Stages 4 Winning time 12hr 19' 10" | Distance 544.4 km (338.3 mi) Second Stijn Devolder (BEL) | |
Dates March 31, 2015 (2015-03-31)–April 2, 2015 (2015-04-02) Winner Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | ||
The 2015 Three Days of De Panne (Dutch: Driedaagse De Panne–Koksijde) was the 39th edition of the Three Days of De Panne cycling stage race. It took place around De Panne in West Flanders in the week between Gent–Wevelgem and the Tour of Flanders, beginning on 31 March and ending on 2 April. The race included four stages, two of which take place on the final day. It is rated as a 2.1 event in the 2015 UCI Europe Tour. The defending champion was Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Etixx–Quick-Step), who won the 2014 edition by seven seconds.
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The 2015 edition was won by Alexander Kristoff (Team Katusha), who won the first three stages and came third in the final time trial. He also won the points classification. In second place was Stijn Devolder (Trek Factory Racing). Third was Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky), who won the individual time trial on the final day.
Stages
The race includes four stages. The first three of these are road stages, while the fourth is an individual time trial.
Stage 1
31 March – De Panne–Zottegem (201.6 km (125.3 mi))
Stage 2
1 April – Zottegem–Koksijde (217.2 km (135.0 mi))
Stage 3a
2 April (morning) – De Panne (114.4 km (71.1 mi))
Stage 3b
2 April (afternoon) – De Panne (14.2 km (8.8 mi)) (ITT)
Teams
25 teams were selected to take part in the 2015 Three Days of De Panne. 11 of these were UCI WorldTeams; 11 were UCI Professional Continental teams; the remaining 3 were Belgian UCI Continental teams.