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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Late March |
| Region | West Flanders, Belgium |
| English name | Classic Bruges – De Panne |
| Local name | Classic Brugge–De Panne(in Dutch) |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Competition | UCI World Tour(men) UCI Women's World Tour(women) |
| Type | Three day stage-race (until 2017) Single-day race (for men & women, since 2018) |
| Organiser | KVC Panne Sportief |
| Race director | Jan Nys |
| Web site | classicbruggedepanne |
| Men's race history | |
| First edition | 1977 (1977) |
| Editions | 49 (as of 2025) |
| First winner |  Roger Rosiers (BEL) |
| Most wins | Eric Vanderaerden (BEL)(5 wins) |
| Most recent |  Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) |
| Women's race history | |
| First edition | 2018 (2018) |
| Editions | 8 (as of 2025) |
| First winner | Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) |
| Most wins |  Lorena Wiebes (NED)(2 wins) |
| Most recent | Lorena Wiebes (NED) |
TheClassic Brugge–De Panne is aroad 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.[1] Both races start inBruges and finish in the seaside resort ofDe Panne.[2] The race is considered a"sprinters classic", with many editions finishing in a sprint finish.[3]
The women's event is included in theUCI Women's World Tour; the men's race was part of theUCI Europe Tour as a1.HC event, but was promoted to theUCI World Tour as a1.WT event in2019.[4]
The Three Days of De Panne was created in 1977 as a three-day cycling event in the week leading up to theTour of Flanders, in late March or early April. The first day was usually a hilly stage starting in De Panne and finishing in theFlemish Ardennes. The second day held a long flat stage back to the Flemish coast, with a finish inKoksijde. 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.
The race director had beenBernard Van de Kerckhove; after his death in 2015, the "Bernard Van de Kerckhove trophy" was created, given to the best young rider (U23) in the race.[5]
Since 2018, the Three Days of De Panne is raced under a new format following a calendar switch withDwars door Vlaanderen.[1][N 1] The race comes one week earlier, in the week followingMilan–San Remo, and the men's event has morphed into a one-day race on Wednesday.[6] The Flemish Ardennes roads and the concluding time trial were abandoned in favour of a route entirely in the province ofWest Flanders. The iconicKemmelberg and several cobbled sectors have a more prominent part in the new course.[7]
In order to continue the multi-day format, a women's event was inaugurated on the day after the men's race.[N 2] Both races start inBruges and have two finishing circuits in and aroundDe Panne. The women's race is part of theUCI Women's World Tour, cycling's top tier professional competition.[8][9]Jolien D'Hoore won thefirst running of the women's Three Days in a sprint.[10] Six of the eight editions of the women's race have finished in a sprint finish, with the race considered a"sprinters classic".
| Wins | Rider | Editions |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Eric Vanderaerden (BEL) | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993 |
| 2 |  Michele Bartoli (ITA) | 1995, 1998 |
 Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) | 1996, 2000 | |
| Jasper Philipsen (BEL) | 2023, 2024 | |
| Peter Van Petegem (BEL) | 1999, 2002 | |
 Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | 2012,2013 |
| Wins | Country |
|---|---|
| 24 | Belgium |
| 9 | Netherlands |
| 5 | Italy |
| 2 | France Ireland Russia |
| 1 | Colombia Great Britain Latvia Norway United States |
| Wins | Rider | Editions |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Elisa Balsamo (ITA) | 2022, 2024 |
| 2 | Lorena Wiebes (NED) | 2020, 2025 |
| Wins | Country |
|---|---|
| 3 | Netherlands |
| 2 | Italy |
| 1 |  Australia Belgium Great Britain |
The three days of Bruges-De Panne in one day on Wednesday
The 3 Days of Bruges – De Panne: The course and the first 12 teams unveiled
