2010 Gent–Wevelgem

The 2010 Gent–Wevelgem cycle road race took place on 28 March 2010. It was the 72nd edition of the international top classic Gent–Wevelgem. The final of Gent–Wevelgem was largely redrawn. An extra track was added in France, with a double passage over Mont des Cats and Mont Noir.^[1] The race was the sixth event in the UCI World Ranking.

2010 Gent–Wevelgem

2010 UCI World Ranking, race 6 of 26
Race details
Dates	28 March
Stages	1
Distance	219 km (136.1 mi)
Winning time	5h 16' 21"
Results
Winner  Bernhard Eisel (AUT) (Team HTC–Columbia)   Second  Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) (Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator)   Third  Philippe Gilbert (BEL) (Omega Pharma–Lotto)
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Bernhard Eisel (AUT) beat Sep Vanmarcke of Belgium in a six-way sprint to the finish to win the Ghent-Wevelgem cycling classic.^[2] One of the pre-race favourites Philippe Gilbert finished third ahead of American veteran George Hincapie. The other pre-race favourites Tom Boonen and Fabian Cancellara both dropped out in the middle of the race. Eisel commented after the race, "Until now I never liked this race. The wind and all is not my thing. But from this day on Gent–Wevelgem is going to become my great love."^[3]

Teams

There were 25 teams in the 2010 Gent–Wevelgem. They were:^[4]

ProTour Teams Ag2r–La Mondiale Astana Caisse d'Epargne Euskaltel–Euskadi Footon–Servetto–Fuji Française des Jeux Garmin–Transitions Lampre–Farnese Vini Liquigas–Doimo Omega Pharma–Lotto Quick-Step Rabobank Team Sky Team HTC–Columbia Team Katusha Team Milram Team RadioShack Team Saxo Bank

Wild Cards Landbouwkrediet Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator Acqua & Sapone Skil–Shimano Vacansoleil Cervélo TestTeam BMC Racing Team

Results

	Cyclist	Team	Time	UCI World Ranking Points
1	Bernhard Eisel (AUT)	Team HTC–Columbia	5h 16' 21"	80
2	Sep Vanmarcke (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator	st.	60
3	Philippe Gilbert (BEL)	Omega Pharma–Lotto	st.	50
4	George Hincapie (USA)	BMC Racing Team	st.	40
5	Daniel Oss (ITA)	Liquigas–Doimo	+ 2"	30
6	Jürgen Roelandts (BEL)	Omega Pharma–Lotto	+ 6"	22
7	Maxim Iglinskiy (KAZ)	Astana	+ 51"	14
8	Matti Breschel (DEN)	Team Saxo Bank	+ 1' 00"	10
9	Tyler Farrar (USA)	Garmin–Transitions	s.t.	6
10	Luca Paolini (ITA)	Acqua & Sapone	s.t.	2

See also

• 2010 in Road Cycling