Gent-Wevelgem gets a new name
Gent-Wevelgem – full name "Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders Fields" – is getting a (very long) new name from 2026: "In Flanders Fields: From Middelkerke to Wevelgem."
This comes as race organiser Flanders Classics enters into a 10-year agreement with the West Flandrian municipality of Middelkerke, situated on the coast almost due north of Ypres which has hosted the start since taking over from Deinze (much nearer to Gent) in 2020.
The 88th edition of the newly-monikered one-day will kick off from Middelkerke on 29th March 2026, maintaining pride of place one weekend before the Tour of Flanders.
