Gent Marathon

21 km Jef Torbeyns grinded past more than 2050 runners to win in 01:16:08. Guust De Smul secured second in this year’s race with a time of 01:17:20. Finishing third was Björn Pollentier (01:17:40). In the ladies race, Gino Van Geyte finished first in 02:34:19 , ahead of Joris Beaumon (02:37:16). Finishing third was Tim Vroman (02:47:25). Top 5 Men 1 Jef Torbeyns 01:16:08 2 Guust De Smul 01:17:20 3 Björn Pollentier 01:17:40 4 Hendrik Van Der Zande 01:17:56 5 Stijn Dhaenekint 01:18:07 Top 5 Women 1 Gino Van Geyte 02:34:19 2 Joris Beaumon 02:37:16 3 Tim Vroman 02:47:25 4 Pieter Vancraeynest 02:50:29 5 Tom Sacre 02:51:51 Complete results 10 km Ben Bauters got a win, finishing with a time of 00:32:52. He finished 30 secondes ahead of Patrick Van Petegem. The third place went to Bert Misplon with a time of 00:34:10 For the women, Claire Altmann took top spot in 00:41:47 . She bested Sofie Claeys who crossed the finish line une minute 18 secondes behind her. Finishing third was Maria Rita Di Meo (00:43:38). Top 5 Men 1 Ben Bauters 00:32:52 2 Patrick Van Petegem 00:33:22 3 Bert Misplon 00:34:10 4 Nick Van Den Brulle 00:34:21 5 Thomas Demuyser 00:36:56 Top 5 Women 1 Claire Altmann 00:41:47 2 Sofie Claeys 00:43:05 3 Maria Rita Di Meo 00:43:38 4 Elien De Groote 00:44:06 5 Ilse Deputter 00:44:53 Complete results 42 km Gino Van Geyte outpaced more then 1023 runners to win in 02:34:19. Joris Beaumon earned runner-up honours with a time of 02:37:16. Tim Vroman (02:47:25) made notched third place. For the women, Lieselotte Beck claimed victory with a time of 03:07:05 , ahead of Heidi Wouters (03:13:10). Rounding out the top three was Charlotte Van De Velde with a time of 03:14:21. Top 5 Men 1 Gino Van Geyte 02:34:19 2 Joris Beaumon 02:37:16 3 Tim Vroman 02:47:25 4 Pieter Vancraeynest 02:50:29 5 Tom Sacre 02:51:51 Top 5 Women 1 Lieselotte Beck 03:07:05 2 Heidi Wouters 03:13:10 3 Charlotte Van De Velde 03:14:21 4 Lies Vermont 03:18:42 5 Liesbeth Van Looken 03:27:28 Complete results 5 km Elliot Laurent got a win, finishing with a time of 00:17:08. Coming in second was Gianni Allebosch (00:17:10). Finishing third was Joeri Deleener (00:17:11). In the ladies race, Pascal Schepers scored victory with a time of 01:15:05 . Rick Heutinck earned runner-up honours with a time of 01:15:16. The third place went to Bas Arentz with a time of 01:17:54 Top 5 Men 1 Elliot Laurent 00:17:08 2 Gianni Allebosch 00:17:10 3 Joeri Deleener 00:17:11 4 Mohamed El Moufid 00:17:18 5 Steven Garré 00:17:28 Top 5 Women 1 Pascal Schepers 01:15:05 2 Rick Heutinck 01:15:16 3 Bas Arentz 01:17:54 4 Remi Rondeel 01:19:34 5 Guido Engelen 01:21:05 Complete results