# 2012 Three Days of De Panne

The 2012 Three Days of De Panne (Dutch: 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.
| UCI ProTeams RadioShack–Nissan Lotto–Belisol Omega Pharma–Quick-Step GreenEDGE Vacansoleil–DCM Team Katusha Lampre–ISD Astana FDJ–BigMat Liquigas–Cannondale | UCI Professional Continental Teams Project 1t4i Team Type 1–Sanofi Colnago–CSF Bardiani Farnese Vini–Selle Italia Team NetApp Acqua & Sapone Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator Accent.jobs–Willems Veranda's Landbouwkrediet–Euphony Team Europcar UnitedHealthcare RusVelo SpiderTech–C10 Champion System |

## Stages
### Stage 1

27 March 2011 – Middelkerke to Oudenaarde, 201.6 km (125.3 mi)
Stage 1 Result :
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Liquigas–Cannondale | 4h 33' 41" |
| 2 | Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA) | Astana | s.t. |
| 3 | Fabio Sabatini (ITA) | Liquigas–Cannondale | s.t. |
| 4 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 5 | Elia Favilli (ITA) | Farnese Vini–Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 6 | Marcel Sieberg (GER) | Lotto–Belisol | s.t. |
| 7 | Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) | Landbouwkrediet–Euphony | s.t. |
| 8 | Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | s.t. |
| 9 | Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) | FDJ–BigMat | s.t. |
| 10 | Sébastien Turgot (FRA) | Team Europcar | s.t. |
General Classification after Stage 1 :
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Liquigas–Cannondale | 4h 33' 31" |
| 2 | Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA) | Astana | + 4" |
| 3 | Fabio Sabatini (ITA) | Liquigas–Cannondale | + 6" |
| 4 | Maciej Bodnar (POL) | Liquigas–Cannondale | + 7" |
| 5 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha | + 10" |
| 6 | Elia Favilli (ITA) | Farnese Vini–Selle Italia | + 10" |
| 7 | Marcel Sieberg (GER) | Lotto–Belisol | + 10" |
| 8 | Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) | Landbouwkrediet–Euphony | + 10" |
| 9 | Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | + 10" |
| 10 | Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) | FDJ–BigMat | + 10" |

### Stage 2

28 March 2012 – Zottegem to Koksijde, 216.1 km (134.3 mi)
Stage 2 Result :
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Project 1t4i | 4h 51' 16" |
| 2 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 3 | Boy van Poppel (NED) | UnitedHealthcare | s.t. |
| 4 | Kenny van Hummel (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | s.t. |
| 5 | André Greipel (GER) | Lotto–Belisol | s.t. |
| 6 | Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA) | Astana | s.t. |
| 7 | Sébastien Turgot (FRA) | Team Europcar | s.t. |
| 8 | André Schulze (GER) | Team NetApp | s.t. |
| 9 | Saïd Haddou (FRA) | Team Europcar | s.t. |
| 10 | Alexander Serebryakov (RUS) | Team Type 1–Sanofi | s.t. |
General Classification after Stage 2 :
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha | 9h 24' 51" |
| 2 | Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA) | Astana | s.t. |
| 3 | Maciej Bodnar (POL) | Liquigas–Cannondale | + 1" |
| 4 | Fabio Sabatini (ITA) | Liquigas–Cannondale | + 2" |
| 5 | Steve Chainel (FRA) | FDJ–BigMat | + 4" |
| 6 | Sébastien Turgot (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 6" |
| 7 | Elia Favilli (ITA) | Farnese Vini–Selle Italia | + 6" |
| 8 | Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) | Landbouwkrediet–Euphony | + 6" |
| 9 | Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | + 6" |
| 10 | Egidijus Juodvalkis (LTU) | Landbouwkrediet–Euphony | + 6" |

### Stage 3a

29 March 2012 – De Panne to De Panne, 112.1 km (69.7 mi)
Stage 3a Result :
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha | 2h 22' 58" |
| 2 | André Schulze (GER) | Team NetApp | s.t. |
| 3 | Kenny van Hummel (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | s.t. |
| 4 | Francesco Chicchi (ITA) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 5 | Daniele Colli (ITA) | Team Type 1–Sanofi | s.t. |
| 6 | Davide Cimolai (ITA) | Lampre–ISD | s.t. |
| 7 | Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA) | Astana | s.t. |
| 8 | Michael Van Staeyen (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | s.t. |
| 9 | Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) | FDJ–BigMat | s.t. |
| 10 | Saïd Haddou (FRA) | Team Europcar | s.t. |
General Classification after Stage 3a :
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha | 11h 47' 43" |
| 2 | Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA) | Astana | + 6" |
| 3 | Maciej Bodnar (POL) | Liquigas–Cannondale | + 7" |
| 4 | Steve Chainel (FRA) | FDJ–BigMat | + 10" |
| 5 | Elia Favilli (ITA) | Farnese Vini–Selle Italia | + 12" |
| 6 | Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) | FDJ–BigMat | + 12" |
| 7 | Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | + 12" |
| 8 | Sébastien Turgot (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 12" |
| 9 | Egidijus Juodvalkis (LTU) | Landbouwkrediet–Euphony | + 12" |
| 10 | Valentin Iglinsky (KAZ) | Astana | + 12" |

### Stage 3b

29 March 2012 – De Panne to Koksijde to De Panne, 14.7 km (9.1 mi) individual time trial (ITT)
Stage 3b Result :
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 17' 49" |
| 2 | Lieuwe Westra (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 4" |
| 3 | Svein Tuft (CAN) | GreenEDGE | + 17" |
| 4 | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 18" |
| 5 | Maciej Bodnar (POL) | Liquigas–Cannondale | + 19" |
| 6 | Jesse Sergent (NZL) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 22" |
| 7 | Tomas Vaitkus (LTU) | GreenEDGE | + 31" |
| 8 | Luke Durbridge (AUS) | GreenEDGE | + 32" |
| 9 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 38" |
| 10 | Stijn Devolder (BEL) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 39" |
Final General Classification :
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 12h 05' 44" |
| 2 | Lieuwe Westra (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 4" |
| 3 | Maciej Bodnar (POL) | Liquigas–Cannondale | + 14" |
| 4 | Svein Tuft (CAN) | GreenEDGE | + 17" |
| 5 | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 18" |
| 6 | Jesse Sergent (NZL) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 22" |
| 7 | Luke Durbridge (AUS) | GreenEDGE | + 32" |
| 8 | Stijn Devolder (BEL) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 39" |
| 9 | Markel Irizar (ESP) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 51" |
| 10 | Sébastien Turgot (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 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 | Liquigas–Cannondale | Tosh Van Der Sande |
| 2 | Marcel Kittel | Alexander Kristoff | Alexander Kristoff | Tosh Van Der Sande | Andy Cappelle | Team Europcar | Andy Cappelle |
| 3a | Alexander Kristoff | Alexander Kristoff | Alexander Kristoff | Tosh Van Der Sande | Andy Cappelle | Team Europcar | Preben Van Hecke |
| 3b | Sylvain Chavanel | Sylvain Chavanel | Alexander Kristoff | Tosh Van Der Sande | Andy Cappelle | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | no award |
| Final | Final | Sylvain Chavanel | Alexander Kristoff | Tosh Van Der Sande | Andy Cappelle | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | Andy Cappelle |

## Final standings

General classification :
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 12h 05' 44" |
| 2 | Lieuwe Westra (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 4" |
| 3 | Maciej Bodnar (POL) | Liquigas–Cannondale | + 14" |
| 4 | Svein Tuft (CAN) | GreenEDGE | + 17" |
| 5 | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 18" |
| 6 | Jesse Sergent (NZL) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 22" |
| 7 | Luke Durbridge (AUS) | GreenEDGE | + 32" |
| 8 | Stijn Devolder (BEL) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 39" |
| 9 | Markel Irizar (ESP) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 51" |
| 10 | Sébastien Turgot (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 55" |
Points classification :
| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha | 42 |
| 2 | Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA) | Astana | 32 |
| 3 | Kenny van Hummel (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | 22 |
| 4 | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Project 1t4i | 20 |
| 5 | Fabio Sabatini (ITA) | Liquigas–Cannondale | 16 |
| 6 | Boy van Poppel (NED) | UnitedHealthcare | 16 |
| 7 | Sébastien Turgot (FRA) | Team Europcar | 15 |
| 8 | Elia Favilli (ITA) | Farnese Vini–Selle Italia | 12 |
| 9 | André Greipel (GER) | Lotto–Belisol | 12 |
| 10 | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 10 |
Mountains classification :
| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Tosh Van Der Sande (BEL) | Lotto–Belisol | 31 |
| 2 | Brian Vandborg (DEN) | SpiderTech–C10 | 21 |
| 3 | Andy Capelle (BEL) | Accent.jobs–Willems Veranda's | 17 |
| 4 | Ronan van Zandbeek (NED) | Project 1t4i | 16 |
| 5 | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 5 |
| 6 | Lieuwe Westra (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | 5 |
| 7 | Stijn Devolder (BEL) | Vacansoleil–DCM | 3 |
| 8 | Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA) | Astana | 3 |
Rushes classification :
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Andy Capelle (BEL) | Accent.jobs–Willems Veranda's | 9 |
| 2 | Maciej Bodnar (POL) | Liquigas–Cannondale | 5 |
| 3 | Andrea Di Corrado (ITA) | Colnago–CSF Bardiani | 3 |
| 4 | Tosh Van Der Sande (BEL) | Lotto–Belisol | 3 |
| 5 | Steve Chainel (FRA) | FDJ–BigMat | 2 |
| 6 | Ronan van Zandbeek (NED) | Project 1t4i | 2 |
| 7 | Kenny van Hummel (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | 2 |
| 8 | Alexei Tsatevich (RUS) | Team Katusha | 1 |
| 9 | Clinton Avery (NZL) | Champion System | 1 |
| 10 | Brian Vandborg (DEN) | SpiderTech–C10 | 1 |
Team classification :
| Pos. | Team | Time |
| 1 | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 36h 18' 08" |
| 2 | GreenEDGE | + 24" |
| 3 | RadioShack–Nissan | + 1' 01" |
| 4 | Team Katusha | + 2' 28" |
| 5 | Team Europcar | + 2' 49" |
| 6 | Liquigas–Cannondale | + 3' 00" |
| 7 | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | + 3' 25" |
| 8 | Landbouwkrediet–Euphony | + 3' 40" |
| 9 | Farnese Vini–Selle Italia | + 3' 57" |
| 10 | Astana | + 5' 14" |