D'hoore unaware she was sprinting for Driedaagse De Panne victory

Jolien D'hoore (Mitchelton-Scott) won the inaugural Driedaagse De Panne one-day race that made its début on the UCI Women's WorldTour on Thursday. As she crossed the line, the Belgian champion did not know she had won, thinking there might still have been some riders from the breakaway ahead of her.

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Lukas Knöfler started working in cycling communications in 2013 and has seen the inside of the scene from many angles. Having worked as press officer for teams and races and written for several online and print publications, he has been Cyclingnews’ Women’s WorldTour correspondent since 2018.