Dylan Groenewegen won the 2026 edition of the race once called Classic Brugge-De Panne, now the Tour of Bruges (Ronde van Brugge), in a sprint ahead of Jasper Philipsen on March 25. The race’s official site, rondevanbrugge.be, gives March 24 and 25, 2027, for the next edition. It has not published the route yet.
How Groenewegen won the 2026 Tour of Bruges
The 2026 men’s race, the 50th edition, ran 202.9 km on a large circuit starting and finishing in Bruges. The route was redrawn after numerous mass crashes in 2025. Groenewegen of Unibet Rose Rockets covered it in 4h 15m 57s, an average of 47.564 km/h. Strong winds held off any breakaway until echelons broke the race apart with 80 km to go, and Groenewegen was in the 14-man first group.
Groenewegen punctured with 63 km to go and rode a very flat tyre for several kilometres. The two front groups rejoined with 42 km to go. On a stretch of cobbles with 31 km left, crashes that included defending champion Juan Sebastián Molano reduced the peloton. A crosswind section with 9 km to go split the group again, and Philipsen was briefly caught out without teammates. Max Walscheid of Lidl-Trek attacked with 2.5 km to go and was caught a kilometre later. Gerben Thijssen brought Philipsen to the front with 300 m to go for an early sprint, and Groenewegen came off his wheel to win.
| Finish | Rider | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dylan Groenewegen | Unibet Rose Rockets |
| 2 | Jasper Philipsen | Alpecin-Premier Tech |
| 3 | Max Kanter | XDS Astana |
| 4 | Stanisław Aniołkowski | Cofidis |
| 5 | Luca Mozzato | Tudor |
| 6 | Pavel Bittner | Picnic PostNL |
| 7 | Iván García Cortina | Movistar |
| 8 | Laurenz Rex | Soudal Quick-Step |
| 9 | Luke Lamperti | EF Education-EasyPost |
| 10 | Steffen De Schuyteneer | Lotto Intermarché |
It was the first UCI World Tour win for Unibet Rose Rockets, and Groenewegen’s third win in a week, after the Bredene Koksijde Classic and the GP Jean-Pierre Monseré.
The women’s race on Thursday, March 26, 2026, went to Carys Lloyd of Movistar, a British rider, in a sprint. It was her first professional win. Elisa Balsamo finished second and Nienke Veenhoven third.
Recent winners
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Dylan Groenewegen |
| 2025 | Juan Sebastián Molano |
| 2024 | Jasper Philipsen |
| 2023 | Jasper Philipsen |
| 2022 | Tim Merlier |
Philipsen won two of the four editions before 2026, in 2023 and 2024. In 2026 he was second.
Betting the next Tour of Bruges
At 18:58 UTC on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, the Bovada cycling board listed only a Tour de France 2027 outright. It had nothing for this race.
An outright price is a chance written as a payout. A price of +200 implies 33.3%, +500 implies 16.7%, and +1500 implies 6.3%. A futures bet is worth making only when you rate a rider’s chance higher than the price does.
Top-three and head-to-head markets let you back a sprinter such as Max Kanter, third in 2026, without needing a win.
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