2011 Gent–Wevelgem
| 2011 UCI World Tour, race 6 of 27 | |||||||||||||
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Tom Boonen riding at Kemmelberg.
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| Dates | 27 March | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 219 km (136.1 mi) | ||||||||||||
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| Winner |
 Tom Boonen (BEL)
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(Quick-Step) | |
| Second |
 Daniele Bennati (ITA)
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(Leopard Trek) | |
| Third |
 Tyler Farrar (USA)
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(Garmin–Cervélo) |
The 2011 Gent–Wevelgem was the 73rd running of the Gent–Wevelgem cycling race, held on 27 March 2011. Quick-Step's Tom Boonen won the race in a sprint finish ahead of Leopard Trek rider Daniele Bennati and Tyler Farrar of Garmin–Cervélo.
As this is a UCI World Tour event, the organisers are obliged to give a place to each of the 18 ProTour teams. They also invited 7 wild card teams, indicated with an asterisk below. Each of the 25 teams were permitted up to eight riders: 196 riders began the race.
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