Wednesday April 10, 2024 at 3:53 PM
The 64th edition of Brabantse Pijl is now in full swing! Without an absolute top favorite, we are presented with an exciting match. Which rider will arrive first in Overijse? Read here what you have missed so far and when you should be ready for the important passages.
What did you miss?
Here you can read what you have missed so far. Don’t want to miss anything from the start? Follow here the entire match via it CyclingFlits Live blog!
– Just after 12.30 the riders start for the 64th edition of the Brabantse Pijl.
– In a fast opening phase, several riders try to get away, including men from Cofidis, Arkéa-B&B Hotels and TDT-Unibet, but for now we are still waiting for the right break.
– Ayco Bastiaens (Soudal-Quick Step), Nicolas Debeaumarché (Cofidis), Robbe D’Hondt (dsm-firmenich PostNL) and Tomáš Kopecký (TDT-Unibet) ride ahead of the peloton for a while, but quickly catch up again grabbed.
– Alan Riou (Arkéa-B&B Hotels), Nicolas Debeaumarché (Cofidis), Jens Reynders (Bingoal WB Development Team), Dylan Vandenstorme (Team Flanders-Baloise), Lorrenzo Manzin (TotalEnergies), Anders Halland Johannessen (Uno-X Mobility), Jordi Warlop (Soudal Quick-Step) and Tomáš Kopecký (TDT-Unibet Cycling Team) make the first breach, although the difference is limited to about 45 seconds.
– The women’s competition was won by Elisa Longo Borghini after a battle with Demi Vollering in the final. Read here the match report.
– The leading group did not get more than a two-minute lead and was already overtaken by the peloton after the first time at Moskesstraat, about 70 kilometers from the finish.
– Alec Segaert, Antoine Huby and Andres Leknessund then opted for the attack and rode ahead of the peloton for a while. The favorites kept quiet there for a while.
– Follow here the entire final through it CyclingFlits Live blog!
What else is coming?
With twenty (cobblestone) climbs, there are plenty of moments to keep a close eye on the course. The crossing times of some hills in the final can be found in the overview below:
S-Turn, first passage
What time? between 3:45 PM and 4:15 PM
How far? 59.6 kilometers to the finish
S-Turn, second passage
What time? between 4:10 PM and 4:35 PM
How far? 39.8 kilometers to the finish
S-Turn, third passage
What time? between 4:40 PM and 5:05 PM
How far? 20 kilometers to the finish
Hertstraat
What time? between 4:45 and 5:15 p.m
How far? 15.4 kilometers to the finish
Moskesstraat
What time? between 4:50 PM and 5:20 PM
How far? 10.5 kilometers to the finish
Holstheide
What time? between 4:55 PM and 5:25 PM
How far? 7.3 kilometers to the finish
Last S-Turn & Finale
What time? between 5:05 PM and 5:35 PM