Classic Brugge-De Panne Women 2025
Latest News from the Race
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Kool comes up short in Classic Brugge-De Panne sprint despite polished lead-out
'We don't come for second places' says Kool as new-look sprint train still without victory -
Elisa Balsamo beats Charlotte Kool to win Classic Brugge-De Panne
Daria Pikulik third in bunch sprint into De Panne -
As it happened: Elisa Balsamo takes second win in a week at Brugge - De Panne
The Lidl - Trek rider beats pre-race favourite Charlotte Kool to take the win
Date | March 27, 2024 |
Start location | Brugge |
Finish location | De Panne |
Distance | 153.7km |
Previous edition | 2024 Classic Brugge-De Panne Women |
Previous winner | Elisa Balsamo (Ita) Lidl-Trek |
Classic Brugge-De Panne information
The Classic Brugge-De Panne Women returns for an eighth edition in 2025, the Women's WorldTour one-day race scheduled for March 27, one day after the men's race. The cobbled Classic has become a showcase for top sprinters with its Flemish profile.
The men's event began in 1977 as a three-day stage race. It then added the Women’s WorldTour race in 2018, and that same year transformed the men’s contest to a one-day race as well. The two races continue on back-to-back mid-week dates, sharing the same start and finish lines, but different routes in between.
Classic Brugge-De Panne Women marks a series of three big one-day races in Belgium, leading to Gent-Wevelgem and Tour of Flanders. It is the fifth event of the spring Classics, following directly after the inaugural Milano-San Remo Donne.
Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) won the race for a second time in 2024, taking the sprint ahead of Charlotte Kool (DSM-Firmenich Post NL) and Daria Pikulik (Human Powered Health). However, a bunch sprint is not always the case, as the year before Pfeiffer Georgi (Team DSM) carried a 1:10 margin across the line to a chase grou of five riders, led by Balsamo for second place.
Classic Brugge-De Panne Women begins from Markt Brugge for 153.7 kilometres en route for two circuits, 42.9km each, through the finish line before the conclusion in De Panne. The longest course to date was in 2023 at 163.1km.
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Classic Brugge-De Panne Women route
Classic Brugge-De Panne returns with a traditional start from Markt Brugge and the finish circuits in De Panne. In between, flat roads prevail with no categorised climbs for the 153.7km battle of sprinters.
The Classic Brugge-De Panne route begins in Brugge and passes through Aartrijke, Koekelare, Zande and Ramskapelie, then after Adinkerke begins a local circuit of 43.9km, completed twice for the finish in De Panne.
Classic Brugge-De Panne Women start list
To be announced
Classic Brugge-De Panne Women teams
- AG Insurance-Soudal
- Canyon-Sram zondacrypto
- Ceratizit Pro Cycling Team
- FDJ-Suez
- Fenix-Deceuninck
- Human Powered Health
- Lidl-Trek
- Liv-AlUla -Jayco
- Movistar
- Roland
- Picnic-PostNL
- SD Worx-Protime
- Visma-Lease A Bike
- UAE Team AFQ
- Uno-X Mobility
- Coop - Repsol
- Velopro Alphamotorhomes
- DD Group Pro Cycling Team
- Lotto Ladies
- Volkerwessels Women’s Pro Cycling
- St.Michel Preference Home Auber93
- Cofidis Women Team
- Arkea B&B Hotels Women
Races
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Classic Brugge-De Panne Women 202527 March 2025 | Bruges | Women's WorldTour
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Top News on the Race
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Injury report: De Wilde fractures scapula in De Panne, Cataldo has surgery
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Balsamo beats Wiebes in Brugge-De Panne sprint – for second place
Sprinter showdown foiled by Georgi solo
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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 -
Balsamo keeps speed and finds strength to open door to Flanders
World Champion still training on the track to maintain her finishing kick
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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 -
Sprinters come up short in Classic Brugge-De Panne Women
Crosswinds, crashes, and a solo attack decide flat race
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