The second running of the women's event of the Three Days of Bruges–De Panne, also called Lotto Women Classic Bruges–De Panne, was held on 28 March 2019. The race started in

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and finished in

De Panne De Panne (; ) is a town and a municipality located on the North Sea coast of the Belgian province of West Flanders. There it borders France, making it the westernmost town in Belgium. It is one of the most popular resort town destinations within ...

with two loops between De Panne and

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, totalling . It was the fourth leg of the

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. Defending champion

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did not compete after breaking her collar bone in the Drentse 8. The race was tightly controlled from the start and no breakaway managed to stay away. With 35km to go, Lizzy Banks crashed and took

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down with her. Longo Borghini, frustrated by the crash, threw Banks' bike on the pavement after untangling the bikes. After the race, she issued a public apology for this. The race finished in a bunch sprint won by Kirsten Wild.

Teams

20 teams competed in the race.

Result

References

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