In Flanders Fields - from Middelkerke to Wevelgem: Complete winners guide (1934-2025)
Looking for a comprehensive record of In Flanders Fields - from Middelkerke to Wevelgem (named Gent-Wevelgem for a long time) results, detailing all winners, runners-up, and third-place finishers from 1934 through 2025? You’ll find every victory, every podium, every triumph right here on the race shaped by the Kemmelberg, Flanders’ crosswinds and the plugstreets.
Since 1934, In Flanders Fields - from Middelkerke to Wevelgem (Gent–Wevelgem has) crowned generations of classics specialists. From Gustave Van Belle (the first winner) through sprint dynasties and all‑rounder eras to today’s stars like Peter Sagan, Wout van Aert, Mads Pedersen, Christophe Laporte and Biniam Girmay. Belgium has long dominated the winners’ list, with Italy, the Netherlands and France close behind; in recent decades Denmark, Norway, Slovakia and Eritrea have joined the circle of champions.
The table below lists the top three finishers of every edition, complete with national flags and full names. Riders who were officially stripped of results due to doping are marked with an asterisk (*).
| Year | Winner | Number 2 | Number 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 🇩🇰 Mads Pedersen | 🇧🇪 Tim Merlier | 🇮🇹 Jonathan Milan |
2024 | 🇩🇰 Mads Pedersen | 🇳🇱 Mathieu van der Poel | 🇧🇪 Jasper Philipsen |
2023 | 🇫🇷 Christophe Laporte | 🇧🇪 Wout van Aert | 🇧🇪 Sep Vanmarcke |
2022 | 🇪🇷 Biniam Girmay | 🇫🇷 Christophe Laporte | 🇧🇪 Dries Van Gestel |
2021 | 🇧🇪 Wout van Aert | 🇮🇹 Giacomo Nizzolo | 🇮🇹 Matteo Trentin |
2020 | 🇩🇰 Mads Pedersen | 🇫🇷 Florian Sénéchal | 🇮🇹 Matteo Trentin |
2019 | 🇳🇴 Alexander Kristoff | 🇩🇪 John Degenkolb | 🇧🇪 Oliver Naesen |
2018 | 🇸🇰 Peter Sagan | 🇮🇹 Elia Viviani | 🇫🇷 Arnaud Démare |
2017 | 🇧🇪 Greg van Avermaet | 🇧🇪 Jens Keukeleire | 🇸🇰 Peter Sagan |
2016 | 🇸🇰 Peter Sagan | 🇧🇪 Sep Vanmarcke | 🇷🇺 Viacheslav Kuznetsov |
2015 | 🇮🇹 Luca Paolini | 🇳🇱 Niki Terpstra | 🇬🇧 Geraint Thomas |
2014 | 🇩🇪 John Degenkolb | 🇫🇷 Arnaud Démare | 🇸🇰 Peter Sagan |
2013 | 🇸🇰 Peter Sagan | 🇸🇮 Borut Božič | 🇧🇪 Greg van Avermaet |
2012 | 🇧🇪 Tom Boonen | 🇸🇰 Peter Sagan | 🇩🇰 Matti Breschel |
2011 | 🇧🇪 Tom Boonen | 🇮🇹 Daniele Bennati | 🇺🇸 Tyler Farrar |
2010 | 🇦🇹 Bernhard Eisel | 🇧🇪 Sep Vanmarcke | 🇧🇪 Philippe Gilbert |
2009 | 🇳🇴 Edvald Boasson Hagen | 🇧🇾 Aleksandr Kuschynski | 🇦🇺 Matthew Goss |
2008 | 🇪🇸 Oscar Freire | 🇫🇷 Aurélien Clerc | 🇧🇪 Wouter Weylandt |
2007 | 🇩🇪 Marcus Burghardt | 🇬🇧 Roger Hammond | 🇪🇸 Oscar Freire |
2006 | 🇳🇴 Thor Hushovd | 🇩🇪 David Kopp | 🇮🇹 Alessandro Petacchi |
2005 | 🇧🇪 Nico Mattan | 🇪🇸 Juan Antonio Flecha | 🇮🇹 Daniele Bennati |
2004 | 🇧🇪 Tom Boonen | 🇸🇪 Magnus Backstedt | 🇪🇪 Jaan Kirsipuu |
2003 | 🇩🇪 Andreas Klier | 🇦🇺 Henk Vogels | 🇧🇪 Tom Boonen |
2002 | 🇮🇹 Mario Cipollini | 🇺🇸 Fred Rodriguez | 🇺🇸 George Hincapie |
2001 | 🇺🇸 George Hincapie | 🇳🇱 Leon Van Bon | 🇩🇪 Steffen Wesemann |
2000 | 🇧🇪 Geert Van Bondt | 🇧🇪 Peter Van Petegem | 🇧🇪 Johan Museeuw |
1999 | 🇧🇪 Tom Steels | 🇵🇱 Zbigniew Spruch | 🇳🇱 Tristan Hoffman |
1998 | 🇧🇪 Frank Vandenbroucke | 🇩🇰 Lars Michaelsen | 🇧🇪 Nico Mattan |
1997 | 🇫🇷 Philippe Gaumont | 🇲🇩 Andrei Tchmil | 🇧🇪 Johan Capiot |
1996 | 🇧🇪 Tom Steels | 🇮🇹 Giovanni Lombardi | 🇮🇹 Fabio Baldato |
1995 | 🇩🇰 Lars Michaelsen | 🇮🇹 Maurizio Fondriest | 🇧🇪 Luc Roosen |
1994 | 🇧🇪 Wilfried Peeters | 🇮🇹 Franco Ballerini | 🇧🇪 Johan Museeuw |
1993 | 🇮🇹 Mario Cipollini | 🇧🇪 Eric Vanderaerden | 🇺🇿 Djamolidine Abdoujaparov |
1992 | 🇮🇹 Mario Cipollini | 🇧🇪 Johan Capiot | 🇮🇹 Adriano Baffi |
1991 | 🇺🇿 Djamolidine Abdoujaparov | 🇮🇹 Mario Cipollini | 🇩🇪 Olaf Ludwig |
1990 | 🇧🇪 Herman Frison | 🇧🇪 Johan Museeuw | 🇮🇹 Franco Ballerini |
1989 | 🇳🇱 Gerrit Solleveld | 🇬🇧 Sean Yates | 🇩🇰 Rolf Sørensen |
1988 | 🇮🇪 Sean Kelly | 🇮🇹 Gianni Bugno | 🇺🇸 Ron Kiefel |
1987 | 🇳🇱 Teun Van Vliet | 🇧🇪 Etienne De Wilde | 🇧🇪 Herman Frison |
1986 | 🇮🇹 Guido Bontempi | 🇳🇱 Twan Poels | 🇧🇪 Jean Marie Wampers |
1985 | 🇧🇪 Eric Vanderaerden | 🇦🇺 Phil Anderson | 🇧🇪 Rudy Dhaenens |
1984 | 🇮🇹 Guido Bontempi | 🇧🇪 Eric Vanderaerden | 🇮🇹 Pierino Gavazzi |
1983 | 🇳🇱 Leo Van Vliet | 🇳🇱 Jan Raas | 🇧🇪 Frank Hoste |
1982 | 🇧🇪 Frank Hoste | 🇧🇪 Eddy Vanhaerens | 🇧🇪 Fons De Wolf |
1981 | 🇳🇱 Jan Raas | 🇧🇪 Roger De Vlaeminck | 🇧🇪 Fons De Wolf |
1980 | 🇳🇱 Henk Lubberding | 🇧🇪 Fons De Wolf | 🇳🇱 Piet Van Katwijk |
1979 | 🇮🇹 Francesco Moser | 🇧🇪 Roger De Vlaeminck | 🇳🇱 Jan Raas |
1978 | 🇧🇪 Ferdi Van Den Haute | 🇧🇪 Walter Planckaert | 🇮🇹 Francesco Moser |
1977 | 🇫🇷 Bernard Hinault | 🇮🇹 Vittorio Algeri | 🇳🇱 Piet Van Katwijk |
1976 | 🇧🇪 Freddy Maertens | 🇧🇪 Rik Van Linden | 🇧🇪 Frans Verbeeck |
1975 | 🇧🇪 Freddy Maertens | 🇧🇪 Frans Verbeeck | 🇧🇪 Rik Van Linden |
1974 | 🇬🇧 Barry Hoban | 🇧🇪 Eddy Merckx | 🇧🇪 Roger De Vlaeminck |
1973 | 🇧🇪 Eddy Merckx | 🇧🇪 Frans Verbeeck | 🇧🇪 Walter Planckaert |
1972 | 🇧🇪 Roger Swerts | 🇮🇹 Felice Gimondi | 🇧🇪 Eddy Merckx |
1971 | 🇧🇪 Georges Pintens | 🇧🇪 Roger De Vlaeminck | 🇳🇱 Gerben Karstens |
1970 | 🇧🇪 Eddy Merckx | 🇧🇪 Willy Vekemans | 🇧🇪 Walter Godefroot |
1969 | 🇧🇪 Willy Vekemans | 🇧🇪 Roger De Vlaeminck | 🇧🇪 Eric De Vlaeminck |
1968 | 🇧🇪 Walter Godefroot | 🇧🇪 Willy Van Neste | 🇮🇹 Felice Gimondi |
1967 | 🇧🇪 Eddy Merckx | 🇳🇱 Jan Janssen | 🇧🇪 Edward Sels |
1966 | 🇧🇪 Herman Van Springel | 🇧🇪 Noël Van Clooster | 🇩🇰 Palle Lykke Jensen |
1965 | 🇧🇪 Noël De Pauw | 🇧🇪 Bernard Vanderkerckhove | 🇧🇪 Gustave Desmet |
1964 | 🇫🇷 Jacques Anquetil | 🇧🇪 Yvo Molenaers | 🇧🇪 Rik Van Looy |
1963 | 🇧🇪 Benoni Beheyt | 🇬🇧 Tom Simpson | 🇧🇪 Michel Van Aerde |
1962 | 🇧🇪 Rik Van Looy | 🇧🇪 Frans Schoubben | 🇧🇪 Armand Desmet |
1961 | 🇧🇪 Frans Aerenhouts | 🇧🇪 Raymond Impanis | 🇧🇪 Yvo Molenaers |
1960 | 🇧🇪 Frans Aerenhouts | 🇧🇪 Frans De Mulder | 🇧🇪 Joseph Planckaert |
1959 | 🇧🇪 Léon Van Daele | 🇧🇪 Joseph Hovenaers | 🇫🇷 Jacques Anquetil |
1958 | 🇧🇪 Noël Fore | 🇧🇪 Rik Van Looy | 🇧🇪 Alfred De Bruyne |
1957 | 🇧🇪 Rik Van Looy | 🇧🇪 André Noyelle | 🇧🇪 Lucien Mattys |
1956 | 🇧🇪 Rik Van Looy | 🇳🇱 Richard Van Genuchten | 🇧🇪 Désiré Keteleers |
1955 | 🇧🇪 Briek Schotte | 🇧🇪 Désiré Keteleers | 🇧🇪 Raymond Impanis |
1954 | 🇨🇭 Rolf Graf | 🇨🇭 Ferdy Kübler | 🇧🇪 Ernest Sterckx |
1953 | 🇧🇪 Raymond Impanis | 🇳🇱 Wim Van Est | 🇧🇪 Germain Derijke |
1952 | 🇧🇪 Raymond Impanis | 🇧🇪 Maurice Blomme | 🇧🇪 Alois De Hertog |
1951 | 🇧🇪 André Rosseel | 🇧🇪 Raphaël Jonckheere | 🇧🇪 Lionel Van Brabant |
1950 | 🇧🇪 Briek Schotte | 🇧🇪 Albert Decin | 🇧🇪 André Declerck |
1949 | 🇧🇪 Marcel Kint | 🇧🇪 André Declerck | 🇧🇪 Albert Decin |
1948 | 🇧🇪 Valère Ollivier | 🇧🇪 Albert Ramon | 🇧🇪 Hilaire Couvreur |
1947 | 🇧🇪 Maurice Desimpelaere | 🇧🇪 René Beyens | 🇧🇪 Lucien Vlaemynck |
1946 | 🇧🇪 Ernest Sterckx | 🇧🇪 Maurice Desimpelaere | 🇧🇪 Michel Remue |
1945 | 🇧🇪 Robert Van Eenaeme | 🇧🇪 Maurice Van Herzele | 🇧🇪 André Declerck |
1944 | Race not held | ||
1943 | Race not held | ||
1942 | Race not held | ||
1941 | Race not held | ||
1940 | Race not held | ||
1939 | 🇧🇪 André Declerck | 🇧🇪 Frans Van Hellmont | 🇧🇪 Albert Van Laecke |
1938 | 🇧🇪 Hubert Godart | 🇧🇪 Edmond Delathouwer | 🇧🇪 Gustave Van Cauwenberghe |
1937 | 🇧🇪 Robert Van Eenaeme | 🇧🇪 Albert Ritserveldt | 🇧🇪 André Hallaert |
1936 | 🇧🇪 Robert Van Eenaeme | 🇧🇪 Joseph Somers | 🇧🇪 Gaston Denys |
1935 | 🇧🇪 Albert Depreitere | 🇧🇪 Jérôme Dufromont | 🇧🇪 Karel Catrysse |
1934 | 🇧🇪 Gustave Van Belle | 🇧🇪 Maurice Vandenberghe | 🇧🇪 Jérôme Dufromont |
