# 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.

## Race overview

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

| | 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. |
| | 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)

| | 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. |
| | 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)

| | 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. |
| | 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)

| | 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" |
| | 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 | Tim De Troyer | Gert Steegmans | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | Gert Steegmans |
| 3a | Sacha Modolo | Gert Steegmans | Sacha Modolo | Tim De Troyer | Stijn Steels | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | Stijn Steels |
| 3b | Maciej Bodnar | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck | Sacha Modolo | Tim De Troyer | Stijn Steels | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | not awarded |
| Final | Final | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck | Sacha Modolo | Tim De Troyer | Stijn Steels | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | Stijn Steels |