Charlotte Kool and her dsm-firmenich PostNL teammates had high hopes for the Classic Brugge-De Panne and were eager to follow up on Pfeiffer Georgi’s solo victory last year, targeting a winning sprint finish this time around. However, the team came up short in the final, and Kool ended up taking second place.
With SD Worx-Protime having withdrawn from the race due to injuries, their main rivals were Lidl-Trek and Elisa Balsamo. In the end, though, Kool finished just behind Balsamo in the bunch sprint, despite the excellent teamwork that put her in pole position going into the finishing straight.
