Classic Brugge-De Panne Women 2024
Latest News from the Race
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Multiple rider injuries force SD Worx to pull out of Classic Brugge-De Panne
'Lorena Wiebes was one of those victims in Nokere' says manager Stam -
Select spring Classics now streamed for US fans via Max subscription platform
Warner Bros. Discovery announces international cycling coverage for Europe and partnerships for Canada, Australia -
Classic Brugge-De Panne Women past winners
Recap of winners for the Women's WorldTour one-day race 2018-2023
Date | March 21, 2024 |
Start location | Brugge |
Finish location | De Panne |
Distance | tba |
Previous edition | Classic Brugge-De Panne Women 2023 |
Row 5 - Cell 0 | Row 5 - Cell 1 |
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The Classic Brugge-De Panne returns for a sixth edition in 2024 and is among the big showdowns among the cobbled Classic for the top sprinters in the women's peloton. The Women’s WorldTour race is on March 21, which follows a day after the men’s race.
It's a race that takes the Women's WorldTour back to Belgium after a pair of spring Classics in Italy, Strade Bianche and Trofeo Alfredo Binda, and one in the Netherlands, Ronde van Drenthe. Classic Brugge-De Panne Women launches a series of three consecutive one-day races in Belgium, leading to Gent-Wevelgem and Tour of Flanders.
The Belgian event took root in 1977 as a three-day stage race for men. It then added the Women’s WorldTour race in 2018, the same year transforming the men’s contest to a one-day race as well. The men race a day before the women.
In a big step for the women’s race, organisers increased the prize money in 2022 to be equal with the men’s, offering the women’s field a total purse of €40,000.
Last year Pfeiffer Georgi (Team DSM) used a late attack from a small breakaway group to ride solo across the line for her first Women’s WorldTour victory. It was a powerful surge across the final 7km that saw her distance 2022 winner Elisa Balsamo and 2020 winner Lorena Wiebes by 1:10.
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Classic Brugge-De Panne Women route
This is a race characterised by flat roads which are a playground for sprinters. Also a factor are the roads around De Moeren which are open to the elements and the wind can disrupt fast riders. It is also traditionally one of the longest races, with the 2023 route reaching 163km.
The Classic Brugge-De Panne route begins in Brugge and passes through Leeuw, Koekelare and Schoorbakke, and leads to a local circuit of 43.9km that the women completed twice for the finish in De Panne. In 2023 the circuit was reversed and the finish line moved from Veurnestraat to Zeelaan.
Classic Brugge-De Panne Contenders
Four of the last six previous editions of Classic Brugge-De Panne, four have been won in a bunch sprint. In 2021, Grace Brown stayed ahead of a charging field from a hard-fought breakaway to take a solo victory. Last year, Pfeiffer Georgi used a late attack from a breakaway group of six to earn the win, more than a minute ahead of the chasers.
Lidl-Trek’s Elisa Balsamo won in Brugge in 2022 and finished as runner-up last year to Brown. The Italian had a dazzling string of success the year she won Classic Brugge-De Panne as she took titles at Trofeo Alfredo Binda and Gent-Wevelgem on the surrounding weekends.
Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) won the race in 2020 and has been on the podium three other times, including a third place last year. The course seems designed for her abilities as a pure sprinter.
Other sprinters to watch include Charlotte Kool (Team dsm-firmenich PostNL), Lotta Henttala (EF Education-Cannondale) and Chiara Consonni, who leads UAE Team ADQ in the one-day races with the retirement of Marta Bastianelli.
Teams for 2024 will be announced soon.
Races
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Classic Brugge-De Panne Women 202421 March 2024 | Bruges | Women's WorldTour
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Elite Women | Brugge - De Panne2024-03-21 147.9km
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Latest Content on the Race
Multiple rider injuries force SD Worx to pull out of Classic Brugge-De Panne
By Kirsten Frattini published
news 'Lorena Wiebes was one of those victims in Nokere' says manager Stam
Select spring Classics now streamed for US fans via Max subscription platform
By Jackie Tyson published
News Warner Bros. Discovery announces international cycling coverage for Europe and partnerships for Canada, Australia
Injury report: De Wilde fractures scapula in De Panne, Cataldo has surgery
By Laura Weislo published
News Fenix-Deceuninck rider out for an unspecified period, Barnes undergoes surgery for broken radius
Balsamo beats Wiebes in Brugge-De Panne sprint – for second place
By Lukas Knöfler published
News Sprinter showdown foiled by Georgi solo
Peloton neutralised after crash at Classic Brugge-De Panne
By Kirsten Frattini published
News Officials stop the race for seven minutes to assess the situation as strong winds wreak havoc in flat cobbled classic
Wiebes, Kool, Balsamo brace for sprint clash at Classic Brugge-De Panne
By Kirsten Frattini published
News 'It will be the first real showdown' says Wiebes as SD Worx take to start line with only four riders
How to watch the Classic Brugge-De Panne – live streaming
By Daniel Ostanek published
News Men's and women's pelotons head to Belgium for spring Classics sprint showdown this week
Balsamo keeps speed and finds strength to open door to Flanders
By Patrick Fletcher published
News World Champion still training on the track to maintain her finishing kick
Top News on the Race
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Peloton neutralised after crash at Classic Brugge-De Panne
Officials stop the race for seven minutes to assess the situation as strong winds wreak havoc in flat cobbled classic -
Wiebes, Kool, Balsamo brace for sprint clash at Classic Brugge-De Panne
'It will be the first real showdown' says Wiebes as SD Worx take to start line with only four riders -
How to watch the Classic Brugge-De Panne – live streaming
Men's and women's pelotons head to Belgium for spring Classics sprint showdown this week
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Balsamo keeps speed and finds strength to open door to Flanders
World Champion still training on the track to maintain her finishing kick -
Top riders react as crashes wreak havoc at Classic Brugge-De Panne Women
'It's a very difficult race, even dangerous because there are so many corners and big and smaller roads' says Bastianelli -
Wiebes sprints with broken spoke to second place at Brugge-De Panne
Dutchwoman rues bad luck but relishes sprinting rivalry with Balsamo
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Sprinters come up short in Classic Brugge-De Panne Women
Crosswinds, crashes, and a solo attack decide flat race -
Crashes and crosswinds wreak havoc at Brugge-De Panne
Crash victims untangle and pull bikes out of ditches and waterways -
Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado's Mundial Ciclismo team becomes Plantur-Pura
New team name, sponsors announced ahead of Thursday's Classic Brugge-De Panne
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