📷 Recap of day 2, another exciting day of cycling (1/2) #ClassicBruggeDePanne #BruggeDePanne
On March 20th, the World Tour peloton encounters its first Belgian classic in weeks with the Classic Brugge-De Panne. While primarily designed for sprinters, the unpredictable weather often transforms it into a different race altogether. Let's delve into its profile.
The 201-kilometer race takes a traditional route into the Atlantic sea. It's now a fully sprinter-guided classic and the profile shows it. There are only around 250 meters of climbing throughout the whole day, not a single climb, no cobblestones, nothing but pan-flat roads that will set up for a bunch sprint in De Panne.
Brugge - De Panne, 201 kilometers
It is a day with very little to detail. After the start in Brugge the riders head towards the southwest until reaching De Panne. Then, the riders take on three laps of a long circuit in the town around the towns of Koksijde and Veurne.
Pan-flat and wide roads. Perfect leadout territory, all sprinter teams will need to study the final kilometers in full detail. The riders will also have the chance to practice throughout the day. The finale is not technical but not easy, they will leave the main road with just 600 meters to go and go into an urban fast road. It will be a relatively narrow finale with a slight right-hander with 300 meters to go.
Classic Brugge-De Panne Finale
Map Classic Brugge-De Panne 2024
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