The 2015 Three Days of De Panne ( nl, Driedaagse De Panne–Koksijde) was the 39th edition of the Three Days of De Panne cycling stage race. It took place around

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in the week between

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and the

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, beginning on 31 March and ending on 2 April. The race included four stages, two of which took place on the final day. It was rated as a

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event in the

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. The defending champion was

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(), who won the 2014 edition by seven seconds. The 2015 edition was won by

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(), who won the first three stages and came third in the final time trial. He also won the points classification. In second place was

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(). Third was

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(), who won the

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on the final day.

Teams

25 teams were selected to take part in the 2015 Three Days of De Panne. 11 of these were

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s, 11 were UCI Professional Continental teams and the remaining 3 were Belgian UCI Continental teams.

Route

The race included four stages: the first three of these were road stages, while the fourth was an

Stages

Stage 1

;31 March 2015 —

to Zottegem,

Stage 2

;1 April 2015 — Zottegem to Koksijde,

Stage 3a

;2 April 2015 — De Panne to De Panne,

Stage 3b

;2 April 2015 — De Panne to Koksijde to De Panne, ,

(ITT)

Classification leadership table

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2015 Three Days of De Panne Three Days of De Panne Three Days of De Panne Three Days of Bruges–De Panne