After a short stopover in Italy for Milan-Sanremo and its thrilling finale, with Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) taking victory at the end, the classics season will come back in full swing in Belgium this week, with the Sprint Classic Brugge-De Panne on Wednesday, the E3 Saxo Classic on Friday and Ghent-Wevelgem on Sunday ... before the pressure mounts until the following Sunday for the Tour of Flanders!

In this article, you'll find details of the route of the Classic Brugge-De Panne 2025, on an OpenStreetMap map which is also available for download in Google Earth, as well as the list of starters in the Belgian race.

The route of the Classic Bruges-La Panne 2025 on OpenStreetMap, with timetable and race profile

Compared to the 2024 route, there are only two small changes at the margin, firstly with the route continuing longer straight after the actual start to pass through Zedelgem, and in the final circuit, where the riders will leave the N8 sooner. This year, the race fully assumes its status as a sprinters' race by renaming itself (not officially, but on its website and in its route book) squarely as "The Great Sprint Classic Brugge-De Panne".

After setting off from Bruges (Brugge) and taking a short stroll through the city center via the Market, it's on a long straight stretch as they cross the E40/A10 freeway that the riders take the real start, heading for Zedelgem, Aartrijke and Koekelare before heading for the coast. Arriving in Nieuwpoort, they head for Veurne, where they join what will form the final circuit. First, they do a small loop, drawn to the finish line in black on the map and following the orange arrows around the course, cutting straight through to Adinkerke, before heading for the finish line in De Panne.

Via Coxyde (Koksijde), they then return to the entrance to the circuit, where they will take the first of 3 longer circuits, 42.9 km long, with a small additional passage to the south, drawn in red on the map and following the blue arrows. The third time they take this route, it'll be time to battle it out for the race victory, most likely in a sprint to the finish line in De Panne.

Below you'll find the time schedule, OpenStreetMap map and profile for the Classic Bruges-De Panne 2025. Click on the images to open them.

The Classic Bruges-De Panne 2025 route in Google Earth

If you'd prefer to see the course of the Classic Bruges-De Panne 2025 in Google Earth, so that you can, for example, take a virtual flyover of the course, you can download it in Google Earth by clicking on the following link:

>> Download the course of the Classic Bruges-De Panne 2025 in Google Earth (KML file)

The list of starters for the Classic Bruges-De Panne 2025

At the time of initial publication of this article, the list of starters for the Classic Brugge-De Panne 2025 is not yet available, but as soon as it is you'll find it behind the link below.

Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) won the Classic Brugge-De Panne in 2023 and 2024, most recently after winning the weekend before in Milan-Sanremo. By late Wednesday afternoon, we'll know who will succeed the Belgian sprinter!

Anyway, on the starters list we'll find the best among the sprinters, with the double previous winner, Jasper Philipsen, but also names like Tim Merlier, Jonathan Milan, Olav Kooij, Gerben Thijssen, Phil Bauhaus, Dylan Groenwegen, Fabio Jakobsen, Arnaud Démare, Milan Fretin, Arnaud De Lie, Elia Viviani, Alexander Kristoff, Sam Welsford, Hugo Hofstetter, Arvid De Kleijn, Madis Mikhels and Arne Marit.

>> List of starters for the Classic Bruges-De Panne 2025

Results of the Classic Bruges-De Panne 2025

>> Go to the Classic Bruges-La Panne 2025 entry in the UCI cycling calendar late Wednesday to find out the race result!

door Thomas Vergouwen
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