Gent-Wevelgem to include Ypres for five years

The Gent-Wevelgem peloton rolls along the seaside.

The Gent-Wevelgem peloton rolls along the seaside. (Image credit: www.ispaphoto.com)

Gent-Wevelgem will go through Ypres the next five years, and the women's version of the race will start there, race organizers announced. The route change will be in honor of the centennial of World War I.