Classics Brugge-De Panne (26/3 and 27/3)

[RedheadDane]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.
You should know the story by now; Short three-day race that got shortened - but at first kept the "three days" part of the title - added a women's race, got WT status, blablabla...

Startlist for the Men's race:

Startlist for Classic Brugge-De Panne 2025

Competing teams and riders for Classic Brugge-De Panne 2025. Top competitors are Jasper Philipsen, Jonathan Milan and Tim Merlier.

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Startlist for the Women's race:

Startlist for Classic Brugge-De Panne 2025

Competing teams and riders for Classic Brugge-De Panne 2025. Top competitors are , and .

www.procyclingstats.com

The finish is the same for both races:

Map also the same, except fewer laps for the women:

 

[RedheadDane]

49th Classic Brugge-De Panne (1.UWT)
Bruges › De Panne (195.6km)

 

[RedheadDane]

8th Classic Brugge-De Panne (1.WWT)
Bruges › De Panne (152.7km)

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

I've got no clue why Decathlon isn't here with Bennett + Naesen. They have a legitimate chance to win...

 

[Didinho]

Where are the other 2 stages? (Kidding).

So just a sprint in both races.

 

[Earns1985]

Is there wind today?

 

[Landeirovic]

Is there wind today?

No

 

[hayneplane]

Usual suspects in the break for this race of random Belgian and Dutch lower level squads then the WTF of Morgado up the road. Can only presume he is getting some hard training in.

 

[Tim Cahill]

What the *** is Zorro doing

 

[Didinho]

The reverse Portuguese yoyo.

 

[Netserk]

What the *** is Zorro doing

He has been somewhat disappointing since Portugal, so I don't think he's in very good shape atm for whatever reason.

 

[jono]

Not watching, just following on PCS. What's with all the abandons? Riders well and truly dropped and conveniently pulling out at the first passage of the finish line?

 

[Tim Cahill]

He has been somewhat disappointing since Portugal, so I don't think he's in very good shape atm for whatever reason.

There was some talk over the winter about UAE wanting to beat the wins record that they were close to last season, so had some riders i.e Morgado, Christen, Narvaez doing proper camps at the start to rack up early wins in easier races. Perhaps he's paying the price for it now, though he has always been very inconsistent.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Not watching, just following on PCS. What's with all the abandons? Riders well and truly dropped and conveniently pulling out at the first passage of the finish line?

Would not be uncommon for a virus to be going around the peloton this time of year.

Either that, or Jakobsen's thievery is contagious.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Vintage jakobsen performance abondoning with 120km still to race. Made it further than campenearts though

 

[Netserk]

Would not be uncommon for a virus to be going around the peloton this time of year.

Either that, or Jakobsen's thievery is contagious.

Some of them may also just be making the numbers at the start and save themselves for the rest of the week.

There was some talk over the winter about UAE wanting to beat the wins record that they were close to last season, so had some riders i.e Morgado, Christen, Narvaez doing proper camps at the start to rack up early wins in easier races. Perhaps he's paying the price for it now, though he has always been very inconsistent.

Makes sense, especially if you're not near the top of the pecking order.

 

[tobydawq]

I open the stream and first thing I see is Jakobsen riding around on city streets, away from the peloton.

Imminent retirement incoming?

 

[Netserk]

I open the stream and first thing I see is Jakobsen riding around on city streets, away from the peloton.

Imminent retirement incoming?

Given that Lund was the team's pick for a sprint, it may be a question of short term motivation.

 

[tobydawq]

What is that Titanic-lookalike ship doing there on a Belgian field?

 

[RedheadDane]

What is that Titanic-lookalike ship doing there on a Belgian field?

Avoiding icebergs?

 

[Didinho]

Some sort of echelons from Quickstep.

 

[Wvv]

De Vries > Morgado

 

[RedheadDane]

TEAM ROCKETS BLASTING OFF AGAIN!






(I've been waiting for an opportunity to do this.)

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Big Split in peloton after crash.

 

[Didinho]

Thijssen crashed.

A lot of fresh sprinter teams here. Everyone wants to be in front. Hope this was the last crash.