Where: Belgium
When: Sunday 26 March
Rank: Men's and Women's WorldTour
Distance: 260.9 kilometres (men's) 162.k kilometres (women's)
Now in its 75th year, Gent-Wevelgem forms a historic centrepiece in cyclings Flandrien Classics. The major WorldTour event is the second part of "Flemish Holy Week" which includes the E3 Saxo Classic on Friday, before it is then followed by Dwars door Vlaanderen and the Tour of Flanders.
The race's are both organised by Flanders Classics.
Both the men's and women's events travel through the area known as Flanders Fields, a symbolic and historic site forever associated with the First World War. The race often passes the Menin Gate memorial in Ypres as well as Tyne Cot Cemetery, the largest burial ground for Commonwealth forces in the world, for any conflict.
A variety of riders can flourish at Ghent-Wevelgem due to the relatively balanced parcours.
