Gent–Wevelgem 2025: total dominance on the cobblestones

Dominance on the Cobbles

The Classics season opens with the roar of Gent–Wevelgem, and it's Mads Pedersen who makes the cobblestones tremble. A clear, muscular, gladiator-like victory from the North. The first major cobbled classic is his—a triumph for Lidl-Trek.

Pedersen did what only champions can do: he attacked when the wind blew strongest, resisted when the peloton chased furiously, and pushed beyond all limits in the finale. And at the finish line, he raised his arms with the power of someone who already knows this is just the first of many.

It's the perfect start to a season that promises sparks.