2023 Gent–Wevelgem (women's race)
Cycling race
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The 2023 Gent–Wevelgem In Flanders Fields was a Belgian road cycling one-day race that took place on 26 March 2023. It was the 12th edition of Gent–Wevelgem and the 9th event of the 2023 UCI Women's World Tour.
| 2023 UCI Women's World Tour, race 9 of 27 | |||||||||||||
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Event poster with previous winners Biniam Girmay and Elisa Balsamo | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 26 March 2023 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 162.5 km (101.0 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4h 16' 47" | ||||||||||||
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Swiss rider Marlen Reusser of SD Worx won the race by nearly three minutes after a 40 kilometres (25 mi) solo breakaway.[1] Megan Jastrab of Team DSM won the bunch sprint for 2nd place, followed by Maike van der Duin of Lifeplus Wahoo.[1]
Teams
All fourteen UCI Women's WorldTeams and ten UCI Women's Continental Teams took part in the race.[2] Prior to the event, some riders in the Zaaf Cycling Team not to start the race in protest, due to unpaid wages by their team.[3]
UCI Women's WorldTeams
UCI Women's Continental Teams
Result
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 |  Marlen Reusser (SUI) |
SD Worx | 4h 16' 47" |
| 2 |  Megan Jastrab (USA) |
Team DSM | + 2' 42" |
| 3 |  Maike van der Duin (NED) |
Lifeplus Wahoo | + 2' 42" |
| 4 | Karlijn Swinkels (NED) |
Team Jumbo–Visma | + 2' 42" |
| 5 |  Christina Schweinberger (AUT) |
FDJ–Suez | + 2' 42" |
| 6 |  Marta Bastianelli (ITA) |
UAE Team ADQ | + 2' 42" |
| 7 |  Elinor Barker (GBR) |
Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 2' 42" |
| 8 |  Clara Copponi (FRA) |
FDJ–Suez | + 2' 42" |
| 9 | Anna Henderson (GBR) |
Team Jumbo–Visma | + 2' 42" |
| 10 |  Shari Bossuyt (BEL) |
Canyon//SRAM | + 2' 42" |
