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James Moultrie

Gent-Wevelgem to change name in 2026 for first time since 1934 to In Flanders Fields – from Middelkerke to Wevelgem

(From L) Second placed Soudal Quick-Step's Belgian team rider Tim Merlier, winner Lidl-Trek's Danish team rider Mads Pedersen and Lidl-Trek's Italian team rider Jonathan Milan celebrate during the podium ceremony of the men's elite one day 250.3 Km (155 miles) cycling race 'Gent-Wevelgem - In Flanders Fields' from Ieper to Wevelgem on March 30, 2025. (Photo by JASPER JACOBS / Belga / AFP) / Belgium OUT (Photo by JASPER JACOBS/Belga/AFP via Getty Images).

One of Belgium's oldest ongoing professional bike races, Gent-Wevelgem, has changed its name for the first time since 1934 and moved both race start locations away from the Menin Gate in Ypres, which has played host since 2020.

It will now be called In Flanders Fields – from Middelkerke to Wevelgem, with the former starting a new ten-year partnership to host the start of the men's one-day Spring Classic, and the women's race start will be moved to Wevelgem, where both races will finish.

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