Video: On-board with MTN-Qhubeka at Gent-Wevelgem

The 2015 edition of Gent-Wevelgem will be a race that will last long in the memory of those who watched it and even longer for those who rode it. The race saw a huge number of crashes as riders were buffeted by the strong winds, with some blown off the road and into the ditch. Race winner Luca Paolini (Katusha) ended up on the tarmac twice before he rode away for victory in the final kilometres, while third placed Geraint Thomas suffered a spectacular fall caused by the wind.

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