Races Road Sagan wins Gent-Wevelgem By Brecht Decaluwé published 27 March 2016 World champion out-sprints Vanmarcke, Kuznetsov and Cancellara in four-man dash to the line Comments Race Home Race history Contenders Start list Image 1 of 90Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) wins Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Katusha)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Nick Dougall (Data Dimension)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Oliver Naesen (IAM Cycling)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Luka Mezgec was Orica-GreenEdge's best finisher in 12th(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)IAM Cycling's Latvian champion Aleksejs Saramotins rode to 14th(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fabian Cancellara and Peter Sagan on the Kemmelberg(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Sep Vanmarcke covering moves on the Kemmelberg(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Peter Sagan riding away on the Kemmelberg(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Taylor Phinney (BMC) on the Kemmelberg(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Michal Golas (Team Sky)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Magnus Cort (Orica-GreenEdge)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Peter Sagan forcing the winning move up the Kemmelberg(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Sep Vanmarcke (LottoNL-Jumbo) leading the quartet(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fabian Cancellara leads the race winning move(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Peter Sagan does a turn on the front(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fabian Cancellara does a turn on the front(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The quarter of Peter Sagan, Sep Vanmarcke, Viacheslav Kuznetsov and Fabian Cancellara(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fabian Cancellara, left, and Peter Sagan, right, riding the Kemmelberg(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Jens Keukeleire (Orica-GreenEdge) rides the Kemmelberg(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) raises his arms in victory on the podium at Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) wins Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Gent-Wevelgem 2016 winner podium(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) gets podium kisses at Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The top three at Gent-Wevelgem on the podium(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) gets his first win as world champion(Image credit: Bettini Photo)The top three at Gent Wevelgem on the podium(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) waves to the crowd from the podium at Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Gent-Wevelgem podium(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Katusha) was third at Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) shakes hands with Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Katusha)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) on the podium at Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Arnaud Demare (FDJ) takes the group sprint for fifth at Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) wins at Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Arnaud Demare (FDJ) brings home the chasing peloton(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Jens Debusschere (Lotto Soudal)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) wins Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) wins Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Jens Debusschere (Lotto Soudal)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) wins Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Bryan Coquard (Direct Energie) on the cobbles at Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) on his way to winning Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) wins the four-man sprint to victory at Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Team Sky's Like Rowe at Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The flatter section of Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The peloton in a long line at Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)A breakaway forms early on at Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Lieuwe Westra (Astana) leads a breakaway at Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Jonas Rickaert leads the breakaway at Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The five-man early move at Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Katusha, BMC at the front of the field at Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Marco Haller (Katusha) leads the bunch at Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The peloton together at Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The peloton races through the cobbles, fields at Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The main field at Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Helicopter flying over Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Gent-Wevelgem director(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Gent-Wevelgem director(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fernando Gaviria (Etixx-QuickStep) gets tangled up at Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The field is together at Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Mateo Trentin (Etixx-QuickStep) leads the peloton at Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data) at Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)World champion Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) at Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The peloton - half on cobbles, half on the sidewalk at Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Etixx-QuickStep at the front at Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Echelons formed and closed throughout the race at Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Green scenery at Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The peloton racing through the green hills at Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) wins Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) sprints for the win at Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) sprints for the win at Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The dash to the finish line at Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tom Boonen (Etixx-QuickStep) and Greg Van Avermaet (BMC)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Matti Breschel (Cannondale) at Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Andre Greipel (Lotto Soudal)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) and Tom Boonen (Etixx-QuickStep) have a chat during Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fernando Gaviria (Etixx-QuickStep)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Andre Greipel (Lotto Soudal) at Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Trek-Segafredo leading the charge at Gent-Wevelgem(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
