Pfeiffer Georgi (Team DSM) won the women’s edition of the Classic Brugge-De Panne with a late-race attack from a front breakaway of six, catching the sprinter-heavy group off guard to take a solo victory.
Georgi counterattacked seven kilometres from the finish when an acceleration from her teammate Megan Jastrab was shut down.
The rest of the group couldn’t agree to chase Georgi, and the British rider soloed to the finish. At 1:10 minutes later, Elisa Balsamo (Trek-Segafredo) beat Lorena Wiebes (Team SD Worx) in the sprint for second place.
A group of ten had gotten away on the first passage of De Moeren, a straight, exposed crosswind section, with 58km to go. They gradually increased their advantage as only UAE Team ADQ were chasing in the peloton, and when the gap reached 40 seconds, the peloton gave up, leaving the front ten to fight for the victory.
On the second time through De Moeren, Georgi and Jastrab put the race in the gutter, forcing a split that left only six riders ahead, and Georgi then placed her attack well to take the victory.
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