2014 Three Days of De Panne

{{Infobox cycling race report

| name = 2014 Three Days of De Panne

| image =

| image_caption =

| image_size =

| date = 1–3 April

| series = 2014 UCI Europe Tour

| stages = 4

| distance = 531

| unit = km

| time = 11h 38' 16"

| speed = 45.624

| first = Guillaume Van Keirsbulck

| first_nat = BEL

| first_team = {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}}

| first_color = white

| second = Luke Durbridge

| second_nat = AUS

| second_team = {{UCI team code|OGE|2014}}

| third = Gert Steegmans

| third_nat = BEL

| third_team = {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}}

| points = Sacha Modolo

| points_nat = ITA

| points_team = {{UCI team code|LAM|2014}}

| points_color = green

| mountains = Tim De Troyer

| mountains_nat = BEL

| mountains_team = {{UCI team code|WGG|2014}}

| mountains_color = red

| sprints = Stijn Steels

| sprints_nat = BEL

| sprints_team = {{UCI team code|TSV|2014}}

| sprints_color = blue

| team = {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}}

| previous = 2013

| next = 2015

}}

The 2014 Three Days of De Panne ({{langx|nl|2014 VDK-Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde}}) was the 38th edition of the Three Days of De Panne, an annual bicycle stage race. The race was held in and around the De Panne region of West Flanders. It began in De Panne on 1 April and finished in De Panne on 3 April. As the previous editions, the race consisted of four stages, with two held on the final day. It was part of the 2014 UCI Europe Tour and was rated as a 2.HC event.

Race overview

[http://www.veloclub-depanne.be/parcour_en.html "2014 VDK Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde – Stages"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330160715/http://www.veloclub-depanne.be/parcour_en.html |date=2014-03-30 }}, Driedaagse De Panne Official Website. Retrieved 30 March 2014

class="wikitable"
Stage

!Date

!Course

!Distance

!colspan="2"|Type

!Winner

!Ref

style="text-align:left"|1

|align=right|1 April||De Panne to Zottegem|| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|201|km|0|abbr=on}} || Image:Mediummountainstage.svg||Medium-mountain stage

| {{flagathlete|Peter Sagan|SVK}}

| {{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vdk-driedaagse-de-panne-koksijde-2014/stage-1/results|title=Sagan wins VDK-Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde opener|first=Barry|last=Ryan|website=Cyclingnews.com|date=1 April 2014|accessdate=2 April 2014}}

style="text-align:left"|2

|align=right|2 April ||Zottegem to Koksijde (Oostduinkerke)|| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|206|km|0|abbr=on}} || 22px||Hilly stage

| {{flagathlete|Sacha Modolo|ITA}}

| {{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vdk-driedaagse-de-panne-koksijde-2014/stage-2/results|title=Modolo wins stage 2 of VDK-Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde|first=Sadhbh|last=O'Shea|website=Cyclingnews.com|date=2 April 2014|accessdate=2 April 2014}}

style="text-align:left"|3a

|style="text-align:right;" rowspan="2"|3 April||De Panne to De Panne|| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|109.7|km|0|abbr=on}} || 22px||Flat stage

| {{flagathlete|Sacha Modolo|ITA}}

| {{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/04/news/modolo-sprints-stage-3a-win-de-panne_322626|agency=Agence France-Presse|title=Modolo sprints to stage 3a win at De Panne|work=VeloNews|date=3 April 2014|accessdate=3 April 2014|archive-date=5 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405234924/http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/04/news/modolo-sprints-stage-3a-win-de-panne_322626|url-status=dead}}

style="text-align:left"|3b

|| De Panne to Koksijde to De Panne|| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|14.3|km|0|abbr=on}} || File:Time Trial.svg ||Individual time trial

| {{flagathlete|Maciej Bodnar|POL}}

| {{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/04/news/bodnar-wins-stage-3b-van-keirsbulck-takes-overall-driedaagse-de-panne-koksijde_322649|title=Bodnar wins stage 3b, Van Keirsbulck takes overall at Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde|work=VeloNews|date=3 April 2014|accessdate=3 April 2014|archive-date=5 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405214602/http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/04/news/bodnar-wins-stage-3b-van-keirsbulck-takes-overall-driedaagse-de-panne-koksijde_322649|url-status=dead}}

colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Total

| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|531|km|1|abbr=on}}

Teams

A total of 22 teams took part in the race:

;ProTeams

{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}

  • {{UCI team code|AST|2014}}
  • {{UCI team code|CAN|2014}}
  • {{UCI team code|EUC|2014}}
  • {{UCI team code|FDJ|2014}}
  • {{UCI team code|GIA|2014}}
  • {{UCI team code|KAT|2014}}
  • {{UCI team code|LAM|2014}}
  • {{UCI team code|LTB|2014}}
  • {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}}
  • {{UCI team code|OGE|2014}}

{{colend}}

;Professional Continental Teams

{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}

  • {{UCI team code|AND|2014}}
  • {{UCI team code|COG|2014}}
  • {{UCI team code|CJR|2014}}
  • {{UCI team code|MTN|2014}}
  • {{UCI team code|NRI|2014b}}
  • {{UCI team code|TNE|2014}}
  • {{UCI team code|TSV|2014}}
  • {{UCI team code|UHC|2014}}
  • {{UCI team code|WGG|2014}}

{{colend}}

;Continental Teams

{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}

{{colend}}

Stages

=Stage 1=

;1 April 2014 – De Panne to Zottegem, {{convert|201|km|abbr=on}}

Stage 1 result

{| class="wikitable"

!Rider

!Team

!Time

1

| {{flagathlete|Peter Sagan|SVK}}

| {{UCI team code|CAN|2014}}

|align="right"| {{nowrap|4h 29' 39"}}

2

| {{flagathlete|Oscar Gatto|ITA}}

| {{UCI team code|CAN|2014}}

|align="right"| s.t.

3

| {{flagathlete|Kenneth Vanbilsen|BEL}}

| {{UCI team code|TSV|2014}}

|align="right"| s.t.

4

| {{flagathlete|Gert Steegmans|BEL}}

| {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}}

|align="right"| s.t.

5

| {{flagathlete|Laurens De Vreese|BEL}}

| {{UCI team code|WGG|2014}}

|align="right"| s.t.

6

| {{flagathlete|Mauro Finetto|ITA}}

| {{UCI team code|YEL|2014b}}

|align="right"| s.t.

7

| {{flagathlete|Vincent Jérôme|FRA}}

| {{UCI team code|EUC|2014}}

|align="right"| s.t.

8

| {{flagathlete|Niki Terpstra|NED}}

| {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}}

|align="right"| s.t.

9

| {{flagathlete|Jérôme Baugnies|BEL}}

| {{UCI team code|WGG|2014}}

|align="right"| s.t.

10

| {{flagathlete|Sander Cordeel|BEL}}

| {{UCI team code|VGS|2014}}

|align="right"| s.t.

||

|General Classification after Stage 1

class="wikitable"
!Rider

!Team

!Time

1

| {{flagathlete|Peter Sagan|SVK}} 20px20px

| {{UCI team code|CAN|2014}}

|align="right"| {{nowrap|4h 29' 29"}}

2

| {{flagathlete|Oscar Gatto|ITA}}

| {{UCI team code|CAN|2014}}

|align="right"| + 4"

3

| {{flagathlete|Kenneth Vanbilsen|BEL}}

| {{UCI team code|TSV|2014}}

|align="right"| + 6"

4

| {{flagathlete|Gert Steegmans|BEL}}

| {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}}

|align="right"| + 7"

5

| {{flagathlete|Laurens De Vreese|BEL}}

| {{UCI team code|WGG|2014}}

|align="right"| + 10"

6

| {{flagathlete|Mauro Finetto|ITA}}

| {{UCI team code|YEL|2014b}}

|align="right"| + 10"

7

| {{flagathlete|Vincent Jérôme|FRA}}

| {{UCI team code|EUC|2014}}

|align="right"| + 10"

8

| {{flagathlete|Niki Terpstra|NED}}

| {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}}

|align="right"| + 10"

9

| {{flagathlete|Jérôme Baugnies|BEL}}

| {{UCI team code|WGG|2014}}

|align="right"| + 10"

10

| {{flagathlete|Sander Cordeel|BEL}}

| {{UCI team code|VGS|2014}}

|align="right"| + 10"

|}

=Stage 2=

;2 April 2014 – Zottegem to KoksijdeOostduinkerke, {{convert|206|km|abbr=on}}

Stage 2 result

{| class="wikitable"

!Rider

!Team

!Time

1

| {{flagathlete|Sacha Modolo|ITA}}

| {{UCI team code|LAM|2014}}

|align="right"| {{nowrap|4h 28' 15"}}

2

| {{flagathlete|Arnaud Démare|FRA}}

| {{UCI team code|FDJ|2014}}

|align="right"| s.t.

3

| {{flagathlete|Alexander Kristoff|NOR}}

| {{UCI team code|KAT|2014}}

|align="right"| s.t.

4

| {{flagathlete|Ruslan Tleubayev|KAZ}}

| {{UCI team code|AST|2014}}

|align="right"| s.t.

5

| {{flagathlete|Danilo Napolitano|ITA}}

| {{UCI team code|WGG|2014}}

|align="right"| s.t.

6

| {{flagathlete|Daniele Colli|ITA}}

| {{UCI team code|YEL|2014b}}

|align="right"| s.t.

7

| {{flagathlete|Alessandro Bazzana|ITA}}

| {{UCI team code|UHC|2014}}

|align="right"| s.t.

8

| {{flagathlete|Marcel Kittel|GER}}

| {{UCI team code|GIA|2014}}

|align="right"| s.t.

9

| {{flagathlete|Kenneth Vanbilsen|BEL}}

| {{UCI team code|TSV|2014}}

|align="right"| s.t.

10

| {{flagathlete|Marco Canola|ITA}}

| {{UCI team code|CSF|2014}}

|align="right"| s.t.

||

|General Classification after Stage 2

class="wikitable"
!Rider

!Team

!Time

1

| {{flagathlete|Gert Steegmans|BEL}} 20px20px

| {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}}

|align="right"| {{nowrap|8h 57' 45"}}

2

| {{flagathlete|Oscar Gatto|ITA}}

| {{UCI team code|CAN|2014}}

|align="right"| + 1"

3

| {{flagathlete|Kenneth Vanbilsen|BEL}} 20px

| {{UCI team code|TSV|2014}}

|align="right"| + 3"

4

| {{flagathlete|Niki Terpstra|NED}}

| {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}}

|align="right"| + 5"

5

| {{flagathlete|Mauro Finetto|ITA}}

| {{UCI team code|YEL|2014b}}

|align="right"| + 9"

6

| {{flagathlete|Vincent Jérôme|FRA}}

| {{UCI team code|EUC|2014}}

|align="right"| + 9"

7

| {{flagathlete|Guillaume Van Keirsbulck|BEL}}

| {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}}

|align="right"| + 9"

8

| {{flagathlete|Arnaud Démare|FRA}}

| {{UCI team code|FDJ|2014}}

|align="right"| + 14"

9

| {{flagathlete|Luke Durbridge|AUS}}

| {{UCI team code|OGE|2014}}

|align="right"| + 20"

10

| {{flagathlete|Alexander Kristoff|NOR}}

| {{UCI team code|KAT|2014}}

|align="right"| + 24"

|}

=Stage 3a=

;3 April 2014 – De Panne to De Panne, {{convert|109.7|km|abbr=on}}

Stage 3a Result

{| class="wikitable"

!Rider

!Team

!Time

1

| {{flagathlete|Sacha Modolo|ITA}}

| {{UCI team code|LAM|2014}}

|align="right"| {{nowrap|2h 22' 20"}}

2

| {{flagathlete|Andrea Guardini|ITA}}

| {{UCI team code|AST|2014}}

|align="right"| s.t.

3

| {{flagathlete|Kenny van Hummel|NED}}

| {{UCI team code|AND|2014}}

|align="right"| s.t.

4

| {{flagathlete|Kenneth Vanbilsen|BEL}} 20px

| {{UCI team code|TSV|2014}}

|align="right"| s.t.

5

| {{flagathlete|Ralf Matzka|GER}}

| {{UCI team code|TNE|2014}}

|align="right"| s.t.

6

| {{flagathlete|Michael Van Staeyen|BEL}}

| {{UCI team code|TSV|2014}}

|align="right"| s.t.

7

| {{flagathlete|Nicola Ruffoni|ITA}}

| {{UCI team code|CSF|2014}}

|align="right"| s.t.

8

| {{flagathlete|Alexander Kristoff|NOR}}

| {{UCI team code|KAT|2014}}

|align="right"| s.t.

9

| {{flagathlete|Francesco Chicchi|ITA}}

| {{UCI team code|NRI|2014b}}

|align="right"| s.t.

10

| {{flagathlete|Youcef Reguigui|ALG}}

| {{UCI team code|MTN|2014}}

|align="right"| s.t.

||

|General Classification after Stage 3a

class="wikitable"
!Rider

!Team

!Time

1

| {{flagathlete|Gert Steegmans|BEL}} 20px

| {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}}

|align="right"| {{nowrap|11h 20' 05"}}

2

| {{flagathlete|Kenneth Vanbilsen|BEL}}

| {{UCI team code|TSV|2014}}

|align="right"| + 3"

3

| {{flagathlete|Niki Terpstra|NED}}

| {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}}

|align="right"| + 5"

4

| {{flagathlete|Mauro Finetto|ITA}}

| {{UCI team code|YEL|2014b}}

|align="right"| + 9"

5

| {{flagathlete|Vincent Jérôme|FRA}}

| {{UCI team code|EUC|2014}}

|align="right"| + 9"

6

| {{flagathlete|Guillaume Van Keirsbulck|BEL}}

| {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}}

|align="right"| + 9"

7

| {{flagathlete|Luke Durbridge|AUS}}

| {{UCI team code|OGE|2014}}

|align="right"| + 20"

8

| {{flagathlete|Alexander Kristoff|NOR}}

| {{UCI team code|KAT|2014}}

|align="right"| + 24"

9

| {{flagathlete|Sacha Modolo|ITA}} 20px

| {{UCI team code|LAM|2014}}

|align="right"| + 25"

10

| {{flagathlete|Yves Lampaert|BEL}}

| {{UCI team code|TSV|2014}}

|align="right"| + 26"

|}

=Stage 3b=

;3 April 2014 – De Panne to Koksijde to De Panne, {{convert|14.3|km|abbr=on}}, individual time trial (ITT)

Stage 3b Result

{| class="wikitable"

!Rider

!Team

!Time

1

| {{flagathlete|Maciej Bodnar|POL}}

| {{UCI team code|CAN|2014}}

|align="right"| {{nowrap|17' 51"}}

2

| {{flagathlete|Jan Bárta|CZE}}

| {{UCI team code|TNE|2014}}

|align="right"| + 3"

3

| {{flagathlete|David Boucher|BEL}}

| {{UCI team code|FDJ|2014}}

|align="right"| + 6"

4

| {{flagathlete|Luke Durbridge|AUS}}

| {{UCI team code|OGE|2014}}

|align="right"| + 7"

5

| {{flagathlete|Guillaume Van Keirsbulck|BEL}}

| {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}}

|align="right"| + 11"

6

| {{flagathlete|Marcel Kittel|GER}}

| {{UCI team code|GIA|2014}}

|align="right"| + 13"

7

| {{flagathlete|Kristijan Koren|SLO}}

| {{UCI team code|CAN|2014}}

|align="right"| + 14"

8

| {{flagathlete|Johan Le Bon|FRA}}

| {{UCI team code|FDJ|2014}}

|align="right"| + 16"

9

| {{flagathlete|Sander Cordeel|BEL}}

| {{UCI team code|VGS|2014}}

|align="right"| + 16"

10

| {{flagathlete|Rob Ruijgh|NED}}

| {{UCI team code|VGS|2014}}

|align="right"| + 25"

||

|Final General Classification

class="wikitable"
!Rider

!Team

!Time

1

| {{flagathlete|Guillaume Van Keirsbulck|BEL}} 20px

| {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}}

|align="right"| {{nowrap|11h 38' 16"}}

2

| {{flagathlete|Luke Durbridge|AUS}}

| {{UCI team code|OGE|2014}}

|align="right"| + 7"

3

| {{flagathlete|Gert Steegmans|BEL}}

| {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}}

|align="right"| + 8"

4

| {{flagathlete|Niki Terpstra|NED}}

| {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}}

|align="right"| + 15"

5

| {{flagathlete|Marcel Kittel|GER}}

| {{UCI team code|GIA|2014}}

|align="right"| + 21"

6

| {{flagathlete|Vincent Jérôme|FRA}}

| {{UCI team code|EUC|2014}}

|align="right"| + 25"

7

| {{flagathlete|Mauro Finetto|ITA}}

| {{UCI team code|YEL|2014b}}

|align="right"| + 27"

8

| {{flagathlete|Alexander Kristoff|NOR}}

| {{UCI team code|KAT|2014}}

|align="right"| + 32"

9

| {{flagathlete|Rob Ruijgh|NED}}

| {{UCI team code|VGS|2014}}

|align="right"| + 33"

10

| {{flagathlete|Alexander Porsev|RUS}}

| {{UCI team code|KAT|2014}}

|align="right"| + 33"

|}

Classification leadership table

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:smaller;"
style="width:1%;"| Stage

! style="width:14%;"| Winner

! style="width:12%;"| General classification
Image:Jersey white.svg

! style="width:12%;"| Points classification
Image:Jersey green.svg

! style="width:12%;"| Mountains classification
Image:Jersey red.svg

! style="width:12%;"| Sprints classification
Image:Jersey blue.svg

! style="width:12%;"| Team classification

! style="width:12%;"| Combativity award

1

| Peter Sagan

| style="background:white;"| Peter Sagan

| style="background:lightgreen;"| Peter Sagan

| style="background:salmon;" rowspan=4| Tim De Troyer

| style="background:#3eaaff;"| Stijn Steels

| style="background:orange;" rowspan=4| {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}}

| style="background:tomato;"| Tim De Troyer

2

| Sacha Modolo

| style="background:white;" rowspan=2| Gert Steegmans

| style="background:lightgreen;"| Kenneth Vanbilsen

| style="background:#3eaaff;"| Gert Steegmans

| style="background:tomato;"| Gert Steegmans

3a

| Sacha Modolo

| style="background:lightgreen;" rowspan=2| Sacha Modolo

| style="background:#3eaaff;" rowspan=2| Stijn Steels

| style="background:tomato;"| Stijn Steels

3b

| Maciej Bodnar

| style="background:white;"| Guillaume Van Keirsbulck

|style="background-color:#EFEFEF;"| not awarded

colspan=2| Final

! style="background:#f2f2f2;"| Guillaume Van Keirsbulck

! style="background:#50c878;"| Sacha Modolo

! style="background:#cc4e5c;"| Tim De Troyer

! style="background:#3e82ff;"| Stijn Steels

! style="background:darkorange;"| {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}}

! style="background:tomato;"| Stijn Steels

References

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