Bredene Koksijde Classic

The Bredene Koksijde Classic, previously Handzame Classic, is a European single day cycle race held in the Belgian region of Flanders, starting in Bredene and finishing in Koksijde. Having been a part of the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen from 2002 to 2010, race organisers decided to run the race as a single-day race from 2011 and organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, raised to 1.HC status from 2018. The finish race previously known as Handzame Classic, but was renamed following a decision from the organisers to move the finish from Handzame to Koksijde. The first edition under the new name was held in 2019.[1]

The Bredene Koksijde Classic

Race details
Date	Late March
Region	Flanders, Belgium
English name	The Bredene Koksijde Classic
Local name(s)	The Bredene Koksijde Classic (in Dutch)
Discipline	Road
Competition	UCI ProSeries
Type	Part of the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen (2002–2010) One-day race (since 2011)
Web site	bredenekoksijdeclassic.be
History
First edition	2002 (2002)
Editions	20 (as of 2023)
First winner	Johan Museeuw (BEL)
Most wins	Pascal Ackermann (GER) (2 wins)
Most recent	Gerben Thijssen (BEL)