There has been some chatter about realignment in the 2026 UCI World Tour calendar.
I am wondering if the one day (1.WT) race "Classic Brugge - De Panne" will be in the 2026 calendar. It could be the same race under a different name, even under a different organizer, and even on a different date. But it should have some clear path of continuity to the current Brugge - De Panne race. If it moves back to being a multi-day stage race, that is also the same race.
To resolve Yes, the race should appear on the official UCI World Tour event list or calendar as announced by the UCI near the start of the 2026 UCI season.
If the race is listed on the UCI calendar at a lower level such as 1.Pro, the market will resolve No promptly. If the race organizer announces the race is canceled for 2026, the market resolves No promptly. If the race is completely absent from all calendars and there is no announcement of cancellation, the market will resolve No on 1 January 2026.
If there are new race levels for the 2026 season, then the 'WorldTour' equivalent level means the same level as the Tour of Flanders race is assigned, or higher.
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The race is being reimagined but it has a clear line of continuation from the Classic Brugge - De Panne.
The Belgian one-day WorldTour and Women's WorldTour races, the Classic Brugge-De Panne and Classic Brugge-De Panne Women, will disappear next year, with a new-look two days of racing taking their places on the calendar.
The Ronde van Brugge will be held for the first time in March 2026, with a men's race held on Wednesday, March 25, while a women's race will be held on Thursday, March 26 – the same scheduling as the current Brugge-De Panne races.
The two races will slot in the same calendar spot as the now-defunct Classic Brugge-De Panne. Meanwhile, the men's Elfstedenronde race, which runs this Sunday, June 15 and starts and finishes in Bruges, will not be held in the city next season.
Announced in a press conference on Wednesday morning, the new Ronde van Brugge will be a collaboration between the city of Bruges, race organisers Golazo, and local cycling club KVC Panne Sportief.
And it has been announced this race is on the 2026 WT calendar:
https://www.uci.org/pressrelease/the-uci-approves-the-2026-calendars-for-the-uci-womens-worldtour-and-uci/4Eom6DCpjNwy5BeppuLXg3
25 March: The Great Sprint Classic (Belgium)
Resolves Yes, even if the race is later removed from the calendar.