Men Elite race info

The Grote Markt in Ypres will once again be the place to be on Sunday 26 March. After we have introduced all the professional teams one by one on the starting podium, we will fire the starting shot under the Menin Gate for a new edition of Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders Fields. Ypres will be under the spell of cycling all day as, in addition to the professional races, five youth categories will also give their best in and around the City of Peace.  

7:30: Men U19 team presentation at Grote Markt
8:15: Men U23 team presentation at Grote Markt
8:40: Start of the GP Andre Noyelle Men U19 at Menin Gate
9:00: Men Elite team presentation on the Grote Markt with Linde Merckpoel, Max Vryens and DJ ProudMich 
10:00: Start of Kattekoers Ieper Men U23 at Menin Gate
10:00: Start of the Women U17 - local circuit in Boezinge (sub-municipality of Ypres)
10:50: Start of the Men Elite
11:45: Start of the Women U19 - local circuit in Boezinge (sub-municipality of Ypres)
12:00: Finish Men U19
12:10: Women Elite team presentation on the Grote Markt with Linde Merckpoel, Max Vryens and DJ ProudMich 
13:50: Start of the Women Elite 
14:26: Finish Men U23
14:30: Start of the Men U17 - local circuit in Boezinge (sub-municipality of Ypres)
16:14: Men Elite passage on the Grote Markt & race on big screens
17:26: Women Elite passage on the Grote Markt & race on big screens 

On Friday 24 March you can attend the Gent-Wevelgem Opening night in the centre of Wevelgem:

• 6:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.: Registration of participants for the relay race
• 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.: Relay race for associations on an illuminated and decorated circuit
• 8:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.: Free ride for those who are not members of an association
• 9:15 p.m.: Podium award ceremony
• 9:30 p.m. – 10 p.m.: Drinks with music at Guldenbergplein

You can register for the relay race here.

On Saturday 25 March, it’s time for a ride steeped in history through Flanders’ fields. Do you fancy warming up the Kemmelberg and Plugstreets one day before the pros during the Gent-Wevelgem Cyclo? Hurry up and sign up here!

Experience Gent-Wevelgem from the fan zone on the Guldenbergplein in Wevelgem on Sunday 26 March:

10:00: Opening of the fan zone Guldenbergplein
11:28: Passage through Moorsele Men Elite
11:38: Passage through Gullegem Men Elite
13:00: Balance bike competition
16:48: Earliest anticipated finish Men Elite
18:04: Earliest anticipated finish Women Elite
20:00: End of the Guldenbergplein programme

On Sunday 26 March we are organising an Early riders balance bike competition in Wevelgem for the very youngest cycling talents. Would you like to give your son or daughter a unique experience in the professional setting of Gent-Wevelgem? We have four age categories:

1. Boys born in 2018 or 2019
2. Boys born in 2020 or 2021
3. Girls born in 2018 or 2019
4. Girls born in 2020 or 2021

The first balance bike race will start at 13:00. Those who are registered can sign in between 12:00 and 12:45 in the arrival zone on the Vanackerestraat in Wevelgem. Please note that wearing a helmet is mandatory for all participants. After the race, we will reward all the cyclists with a goodie bag, which they receive on the official Gent-Wevelgem podium.

After the start under the Menin Gate in Ypres, the men's peloton will head to Moorsele, where they will race via Ledegemstraat to Sint-Jansstraat before heading to Gullegem via Secretaris Vanmarckelaan. The riders are expected there around 11:30.

Local cafés and associations will provide drink and food stands at the intersection Sint-Jansstraat and Warandestraat from 10:30. The street band of 'Kunst naar Vermogen' will provide music and Streetmagic Joppe, GameBoy and De Poetsploeg will provide ambiance. Thanks to Games Club 13, there will also be children's entertainment and you can watch the race on a big screen.

After passing through Moorsele, the riders ride via Hondschotestraat to the Dorpsplein and Bissegemstraat in Gullegem, before leaving Wevelgem until the final kilometers via the Rijksweg.

Also in Gullegem, cafes and associations will provide drinks and food. De Twoapegerapte provide the atmosphere. Marcel Cyclette, La mer Perdue and Games Club 13 will provide entertainment for young and old. There is no need to miss anything from the race here.