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2022 Gent–Wevelgem

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For the women's race, see 2022 Gent–Wevelgem (women's race).
2022 Gent–Wevelgem
2022 UCI World Tour, race 10 of 32
Event poster with previous winners Marianne Vos and Wout van Aert
Event poster with previous winners Marianne Vos and Wout van Aert
Race details
Dates27 March 2022
Stages1
Distance248.9 km (154.7 mi)
Winning time5h 37' 57"
Results
  Winner  Biniam Girmay (ERI) (Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux)
  Second  Christophe Laporte (FRA) (Team Jumbo–Visma)
  Third  Dries Van Gestel (BEL) (Team TotalEnergies)
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The 2022 Gent–Wevelgem in Flanders Fields was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 27 March 2022 in the provinces of West Flanders and Hainaut in west Belgium.[1] It was the 84th edition of Gent–Wevelgem and the 10th event of the 2022 UCI World Tour.[2]

The race was 248.9 kilometres (154.7 mi) long, and despite the race's name, it started from beneath the Menin Gate in Ypres for the third consecutive year.[1]

The route of the 2022 Gent–Wevelgem

From the start, the race course headed east towards Kortrijk before heading back towards Ypres, after which it headed as far north as Veurne. There were no climbs in the first 150 kilometres (93 mi) of the race, but from Veurne, the race course turned south and roughly followed the Belgium–France border until it reached a series of seven cobblestone sections and nine short hills to the south of Ypres. Following the first cobblestone section, four hills were crested in quick succession, followed by several more cobblestone sections, and then the other five hills. The last hill, and the third ascent of the Kemmelberg, crested with 34.4 kilometres (21.4 mi) left. After passing through the Menin Gate again with 22.4 kilometres (13.9 mi), the run-in was mostly flat to the finish in Wevelgem.[3][4]

After many attacks across the race's cobblestone sections and short hills, two groups merged to form a reduced peloton with around 25 kilometres (16 mi) left. Shortly thereafter, four riders attacked from the reduced peloton to form the winning breakaway: Biniam Girmay (Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux), Christophe Laporte (Team Jumbo–Visma), Jasper Stuyven (Trek–Segafredo), and Dries Van Gestel (Team TotalEnergies). As the quartet rode down the finishing straight into a headwind, Girmay was the first to begin sprinting, coming from the back of the group, and held off the others for the victory. In doing so, he became the first African winner of a classic cycle race.[5] Søren Kragh Andersen (Team DSM), who had attacked from the peloton in the final 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) in an attempt to bridge across to the lead group, stayed ahead of the peloton to finish fifth, while Tim Merlier (Alpecin–Fenix) won the reduced bunch sprint for sixth.[6][7]

Teams

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All 18 UCI WorldTeams and seven UCI ProTeams made up the 25 teams that participated in the race.[8] Of the invited teams, UAE Team Emirates, with six riders, was the only one to not enter a full squad of seven riders. They were reduced further to five riders with one non-starter; Israel–Premier Tech also had a non-starter and were reduced to six riders. In total, 172 riders started the race,[9] of which 106 finished.[10][11]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

Result

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Result (1–10)[6][10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Biniam Girmay (ERI) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux 5h 37' 57"
2  Christophe Laporte (FRA) Team Jumbo–Visma + 0"
3  Dries Van Gestel (BEL) Team TotalEnergies + 0"
4  Jasper Stuyven (BEL) Trek–Segafredo + 0"
5  Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) Team DSM + 8"
6  Tim Merlier (BEL) Alpecin–Fenix + 8"
7  Mads Pedersen (DEN) Trek–Segafredo + 8"
8  Iván García Cortina (ESP) Movistar Team + 8"
9  Matej Mohorič (SLO) Team Bahrain Victorious + 8"
10  Arnaud Démare (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 8"

References

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  1. ^ a b Ryan, Barry (26 March 2022). "QuickStep search for response to Van Aert's dominance at Gent-Wevelgem - Preview". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders Fields". UCI. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  3. ^ Madgwick, Katy (23 March 2022). "Gent-Wevelgem 2022: Route, predictions and contenders". Rouleur. Gruppo Media. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  4. ^ van Hengel, Tim (27 March 2022). "Voorbeschouwing: Gent-Wevelgem 2022" [Preview: Gent-Wevelgem 2022]. WielerFlits (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Biniam Girmay: Eritrean becomes first African to win a one-day classic with Gent-Wevelgem victory". BBC Sport. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b Puddicombe, Stephen; Ostanek, Daniel (27 March 2022). "Biniam Girmay wins Gent-Wevelgem". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Gent-Wevelgem: Biniam Girmay scores huge win from four-up attack". VeloNews. Outside Interactive, Inc. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Strong teams in Ypres for Gent-Wevelgem 2022 | Gent-Wevelgem - In Flanders Fields | Flanders Classics". Gent–Wevelgem. Flanders Classics. 11 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Start List" (PDF). Gent–Wevelgem. Flanders Classics. 27 March 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Gent–Wevelgem in Flanders Fields UITSLAG - RESULTAT - RESULT" (PDF). Royal Belgian Cycling League. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Startlist for Gent–Wevelgem in Flanders Fields ME 2022". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
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