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{{Short description|Belgian road cycling race}}
{{Infobox cycling race
| name        = Classic Brugge-De Panne
| image       = Classic Brugge–De Panne-logo 2021.png
| current_event = 
| date        = Late March
| region      = [[West Flanders]], Belgium
| english     = Three Days of Bruges–De Panne
| localnames  = Driedaagse Brugge–De Panne {{in lang|nl}}
| nickname    = 
| discipline  = [[Road bicycle racing|Road]] race
| competition = [[UCI World Tour]] ''(men)'' <br>[[UCI Women's World Tour|UCI World Tour]] ''(women)''
| type        = Three day stage-race (until 2017)<br>Single-day race (for men & women, since 2018)
| organiser   = KVC Panne Sportief
| director    = Bernard Vandekerckhove
| history     = Men's race history
| first       = {{start date|1977}}
| number      = 48 (as of 2024)
| firstwinner = {{flagathlete|[[Roger Rosiers]]|BEL}} 
| mostwins    = {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Eric Vanderaerden]]|BEL}} ''(5 wins)''}}
| mostrecent  = {{flagathlete|[[Jasper Philipsen]]|BEL}} 
| history_women= Women's race history
| first_women = {{start date|2018}}
| number_women = 7 (as of 2024)
| firstwinner_women = {{flagathlete|[[Jolien D'Hoore]]|BEL}} 
| mostrecent_women = {{flagathlete|[[Elisa Balsamo (cyclist)|Elisa Balsamo]]|ITA}}
|mostwins_women=''No repeat winners''}}
The '''Classic Brugge–De Panne''' is a [[Road bicycle racing|road cycling race]] in Belgium in late March. Since 2018 it is raced over two days with a men's race on Wednesday and a women's race on Thursday.<ref name="Sporza1">{{cite web|title=Driedaagse De Panne wordt dit jaar een tweedaagse|url=http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/wielrennen/1.3139081|website=[[Sporza]]|publisher=Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie|access-date=21 March 2018|language=nl|trans-title=Three-day De Panne will be a two-day event this year|archive-date=24 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524084155/http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/wielrennen/1.3139081|url-status=dead}}</ref> Both races start in [[Bruges]] and finish in the seaside resort of [[De Panne]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Coorevits|first1=Hugo|title=3 zaken om naar uit te kijken in nieuwe Driedaagse: kasseien, wind én hellingen|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20180320_03421130|website=Sportwereld|publisher=[[Mediahuis]]|access-date=21 March 2018|language=nl|trans-title=3 things to look forward to in the new Three Days: cobblestones, wind and hills}}</ref>

The women's event is included in the [[UCI Women's World Tour]]; the men's race was part of the [[UCI Europe Tour]] as a [[UCI race classifications|1.HC event]], but was promoted to the [[UCI World Tour]] as a [[UCI race classifications|1.WT]] event in [[2019 UCI World Tour|2019.]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/salary-cap-still-an-option-as-part-of-2020-worldtour-reforms/|title=Salary cap still an option as part of 2020 WorldTour reforms|work=Cyclingnews.com|access-date=2018-11-21}}</ref>  The [[2020 Three Days of Bruges–De Panne|2020 edition]] was rescheduled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news |title=The UCI unveils the revised 2020 calendars for the UCI WorldTour & UCI Women’s WorldTour |url=https://www.uci.org/road/news/2020/the-uci-unveils-the-revised-2020-calendars-for-the-uci-worldtour-and-uci-women-s-worldtour |access-date=12 October 2020 |work=UCI |date=5 May 2020}}</ref>

==History==

===Three Days of De Panne===
The Three Days of De Panne was created in 1977 as a three-day cycling event in the week leading up to the [[Tour of Flanders]], in late March or early April. The first day was usually a hilly stage starting in De Panne and finishing in the [[Flemish Ardennes]]. The second day held a long flat stage back to the Flemish coast, with a finish in [[Koksijde]]. The third day consisted of two stages that both started and finished in De Panne, of which the final stage was an individual time trial. Raced from Tuesday to Thursday, it was the last Flemish race ahead of the Tour of Flanders and was considered a desirable preparation for the main event on Sunday. [[Eric Vanderaerden]], a strong sprinter and time triallist, won the race five times in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

===Three Days of Bruges–De Panne===
Since 2018, the Three Days of De Panne is raced under a new format following a calendar switch with [[Dwars door Vlaanderen]].<ref name="Sporza1"/>{{refn|group=N|[[Flanders Classics]], organizer of [[Dwars door Vlaanderen]], lobbied with UCI and was granted the date formerly held by the Three Days of De Panne. The organizers of the Three Days were granted the slot held by ''Dwars door Vlaanderen'', but chose to shorten their race, as the next [[Classic cycle races|Flemish classic]], [[E3 Harelbeke]], is raced on a Friday.}} The race comes one week earlier, in the week following [[Milan–San Remo]], and the men's event has morphed into a one-day race on Wednesday.<ref>{{cite web|title=Les Trois jours de Bruges-La Panne sur une journée ce mercredi|url=http://www.lesoir.be/146492/article/2018-03-20/les-trois-jours-de-bruges-la-panne-sur-une-journee-ce-mercredi|website=[[Le Soir]]|publisher=[[Rossel (company)|Rossel & Cie. S.A]]|access-date=21 March 2018|language=fr|quote=The three days of Bruges-De Panne in one day on Wednesday}}</ref> The Flemish Ardennes roads and the concluding time trial were abandoned in favour of a route entirely in the province of [[West Flanders]]. The iconic [[Kemmelberg]] and several cobbled sectors have a more prominent part in the new course.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Plouvin|first1=Antoine|title=Les 3 Jours de Bruges – La Panne: Le parcours et les 12 premières équipes dévoilés|url=http://cyclingpro.net/velopro/course/trois-jours-de-la-panne/3-jours-de-bruges-panne-parcours-12-premieres-equipes-devoiles/|website=Cyclingpro.net|access-date=21 March 2018|language=fr|quote=The 3 Days of Bruges – De Panne: The course and the first 12 teams unveiled}}</ref>

In order to continue the multi-day format, a women's event was inaugurated on the day after the men's race.{{refn|group=N|Initially the Three Days organizers had another three-day concept in mind, with a two-day contest for men and one day for women. The event would kick off with a sprinters challenge on Tuesday, but this idea was abandoned due to a lack of teams' interest. However, organizers intend to return to a three-day format in the future.<ref name="Sporza1"/>}} Both races start in [[Bruges]] and have two finishing circuits in and around [[De Panne]]. The women's race is part of the [[UCI Women's World Tour]], cycling's top tier professional competition.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ryan looks for Women's WorldTour win at Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ryan-looks-for-womens-worldtour-win-at-driedaagse-de-panne-koksijde/|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|access-date=21 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Siggaard to lead Team Virtu Cycling at Driesdaagse de Panne-Koksijde|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/siggaard-to-lead-team-virtu-cycling-at-driesdaagse-de-panne-koksijde/|access-date=21 March 2018|date=19 March 2018|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|archive-date=23 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423204110/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/siggaard-to-lead-team-virtu-cycling-at-driesdaagse-de-panne-koksijde/|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Jolien D'Hoore]] won the [[2018 Three Days of Bruges–De Panne (women's race)|first running of the women's Three Days]] in a sprint.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Knöfler|first1=Lukas|title=D'hoore unaware she was sprinting for Driedaagse De Panne victory|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/dhoore-unaware-she-was-sprinting-for-driedaagse-de-panne-victory/|website=[[Cyclingnews]]|access-date=15 April 2018}}</ref>

== Winners ==
===Men's race===
[[File:Eric VANDERAERDEN.jpg|thumb|right|[[Eric Vanderaerden]] ''(pictured at the 1993 Tour de France)'' won the Three Days of De Panne five times, relying on strong sprint and time trialling abilities.]]
{{Cycling past winner start}}
|-
|colspan=4 align=center|↓ '''"Three Days of De Panne"''' ↓
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1977|name={{sortname|Roger|Rosiers}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[Frisol–Thirion–Gazelle]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1978|name={{sortname|Guido|Van Sweevelt}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[IJsboerke–Gios]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1979|name={{sortname|Gustave|Van Roosbroeck}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[IJsboerke–Warncke]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1980|name={{sortname|Sean|Kelly|Sean Kelly (cyclist)}}|nat=IRL|natvar=|team=[[Splendor–Admiral]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1981|name={{sortname|Jan|Bogaert}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[Vermeer Thijs]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1982|name={{sortname|Gerrie|Knetemann}}|nat=NED|natvar=|team=[[TI–Raleigh]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1983|name={{sortname|Cees|Priem}}|nat=NED|natvar=|team=[[TI–Raleigh]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1984|name={{sortname|Bert|Oosterbosch}}|nat=NED|natvar=|team=[[Panasonic (cycling team)|Panasonic]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1985 Three Days of De Panne|1985]]|name={{sortname|Jean-Luc|Vandenbroucke}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[La Redoute (cycling)|La Redoute]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1986|name={{sortname|Eric|Vanderaerden}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[Panasonic (cycling team)|Panasonic]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1987|name={{sortname|Eric|Vanderaerden}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[Panasonic–Isostar]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1988|name={{sortname|Eric|Vanderaerden}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[Panasonic–Isostar]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1989|name={{sortname|Eric|Vanderaerden}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[Panasonic–Isostar]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1990|name={{sortname|Erwin|Nijboer}}|nat=NED|natvar=|team=[[Stuttgart (cycling team)|Stuttgart]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1991|name={{sortname|Jelle|Nijdam}}|nat=NED|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|RAB|1991}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1992|name={{sortname|Frans|Maassen}}|nat=NED|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|RAB|1992}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1993|name={{sortname|Eric|Vanderaerden}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|RAB|1993}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1994|name={{sortname|Fabio|Roscioli}}|nat=ITA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|BRE|1994}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1995|name={{sortname|Michele|Bartoli}}|nat=ITA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|UNO|1995}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1996 Three Days of De Panne|1996]]|name={{sortname|Viatcheslav|Ekimov}}|nat=RUS|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|RAB|1996}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1997 Three Days of De Panne|1997]]|name={{sortname|Johan|Museeuw}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[Mapei–GB]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1998 Three Days of De Panne|1998]]|name={{sortname|Michele|Bartoli}}|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=[[Asics–CGA]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1999 Three Days of De Panne|1999]]|name={{sortname|Peter|Van Petegem}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[TVM–Farm Frites]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2000 Three Days of De Panne|2000]]|name={{sortname|Viatcheslav|Ekimov}}|nat=RUS|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|DSC|2000}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2001 Three Days of De Panne|2001]]|name={{sortname|Nico|Mattan}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|COF|2001}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2002 Three Days of De Panne|2002]]|name={{sortname|Peter|Van Petegem}}|nat=BEL |natvar=|team={{UCI team code|LOT|2002}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2003 Three Days of De Panne|2003]]|name={{sortname|Raivis|Belohvoščiks||Belohvosciks, Raivis}}|nat=LAT |natvar=|team=[[Marlux–Wincor Nixdorf]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2004 Three Days of De Panne|2004]]|name={{sortname|George|Hincapie}}|nat=USA |natvar=|team={{UCI team code|DSC|2004}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2005 Three Days of De Panne|2005]]|name={{sortname|Stijn|Devolder}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|DSC|2005}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2006 Three Days of De Panne|2006]]|name={{sortname|Leif|Hoste}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|DSC|2006}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2007 Three Days of De Panne|2007]]|name={{sortname|Alessandro|Ballan}}|nat=ITA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|LAM|2007}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2008 Three Days of De Panne|2008]]|name={{sortname|Joost|Posthuma}}|nat=NED|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|RAB|2008}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2009 Three Days of De Panne|2009]]|name={{sortname|Frederik|Willems}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|LIQ|2009a}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2010 Three Days of De Panne|2010]]|name={{sortname|David|Millar}}|nat=GBR|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|GRM|2010}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2011 Three Days of De Panne|2011]]|name={{sortname|Sébastien|Rosseler}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|RSH|2011}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2012 Three Days of De Panne|2012]]|name={{sortname|Sylvain|Chavanel}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2013 Three Days of De Panne|2013]]|name={{sortname|Sylvain|Chavanel}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|OPQ|2013}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2014 Three Days of De Panne|2014]]|name={{sortname|Guillaume|Van Keirsbulck}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2015 Three Days of De Panne|2015]]|name={{sortname|Alexander|Kristoff}}|nat=NOR|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|KAT|2015}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2016 Three Days of De Panne|2016]]|name={{sortname|Lieuwe|Westra}}|nat=NED|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|AST|2016}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2017 Three Days of De Panne|2017]]|name={{sortname|Philippe|Gilbert}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|EQS|2017}}}}
|-
|colspan=4 align=center|↓ '''"Three Days of Bruges–De Panne"''' ↓
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2018 Three Days of Bruges–De Panne|2018]]|name={{sortname|Elia|Viviani}}|nat=ITA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|QST|2018}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2019 Three Days of Bruges–De Panne|2019]]|name={{sortname|Dylan|Groenewegen}}|nat=NED|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|TJV|2019}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2020 Three Days of Bruges–De Panne|2020]]|name={{sortname|Yves|Lampaert}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|DQT|2020}}}}
|-
|colspan=4 align=center|↓ '''"Classic Bruges–De Panne"''' ↓
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2021 Classic Brugge–De Panne|2021]]|name={{sortname|Sam|Bennett|Sam Bennett (cyclist)}}|nat=IRL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|DQT|2021}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2022 Classic Brugge–De Panne|2022]]|name={{sortname|Tim|Merlier}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|AFC|2022a}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2023 Classic Brugge–De Panne|2023]]|name={{sortname|Jasper|Philipsen}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|AFC|2023}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2024 Classic Brugge–De Panne|2024]]|name={{sortname|Jasper|Philipsen}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|AFC|2024}}}}
{{Cycling past winner end}}

====Multiple winners====
{| class="wikitable"
! Wins
! Rider
! Editions
|-
| 5 || {{flagathlete|[[Eric Vanderaerden]]|BEL}} || 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993
|-
| rowspan= 5 | 2 || {{flagathlete|[[Michele Bartoli]]|ITA}} || 1995, 1998
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Viatcheslav Ekimov]]|RUS}} || 1996, 2000
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Jasper Philipsen]]|BEL}} || 2023, 2024
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Peter Van Petegem]]|BEL}} || 1999, 2002
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Sylvain Chavanel]]|FRA}} || [[2012 Three Days of De Panne|2012]], [[2013 Three Days of De Panne|2013]]
|-
|}

====Wins per country====
{| class="wikitable"
! Wins
! Country
|-
| 24 || {{BEL}}
|-
| 9 || {{NED}}
|-
| 5 || {{ITA}}
|-
| 2 || {{FRA}}<br>{{IRL}}<br>{{RUS}}
|-
| 1 || {{GBR2}}<br>{{LAT}}<br>{{NOR}}<br>{{USA}}
|-
|}

===Women's race===
{{Cycling past winner start}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2018 Three Days of Bruges–De Panne (women's race)|2018]]|name={{sortname|Jolien|D'Hoore}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|GEW2|2018}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2019 Three Days of Bruges–De Panne (women's race)|2019]]|name={{sortname|Kirsten|Wild}}|nat=NED|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|WNT|2019}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2020 Three Days of Bruges–De Panne (women's race)|2020]]|name={{sortname|Lorena|Wiebes}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|TLP|2020}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2021 Classic Brugge–De Panne (women's race)|2021]]|name={{sortname|Grace|Brown|Grace Brown (cyclist)}}|nat=AUS|team={{UCI team code|BEX women|2021}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2022 Classic Brugge–De Panne (women's race)|2022]]|name={{sortname|Elisa|Balsamo|Elisa Balsamo (cyclist)}}|nat=ITA|team={{UCI team code|TFS women|2022}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2023 Classic Brugge–De Panne (women's race)|2023]]|name={{sortname|Pfeiffer|Georgi|Pfeiffer Georgi}}|nat=GBR|team={{UCI team code|DSM women|2022}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2024 Classic Brugge–De Panne (women's race)|2024]]|name={{sortname|Elisa|Balsamo|Elisa Balsamo (cyclist)}}|nat=ITA|team={{UCI team code|TFS women|2024}}}}
{{Cycling past winner end}}

====Multiple winners====
{| class="wikitable"
! Wins
! Rider
! Editions
|-
| 2 || {{flagathlete|[[Elisa Balsamo (cyclist)|Elisa Balsamo]]|ITA}} || 2022, 2024
|-
|}

====Wins per country====
{| class="wikitable"
! Wins
! Country
|-
| 2 || {{NED}}<br>{{ITA}}
|-
| 1 || {{AUS}}<br>{{BEL}}<br>{{GBR2}}<br>{{ITA}}
|-
|}

==Notes== 
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==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2006/mar06/depanne06/default CyclingNews.com coverage]
* {{Official website|http://www.veloclub-depanne.be/}}
* {{Official website|http://www.sport.be/driedaagse/2018/nl/}}

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