2011 Three Days of De Panne

The 2011 Three Days of De Panne (Dutch: 2011 KBC Driedaagse van De Panne-Koksijde) was the 35th edition of the Three Days of De Panne, an annual bicycle race. Taking part in and around the De Panne region of West Flanders, it began in Middelkerke on 29 March and finished in De Panne two days later. The 538.7-kilometre-long (334.7 mi) stage race comprised four stages, with two held on the final day. It was part of the 2010–2011 UCI Europe Tour and was rated as a 2.HC event. Sébastien Rosseler of Team RadioShack won the general classification, his first ever victory in a stage race.^[1]

2011 Three Days of De Panne

2010–2011 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates	29–31 March
Stages	4
Distance	538.7 km (334.7 mi)
Winning time	12 hr 21' 33"
Results
Winner  Sébastien Rosseler (Belgium) (Team RadioShack)   Second  Lieuwe Westra (Netherlands) (Vacansoleil–DCM)   Third  Michał Kwiatkowski (Poland) (Team RadioShack) Points  Denis Galimzyanov (Russia) (Team Katusha) Mountains  Lieuwe Westra (Netherlands) (Vacansoleil–DCM) Sprints  Bert De Backer (Belgium) (Skil–Shimano)   Team Team RadioShack
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Teams

23 teams were invited to participate in the tour: 12 UCI ProTeams and 11 UCI Professional Continental Teams.^[2]

UCI ProTeams Vacansoleil–DCM Rabobank HTC–Highroad Omega Pharma–Lotto Lampre–ISD Team Katusha Team Sky Liquigas–Cannondale Team RadioShack Astana BMC Racing Team Quick-Step

UCI Professional Continental Teams Cofidis FDJ Saur–Sojasun Skil–Shimano Colnago–CSF Inox Team Europcar Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator Veranda's Willems–Accent Landbouwkrediet UnitedHealthcare Team NetApp

Stages

Stage 1

29 March 2011 – Middelkerke to Zottegem, 194.0 km (120.5 mi)^[3][4]

Stage 1 Result Rider Team Time 1  André Greipel (GER) Omega Pharma–Lotto 4h 22' 33" 2  Lieuwe Westra (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM + 0" 3  Dmitriy Muravyev (KAZ) Team RadioShack + 0" 4  Vladimir Gusev (RUS) Team Katusha + 0" 5  Romain Feillu (FRA) Vacansoleil–DCM + 0" 6  Peter Sagan (SVK) Liquigas–Cannondale + 0" 7  Danilo Hondo (GER) Lampre–ISD + 0" 8  Allan Davis (AUS) Astana + 0" 9  Mark Renshaw (AUS) HTC–Highroad + 0" 10  Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) FDJ + 0"

General Classification after Stage 1 Rider Team Time 1  André Greipel (GER) Omega Pharma–Lotto 4h 22' 22" 2  Bert De Backer (BEL) Skil–Shimano + 3" 3  Lieuwe Westra (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM + 5" 4  Pim Ligthart (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM + 5" 5  Dmitriy Muravyev (KAZ) Team RadioShack + 7" 6  Mickaël Delage (FRA) FDJ + 9" 7  Vladimir Gusev (RUS) Team Katusha + 11" 8  Romain Feillu (FRA) Vacansoleil–DCM + 11" 9  Peter Sagan (SVK) Liquigas–Cannondale + 11" 10  Danilo Hondo (GER) Lampre–ISD + 11"

Stage 2

30 March 2011 – Oudenaarde to Koksijde, 219.0 km (136.1 mi)^[5][6]

Stage 2 Result Rider Team Time 1  Denis Galimzyanov (RUS) Team Katusha 5h 08' 18" 2  John Degenkolb (GER) HTC–Highroad + 0" 3  Peter Sagan (SVK) Liquigas–Cannondale + 0" 4  Tomas Vaitkus (LIT) Astana + 0" 5  Romain Feillu (FRA) Vacansoleil–DCM + 0" 6  Aidis Kruopis (LIT) Landbouwkrediet + 0" 7  Russell Downing (GBR) Team Sky + 0" 8  Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) FDJ + 0" 9  Jimmy Casper (FRA) Saur–Sojasun + 0" 10  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) Team RadioShack + 0"

General Classification after Stage 2 Rider Team Time 1  Lieuwe Westra (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM 9h 30' 43" 2  Bert De Backer (BEL) Skil–Shimano + 0" 3  John Degenkolb (GER) HTC–Highroad + 2" 4  Arnoud van Groen (NED) Veranda's Willems–Accent + 2" 5  Peter Sagan (SVK) Liquigas–Cannondale + 4" 6  Dmitriy Muravyev (KAZ) Team RadioShack + 4" 7  Grega Bole (SLO) Lampre–ISD + 5" 8  Mickaël Delage (FRA) FDJ + 6" 9  Romain Feillu (FRA) Vacansoleil–DCM + 8" 10  Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) FDJ + 8"

Stage 3a

31 March 2011 – De Panne to De Panne, 111.0 km (69.0 mi)^[7][8]

Stage 3a Result Rider Team Time 1  Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA) Liquigas–Cannondale 2h 32' 11" 2  Denis Galimzyanov (RUS) Team Katusha + 0" 3  Jimmy Casper (FRA) Saur–Sojasun + 0" 4  Kenny van Hummel (NED) Skil–Shimano + 0" 5  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) BMC Racing Team + 0" 6  Gerald Ciolek (GER) Quick-Step + 0" 7  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) Team RadioShack + 0" 8  Mirco Lorenzetto (ITA) Astana + 0" 9  Jake Keough (CAN) UnitedHealthcare + 0" 10  Stijn Neirynck (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator + 0"

General Classification after Stage 3a Rider Team Time 1  Bert De Backer (BEL) Skil–Shimano 12h 02' 52" 2  Lieuwe Westra (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM + 2" 3  Arnoud van Groen (NED) Veranda's Willems–Accent + 4" 4  Dmitriy Muravyev (KAZ) Team RadioShack + 6" 5  Romain Feillu (FRA) Vacansoleil–DCM + 7" 6  Aidis Kruopis (LIT) Landbouwkrediet + 10" 7  James Vanlandschoot (BEL) Veranda's Willems–Accent + 10" 8  Stijn Neirynck (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator + 10" 9  Mark Renshaw (AUS) HTC–Highroad + 10" 10  Vladimir Gusev (RUS) Team Katusha + 10"

Stage 3b

31 March 2011 – De Panne to Koksijde to De Panne, 14.7 km (9.1 mi) individual time trial (ITT)^[9][10]

Stage 3b Result Rider Team Time 1  Sébastien Rosseler (BEL) Team RadioShack 18' 31" 2  Lieuwe Westra (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM + 14" 3  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) Team RadioShack + 14" 4  Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) Quick-Step + 18" 5  Bert Grabsch (GER) HTC–Highroad + 22" 6  Andriy Hrivko (UKR) Astana + 24" 7  Dmitriy Muravyev (KAZ) Team RadioShack + 30" 8  Rick Flens (NED) Rabobank + 30" 9  Tomas Vaitkus (LIT) Astana + 34" 10  Cyril Lemoine (FRA) Saur–Sojasun + 50"

Final General Classification Rider Team Time 1  Sébastien Rosseler (BEL) Team RadioShack 12h 21' 33" 2  Lieuwe Westra (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM + 6" 3  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) Team RadioShack + 14" 4  Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) Quick-Step + 18" 5  Bert Grabsch (GER) HTC–Highroad + 22" 6  Andriy Hrivko (UKR) Astana + 24" 7  Dmitriy Muravyev (KAZ) Team RadioShack + 26" 8  Rick Flens (NED) Rabobank + 30" 9  Tomas Vaitkus (LIT) Astana + 34" 10  Cyril Lemoine (FRA) Saur–Sojasun + 50"

Classification leadership

Stage by stage leadership^[11]

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Sprints classification	Team classification	Combativity award
1	André Greipel	André Greipel	André Greipel	Laurens De Vreese	Bert De Backer	Vacansoleil–DCM	Pim Ligthart
2	Denis Galimzyanov	Lieuwe Westra	Peter Sagan				Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
3a	Jacopo Guarnieri	Bert De Backer	Denis Galimzyanov	Lieuwe Westra		Skil–Shimano	Frederico Canuti
3b	Sébastien Rosseler	Sébastien Rosseler				Team RadioShack	Lieuwe Westra
Final		Sébastien Rosseler	Denis Galimzyanov	Lieuwe Westra	Bert De Backer	Team RadioShack	no award

Final standings

General classification

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Sébastien Rosseler (BEL)	Team RadioShack	12h 21' 33"
2	Lieuwe Westra (NED)	Vacansoleil–DCM	+ 6"
3	Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)	Team RadioShack	+ 14"
4	Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)	Quick-Step	+ 18"
5	Bert Grabsch (GER)	HTC–Highroad	+ 22"
6	Andriy Hrivko (UKR)	Astana	+ 24"
7	Dmitriy Muravyev (KAZ)	Team RadioShack	+ 26"
8	Rick Flens (NED)	Rabobank	+ 30"
9	Tomas Vaitkus (LIT)	Astana	+ 34"
10	Cyril Lemoine (FRA)	Saur–Sojasun	+ 50"

Points classification

	Rider	Team	Points
1	Denis Galimzyanov (RUS)	Team Katusha	29
2	Lieuwe Westra (NED)	Vacansoleil–DCM	27
3	Romain Feillu (FRA)	Vacansoleil–DCM	24
4	John Degenkolb (GER)	HTC–Highroad	23
5	André Greipel (GER)	Omega Pharma–Lotto	20
6	Dmitriy Muravyev (KAZ)	Team RadioShack	20
7	Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)	Team RadioShack	18
8	Tomas Vaitkus (LIT)	Astana	16
9	Jimmy Casper (FRA)	Saur–Sojasun	15
10	Vladimir Gusev (RUS)	Team Katusha	14

Mountains classification

	Rider	Team	Points
1	Lieuwe Westra (NED)	Vacansoleil–DCM	15
2	Dmitriy Muravyev (KAZ)	Team RadioShack	8
3	Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)	Team RadioShack	7
4	Vladimir Gusev (RUS)	Team Katusha	4
5	Bert De Backer (BEL)	Skil–Shimano	3
6	Jens Debusschere (BEL)	Omega Pharma–Lotto	3
7	André Greipel (GER)	Omega Pharma–Lotto	2

Sprints classification

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Bert De Backer (BEL)	Skil–Shimano	10
2	Arnoud van Groen (NED)	Veranda's Willems–Accent	6
3	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL)	Quick-Step	5
4	Romain Feillu (FRA)	Vacansoleil–DCM	3
5	Lieuwe Westra (NED)	Vacansoleil–DCM	2
6	André Greipel (GER)	Omega Pharma–Lotto	1
7	Jimmy Casper (FRA)	Saur–Sojasun	1
8	Jens Debusschere (BEL)	Omega Pharma–Lotto	1

Team classification

Pos.	Team	Time
1	Team RadioShack	37h 05' 23"
2	HTC–Highroad	+ 2' 28"
3	Astana	+ 3' 08"
4	Rabobank	+ 3' 16"
5	Liquigas–Cannondale	+ 3' 34"
6	Skil–Shimano	+ 4' 22"
7	Quick-Step	+ 4' 40"
8	Omega Pharma–Lotto	+ 4' 58"
9	Veranda's Willems–Accent	+ 5' 36"