AG Driedaagse Brugge-De Panne: Two One-Day Races Pretending to be a Three-Day Race (20th and 21st Oct.)

[RedheadDane]

Right, everyone; it's time! Time for the fastest ridden "three-day" race on the calendar; the abtly named one-day race "Three Days of De Panne".

Now, just to clarify, it was in fact a three-day race until 2017. However, funding issues meant that it was squashed down to just one day from 2018. Then, in order to maintain the illusion that they do in fact know how to count, the organisers added a women's race, held - rather unusually - on a separate day from the men's race. (I think there's also a sportive, but I suspect that would've been cancelled this year anyway.)

 

[RedheadDane]

AG Driedaagse Brugge-De Panne (1.WWT)
Brugge › De Panne (156.3k)

Provisional startlist

 

[RedheadDane]

44th AG Driedaagse Brugge-De Panne (1.UWT)
Brugge › De Panne (202.6k)

Provisional startlist

 

[tobydawq]

The new Scheldeprijs. Highlight of the season vol 2.

Seriously, why did this race and Scheldeprijs get rescheduled while Dwars and E3 did not?

 

[KZD]

I think Dwars was initially scheduled but the organiser pulled out or something like that.

 

[RedheadDane]

I suspect it boils down to the organisers. The organisers for this race - KVC Panne Sportief - decided to host the race, whereas the organisers for E3 - Hand in Hand VZW - decided not to.
As for why Flanders Classics decided to how Scheldeprijs, but not Dwars; well... I have no idea.

 

[Pantani_lives]

Well, there is a climb in it, if you look very carefully.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Well, there is a climb in it, if you look very carefully.

Quite sneaky by the organisers not to have marked the altitude for that climb.
I think the teams will be generally suprised by the difficulty of it and only a select group will be able to contest for the win.

 

[Ricco']

At least they go through De Moeren and there should be some wind and maybe some rain on wednesday.

 

[Anderis]

So this 3-days race went from 4 stages to classic to 2 stages within 5 years?

 

[staubsauger]

3 Days of De Panne was a very nice appetizer for Flanders and Paris-Roubaix until they ruined it. Especially in 2017 when Gilbert won it and would go on to ace Flanders! Together with the opening weekend of Omloop & Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne the 3 Days of De Panne always built a triumvirate of small but honorable Belgian races. Hincapie won it in the past and was very happy about it.

Still scandalous UCI granted to kill this beautiful race in order to place Across Flanders more prominently. Especially since this season shows which race is more meaningful and actually held!

Last classic of the year. I'm going to watch on principle!

 

[RedheadDane]

So this 3-days race went from 4 stages to classic to 2 stages within 5 years?

I wouldn't exactly call it two stages, it is, after all, two distinct groups of people participating the two days.

 

[Anderis]

Right, I wasn't very attentive while reading this thread.

 

[tobydawq]

18 degrees temperature and 16 metres per second wind gusts.

I guess it is 2020.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

18 degrees temperature and 16 metres per second wind gusts.

I guess it is 2020.

That's over 55 kph, or a strong gale, if you will.

I question if it is even possible to race safely in that.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

The new Scheldeprijs. Highlight of the season vol 2.

Seriously, why did this race and S**s get rescheduled while Dwars and E3 did not?

I would also like to question this, but have edited the post to be safe for work.

 

[senna6541]

Is MVDP still racing this?

 

[Spine Concept]

Is MVDP still racing this?

Sure seems like it.

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[senna6541]

Sure seems like it.

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Hah! Life of a pro cyclist. Guess all they do is ride and recover - and unfortunately in MVDP's case, play a ton of video games...That said, if he's racing, I'll be watching.

 

[Pantani_lives]

Men:
****Kristoff
***Van der Poel, Pedersen
**Bouhanni, Coquard, Merlier, Degenkolb
*Lampaert, Colbrelli, Teunissen, Boasson Hagen, Laporte, D. Van Poppel

Women:
****D'hoore
***Kopecky, Brennauer
**Pieters, Van den Broek, Van Dijk
*Brown, Longo Borghini, Vandenbulcke

 

[Berflamand]

This is the forecast for tomorrow in Belgium. Lots of wind to be expected but it should be dry in the afternoon.

Unfortunately this means a (cross)headwind for most part of the race and for 'De Moeren' as well. Let's hope the wind direction changes enough to west-southwest in the afternoon.

 

[SafeBet]

Men:
****Kristoff
***Van der Poel, Pedersen
**Bouhanni, Coquard, Merlier, Degenkolb
*Lampaert, Colbrelli, Teunissen, Boasson Hagen, Laporte, D. Van Poppel

Bouhanni won't start. He tested positive for COVID-19.

 

[Volderke]

This is the kind of race you fear the thread on this forum will be more entertaining than the race itself!

 

[RedheadDane]

D'Hoore wins ahead of Wiebes

 

[richwallone]

D'Hoore wins ahead of Wiebes

Good sprint... She was in a BIG gear there