Gent-Wevelgem

Sagan got revenge on Quick-Step at Gent-Wevelgem after falling short at E3. We've got takes galore on the latest spring classic.

Marta Bastianelli, who won the 2007 road world title, sprinted to victory in Sunday's Women’s Gent-Wevelgem.

Scenes from the Women’s Gent-Wevelgem, won by 2007 road world champion Marta Bastianelli.

Peter Sagan joined an exclusive club on Wednesday, as a three-time winner of Gent-Wevelgem.

Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors) finished second to Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) on Sunday at Gent-Wevelgem.

Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) has struggled to land a big win in the cobbled classics since winning the Tour of Flanders in 2015.

Three-time world champion Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) became a three-time winner of Gent-Wevelgem on Sunday.

Nibali claimed the Milano-Sanremo monument with a brilliant attack, but the finish was a nailbiter.

Our Gent-Wevelgem debrief considers Sagan, dirt roads, and Van Avermaet's hot hand. Plus, a look at the evolving Tour of Flanders route.

Belgium's biggest cobblestone races kick off with a weekend double-header of E3 Harelbeke and Gent-Wevelgem.

After Gent-Wevelgem, accusations fly between Sagan and the Quick-Step camp as negative racing leaves both without the win.

We unpack all the action from a tactical thriller at Gent-Wevelgem. Why does Sagan hate Quick-Step? Is dirt good for the Belgian classic?

The 19-year-old finishes second in the under-23 version of Gent-Wevelgem, the Nations Cup.

The Belgian has won Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, E3 Harelbeke, and Gent-Wevelgem ahead of next Sunday's Tour of Flanders.

Reactions from riders and sport directors were mixed regarding the inclusion of dirt sections in Sunday's race.

Belgian Greg van Avermaet rules the day in Belgium with a Gent-Wevelgem win just two days removed from taking E3 Harelbeke.

Young American Ian Garrison’s star shined brightly with a solid second-place outing in his under-23 debut at Gent-Wevelgem on Sunday.

Peter Sagan's Bora-Hansgrohe team says that rivals ride more against its ace than they for victory itself.

Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet outsprinted fellow escapee Jens Keukeleire to claim Gent-Wevelgem in Belgium on Sunday.

Gent-Wevelgem offers up a unique tug-of-war between sprint stars and breakaway artists in one of Belgium's biggest WorldTour races.

Gent-Wevelgem has potential to favor the sprinters, but could a breakaway succeed, as it did in 2016 when Peter Sagan won?

Gent-Wevelgem organizers add new sectors of dirt farm roads to the 2017 course, a tribute to World War I heritage.

Sep Vanmarcke comes close to a big win at Gent-Wevelgem — if all goes well at Tour of Flanders, he'll be a threat for the win.

E3 Harelbeke and Gent-Wevelgem kick off a flurry of major WorldTour races on Belgium's tough, cobblestone roads.

Antoine Demoitié crashed during Gent-Wevelgem and was then struck by a moto driver. Demoitié died Sunday night.

The 25-year-old Belgian died following a crash and subsequent collision with a race moto during Gent-Wevelgem.

Peter Sagan gets it right at Gent-Wevelgem, taking his second career win at the Flemish classic

Peter Sagan and Chantal Blaak nab wins at Sunday's Gent-Wevelgem

Tsatevich wins the Volta a Catalunya's final stage, while Quintana wraps up his first career GC win in the race

Peter Sagan plays it to perfection at Gent-Wevelgem, getting clear with a four-man group and leaving enough in the tank to sprint for the victory

Belgian Antoine Demoitié dies at age 25 after crashing during Sunday's Gent-Wevelgem and then being hit by a race moto.

Peter Sagan takes a second career Gent-Wevelgem title, besting fellow escapees Sep Vanmarcke and Viacheslav Kuznetsov in a cagey sprint

Chantal Blaak delivers yet another WorldTour win for Boels – Dolmans

Gent-Wevelgem packs a double punch with both men's and women's WorldTour races. Here are our picks to win.

With Volta a Catalunya, Critérium International, and Gent-Wevelgem on the calendar, this weekend offers nearly every flavor of racing.

Will Sunday's cobbled race end with a mad dash to the line thanks to a long run into Wevelgem, or will an opportunist take over?

Friday's E3 Harelbeke will go on as planned, despite Tuesday's attacks in Brussels, and Belgian Greg Van Avermaet is an outright favorite.

This edition of Gent-Wevelgem offered plenty of rainy, windy action. Only the strong — and the lucky — survived

A wind-lashed day in Flanders sees 160 riders abandon. Some question the safety of the conditions, but others celebrate the epic challenge

The 38-year-old survives the wind and rain to capture victory in the northern classic

Paolini's brilliant attack in the final kilometers of rainy racing wins the day in Flanders after a savage, windy Gent-Wevelgem

Results from the 2015 edition of Gent-Wevelgem

Luca Paolini overpowers the blustery Belgian weather and a strong group of contenders to take the victory at Gent-Wevelgem

Titled in more ways than one, Sir Bradley Wiggins brings a little something extra to a team already riding like royalty

Bell Helmets talks to LottoNL-Jumbo riders about the nuanced challenges presented by Gent-Wevelgem

With the "Queen of the Classics" on Sunday, download our new e-book to find some of our most compelling classics-related stories

Sausage and beer, pre-race in the bus, the band plays on the Kemmelberg — it's race day at Gent-Wevelgem

Several riders go down hard in E3 Harelbeke and Gent-Wevelgem

The South African squad will be the first team from the African continent to race at the Tour of Flanders

The Lotto-Belisol sprinter crashed hard in the closing kilometers of Gent-Wevelgem and injured his collarbone

After the flu kept him out of Milano-Sanremo, Phinney returns to the classics at Gent-Wevelgem, and looks forward to Flanders and Roubaix

The 2014 edition of Gent-Wevelgem saw mild weather and fierce racing

In one week, the Giant-Shimano rider went from what he called the most disappointing day of his career to victory in Gent-Wevelgem

Results from the 2014 edition of Gent-Wevelgem

Defending champ Sagan makes a fight of it, but the Giant-Shimano speedster takes a narrow victory in a crash-marred bunch sprint

Riding for the U.S. women's team, Hall holds her fire, then dashes to victory in the women's Gent-Wevelgem

The start list for the 2014 edition of Gent-Wevelgem

Garmin-Sharp sprinter Tyler Farrar is quietly optimistic for Sunday's Gent-Wevelgem after a pair of top-10s in the opening Belgian classics

Former world champion may miss Sunday's sprinter-friendly classic after falling ill Friday morning

The Belgian returned to racing in Wednesday’s Dwars door Vlaanderen following his girlfriend’s miscarriage

Buckle up for a massive weekend of racing as Belgian classics season kicks definitively into gear with E3 Harelbeke and Gent-Wevelgem

Former world champion will contest the sprinter-friendly Sanremo on March 23

Famed climb will return to major classics racing after being cut from Tour of Flanders in 2012

Fabian Cancellara and a slew of first-time winners came out on top in the classics, but who didn't?

Cannondale standout will race in the Amgen Tour of California, and later the USA Pro Challenge

A year ago, Tom Boonen dominated the classics and Fabian Cancellara was injured. This season saw the reverse happen

Cannondale rider, who will return at the Ardennes classics, is not suited well for the Hell of the North, says his sport director

Belgian rider has battled injuries and setbacks all season, including a crash in Sunday's Ghent-Wevelgem

GCN's Daniel Lloyd checks in with Ian Stannard, Daniel Martin, Richie Porte, and Kirsten Wild

Cannondale's Peter Sagan leads a talented crop of young riders during this season's classics

German-Australian goes back to old school training methods and finally gets reward after sparking Wevelgem breakaway

After seeing how Peter Sagan won Sunday's Ghent-Wevelgem, it's clear there is more to come from the Cannondale rider

Sky put forth two performances on Sunday: A GC 1-2 finish in a stage race and a missed opportunity in a classic

Brakethrough Media goes behind the scenes at the 2013 Ghent-Wevelgem

Photos from a rough day at the office during the 2013 Ghent-Wevelgem

Sagan checks one item off his to-do list with victory in a cobbled classic

The two riders are not exactly killing it, but the weather hasn't been helping, says team management

Boonen crashed and later abandoned, while Cancellara pulled out in the feed zone without explanation

Results from the 2013 Ghent-Wevelgem