Driedaagse Brugge–De Panne 2020 [FULL RACE] (ladies)

October 20, 2020

Driedaagse Brugge–De Panne 2020 – Brugge – De Panne : 156,3 km

The Women’s WorldTour Driedaagse Brugge-De Panne was initially to be held on March 26, but will now take place on October 20 as part of the revised late-season calendar. The UCI announced the revised-late season calendar in May, and although there have been some cancellations since then, the Women’s WorldTour has retained 15 of the original 22 events. It will now include four stage races and 11 one-day races. The women traditionally race 134km that begins in Bruges and finishes in De Panne. Details of the 2020 edition of Driedaagse Brugge-De Panne will be announced soon.

Lorena Wiebes (Team Sunweb) has won the women’s Driedaagse Brugge-De Panne one-day race. After a wind-blown race, a group of just over 20 riders contested the sprint, and Jolien D’hoore (Boels Dolmans) was first over the line, but after a review of the finish, the Belgian sprinter was relegated for irregular sprinting.

Led out by her teammates, Wiebes waited for a long time before launching her sprint, and D’hoore got the jump on the young Dutch sprinter. But Wiebes had the higher end speed, and D’hoore deviated from her line to keep Wiebes behind, and the race jury judged this to be irregular and relegated D’hoore.

Lisa Brennauer (Ceratizit-WNT) moved up to second place, with Lotte Kopecky (Lotto Soudal) rounding out the podium.

“I started a second too late, actually,” Wiebes recounted the sprint. “Jolien came from behind and boxed me in a bit, so I lost some speed. I still went all-in because it is only over at the finish line.”

Wiebes came up on D’hoore’s left side, and D’hoore reacted by drifting towards the barriers – and was eventually relegated for this.

Asked about the relegation, Wiebes said: “I don’t know, really. I realised that the closer we got to the line, the closer she came to the barriers on my side. It is sprinting, but we have seen how it can end with Fabio [Jakobsen], unfortunately,” she ended, referencing the heavy crash by her compatriot in the Tour de Pologne, caused by a similar deviation by Dylan Groenewegen.

How it unfolded

At 156.3 kilometres, the race was one of the longest in the UCI Women’s WorldTour. It had a completely flat profile through West Flanders, but offshore winds of more than 30 km/h around De Panne promised echelon action on the two laps of the 46.3km finishing circuit.

There was no breakaway as the peloton sped towards De Panne ahead of the fastest schedule. Two small crashes split the group, but entering the final lap, everything was back together. Subsequent attacks by Anouska Koster (Parkhotel Valkenburg), Danique Braam (Lotto Soudal), Elisa Longo Borghini, and Ellen van Dijk (both Trek-Segafredo) were all quickly shut down by Team Sunweb who clearly targeted a sprint finish.

A move by Esther van Veen (Parkhotel Valkenburg) and Vita Heine (Hitec Products-Birk Sport) got a small gap but was also reeled in within a few kilometres. 31km from the finish, the peloton turned into a strong crosswind, and Boels Dolmans as well as Team Sunweb took the opportunity to split the race into echelons.

About 40 riders were left in the first group, though the race came back together again. But with 17km to go, another crosswind section split the race completely, leaving only sixteen riders in the front echelon, including five Sunweb riders and four from Boels Dolmans.

Inside the last ten kilometres, Boels Dolmans tried to send first Christine Majerus, then Lonneke Uneken off the front, followed by a second attack by Majerus. All those moves were neutralised by Sunweb who however did not lead the group at a constant pace, letting a group of eight riders come back and inviting further attacks by Jeanne Korevaar (CCC-Liv), Amy Pieters (Boels Dolmans), Van Dijk, Uneken, and Longo Borghini.

Team Sunweb had to work very hard not to let any of those moves get away, but when they lined up their lead-out train at the 2km mark, the sprint looked inevitable. However, another attempt by Pieters with 1.5 km to go split the group completely, and Alison Jackson (Team Sunweb) had to close the gap to Pieters with Wiebes on her wheel.

Jackson did a long turn at the front, and Longo Borghini launched the sprint, with D’hoore reacting to her first. Wiebes launched a second later, and when they had both passed Longo Borghini and Wiebes came from behind with greater speed, D’hoore closed on the barriers to keep Wiebes behind. Though she crossed the line first, this move prompted the race jury to relegate D’hoore and give the victory to Wiebes.

Results :
1 Lorena Wiebes (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg 3:39:43
2 Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Ceratizit-WNT Pro
3 Lotte Kopecky (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies
4 Sarah Roy (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott Women
5 Sofia Bertizzolo (Ita) CCC-Liv
6 Alice Barnes (GBr) Canyon-Sram Racing
7 Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Trek-Segafredo Women
8 Ellen Van Dijk (Ned) Trek-Segafredo Women
9 Alison Jackson (Can) Team Sunweb Women
10 Eugénie Duval (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
11 Romy Kasper (Ger) Parkhotel Valkenburg
12 Lonneke Uneken (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
13 Clara Copponi (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
14 Amy Pieters (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
15 Elisa Balsamo (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service
16 Christine Majerus (Lux) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
17 Jolien D`Hoore (Bel) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
18 Riejanne Markus (Ned) CCC-Liv 0:00:09
19 Jeanne Korevaar (Ned) CCC-Liv 0:00:14
20 Vittoria Guazzini (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service
21 Franziska Koch (Ger) Team Sunweb Women 0:00:22
22 Susanne Andersen (Nor) Team Sunweb Women
23 Julia Soek (Ned) Team Sunweb Women
24 Chantal Van den Broek-Blaak (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
25 Kathrin Schweinberger (Aut) Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport 0:01:35
26 Arianna Fidanza (Ita) Lotto Soudal Ladies
27 Charlotte Kool (Ned) NXTG Racing
28 Amalie Dideriksen (Den) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
29 Diana Klimova (Rus) Cogeas Mettler Look Pro
30 Abby-Mae Parkinson (GBr) Lotto Soudal Ladies
31 Céline Van Houtum (Ned) Multum Accountants-LSK Ladies
32 Danique Braam (Ned) Lotto Soudal Ladies
33 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Canyon-Sram Racing
34 Femke Markus (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
35 Jesse Vandenbulcke (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies
36 Chiara Consonni (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service
37 Aigul Gareeva (Rus) Cogeas Mettler Look Pro
38 Soraya Paladin (Ita) CCC-Liv
39 Stine Borgli (Nor) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
40 Kylie Waterreus (Ned) Multum Accountants-LSK Ladies
41 Minke Bakker (Ned) Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport
42 Anouska Koster (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
43 Lauretta Hanson (Aus) Trek-Segafredo Women
44 Maëlle Grossetete (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
45 Victoire Berteau (Fra) Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport
46 Valeriya Kononenko (Ukr) Ciclotel
47 Julie Leth (Den) Ceratizit-WNT Pro
48 Jessica Pratt (Aus) Canyon-Sram Racing
49 Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ita) Ceratizit-WNT Pro
50 Karlijn Swinkels (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
51 Marit Raaijmakers (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
52 Hannah Ludwig (Ger) Canyon-Sram Racing
53 Marieke Van Witzenburg (Ned) Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport
54 Emilia Fahlin (Swe) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
55 Lea Lin Teutenberg (Ger) Ceratizit-WNT Pro
56 Silvia Persico (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service
57 Grace Brown (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott Women
58 Evy Kuijpers (Ned) CCC-Liv
59 Valerie Demey (Bel) CCC-Liv
60 Vita Heine (Nor) Hitec Products-Birk Sport
61 Esther Van Veen (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
62 Hannah Barnes (GBr) Canyon-Sram Racing 0:01:40
63 Gracie Elvin (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott Women
64 Janneke Ensing (Ned) Mitchelton-Scott Women 0:01:45
65 Sara Van de Vel (Bel) Ciclotel 0:05:26
66 Jessica Allen (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott Women
67 Julia Borgström (Swe) NXTG Racing
68 Mylene de Zoete (Ned) NXTG Racing
69 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Trek-Segafredo Women
DNF Hanna Johansson (Swe) Multum Accountants-LSK Ladies
DNF Cathalijne Hoolwerf (Ned) NXTG Racing
DNF Sarah Rijkes (Aut) Ceratizit-WNT Pro
DNF Emily Wadsworth (GBr) NXTG Racing
DNF Lara Defour (Bel) Multum Accountants-LSK Ladies
DNF Franziska Brauße (Ger) Ceratizit-WNT Pro
DNF Anna Badegruber (Aut) Multum Accountants-LSK Ladies
DNF Ilaria Sanguineti (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service
DNF Silje Mathisen (Nor) Hitec Products-Birk Sport
DNF Mieke Kröger (Ger) Hitec Products-Birk Sport
DNF Pernille Larsen Feldmann (Nor) Hitec Products-Birk Sport
DNF Christina Schweinberger (Aut) Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport
DNF Nicole Steigenga (Ned) Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport
DNF Kirstie Van Haaften (Ned) Ciclotel
DNF Alice Sharpe (Irl) Ciclotel
DNF Olha Kulynych (Ukr) Ciclotel
DNF Audrey Cordon Ragot (Fra) Trek-Segafredo Women
DNF Margaux Vigie (Fra) Valcar-Travel & Service
DNF Alexis Ryan (USA) Canyon-Sram Racing
DNF Alana Castrique (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies
DNF Noemi Rüegg (Swi) Cogeas Mettler Look Pro
DNF Iuliia Galimullina (Rus) Cogeas Mettler Look Pro
DNF Greta Richioud (Fra) Hitec Products-Birk Sport
DNF Anna Plichta (Pol) Trek-Segafredo Women
DNF Lucy Van der Haar (GBr) Hitec Products-Birk Sport
DNF Pfeiffer Georgi (GBr) Team Sunweb Women
DNF Jessica Roberts (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott Women
DNF Lauren Kitchen (Aus) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
DNF Imogen Cotter (Irl) Ciclotel