2014 Three Days of De Panne

The 2014 Three Days of De Panne (Dutch: 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.

2014 Three Days of De Panne

2014 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates	1–3 April
Stages	4
Distance	531 km (329.9 mi)
Winning time	11h 38' 16"
Results
Winner  Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL) (Omega Pharma–Quick-Step)   Second  Luke Durbridge (AUS) (Orica–GreenEDGE)   Third  Gert Steegmans (BEL) (Omega Pharma–Quick-Step) Points  Sacha Modolo (ITA) (Lampre–Merida) Mountains  Tim De Troyer (BEL) (Wanty–Groupe Gobert) Sprints  Stijn Steels (BEL) (Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise)   Team Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
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Race overview

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Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner	Ref
1	1 April	De Panne to Zottegem	201 km (125 mi)		Medium-mountain stage	Peter Sagan (SVK)	[2]
2	2 April	Zottegem to Koksijde (Oostduinkerke)	206 km (128 mi)		Hilly stage	Sacha Modolo (ITA)	[3]
3a	3 April	De Panne to De Panne	109.7 km (68 mi)		Flat stage	Sacha Modolo (ITA)	[4]
3b		De Panne to Koksijde to De Panne	14.3 km (9 mi)		Individual time trial	Maciej Bodnar (POL)	[5]
Total		531 km (329.9 mi)

Teams

A total of 22 teams took part in the race:

ProTeams

• Astana
• Cannondale
• Team Europcar
• FDJ.fr
• Giant–Shimano
• Team Katusha
• Lampre–Merida
• Lotto–Belisol
• Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
• Orica–GreenEDGE

Professional Continental Teams

• Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela
• Bardiani–CSF
• Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
• MTN–Qhubeka
• Neri Sottoli
• NetApp–Endura
• Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
• UnitedHealthcare
• Wanty–Groupe Gobert

Continental Teams

• Team 3M
• Vastgoedservice–Golden Palace
• Veranclassic-Doltcini

Stages

Stage 1

1 April 2014 – De Panne to Zottegem, 201 km (125 mi)

Stage 1 result Rider Team Time 1  Peter Sagan (SVK) Cannondale 4h 29' 39" 2  Oscar Gatto (ITA) Cannondale s.t. 3  Kenneth Vanbilsen (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise s.t. 4  Gert Steegmans (BEL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step s.t. 5  Laurens De Vreese (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert s.t. 6  Mauro Finetto (ITA) Neri Sottoli s.t. 7  Vincent Jérôme (FRA) Team Europcar s.t. 8  Niki Terpstra (NED) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step s.t. 9  Jérôme Baugnies (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert s.t. 10  Sander Cordeel (BEL) Vastgoedservice–Golden Palace s.t.

General Classification after Stage 1 Rider Team Time 1  Peter Sagan (SVK) Cannondale 4h 29' 29" 2  Oscar Gatto (ITA) Cannondale + 4" 3  Kenneth Vanbilsen (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 6" 4  Gert Steegmans (BEL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 7" 5  Laurens De Vreese (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert + 10" 6  Mauro Finetto (ITA) Neri Sottoli + 10" 7  Vincent Jérôme (FRA) Team Europcar + 10" 8  Niki Terpstra (NED) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 10" 9  Jérôme Baugnies (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert + 10" 10  Sander Cordeel (BEL) Vastgoedservice–Golden Palace + 10"

Stage 2

2 April 2014 – Zottegem to Koksijde–Oostduinkerke, 206 km (128 mi)

Stage 2 result Rider Team Time 1  Sacha Modolo (ITA) Lampre–Merida 4h 28' 15" 2  Arnaud Démare (FRA) FDJ.fr s.t. 3  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Team Katusha s.t. 4  Ruslan Tleubayev (KAZ) Astana s.t. 5  Danilo Napolitano (ITA) Wanty–Groupe Gobert s.t. 6  Daniele Colli (ITA) Neri Sottoli s.t. 7  Alessandro Bazzana (ITA) UnitedHealthcare s.t. 8  Marcel Kittel (GER) Giant–Shimano s.t. 9  Kenneth Vanbilsen (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise s.t. 10  Marco Canola (ITA) Bardiani–CSF s.t.

General Classification after Stage 2 Rider Team Time 1  Gert Steegmans (BEL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step 8h 57' 45" 2  Oscar Gatto (ITA) Cannondale + 1" 3  Kenneth Vanbilsen (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 3" 4  Niki Terpstra (NED) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 5" 5  Mauro Finetto (ITA) Neri Sottoli + 9" 6  Vincent Jérôme (FRA) Team Europcar + 9" 7  Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 9" 8  Arnaud Démare (FRA) FDJ.fr + 14" 9  Luke Durbridge (AUS) Orica–GreenEDGE + 20" 10  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Team Katusha + 24"

Stage 3a

3 April 2014 – De Panne to De Panne, 109.7 km (68.2 mi)

Stage 3a Result Rider Team Time 1  Sacha Modolo (ITA) Lampre–Merida 2h 22' 20" 2  Andrea Guardini (ITA) Astana s.t. 3  Kenny van Hummel (NED) Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela s.t. 4  Kenneth Vanbilsen (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise s.t. 5  Ralf Matzka (GER) NetApp–Endura s.t. 6  Michael Van Staeyen (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise s.t. 7  Nicola Ruffoni (ITA) Bardiani–CSF s.t. 8  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Team Katusha s.t. 9  Francesco Chicchi (ITA) Neri Sottoli s.t. 10  Youcef Reguigui (ALG) MTN–Qhubeka s.t.

General Classification after Stage 3a Rider Team Time 1  Gert Steegmans (BEL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step 11h 20' 05" 2  Kenneth Vanbilsen (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 3" 3  Niki Terpstra (NED) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 5" 4  Mauro Finetto (ITA) Neri Sottoli + 9" 5  Vincent Jérôme (FRA) Team Europcar + 9" 6  Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 9" 7  Luke Durbridge (AUS) Orica–GreenEDGE + 20" 8  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Team Katusha + 24" 9  Sacha Modolo (ITA) Lampre–Merida + 25" 10  Yves Lampaert (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 26"

Stage 3b

3 April 2014 – De Panne to Koksijde to De Panne, 14.3 km (8.9 mi), individual time trial (ITT)

Stage 3b Result Rider Team Time 1  Maciej Bodnar (POL) Cannondale 17' 51" 2  Jan Bárta (CZE) NetApp–Endura + 3" 3  David Boucher (BEL) FDJ.fr + 6" 4  Luke Durbridge (AUS) Orica–GreenEDGE + 7" 5  Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 11" 6  Marcel Kittel (GER) Giant–Shimano + 13" 7  Kristijan Koren (SLO) Cannondale + 14" 8  Johan Le Bon (FRA) FDJ.fr + 16" 9  Sander Cordeel (BEL) Vastgoedservice–Golden Palace + 16" 10  Rob Ruijgh (NED) Vastgoedservice–Golden Palace + 25"

Final General Classification Rider Team Time 1  Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step 11h 38' 16" 2  Luke Durbridge (AUS) Orica–GreenEDGE + 7" 3  Gert Steegmans (BEL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 8" 4  Niki Terpstra (NED) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 15" 5  Marcel Kittel (GER) Giant–Shimano + 21" 6  Vincent Jérôme (FRA) Team Europcar + 25" 7  Mauro Finetto (ITA) Neri Sottoli + 27" 8  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Team Katusha + 32" 9  Rob Ruijgh (NED) Vastgoedservice–Golden Palace + 33" 10  Alexander Porsev (RUS) Team Katusha + 33"

Classification leadership table

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Sprints classification	Team classification	Combativity award
1	Peter Sagan	Peter Sagan	Peter Sagan	Tim De Troyer	Stijn Steels	Omega Pharma–Quick-Step	Tim De Troyer
2	Sacha Modolo	Gert Steegmans	Kenneth Vanbilsen		Gert Steegmans		Gert Steegmans
3a	Sacha Modolo		Sacha Modolo		Stijn Steels		Stijn Steels
3b	Maciej Bodnar	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck					not awarded
Final		Guillaume Van Keirsbulck	Sacha Modolo	Tim De Troyer	Stijn Steels	Omega Pharma–Quick-Step	Stijn Steels