The 2010 Gent–Wevelgem cycle road race

Road bicycle racing

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 took place on March 28, 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

France

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, with a double passage over Mont des Cats and Mont Noir. The race was the sixth event in the UCI World Ranking

2010 UCI World Ranking

The 2010 UCI World Ranking was the second edition of the ranking system launched by the International Cycling Union in 2009. The series started with the Tour Down Under's opening stage on 19 January, and consisted of 13 stage races and 13 one-day races, culminating in the Giro di Lombardia on 16...

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Bernhard Eisel

Bernhard Eisel

Bernhard Eisel is an Austrian professional road bicycling racer who currently rides for . He will join Team Sky for the 2012 season.-Career:...

 (AUT) beat Sep Vanmarcke

Sep Vanmarcke

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 of Belgium in a six-way sprint to the finish to win the Ghent-Wevelgem cycling classic. One of the pre-race favourites Philippe Gilbert

Philippe Gilbert

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 finished third ahead of American veteran George Hincapie

George Hincapie

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. The other pre-race favourites Tom Boonen

Tom Boonen

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 and Fabian Cancellara

Fabian Cancellara

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 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."

Teams

There were 25 teams in the 2010 Gent–Wevelgem. They were:
ProTour Teams

Wild Cards

Results

	Cyclist	Team	Time	UCI World Ranking 2010 UCI World Ranking The 2010 UCI World Ranking was the second edition of the ranking system launched by the International Cycling Union in 2009. The series started with the Tour Down Under's opening stage on 19 January, and consisted of 13 stage races and 13 one-day races, culminating in the Giro di Lombardia on 16... Points
1	'		5h 16' 21"	80
2			st.	60
3			st.	50
4			st.	40
5			+ 2"	30
6			+ 6"	22
7			+ 51"	14
8			+ 1' 00"	10
9			s.t.	6
10			s.t.	2