Gent – Wevelgem 2017
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| output | 79. Gent – Wevelgem | ||
| Racing series | UCI WorldTour 2017 1st UWT | ||
| date | March 26, 2017 | ||
| overall length | 249.2 km | ||
| Host country |
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| begin | Deinze | ||
| target | Wevelgem | ||
| Teams | 25th | ||
| Driver at the start | 200 | ||
| Driver at the finish | 115 | ||
| Average speed | 44.06 km / h | ||
| Result | |||
| winner |
Greg Van Avermaet ( BMC Racing Team ) |
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| Second |
Jens Keukeleire ( Orica-Scott ) |
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| Third |
 Peter Sagan ( Bora-Hansgrohe ) |
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| ◀ 2016 | 2018 ▶ | ||
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The 79th Gent – Wevelgem 2017 was a Belgian road bike race in Flanders . The one-day race started in Deinze and ended in Wevelgem after 249.2 kilometers and was held on Sunday , March 26th, 2017 . The bike race was part of the UCI WorldTour 2017 and was the twelfth of a total of 37 races in this series. The winner was Greg Van Avermaet , who was able to prevail in the final sprint ahead of his runaway Jens Keukeleire . They were the last of a breakaway group that had formed about 35 kilometers from the finish.
The 6th Gent – Wevelgem 2017 for women started in Ypres and, like the men's race in Wevelgem, ended after 145 kilometers. It was part of the UCI Women's WorldTour 2017 . The winner in the sprint was Lotta Lepistö .
Men
Participating teams
Race result
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Women
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| General | |||
| output | 6. Gent – Wevelgem - women's race | ||
| Racing series | UCI Women's WorldTour 2017 1st World Championship | ||
| date | March 26, 2017 | ||
| overall length | 145 km | ||
| Host country |
Belgium |
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| begin | Ypres | ||
| target | Wevelgem | ||
| Teams | 25th | ||
| Driver at the start | 148 | ||
| Driver at the finish | 102 | ||
| Average speed | 37.195 km / h | ||
| Result | |||
| winner |
 Lotta Lepistö ( Cervélo Bigla ) |
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| Second |
Jolien D'hoore ( Wiggle High5 ) |
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| Third |
 Coryn Rivera ( Sunweb ) |
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| ◀ 2016 | 2018 ▶ | ||
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Participating teams
UCI Women's Teams (25)
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Race result
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Van Avermaet on the way to becoming a classic leader. radsport-news.com, March 27, 2017, accessed May 7, 2016 .
Web links
Commons : Gent – Wevelgem 2017 - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official website
- Gent – Wevelgem men in the ProCyclingStats.com database
- Gent – Wevelgem women in the ProCyclingStats.com database
