2025 Gent - Wevelgem (World Tour), Belgium

Ghent - Wevelgem (English), Gand - Wevelgem (French)

87th edition: Sunday, March 30, 2025

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Ypres (Ieper) - Wevelgem, 250.3 km

The race finish: Mads Pedersen has left some of the finest riders in the world almost a minute behind.

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Weather at the finish city of Wevelgem at 2:45 PM, local time: 14C (57F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the northwest at 24 km/hr (15 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: Kamil Malecki (Q36.5 Pro Cycling) did not start. Early on Sven Erik Bystrom (Groupama-FDJ) & Thomas Gachignard (Team TotalEnergies) abandoned. Later Arnaud De Lie (Lotto) also quit the race.

Here's the race report from winner Mads Pedersen's Team Lidl-Trek:

A bold move from Mads Pedersen with 60 kilometers of racing still to go at Gent-Wevelgem saw the Danish superstar go solo at the front to take a hat-trick of career wins at the Belgian race.

It was a big ask to keep going all the way to the finish line but Pedersen proved just how good his shape is this Classics season.

The 29-year-old former world champion put on powerful display of strength and determination that was ultimately enough to hold off any attempts at closing the gap and secure him his 50th pro win.

Almost time to race.

Mads Pedersen:
"Yeah, it’s crazy! I never thought I would be able to do something like this. To win here again, it’s super nice. I have no idea what I was thinking [attacking with over 60km to go] but it was in favor of being alone with the full tailwind the last 20km. I had really good legs so I tried to open the race and then, at one point, it’s the point of no return.

"This could have ended badly but today, it went well so luckily it was a good decision. Definitely, [I'm in the best shape of my life], I haven’t felt better than now and both Friday and today confirms that so I’m super happy. In the last 5km, I knew from previous years that the bunch is coming back really fast in the end and today, they were doing that too so, even with 1km to go I still kept fighting with myself. The last 300/400 metres I realised ‘ok, I got it’. I was told this morning that if I won today, I would be joint record holder here so that’s nice to be there now and, winning is just nice so I’m happy whether if it’s the first or the third time.

The race begins

"This is a race that suits us well and suits Jonny really well too so, it shows that we’re there with good cards to play and a lot of numbers. It’s awesome to have teammates like this. With Jonny in the peloton, it was my time to do what he did last year and luckily I was able to make it all the way to the finish line and if I couldn’t make it to the finish line then at least I would have put pressure on the other teams and Jonny would still of been there for the sprint so all in all for the team, it was a good scenario.

"I had a tough time on the Kemmelberg the last time up and I definitely started to feel the legs, the tailwind was saving me quite a lot. If it was a block headwind then I don’t think it would have been possible to do this, so the tailwind saved me. It’s the longest time I’ve been alone solo apart from training, so it was nice and a special feeling and now I know how Mathieu and Tadej feel.

A windy day in Belgium: The racers riding in echelons.

"Next Sunday, it’s a different race than this and those two guys [Pogacar and van der Poel] are on a different level, you saw that on Friday with Mathieu. He’s able to do it when it’s a block headwind in the last 40kms and I needed some tailwind so there’s the difference but I’m just happy that I could finish it off and win a Classic. We also know Tadej is a pretty good bike rider so he’s able to do the same. Of course, this gives me confidence for Sunday and we believe we can win but it’s not going to be easy at all."

Behind him, Pedersen’s Lidl-Trek teammates continued to monitor the situation at the front of the bunch, disrupting the chase when necessary, before Jonathan Milan sprinted to third place to round out the day’s podium.

Jonathan Milan:
"We started with the goal of having a nice day and, as we said at the beginning, it was good to start with many cards to play. I am really happy that Mads won and I tried to do my best in the sprint behind him but, I went a bit too early I think with around 300 meters to go. It was always pretty tough racing with a lot of splits and echelons in the wind but for me, it was good to be able to always stay with the guys. We will have super strong teams for the upcoming races too and so, after today, I think we can all look forward to what is to come."

Complete Results:

250.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 45.438 km/hr

1	Mads Pedersen	Lidl-Trek	5hr 30min 21sec
2	Tim Merlier	Soudal Quick-Step	@ 49sec
3	Jonathan Milan	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
4	Alexander Kristoff	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
5	Hugo Hofstetter	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
6	Davide Ballerini	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
7	Biniam Girmay	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
8	Jenno Berckmoes	Lotto	s.t.
9	Jordi Meeus	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
10	Laurenz Rex	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
11	John Degenkolb	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
12	Anthony Turgis	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
13	Clément Russo	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
14	Madis Mihkels	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
15	Matteo Trentin	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
16	Mike Teunissen	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
17	Matis Louvel	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
18	Yevgeniy Fedorov	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
19	Tiesj Benoot	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
20	Carlos Canal	Movistar Team	s.t.
21	Oliver Naesen	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
22	Dries De Bondt	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
23	Florian Vermeersch	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
24	Iván García Cortina	Movistar Team	s.t.
25	Ben Turner	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
26	Aimé De Gendt	Cofidis	s.t.
27	Laurence Pithie	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
28	Owain Doull	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
29	Stefan Bissegger	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
30	Matteo Jorgenson	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
31	Brent Van Moer	Lotto	s.t.
32	Valentin Madouas	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
33	Sam Maisonobe	Cofidis	s.t.
34	Nils Politt	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
35	Sander De Pestel	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
36	Alex Kirsch	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
37	Tim Wellens	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
38	Paul Magnier	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
39	Michael Matthews	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
40	Jonas Abrahamsen	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
41	Victor Campenaerts	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
42	Arjen Livyns	Lotto	s.t.
43	Jasper Stuyven	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
44	Jasper Philipsen	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
45	Alec Segaert	Lotto	s.t.
46	Toms Skujins	Lidl-Trek	0:55
47	Timo Kielich	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
48	Marco Haller	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	0:57
49	Joshua Tarling	INEOS Grenadiers	1:00
50	Mikkel Bjerg	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	1:03
51	Yves Lampaert	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
52	Bert Van Lerberghe	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
53	Harry Sweeny	EF Education-EasyPost	1:40
54	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X Mobility	1:59
55	Max Walscheid	Team Jayco-AlUla	5:02
56	Fred Wright	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
57	Casper van Uden	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
58	Erik Resell	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
59	Arnaud Démare	Arkea-B&B Hotels	s.t.
60	Cyril Barthe	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
61	Aaron Gate	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
62	Samuel Leroux	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
63	Emils Liepins	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
64	Jonas Rickaert	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
65	Olivier Le Gac	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
66	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
67	Louis Vervaeke	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
68	Andrea Pasqualon	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
69	Anders Skaarseth	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
70	Ludovic Robeet	Cofidis	s.t.
71	Cees Bol	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
72	Connor Swift	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
73	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
74	Sean Flynn	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
75	Alex Colman	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
76	Mick van Dijke	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
77	Tobias Foss	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
78	Tosh Van der Sande	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
79	Max Walker	EF Education-EasyPost	5:08
80	Riley Pickrell	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
81	Alexys Brunel	Team TotalEnergies	5:10
82	Fabio Van den Bossche	Alpecin-Deceuninck	5:15
83	Gianni Vermeersch	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
84	Tim van Dijke	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
85	Jannik Steimle	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	6:38
86	Paul Penhoët	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
87	Julien Vermote	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
88	Jonas Rutsch	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
89	Ward Vanhoof	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
90	Kamil Gradek	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
91	Sam Watson	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
92	Fabian Lienhard	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
93	Roel van Sintmaartensdijk	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
94	Vito Braet	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
95	Manlio Moro	Movistar Team	10:36

 

Race map & profile:

2024 Gent-Wevelgem map

2024 Gent-Wevelgem profile

Start list with back numbers, March 29, 2025:

	Lidl-Trek
1	Mads Pedersen
2	Daan Hoole
3	Alex Kirsch
4	Jonathan Milan
5	Jasper Stuyven
6	Toms Skujins
7	Mathias Vacek
	UAE Team Emirates-XRG
11	Tim Wellens
12	Mikkel Bjerg
13	Sebastian Molano
14	Rui Oliveira
15	Nils Politt
16	Florian Vermeersch
17	Filippo Baroncini
	Alpecin-Deceuninck
21	Jasper Philipsen
22	Robbe Ghys
23	Timo Kielich
24	Fabio Van den Bossche
25	Jonas Rickaert
26	Gianni Vermeersch
27	Silvan Dillier
	Soudal Quick-Step
31	Tim Merlier
32	Paul Magnier
33	Yves Lampaert
34	Luke Lamperti
35	Louis Vervaeke
36	Bert Van Lerberghe
37	Warre Vangheluwe
	Intermarché-Wanty
41	Biniam Girmay
42	Roel van Sintmaartensdijk
43	Vito Braet
44	Hugo Page
45	Adrien Petit
46	Laurenz Rex
47	Jonas Rutsch
	INEOS Grenadiers
51	Salvatore Puccio
52	Tobias Foss
53	Bob Jungels
54	Connor Swift
55	Joshua Tarling
56	Ben Turner
57	Sam Watson
	Team Visma | Lease a Bike
61	Olav Kooij
62	Daniel McLay
63	Victor Campenaerts
64	Tosh Van der Sande
65	Tiesj Benoot
66	Matteo Jorgenson
67	Julien Vermote
	EF Education-EasyPost
71	Vincenzo Albanese
72	Harry Sweeny
73	Owain Doull
74	Madis Mihkels
75	Jack Rootkin-Gray
76	Yuhi Todome
77	Max Walker
	Bahrain Victorious
81	Matej Mohoric
82	Phil Bauhaus
83	Alberto Bruttomesso
84	Kamil Gradek
85	Andrea Pasqualon
86	Robert Stannard
87	Fred Wright
	Arkea-B&B Hotels
91	Arnaud Démare
92	Amaury Capiot
93	Léandre Lozouet
94	Donavan Grondin
95	Miles Scotson
96	Giosue Epis
97	Pierre Thierry
	Cofidis
101	Aimé De Gendt
102	Eddy Finé
103	Clement Izquierdo
104	Sam Maisonobe
105	Alexis Renard
106	Ludovic Robeet
107	Jan Maas
	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale
111	Oliver Naesen
112	Dries De Bondt
113	Sander De Pestel
114	Oscar Chamberlain
115	Tord Gudmestad
116	Stefan Bissegger
117	Sam Bennett
	Groupama-FDJ
121	Valentin Madouas
122	Cyril Barthe
123	Johan Jacobs
124	Olivier Le Gac
125	Sven Erik Bystrøm
126	Paul Penhoët
127	Clément Russo
	Movistar Team
131	Carlos Canal
132	Jon Barrenetxea
133	Davide Cimolai
134	Iván García Cortina
135	Orluis Aular
136	Iván Romeo
137	Manlio Moro
	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe
141	Jordi Meeus
142	Gianni Moscon
143	Ryan Mullen
144	Laurence Pithie
145	Mick van Dijke
146	Tim van Dijke
147	Danny van Poppel
	Team Jayco-AlUla
151	Michael Matthews
152	Robert Donaldson
153	Patrick Gamper
154	Kelland O'Brien
155	Elmar Reinders
156	Max Walscheid
157	Jasha Sütterlin
	Team Picnic PostNL
161	John Degenkolb
162	Alex Edmondson
163	Casper van Uden
164	Sean Flynn
165	Enzo Leijnse
166	Tobias Lund Andresen
167	Niklas Märkl
	XDS Astana Team
171	Davide Ballerini
172	Cees Bol
173	Aaron Gate
174	Michele Gazzoli
175	Max Kanter
176	Yevgeniy Fedorov
177	Mike Teunissen
	Lotto
181	Arnaud De Lie
182	Jenno Berckmoes
183	Sébastien Grignard
184	Alec Segaert
185	Arjen Livyns
186	Brent Van Moer
187	Joshua Giddings
	Israel-Premier Tech
191	Hugo Hofstetter
193	Guillaume Boivin
194	Pier-André Côté
195	Riley Pickrell
196	Matis Louvel
197	Michael Schwarzmann
198	Tom Van Asbroeck
	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
201	Giacomo Nizzolo
202	David González
203	Emils Liepins
204	Kamil Malecki
205	Nicolò Parisini
206	Jannik Steimle
207	Rory Townsend
	Team Flanders-Baloise
211	Victor Vercouillie
212	Jules Hesters
213	Milan Lanhove
214	Noah Vandenbranden
215	Yentl Vandevelde
216	Ward Vanhoof
217	Alex Colman
	Team TotalEnergies
221	Anthony Turgis
222	Sandy Dujardin
223	Thomas Gachignard
224	Emilien Jeannière
225	Samuel Leroux
226	Lorrenzo Manzin
227	Alexys Brunel
	Tudor Pro Cycling Team
231	Matteo Trentin
232	Marco Haller
233	Petr Kelemen
234	Fabian Lienhard
235	Marius Mayrhofer
236	Arthur Kluckers
237	Maikel Zijlaard
	Uno-X Mobility
241	Alexander Kristoff
242	Søren Wærenskjold
243	William Blume Levy
244	Rasmus Tiller
245	Erik Resell
246	Anders Skaarseth
247	Jonas Abrahamsen