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, who had won the 2014 edition in a bunch sprint.
Event poster with previous winner John Degenkolb
Route of the 2015 Gent–Wevelgem
John Degenkolb (Team Giant–Alpecin) won the 2014 Gent–Wevelgem (podium ceremony photographed) and was among the favourites for the 2015 race.
Jürgen Roelandts (Lotto–Soudal) spent more than 50 kilometres (31 miles) in a solo breakaway and eventually finished seventh.
Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late March on the last Sunday before the Tour of Flanders.
The event was created in honour of Gaston Rebry, although he never participated.
Italian sprint star Mario Cipollini is one of six riders who won the race three times.
The Kemmelberg first featured in 1955 and has become the centrepiece of the race. The steepest slopes reach 23 % gradient near the top.
The Kemmelberg is one of the only cobbled sites in the race.
