The ninth 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 ...
's women's race was held on Sunday 11 October 2020, rescheduled from the original date of 29 March 2020 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
. In the rescheduled season, it was the eight event of the
2020 UCI Women's World Tour
The 2020 UCI Women's World Tour was a competition that initially included twenty-one road bicycle racing, road cycling events throughout the 2020 in women's road cycling, 2020 women's cycling season. It was the fifth edition of the ranking system ...
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Route
Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium
The COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium has resulted in confirmed cases of COVID-19 and deaths.
The virus was confirmed to have spread to Belgium on 4 February 2020, when one of a group of nine Belgians repatriated from Wuhan to Brussels was repor ...
, the race organisers had asked spectators to follow the race from home and had not released any information on the course to the public before the race started. The start times of the races were also adapted to avoid a clash with the
2020 Giro d'Italia. For the first time, the
men's race started before the women's race.
Teams
Eight UCI Women's WorldTeams and sixteen UCI Women's Continental Teams were to compete in the race. However, due to a positive covid-19 test in the team, decided to pull out of the race.
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Results
See also
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2020 in women's road cycling
References
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