The 63rd edition of
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne is an annual single-day road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium. It is held one day after Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, on the last Sunday of February or the first of March, and completes the opening weekend of the Be ...
was won by Dutch rider
Bobby Traksel. The race was affected by heavy rainfall from start to finish. Only 26 riders finished.
Race report
The race was run in extreme weather, as the remnants of
cyclone Xynthia hit Belgium, with strong winds and torrential rain causing the peloton to shatter early. Many abandoned the race before half-course, including favourites
Tom Boonen
Tom Boonen (; born 15 October 1980) is a Belgian former road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2002 and 2017 for the and teams and a professional racing driver who currently competes in Belcar, having previously competed in ...
and
Filippo Pozzato
Filippo "Pippo" Pozzato (born 10 September 1981) is an Italian former road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2000 and 2018 for the , , , , , , and two spells with the / teams.
A cycling classics, northern classics specialist, Pozza ...
. The route had to be shortened by 20 km because a fallen tree obstructed the road up the
Côte de Trieu.
The edition was won by Dutch outsider
Bobby Traksel who outsprinted his breakaway companions
Rick Flens and
Ian Stannard.
Only 26 of 195 riders finished the race.
Results
External links
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Video of the race (in Dutch)on Sporza
References
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