Race guide · Mar 28, 2027
Gent-Wevelgem 2027
The race known for decades as Gent-Wevelgem, now In Flanders Fields - From Middelkerke to Wevelgem, is on Sunday, March 28, 2027, in Belgium. In 2026 Jasper Philipsen won the sprint in Wevelgem after Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel, clear since the Kemmelberg, were caught in the last kilometer.
- Date
- Mar 28, 2027
- Location
- Belgium
Gent-Wevelgem 2027 preview
The race is on Sunday, March 28, 2027. It has been called In Flanders Fields - From Middelkerke to Wevelgem since 2026, when the organizer, Flanders Classics, dropped the name Gent-Wevelgem and moved the men's start from Ypres to Middelkerke, on the coast, under an agreement of 10 years. The organizer has not published the 2027 route or start time.
The 2026 race was the first under the new name and went from Middelkerke to Wevelgem on March 29. Eight riders went up the road early and had more than five minutes. The wind in De Moeren was not strong enough to split the peloton, though it broke in two later.
Wout van Aert attacked with 57 kilometers to go, and Mathieu van der Poel and Florian Vermeersch went with him. On the Ossuaire side of the Kemmelberg Van der Poel rode away and only Van Aert could follow; Vermeersch reached the top about ten seconds behind and never got back. With 32 kilometers left the two looked on their way to Wevelgem together.
They did not make it. Alec Segaert attacked from the peloton 4 kilometers from the finish and reached them, and the three started the last 3 kilometers with a small lead. Filippo Ganna pulled the peloton across at the red flag of the last kilometer, and Jasper Philipsen won the sprint from Tobias Lund Andresen and Christophe Laporte.
Gent-Wevelgem winners
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 🇧🇪Jasper Philipsen |
| 2025 | 🇩🇰Mads Pedersen |
| 2024 | 🇩🇰Mads Pedersen |
| 2023 | 🇫🇷Christophe Laporte |
| 2022 | 🇪🇷Biniam Girmay |