2015 Gent–Wevelgem
| 2015 UCI World Tour, race 7 of 28 | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 29 March 2015 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 239.1 km (148.6 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 20' 55" | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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| Winner |
 Luca Paolini (ITA)
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(Team Katusha) | |
| Second |
 Niki Terpstra (NED)
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(Etixx–Quick-Step) | |
| Third |
 Geraint Thomas (GBR)
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(Team Sky) |
The 2015 Gent–Wevelgem was a one-day cycling classic that took place in Belgium and France on 29 March 2015. It was the 77th edition of the Gent–Wevelgem race; it took place on 29 March and was the seventh race of the 2015 UCI World Tour. The defending champion was John Degenkolb (Team Giant–Alpecin), who had won the 2014 edition in a bunch sprint.
Gent–Wevelgem is part of the spring classics season and is known as the "sprinter's classic", because its terrain is less challenging than most of the other classics. The 2015 edition followed a 239.1-kilometre (148.6 mi) route that started in Deinze and ended in Wevelgem. The race took place in difficult weather conditions with heavy wind and rain; as a result, only 39 riders finished the race of the 200 who had started. The race was won by Luca Paolini (Team Katusha), who attacked a small group in the final 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) and took a solo victory. Niki Terpstra (Etixx–Quick-Step) sprinted to second place, ahead of Geraint Thomas (Team Sky).
The 2015 Gent–Wevelgem was 239.1 kilometres (148.6 mi) in length, starting in the Belgian city of Deinze, west of the city of Gent, and finishing in Wevelgem. Most of the spring classics centre around Oudenaarde and the many small hills in the nearby region. Gent–Wevelgem, however, travels west into West Flanders and France and has fewer hills, making it more suitable for sprinters.
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