After the Classic Brugge De Panne (which was won by Jasper Philipsen) and the E3 Saxo Classic (in which the win went to Wout van Aert the day before yesterday), the Belgian classics today continue with Ghent-Wevelgem, a 260.9 kilometer long race which visits the hill country in the second part of the race with the hills which usually are very important in the race, and the "Plugstreet"-roads which were introduced in 2017.

In this article you'll find the race route on Open Street Maps/Google Earth for Ghent-Wevelgem 2023.

The Ghent-Wevelgem 2023 race route on Open Street Maps

This morning the riders and the followers of the classics willget together in .. Ieper for the start of Ghent-Wevelgem. As many races, this race also carries the name of its historical start city but since 2004 it doesn't start in Ghent anymore.

From Ieper the riders go east via Wervik, Menen, Moorsele and Gullegem from which they go north via Sint-Eloois-Winkel, Ledegem, Betem, Moorslede, Zonnebeke and back to Ieper after which they'll continue west and north up to Veurne, close to the coast line. They'll follow the border with France down to Poperinge after which they arrive in the hill country where they'll climb the Scherpenberg followed by the Baneberg, the Monteberg and the Kemmelberg (Belvedère). They'll end off the blue part on the map and will continue with the green part.

On they way down to Ploegsteert they'll get on the "Plugstreets", the sand roads in the woods where the trench war took place during the First World War. There will be 3 parts on the programme, Hill 63, Christmas Truce and The Catacombs. Back in the hill country they'll find in this order the Monteberg, the Kemmelberg (Belvedère), the Scherpenberg and the Baneberg. On the red part on the map they'll still have to climb the Kemmelberg (Ostuaire), in opposite direction, before they go on to the finish in Wevelgem, via Ieper.

Who will follow up on Biniam Girmay (at that time with Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux, now the team's called Intermarché-Circus-Wanty) this Sunday, as winner of this classic (he won it ahead of Christophe Laporte and Dries van Gestel)?

Hereunder you'll find the time- and route schedule, the profile and the race route on Open Street Maps of Ghent-Wevelgem 2023. Click on the different images to open them. The icon on the right top side will allow you to activate or deactivate the 3 different parts of the race route.

The Ghent-Wevelgem 2023 race route in Google Earth

If you want to open the Ghent-Wevelgem 2023 race route in Google Earth, for example to make a virtual fly-over of it, that's possible! Download the KML file below and open it in Google Earth:

>> Download the Ghent-Wevelgem 2023 race route in Google Earth

The Ghent-Wevelgem 2023 participants list

174 riders will start in Ghent-Wevelgem 2023, including the last winner, Biniam Girmay, last year's number two, Christophe Laporte, and the 2021 winner, Wout van Aert for example.

>> Download the Ghent-Wevelgem 2023 participants list

door Thomas Vergouwen
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