off
'I do belong here' - Megan Jastrab comes of age in the Classics
By Patrick Fletcher published
News Self-doubts are banished as US talent bags a Gent-Wevelgem podium that feels like a victory
Miserable weather, crash, a wrong turn but no stopping Reusser at Gent-Wevelgem
By Kirsten Frattini published
News 'Today was special, first, because the conditions were so bad' said SD Worx rider after taking victory with 45km solo
'I don’t understand the other teams' - Kopecky confused by rival team tactics at Gent-Wevelgem
By Lukas Knöfler published
News 'They gave Marlen Reusser free minutes' says SD Worx rider
Cordon-Ragot alarmed as Zaaf could be forced to use bank guarantee to pay salaries
By Kirsten Frattini published
News 'If the team doesn't quickly find a solution, I don't see how it will be possible to continue' says French Champion
How to watch Gent-Wevelgem – live streaming
By Daniel Ostanek published
News All the information on how to stream Sunday's cobbled Classic
Top News on the Race
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'I don’t understand the other teams' - Kopecky confused by rival team tactics at Gent-Wevelgem
'They gave Marlen Reusser free minutes' says SD Worx rider -
Cordon-Ragot alarmed as Zaaf could be forced to use bank guarantee to pay salaries
'If the team doesn't quickly find a solution, I don't see how it will be possible to continue' says French Champion -
How to watch Gent-Wevelgem – live streaming
All the information on how to stream Sunday's cobbled Classic
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Flanders Classics offers equal prize money across all six Spring Classics races in 2023
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Balsamo keeps rainbow run going at Gent-Wevelgem
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SD Worx not rewarded for aggressive racing at Gent-Wevelgem
Kopecky oversprinted by Balsamo, Vos and Confalonieri to finish fourth
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Marianne Vos on song for cobbled Classics despite lack of racing
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Kopecky keen to rip up Gent-Wevelgem to make it third time lucky
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