2025 Gent-Wevelgem Live Coverage
Welcome to our live coverage of 2025 Gent-Wevelgem! Our live profile and commentary are below, followed by a preview of the technical aspects of the route.
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Gent-Wevelgem covers 250.3 kilometres, featuring nine climbs and three gravel sectors. After potential echelons in De Moeren, the race enters the crucial section – a 60-kilometre stretch packed with all the key obstacles – before flattening out for the final 34 kilometres.
The riders set off from under the Menin Gate in Ypres before the official start is given near Zonnebeke. They initially head east, but that’s just a brief detour, and they soon turn towards the coast, where crosswinds in the open plains of De Moeren could shake things up. With just over 100 kilometres to go, the climbing begins on the Scherpenberg. Within 15 kilometres, the riders tackle the Baneberg, Monteberg, and Kemmelberg, before reaching the Plugstreets – three unpaved sectors covering 5.2 kilometres in total, with the first two gently sloping.
Roughly 12 kilometres after the last gravel stretch, the climbing resumes with another Monteberg-Kemmelberg combination. Seven kilometres later, the final climbing sequence begins: Scherpenberg, Baneberg, and the last, brutal ascent of the Kemmelberg.
This final climb is approached from its toughest side – 700 metres at a leg-burning 10.4% average, peaking at a savage 21.1%. From the summit, it’s a flat 34.3-kilometre run to the finish line.
Shortly after the Kemmelberg, the riders turn left in Lindenhoek, heading towards Ypres. After passing through the picturesque centre, it’s a dead-straight, 20-kilometre drag to Wevelgem.
Last year, Mathieu van der Poel and Mads Pedersen were the strongest riders in the race. The two dropped their breakaway companion Laurence Pithie on the final Kemmelberg ascent and worked together effectively. At the finish, Pedersen outsprinted Van der Poel to win Gent-Wevelgem for the second time in his career.
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