Elisa Balsamo beats Charlotte Kool to win Classic Brugge-De Panne

Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) won the Classic Brugge-De Panne, taking her second victory in the race after winning the 2022 edition. Balsamo outsprinted Charlotte Kool (dsm-firmenich PostNL) on the Zeelaan in De Panne, with Daria Pikulik (Human Powered Health) rounding out the podium in third place.

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.

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