2022 Classic Brugge–De Panne (women's race) explained

2022 Exterioo Classic Brugge–De Panne
Series:2022 UCI Women's World Tour
Race No:4
Season No:25
Date:24 March 2022
Stages:1
Distance:162.8
Unit:km
Time:3h 52' 11"
First:Elisa Balsamo
First Nat:ITA
Second:Lorena Wiebes
Second Nat:NED
Third:Marta Bastianelli
Third Nat:ITA
Previous:2021
Next:2023

The 2022 Exterioo Classic Brugge–De Panne was a Belgian road cycling one-day race that took place on 24 March 2022. It was the 5th edition of Classic Brugge–De Panne and the 4th event of the 2022 UCI Women's World Tour.

The race was won by Elisa Balsamo in a sprint. For the first time, the women's race had the same prize money as the men's race - with a total prize of €40,000.[1]

Teams

Twelve UCI Women's WorldTeams (Team Jumbo Visma and EF Education–Tibco–SVB chose not to start this race) and eleven UCI Women's Continental Teams competed in the race.[2]

UCI Women's WorldTeams

UCI Women's Continental Teams

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-04-27 . Classic Brugge-De Panne Women 2023 . 2023-05-21 . cyclingnews.com . en . In a big step for the women’s race last year, organisers increased the prize money to be equal with the men’s, offering the women’s field a total prize purse of €40,000..
  2. Web site: Deelnemers . Women's Classic Brugge-de Panne . 23 March 2022.