Riders blast 'ridiculous' dangers of Classic Brugge-De Panne

The pack rides during the Classic Brugge De Panne oneday cycling race 2079 km between Bruges and De Panne on March 23 2022 Belgium OUT Photo by DIRK WAEM Belga AFP Belgium OUT Photo by DIRK WAEMBelgaAFP via Getty Images
The peloton rides by the railroads at Classic Brugge-De Panne on Wednesday (Image credit: Getty Images)

One rider went clattering into a policeman. Several went off-road for a while. And then there was the usual smattering of road furniture and, of course, De Panne's famous tram tracks. As one rider told Cyclingnews at the finish, "it was ridiculous".

The chaos of the run-in to De Panne on the last lap of the finishing circuit was one of the major talking points among riders after the race.

Patrick Fletcher

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