The 2006 Gent–Wevelgem race was the 64th edition of the

Gent–Wevelgem Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic cycle races, classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late ...

cycling classic The classic cycle races are the most prestigious one-day professional road cycling races in the international calendar. Some of these events date back to the 19th century. They are normally held at roughly the same time each year. The five most ...

. It was held on April 5, 2006, and was won by Norwegian sprinter

Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd (born 18 January 1978) is a Norwegian former professional road bicycle racer. He is known for sprinting and time trialing; Hushovd is a three-time Norwegian National Road Race Championships, Norwegian national road race champion ( ...

General standings

05-04-2006: Gent–Wevelgem, 210km.

References

External links

Cyclingnews.com Gent-Wevelgem page
Gent–Wevelgem 2006 UCI ProTour 2006 in Belgian sport {{Belgium-sport-stub