Team DSM sweeps Dwars door de Westhoek podium
Georgi, Curinier and Kool go 1-2-3, after team splits race in windy conditions
Team DSM took full advantage of what turned out to be a windy edition of Dwars door de Westhoek, taking over the podium after Pfeiffer Georgi, Léa Curinier and Charlotte Kool broke clear.
“It was a really windy race today and we went in with a plan to split it halfway through,” said Georgi in a team statement. “The whole team fully committed and we managed to make the group smaller. A lap later we tried again into the wind.
"Me, Charlotte and Léa ended up going away together for around the last 50 kilometres, so it was a pretty painful last hour. It was full commitment to the line and we managed to pull off a one-two-three, so it was a pretty special race for us.”
Georgi was first over the line in the 127.2km race, after driving the pace through the final stages, while Curinier took second and Kool third. Kathrin Schweinberger (Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling) led the chasing group over the line more than a minute later to take fourth place.
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