| 2020 UCI World Tour, race 18 of 21 | |||||||||||||
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 Previous winnerAlexander Kristoff portrayed on the event poster | |||||||||||||
| Race details | |||||||||||||
| Dates | 11 October 2020 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 238 km (147.9 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 5h 19' 20" | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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The2020 Gent–Wevelgem was aroad cyclingclassic race that took place on 11 October 2020 in Belgium. It was the 82nd edition ofGent–Wevelgem and the eighteenth event of the2020 UCI World Tour.
One of theSpring Classics, Gent-Wevelgem was originally scheduled for 29 March 2020, but was cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Belgium.[1] The race was rescheduled for 11 October 2020 as part of a new autumnal 'spring classics' season,[2] though it was only the Belgian races which were eventually held.
The race organisers asked spectators to follow the race from home, and did not release details of the route to the public before the start of the race.[3][4] Parts of the race due to pass through France were removed due to the worsening of thepandemic in France.[5] The start times of the races were also adapted to avoid a clash with the2020 Giro d'Italia. For the first time, the men's race started before thewomen's race.[6]
All nineteenUCI WorldTeams and sixUCI ProTeams made up the twenty-five teams that competed in the race. Though most teams entered the maximum of seven riders,Cofidis,Groupama–FDJ, andTeam Sunweb entered only six, whileMovistar Team entered only five. Only 95 of the 170 riders in the race finished.[7][8]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | 5h 19' 20" |
| 2 |  Florian Sénéchal (FRA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 3 |  Matteo Trentin (ITA) | CCC Team | + 0" |
| 4 | Alberto Bettiol (ITA) | EF Pro Cycling | + 1" |
| 5 |  Stefan Küng (SUI) | Groupama–FDJ | + 3" |
| 6 |  John Degenkolb (GER) | Lotto–Soudal | + 4" |
| 7 |  Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 4" |
| 8 | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 7" |
| 9 |  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alpecin–Fenix | + 8" |
| 10 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Bahrain–McLaren | + 1' 40" |