Profile Gent-Wevelgem 2022

On the 27th of March the peloton will have another round of cobbles in Flandres as they prepare for Gent-Wevelgem, one of the longest races of the season and one where many riders will have the ambition for a big win, right before reaching the cobbled monuments.

Most of the race is flat, not a hard profile which is the reason why in most years it is a reduced group sprint fighting it out for the win. The race is flat except for a hilly section which is based on three ascents of the Kemmelberg. It will be ridden three times via two different roads, the first of which may see attacks with 85 kilometers to go as some teams attempt to split the race. The plugstreets follow, gravel sectors with just over 4 kilometers distance in total, that have it's end with 66 kilometers to go.

The second time up the Kemmelberg via Ossuaire will be with 52 kilometers to go and in this time up attacks are certain as the classics riders will want to push on the pace to definitely drop the fast men, and make a definitive difference, it comes with 34.5 kilometers to go.

From there on though there will be relief as much of the approach to Wevelgem is mostly flat. There will be time to reorganize, put on a chase for both smaller and bigger groups. The race has a very interesting dynamic where the specialists and the sprinters try to balance the race towards their preferred direction, and it’s a race that usually sees different types of scenarios that lead to the win.