2019 Gent–Wevelgem (women's race) explained

2019 Gent–Wevelgem (women's race)
Date:	31 March 2019
Series:	2019 UCI Women's World Tour
Race No:	5
Season No:	23
Stages:	1
Distance:	136.9
Unit:	km
Time:	3hr 33' 34"
Speed:	38.433 km/h
First:	Kirsten Wild
First Nat:	NED
Second:	Lorena Wiebes
Second Nat:	NED
Third:	Letizia Paternoster
Third Nat:	ITA
Previous:	2018
Next:	2020

The eighth running of Gent–Wevelgem's women's race was held on Sunday 31 March 2019. It was the fifth event of the 2019 UCI Women's World Tour.^[1] The race started in Ypres and finished in Wevelgem, covering a distance of 136.9 km. Italian Marta Bastianelli won the previous edition in 2018.^[2]

Teams

24 teams competed in the race.^[3]

Results

Final general classification ^[4] Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.

See also

• 2019 in women's road cycling

Notes and References

1. Web site: UCI announce 2019 Women's WorldTour calendar . . 10 March 2019 .
2. Web site: Knöfler. Lukas. Bastianelli: Gent-Wevelgem win is a reward for all my hard work. Cyclingnews. Immediate Media Company. 12 March 2019.
3. Web site: Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders fields (1.WWT) . www.procyclingstats.com . ProCycling Stats . March 28, 2019.
4. Web site: Gent-Wevelgem In Flanders Fields WE (1.WWT) . ProCycling Stats . 1 April 2019.