2015 Gent–Wevelgem
The 2015 Gent–Wevelgem was a one-day cycling classic that took place in Belgium and France on 29 March 2015. It was the 77th edition of the Gent–Wevelgem race, and was the seventh race of the 2015 UCI World Tour. The defending champion was John Degenkolb (Team Giant–Alpecin), who had won the 2014 edition in a bunch sprint.
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Event poster with previous winner John Degenkolb | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 29 March 2015 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 239 km (148.5 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 20' 55" | ||||||||||||
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Gent–Wevelgem was part of the spring classics, denoted as the "sprinter's classic", because its terrain was less challenging than most of the other classics. The 2015 edition followed a 239-kilometre (149-mile) route that started in Deinze and ended in Wevelgem. The race took place in difficult weather conditions with heavy wind and rain; as a result, only 39 riders finished the race of the 200 who had started. The race was won by Luca Paolini (Team Katusha), who attacked a small group in the final 6 kilometres (3.7 miles) and took a solo victory. Niki Terpstra (Etixx–Quick-Step) sprinted to second place, ahead of Geraint Thomas (Team Sky).