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Elisa Balsamo (Lidl Trek) continued her stellar early-season form on Thursday with victory at the Classic Brugge-De Panne.
The former world champion outsprinted Charlotte Kool (dsm-firmenich PostNL) to take her fourth victory of 2024 so far, and her second in five days after winning the Trofeo Alfredo Binda on Sunday.
“I’m very happy and I’m feeling good. For me, this is the most important thing,” Balsamo said afterwards.
Last summer, the Italian spent two months sidelined after breaking her jaw and wrist in a crash at the RideLondon Classique. She has now tallied more victories in the last two months than in the entirety of last season.
“After last year, it was really not easy to come back,” she said. “I feel like the team really trusts me and I’m really happy.
“My team did an amazing leadout and they put me in the best position behind Kool. When I saw [the] 200m [to go sign], I just went full gas.”
More to follow.
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