# 2013 Three Days of De Panne

The 2013 Three Days of De Panne (Dutch: 2013 KBC Driedaagse van De Panne-Koksijde) was the 37th edition of the Three Days of De Panne, an annual bicycle stage race. Taking part in and around the De Panne region of West Flanders, it began in Middelkerke on 26 March and was finished in De Panne two days later. The 528.45 km (328.36 mi) long race contained four stages, with two held on the final day. It was part of the 2013 UCI Europe Tour and was rated as a 2.HC event.

## Teams

23 teams were invited to participate in the tour: 10 UCI ProTeams, 11 UCI Professional Continental Teams and 2 UCI Continental Teams.
| UCI ProTeams Omega Pharma–Quick-Step Cannondale Lotto–Belisol Orica–GreenEDGE Astana Vacansoleil–DCM Argos–Shimano Team Katusha Lampre–Merida FDJ | UCI Professional Continental Teams Team Europcar Vini Fantini–Selle Italia Bardiani Valvole–CSF Inox Champion System Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise NetApp–Endura UnitedHealthcare Crelan–Euphony RusVelo MTN–Qhubeka Accent Jobs–Wanty | UCI Continental Teams Team 3M An Post–Chain Reaction |

## Race overview

| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 26 March | Middelkerke to Zottegem | 197.3 km (122.6 mi) | Intermediate stage | Peter Sagan (SVK) |
| 2 | 27 March | Oudenaarde to Koksijde | 208.9 km (129.8 mi) | Flat stage | Mark Cavendish (GBR) |
| 3a | 28 March | De Panne to De Panne | 109.7 km (68.2 mi) | Flat stage | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) |
| 3b | 28 March | De Panne to Koksijde to De Panne | 14.75 km (9.2 mi) | Individual time trial | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) |

## Stages
### Stage 1

26 March 2013 – Middelkerke to Zottegem, 197.3 km (122.6 mi)
Stage 1 Result :
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Cannondale | 5h 00' 27" |
| 2 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | FDJ | s.t. |
| 3 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 4 | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 5 | Oscar Gatto (ITA) | Vini Fantini–Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 6 | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 7 | Maxime Vantomme (BEL) | Crelan–Euphony | s.t. |
| 8 | Jérôme Cousin (FRA) | Team Europcar | s.t. |
| 9 | Davide Cimolai (ITA) | Lampre–Merida | s.t. |
| 10 | Johan Le Bon (FRA) | FDJ | s.t. |
General Classification after Stage 1 :
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Cannondale | 5h 00' 17" |
| 2 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | FDJ | + 4" |
| 3 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha | + 6" |
| 4 | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 10" |
| 5 | Oscar Gatto (ITA) | Vini Fantini–Selle Italia | + 10" |
| 6 | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 10" |
| 7 | Maxime Vantomme (BEL) | Crelan–Euphony | + 10" |
| 8 | Jérôme Cousin (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 10" |
| 9 | Davide Cimolai (ITA) | Lampre–Merida | + 10" |
| 10 | Johan Le Bon (FRA) | FDJ | + 10" |

### Stage 2

27 March 2013 – Oudenaarde to Koksijde, 208.9 km (129.8 mi)
Stage 2 Result :
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 4h 46' 57" |
| 2 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Cannondale | s.t. |
| 3 | Francesco Chicchi (ITA) | Vini Fantini–Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 4 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | FDJ | s.t. |
| 5 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 6 | Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) | Crelan–Euphony | s.t. |
| 7 | Romain Feillu (FRA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | s.t. |
| 8 | Blaž Jarc (SLO) | NetApp–Endura | s.t. |
| 9 | Nikias Arndt (GER) | Argos–Shimano | s.t. |
| 10 | Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | s.t. |
General Classification after Stage 2 :
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | FDJ | 9h 47' 18" |
| 2 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha | + 2" |
| 3 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 5" |
| 4 | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 6" |
| 5 | Maxime Vantomme (BEL) | Crelan–Euphony | + 6" |
| 6 | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 6" |
| 7 | Davide Cimolai (ITA) | Lampre–Merida | + 11" |
| 8 | Johan Le Bon (FRA) | FDJ | + 14" |
| 9 | Oscar Gatto (ITA) | Vini Fantini–Selle Italia | + 14" |
| 10 | André Greipel (GER) | Lotto–Belisol | + 15" |

### Stage 3a

28 March 2013 – De Panne to De Panne, 109.7 km (68.2 mi)
Stage 3a Result :
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha | 2h 29' 02" |
| 2 | Sacha Modolo (ITA) | Bardiani Valvole–CSF Inox | s.t. |
| 3 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Cannondale | s.t. |
| 4 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Bardiani Valvole–CSF Inox | s.t. |
| 5 | Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) | Crelan–Euphony | s.t. |
| 6 | Davide Cimolai (ITA) | Lampre–Merida | s.t. |
| 7 | Kenny Dehaes (BEL) | Lotto–Belisol | s.t. |
| 8 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 9 | Kenny van Hummel (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | s.t. |
| 10 | Alessandro Bazzana (ITA) | UnitedHealthcare | s.t. |
General Classification after Stage 3a :
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha | 12h 16' 16" |
| 2 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | FDJ | + 4" |
| 3 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 9" |
| 4 | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 10" |
| 5 | Maxime Vantomme (BEL) | Crelan–Euphony | + 10" |
| 6 | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 10" |
| 7 | Davide Cimolai (ITA) | Lampre–Merida | + 15" |
| 8 | Johan Le Bon (FRA) | FDJ | + 18" |
| 9 | Oscar Gatto (ITA) | Vini Fantini–Selle Italia | + 18" |
| 10 | Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) | Crelan–Euphony | + 19" |

### Stage 3b

28 March 2013 – De Panne to Koksijde to De Panne, 14.75 km (9.17 mi) individual time trial (ITT)
Stage 3b Result :
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 18' 03" |
| 2 | Anton Vorobyev (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 19" |
| 3 | Lieuwe Westra (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 21" |
| 4 | Johan Le Bon (FRA) | FDJ | + 24" |
| 5 | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 31" |
| 6 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha | + 32" |
| 7 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Argos–Shimano | + 34" |
| 8 | Jens Mouris (NED) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 35" |
| 9 | Luke Durbridge (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 35" |
| 10 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 41" |
Final General Classification :
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 12h 34' 28" |
| 2 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha | + 22" |
| 3 | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 31" |
| 4 | Johan Le Bon (FRA) | FDJ | + 32" |
| 5 | Lieuwe Westra (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 38" |
| 6 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Argos–Shimano | + 51" |
| 7 | Luke Durbridge (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 52" |
| 8 | David Boucher (FRA) | FDJ | + 57" |
| 9 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 58" |
| 10 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 1' 06" |

## Classification leadership

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Sprints classification | Team classification | Combativity award |
| 1 | Peter Sagan | Peter Sagan | Peter Sagan | Marco Haller | Koen Barbé | FDJ | Marco Haller |
| 2 | Mark Cavendish | Arnaud Démare | Arnaud Démare | Marco Haller | Koen Barbé | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | Mattia Pozzo |
| 3a | Alexander Kristoff | Alexander Kristoff | Alexander Kristoff | Marco Haller | Koen Barbé | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | Niko Eeckhout |
| 3b | Sylvain Chavanel | Sylvain Chavanel | Alexander Kristoff | Marco Haller | Koen Barbé | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | no award |
| Final | Final | Sylvain Chavanel | Alexander Kristoff | Marco Haller | Koen Barbé | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | Koen Barbé |

### Notes

* In stage 2, Arnaud Démare, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because Peter Sagan (in first place) wore the white jersey as leader of the general classification during that stage.
* In stage 3a, Alexander Kristoff, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because Arnaud Démare (in first place) wore the white jersey as leader of the general classification during that stage.