Stages 4 Winning time 12hr 08' 19" | Distance 535 km (332.4 mi) | |
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Dates March 29, 2016 (2016-03-29)–March 31, 2016 (2016-03-31) Second Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | ||
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 will include four stages, two of which will take place on the final day. It is rated as a 2.HC event in the 2016 UCI Europe Tour.
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Stages
The race includes four stages. The first three of these are road stages, while the fourth is an individual time trial.
Teams
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. 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.
Stage 1
29 March 2016, De Panne to Zottegem, 198.2 km (123.2 mi)
Stage 2
30 March 2016, Zottegem to Koksijde, 211.1 km (131.2 mi)
Stage 3a
31 March 2016, De Panne to De Panne, 111.5 km (69.3 mi)
Stage 3b
31 March 2016, De Panne to De Panne, 14.2 km (8.8 mi) (ITT)