Classic Brugge–De Panne
The Classic Brugge–De Panne is a road cycling race in Belgium in late March. Since 2018 it is raced over two days with a men's race on Wednesday and a women's race on Thursday. Both races start in Bruges and finish in the seaside resort of De Panne.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Late March |
| Region | West Flanders, Belgium |
| English name | Three Days of Bruges–De Panne |
| Local name(s) | Driedaagse Brugge–De Panne (in Dutch) |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Competition | UCI World Tour (men) UCI World Tour (women) |
| Type | Three day stage-race (until 2017) Single-day race (for men & women, since 2018) |
| Organiser | KVC Panne Sportief |
| Race director | Bernard Vandekerckhove |
| Web site | minervaclassic |
| Men's race history | |
| First edition | 1977 |
| Editions | 48 (as of 2024) |
| First winner | Roger Rosiers (BEL) |
| Most wins | Eric Vanderaerden (BEL) (5 wins) |
| Most recent | Jasper Philipsen (BEL) |
| Women's race history | |
| First edition | 2018 |
| Editions | 7 (as of 2024) |
| First winner | Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) |
| Most wins | No repeat winners |
| Most recent | Elisa Balsamo (ITA) |
The women's event is included in the UCI Women's World Tour; the men's race was part of the UCI Europe Tour as a 1.HC event, but was promoted to the UCI World Tour as a 1.WT event in 2019. The 2020 edition was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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