| 2016 Three Days of De Panne | |
| Date: | – |
| Series: | 2016 UCI Europe Tour |
| Stages: | 4 |
| Distance: | 535 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 12hr 08' 19" |
| First: | Lieuwe Westra |
| First Nat: | NED |
| First Color: | white |
| Second: | Alexander Kristoff |
| Second Nat: | NOR |
| Third: | Alexey Lutsenko |
| Third Nat: | KAZ |
| Points: | Alexander Kristoff |
| Points Nat: | NOR |
| Points Color: | green |
| Mountains: | Loïc Vliegen |
| Mountains Nat: | BEL |
| Mountains Color: | red |
| Sprints: | Danny van Poppel |
| Sprints Nat: | NED |
| Sprints Color: | blue |
| Previous: | 2015 |
| Next: | 2017 |
The 2016 Three Days of De Panne (Dutch: Driedaagse De Panne–Koksijde) was the 40th edition of the Three Days of De Panne cycling stage race. The race included four stages, two of which took place on the final day. It was rated as a 2.HC event in the 2016 UCI Europe Tour.
The race includes four stages. The first three of these are road stages, while the fourth is an individual time trial.
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 March | De Panne to Zottegem | 198.2km (123.2miles) | Medium-mountain stage | |||
| 2 | 30 March | Zottegem | 211.1km (131.2miles) | Hilly stage | |||
| 3a | 31 March | De Panne | 111.5km (69.3miles) | Flat stage | |||
| 3b | De Panne | 14.2km (08.8miles) | Individual time trial | ||||
| Total | 535km (332miles) | ||||||
22 teams took part in the 2016 Three Days of De Panne. 11 of these were UCI WorldTeams and the remaining 11 were UCI Professional Continental teams.[1] Wanty–Groupe Gobert withdrew before the start of the race on Monday 28 March after the death of Antoine Demoitié in Gent–Wevelgem a day earlier.[2]
29 March 2016, De Panne to Zottegem, 198.2km (123.2miles)
30 March 2016, Zottegem to Koksijde, 211.1km (131.2miles)
31 March 2016, De Panne to De Panne, 111.5km (69.3miles)
31 March 2016, De Panne to De Panne, 14.2km (08.8miles) (ITT)