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The Liv-AlUla-Jayco riders are wrapped up in the cold and windy conditions.
🇧🇪 #RondeVanBruggeA real Flemish classic. Rain, cold, echelons and crosswind. The show is guaranteed! pic.twitter.com/4RCVFOClWQMarch 26, 2026
Looking a bit deeper into the start-list today, let’s see who else could contend for the win.
Fenix-Premier Tech’s Charlotte Kool appears to be back on form this year after a difficult 2025. The two-time Tour de France Femmes stage-winner took the win at the FENIX-EKOÏ Omloop van het Hageland at the beginning of this month and scored a top-10 at Milan-San Remo.
So what do the riders have to tackle out on the route today? It’s a pan-flat course, starting and finishing in Bruges, but that doesn’t mean that the race is absent of obstacles.
Originally, Wiebes had planned to sit out the race today. However, after reigning Luxembourg national champion Marie Schreiber pulled out of the race, SD Worx-ProTime opted to replace her with the pre-eminent sprinter of this generation.
“She is in good shape and was very keen to add the Bruges Cycling Classic to her calendar once it became clear that Marie Schreiber wouldn’t be fit in time. So we will try to defend her victory,” Sports Director Christian Kos said ahead of the race.
The riders are due to roll out for the neutral start…
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