2017 Gent–Wevelgem
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The 2017 Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 26 March. It was the 79th edition of Gent–Wevelgem and the twelfth event of the 2017 UCI World Tour.[2][3]
2017 UCI World Tour, race 12 of 37 | |||||||||||||
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![]() Event poster with previous winner Peter Sagan | |||||||||||||
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Dates | 26 March 2017 | ||||||||||||
Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
Distance | 249.2 km (154.8 mi) | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 5h 39' 05"[1] | ||||||||||||
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After winning E3 Harelbeke two days prior to Gent–Wevelgem, Greg Van Avermaet continued his run of good form with victory for the BMC Racing Team in a two-up sprint finish against his fellow Belgian Jens Keukeleire, riding for the Orica–Scott team.[4] The pairing had broken away from a select group of riders in the run-in towards Wevelgem. The podium was completed by world champion Peter Sagan (Bora–Hansgrohe),[1] as the peloton caught the select group in the closing metres.