Pfeiffer Georgi on strategy to beat Wiebes and Balsamo at Brugge-De Panne - "We knew not to ride with them to the line"

Pfeiffer Georgi won the Classic Brugge-De Panne. Her attack in the final kilometres delivered a stunning chase scene and brought her her first WorldTour victory.

“I honestly didn't see it coming,” she said in the post-race interview. She continues, “We came here with the plan to race aggressively and so did the whole team. To finish the team game like this is fantastic.”

She was lucky enough to become a part of the leading group that separated itself from the peloton. “Everyone knew where it would break up. We even tried it a bit earlier, to thin out the pack a bit. As a result, it was already difficult before we started on the Moeren. Me and Megan were in the first echelon. On the last lap we tried to break it again so we could get on course.”

With the speed of Elisa Balsamo and Lorena Wiebes setting them apart from the other contenders, she concluded that her optimal strategy was to attack. “We knew not to ride with them to the line because we knew they are quite fast. We had to attack. Megan went first, then I could go. She then kept the rest under control,” said Georgi.

With just under six kilometres to go, she launched an attack and persisted until the finish line. "My legs were pretty tired, but I gave everything to the line. I wouldn't say I'm one of the favourites, because we have Charlotte a very fast sprinter. But yes, anything can happen,” concluded Georgi.