Three Days of De Panne

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Three Days of De Panne

Race details
Date	Late March/Early April
Region	De Panne, West Flanders
English name	Three Days of De Panne
Local name(s)	KBC Driedaagse van De Panne-Koksijde (Dutch)
Discipline	Road race
Competition	UCI Europe Tour
Type	Three day stage-race
Organiser	KVC Panne Sportief
Race director	Bernard Vandekerckhove
History
First edition	1977
Editions	31
First winner	Roger Rosiers
Most wins	Eric Vanderaerden (5 times)
Most recent	Joost Posthuma

The Three Days of De Panne (Dutch: KBC Driedaagse van De Panne-Koksijde) is a mid-week, three-day stage race before the Ronde van Vlaanderen in De Panne in West Flanders, Belgium. It is rated 2.HC by the UCI and is part of the UCI Europe Tour.

Winners

Rider Team 1977 Roger Rosiers 1978 Guido Van Sweevelt 1979 Gustave Van Roosbroeck 1980 Seán Kelly 1981 Jan Bogaert 1982 Gerrie Knetemann 1983 Cees Priem 1984 Bert Oosterbosch 1985 Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke 1986 Eric Vanderaerden 1987 Eric Vanderaerden 1988 Eric Vanderaerden 1989 Eric Vanderaerden 1990 Erwin Nijboer 1991 Jelle Nijdam 1992 Frans Maassen

Rider Team 1993 Eric Vanderaerden 1994 Fabio Roscioli 1995 Michele Bartoli 1996 Viatcheslav Ekimov 1997 Johan Museeuw 1998 Michele Bartoli 1999 Peter Van Petegem 2000 Viatcheslav Ekimov 2001 Nico Mattan 2002 Peter Van Petegem 2003 Raivis Belohvoščiks 2004 George Hincapie 2005 Stijn Devolder 2006 Leif Hoste 2007 Alessandro Ballan 2008 Joost Posthuma

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