2012 Three Days of De Panne explained

2012 Three Days of De Panne
Date:	27–29 March
Series:	2012 UCI Europe Tour
Stages:	4
Distance:	544.5
Unit:	km
First:	Sylvain Chavanel
First Nat:	FRA
Second:	Lieuwe Westra
Second Nat:	NED
Third:	Maciej Bodnar
Third Nat:	POL
Points:	Alexander Kristoff
Points Nat:	NOR
Mountains:	Tosh Van Der Sande
Mountains Nat:	BEL
Previous:	2011
Next:	2013

The 2012 Three Days of De Panne (Dutch; Flemish: KBC Driedaagse van De Panne-Koksijde 2012) is the 36th 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 27 March and will finish in De Panne two days later. The 544.5 km long stage race contains four stages, with two held on the final day. It is part of the 2012 UCI Europe Tour and is rated as a 2.HC event.

Teams

24 teams were invited to participate in the tour: 10 UCI ProTeams and 14 UCI Professional Continental Teams.^[1]

UCI ProTeams

UCI Professional Continental Teams

Stages

Stage 1

27 March 2011 – Middelkerke to Oudenaarde, 201.6km (125.3miles)

Stage 1 Result
	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General Classification after Stage 1
	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 4"
3			+ 6"
4			+ 7"
5			+ 10"
6			+ 10"
7			+ 10"
8			+ 10"
9			+ 10"
10			+ 10"

Stage 2

28 March 2012 – Zottegem to Koksijde, 216.1km (134.3miles)

Stage 2 Result
	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General Classification after Stage 2
	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			+ 1"
4			+ 2"
5			+ 4"
6			+ 6"
7			+ 6"
8			+ 6"
9			+ 6"
10			+ 6"

Stage 3a

29 March 2012 – De Panne to De Panne, 112.1km (69.7miles)

Stage 3a Result
	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General Classification after Stage 3a
	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 6"
3			+ 7"
4			+ 10"
5			+ 12"
6			+ 12"
7			+ 12"
8			+ 12"
9			+ 12"
10			+ 12"

Stage 3b

29 March 2012 – De Panne to Koksijde to De Panne, 14.7km (09.1miles) individual time trial (ITT)

Stage 3b Result
	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 4"
3			+ 17"
4			+ 18"
5			+ 19"
6			+ 22"
7			+ 31"
8			+ 32"
9			+ 38"
10			+ 39"

Final General Classification
	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 4"
3			+ 14"
4			+ 17"
5			+ 18"
6			+ 22"
7			+ 32"
8			+ 39"
9			+ 51"
10			+ 55"

Classification leadership

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Sprints classification	Team classification	Combativity award
1	Peter Sagan	Peter Sagan	Peter Sagan	Tosh Van Der Sande	Steven Van Vooren		Tosh Van Der Sande
2	Marcel Kittel	Alexander Kristoff	Alexander Kristoff	Andy Cappelle		Andy Cappelle
3a	Alexander Kristoff	Alexander Kristoff				Preben Van Hecke
3b	Sylvain Chavanel	Sylvain Chavanel				no award
Final		Sylvain Chavanel	Alexander Kristoff	Tosh Van Der Sande	Andy Cappelle		Andy Cappelle

Final standings

General classification
	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 4"
3			+ 14"
4			+ 17"
5			+ 18"
6			+ 22"
7			+ 32"
8			+ 39"
9			+ 51"
10			+ 55"

Points classification
	Rider	Team	Points
1			42
2			32
3			22
4			20
5			16
6			16
7			15
8			12
9			12
10			10

Mountains classification
	Rider	Team	Points
1			31
2			21
3			17
4			16
5			5
6			5
7			3
8			3

Rushes classification
	Rider	Team	Time
1			9
2			5
3			3
4			3
5			2
6			2
7			2
8			1
9			1
10			1

Team classification
Pos.	Team	Time
1		36h 18' 08"
2		+ 24"
3		+ 1' 01"
4		+ 2' 28"
5		+ 2' 49"
6		+ 3' 00"
7		+ 3' 25"
8		+ 3' 40"
9		+ 3' 57"
10		+ 5' 14"

References

General

Web site: KBC Driedaagse De Panne . Koninklijke Veloclub Panne Sportief vzw . 28 March 2012.

Specific

External links

Three Days of De Panne homepage

Notes and References

Web site: KBC-Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde 2011– Start list . 28 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120324065425/http://users.skynet.be/fa204276/doc/startlijst.pdf . 24 March 2012 . dead . dmy-all .