Brugge De Panne on Wednesday was a classic sprinters race but a big crash towards the end had a significant impact on the results. Despite this Paul Mawhinney still claimed first place ahead of Ian Smith with Dave Stokes taking third place.

E3 Saxo Classic was on Friday, Won by Mathieu van der Poel with an impressive solo victory. Russ took first place, ahead of Paul M in second and Dave Stokes with a back to back third place. The top three remain unchanged but Paul has closed the gap to first place, now just under 400 points behind Russ. Dave Stokes moves to the top of the chasing group, but still 2,200 points behind Ian.

Next up – Round 9 Gent-Wevelgem on Sunday 30th March – Deadline 9:30.