Gent-Wevelgem to be lengthened

andyp
andyp Posts: 10,481
edited October 2009 in Pro race
There was a thread on Gent-Wevelgem moving already but the useless search tool on here fails to deliver once more. Anyway, it's just been announced that Gent-Wevelgem will return to being 250 kms in length next season;

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/gent-we ... -in-status

For me that's a great move, we'll now have three Sundays in succession with full length cobbled classics. Magic. :D

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  • micron
    micron Posts: 1,843
    That rocks - if cycling is going to get more and more specialized and split between Classics and GT specialists then make all those races 250+ - hope Fleche Wallonne is next :D
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    What's going to happen with the 3 Days of Panne?

    There's a date clash between the 2 races unless it gets moved.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,481
    No there's not. G-W will be on the last Sunday in March, De Panne runs from Tuesday to Friday, then Flanders is on the first Sunday in April.
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    andyp wrote:
    No there's not. G-W will be on the last Sunday in March, De Panne runs from Tuesday to Friday, then Flanders is on the first Sunday in April.

    Yep, silly me, I miscounted.
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    johnfinch wrote:
    andyp wrote:
    No there's not. G-W will be on the last Sunday in March, De Panne runs from Tuesday to Friday, then Flanders is on the first Sunday in April.

    Yep, silly me, I miscounted.

    There is an issue though; The E3 Prijs Harelbeke and Brabantse Pijl/Fleche Brabanconne were in that weekend. One of them has to make room for Gent Wevelgem, and might clash with De Panne replaced to the regular semi-classic Wednesday.
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Does this mean Big George has finally won a Classic :lol:
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