2019 Gent–Wevelgem (women's race)

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]

For the men's race, see 2019 Gent-Wevelgem.
2019 Gent–Wevelgem (women's race)
2019 UCI Women's World Tour, race 5 of 23
Race details
Dates31 March 2019
Stages1
Distance136.9 km (85.07 mi)
Winning time3hr 33' 34"
Results
  Winner  Kirsten Wild (NED) (WNT–Rotor Pro Cycling)
  Second  Lorena Wiebes (NED) (Parkhotel Valkenburg)
  Third  Letizia Paternoster (ITA) (Trek–Segafredo)
Youtube race summary

Teams

24 teams competed in the race.[3]

Professional women's teams

Results
Final general classification [4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Kirsten Wild (NED) WNT–Rotor Pro Cycling 3h 33' 34"
2  Lorena Wiebes (NED) Parkhotel Valkenburg s.t.
3  Letizia Paternoster (ITA) Trek–Segafredo s.t.
4  Marta Bastianelli (ITA) Team Virtu Cycling s.t.
5  Amy Pieters (NED) Bigla Pro Cycling s.t.
6  Lotte Kopecky (BEL) Lotto–Soudal Ladies s.t.
7  Michela Balducci (ITA) Aromitalia–Basso Bikes–Vaiano s.t.
8  Elena Cecchini (ITA) Canyon–SRAM s.t.
9  Elisa Balsamo (ITA) Valcar–Cylance s.t.
10  Marta Cavalli (ITA) Valcar–Cylance s.t.

See also

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