# 2016 Three Days of De Panne

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 included four stages, two of which took place on the final day. It was rated as a 2.HC event in the 2016 UCI Europe Tour.

## Stages

The race includes four stages. The first three of these are road stages, while the fourth is an individual time trial.
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 29 March | De Panne to Zottegem | 198.2 km (123.2 mi) | | Medium-mountain stage | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) |
| 2 | 30 March | Zottegem | 211.1 km (131.2 mi) | | Hilly stage | Elia Viviani (ITA) |
| 3a | 31 March | De Panne | 111.5 km (69.3 mi) | | Flat stage | Marcel Kittel (GER) |
| 3b | 31 March | De Panne | 14.2 km (9 mi) | | Individual time trial | Maciej Bodnar (POL) |
| Total | Total | 535 km (332.4 mi) | 535 km (332.4 mi) | 535 km (332.4 mi) | 535 km (332.4 mi) | 535 km (332.4 mi) |

## 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.
UCI WorldTeams
* Astana
* BMC Racing Team
* Etixx–Quick-Step
* FDJ
* Team Katusha
* Lampre–Merida
* Lotto–Soudal
* Team Sky
* Tinkoff
* Cannondale
* Orica–GreenEDGE
UCI Professional Continental Teams
* Bardiani–CSF
* Bora–Argon 18
* Cofidis
* Direct Énergie
* Gazprom–RusVelo
* Nippo–Vini Fantini
* ONE Pro Cycling
* Roompot–Oranje Peloton
* Stölting Service Group
* Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
* Southeast–Venezuela

## Stages
### Stage 1

29 March 2016, De Panne to Zottegem, 198.2 km (123.2 mi)
Stage 1 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha | 4hr 22' 34" |
| 2 | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Astana | + 0" |
| 3 | Lieuwe Westra (NED) | Astana | + 0" |
| 4 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Stölting Service Group | + 29" |
| 5 | Luke Rowe (GBR) | Team Sky | + 29" |
| 6 | Pim Ligthart (NED) | Lotto–Soudal | + 36" |
| 7 | Manuel Belletti (ITA) | Southeast–Venezuela | + 36" |
| 8 | Juraj Sagan (SVK) | Tinkoff | + 36" |
| 9 | Sean De Bie (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 36" |
| 10 | Marco Haller (AUT) | Team Katusha | + 36" |
General classification after stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha | 4hr 22' 24" |
| 2 | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Astana | + 1" |
| 3 | Lieuwe Westra (NED) | Astana | + 6" |
| 4 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Stölting Service Group | + 39" |
| 5 | Luke Rowe (GBR) | Team Sky | + 39" |
| 6 | Luke Durbridge (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 42" |
| 7 | Tony Martin (GER) | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 44" |
| 8 | Rick Zabel (GER) | BMC Racing Team | + 44" |
| 9 | Michael Mørkøv (DEN) | Team Katusha | + 45" |
| 10 | Pim Ligthart (NED) | Lotto–Soudal | + 46" |

### Stage 2

30 March 2016, Zottegem to Koksijde, 211.1 km (131.2 mi)
Stage 2 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Team Sky | 5hr 01' 04" |
| 2 | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 3 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha | + 0" |
| 4 | Amaury Capiot (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 0" |
| 5 | Adrien Petit (FRA) | Direct Énergie | + 0" |
| 6 | Raymond Kreder (NED) | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | + 0" |
| 7 | Paolo Simion (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 0" |
| 8 | Marc Sarreau (FRA) | FDJ | + 0" |
| 9 | Erik Baška (SVK) | Tinkoff | + 0" |
| 10 | Ivan Savitskiy (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 0" |
General classification after stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha | 9hr 23' 24" |
| 2 | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Astana | + 5" |
| 3 | Lieuwe Westra (NED) | Astana | + 10" |
| 4 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Stölting Service Group | + 43" |
| 5 | Bert Van Lerberghe (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 45" |
| 6 | Luke Durbridge (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 46" |
| 7 | Rick Zabel (GER) | BMC Racing Team | + 48" |
| 8 | Tony Martin (GER) | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 48" |
| 9 | Michael Mørkøv (DEN) | Team Katusha | + 49" |
| 10 | Amaury Capiot (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 50" |

### Stage 3a

31 March 2016, De Panne to De Panne, 111.5 km (69.3 mi)
Stage 3a result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Etixx–Quick-Step | 2hr 27' 03" |
| 2 | Phil Bauhaus (GER) | Bora–Argon 18 | + 0" |
| 3 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha | + 0" |
| 4 | Amaury Capiot (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 0" |
| 5 | Luka Mezgec (SVN) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 0" |
| 6 | Marc Sarreau (FRA) | FDJ | + 0" |
| 7 | Michael Van Staeyen (BEL) | Bardiani–CSF | + 0" |
| 8 | Erik Baška (SVK) | Tinkoff | + 0" |
| 9 | Raymond Kreder (NED) | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | + 0" |
| 10 | Marko Kump (SVN) | Lampre–Merida | + 0" |
General classification after stage 3a :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha | 11hr 50' 25" |
| 2 | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Astana | + 7" |
| 3 | Lieuwe Westra (NED) | Astana | + 12" |
| 4 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Stölting Service Group | + 45" |
| 5 | Bert Van Lerberghe (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 47" |
| 6 | Luke Durbridge (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 48" |
| 7 | Rick Zabel (GER) | BMC Racing Team | + 50" |
| 8 | Tony Martin (GER) | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 50" |
| 9 | Michael Mørkøv (DEN) | Team Katusha | + 51" |
| 10 | Amaury Capiot (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 52" |

### Stage 3b

31 March 2016, De Panne to De Panne, 14.2 km (8.8 mi) (ITT)
Stage 3b result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Maciej Bodnar (POL) | Tinkoff–Saxo | 17' 39" |
| 2 | Tony Martin (GER) | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 3 | Tom Bohli (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 4 | Lieuwe Westra (NED) | Astana | + 3" |
| 5 | Johan Le Bon (FRA) | FDJ | + 19" |
| 6 | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | Direct Énergie | + 22" |
| 7 | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Astana | + 24" |
| 8 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha | + 28" |
| 9 | Stefan Küng (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | + 29" |
| 10 | Luke Durbridge (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 31" |
Final general classification :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lieuwe Westra (NED) | Astana | 12hr 08' 19" |
| 2 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha | + 13" |
| 3 | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Astana | + 16" |
| 4 | Tony Martin (GER) | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 35" |
| 5 | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | Direct Énergie | + 59" |
| 6 | Luke Durbridge (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 1'04" |
| 7 | Stefan Küng (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | + 1'06" |
| 8 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Stölting Service Group | + 1'19" |
| 9 | Nils Politt (GER) | Team Katusha | + 1'19" |
| 10 | Johan Le Bon (FRA) | FDJ | + 1'19" |

## Classification leadership table

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Sprints classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Alexander Kristoff | Alexander Kristoff | Alexander Kristoff | Loïc Vliegen | Danny van Poppel | Astana |
| 2 | Elia Viviani | Alexander Kristoff | Alexander Kristoff | Loïc Vliegen | Danny van Poppel | Astana |
| 3a | Marcel Kittel | Alexander Kristoff | Alexander Kristoff | Loïc Vliegen | Danny van Poppel | Astana |
| 3b | Maciej Bodnar | Lieuwe Westra | Alexander Kristoff | Loïc Vliegen | Danny van Poppel | Astana |
| Final | Final | Lieuwe Westra | Alexander Kristoff | Loïc Vliegen | Danny van Poppel | Astana |