| Distance | 253.1 kilometres |
| Begin | Menin Gate, Ypres |
| End | Wevelgem |
| Begin time | 10:40 CET |
| End time | 16:20 CET |
The 2024 version of Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders Fields will as soon as once more begin from the Menin Gate in Ypres, a memorial to the victims of World Conflict I, and finish on Vanackerestraat in Wevelgem.
This 12 months’s route at 253.1 kilometres is 7km shorter than in 2023 and consists of a giant loop heading towards the North Sea to Veurne with the well-known Moeren earlier than heading for Heuvelland. The ultimate 100 kilometres comprise 9 main climbs: the Scherpenberg, Baneberg, Monteberg, Kemmelberg (Belvedère), Monteberg, Kemmelberg (Belvedère), Scherpenberg, Baneberg and lastly, the Kemmelberg (Ossuaire).
The race’s second half additionally contains three sections of filth and grass farm roads, specifically Hill 63, Christmas Truce, and the Catacombs, coined the Plugstreets by British troopers throughout WWI.
Following the third and last ascent of the Kemmelberg, which is taken from its steeper western aspect, all that remained was the ultimate 34km run-in westwards to the end in Wevelgem.
Gent-Wevelgem 2024 Climbs
- Gent Wevelgem climbs
- Scherpenberg, km 156.5
- Baneberg, km 161.2
- Monteberg, km 167.2
- Kemmelberg (Belvedère), km 169.0
- Monteberg, km 199.5
- Kemmelberg (Belvedère), km 201.3
- Scherpenberg, km 208.8
- Baneberg, km 213.5
- Kemmelberg (Ossuaire), km 218.8
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