Driedaagse De Panne Photos March 27 - 29

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Spidertech and the peloton at the start in Middelkerke; another unseasonably gorgeous morning in Belgium	The main break on the Valkenberg, climbed twice during stage 1	Astana's Jacopo Guarnieri on the Valkenberg... we'll see him again later
The finish spectators watching on the big screen as the race is back together with 13 km to go	Slight uphill bunch sprint finish in Oudenaarde
3rd place Fabio Sabatini (Liquigas-Cannondale) has a front row seat for the photo finish	Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) barely beats former teammate Jacopo Guarnieri (Astana)	No victory salute...
... just a disappointment salute	Your stage 1 winner, Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale)	Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) captured most of the jerseys today

Stage 2:  Zottegem → Koksijde, 216 km  Full Results and Report

Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) opening his jacket this morning in Zottegem to reveal his leader's jersey; however, he sat up prior to today's finish and didn't contest the sprint. He says he's here just for prep before this weekend's Tour of Flanders classic.	André Greipel (Lotto Belisol) was expected to be a factor in today's finish. He would end up 5th.	The lone survivor of the three man break, Andy Cappelle (Accent Jobs - Willems Verandas)
Andy Cappelle (Accent Jobs - Willems Verandas) about to be caught on one of the four circuits through the finish in Koksijde	SpiderTech at the front of the peloton	Marcel Kittel (Project 1t4i) nestled in the pack
Four laps of the circuits through Koksijde	Francesco Chicchi next to Marcel Kittel (Project 1t4i) looking to give Omega Pharma Quickstep another win this year. Chicchi ended up 13th in the sprint	If you weren't well positioned early on in this full on sprint then it was too late to find a hole
20m to go and Marcel Kittel (Project 1t4i) is front and center	Sprint finish close-up	From left to right, the order of finish: 1st Marcel Kittel (Ger) Project 1t4i, 2nd Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha and 3rd Boy Van Poppel (Ned) UnitedHealthcare
Marcel Kittel (Ger) Project 1t4i sits up for his victory salute	Fourth win of the year for the 23 year-old German	Your stage 2 winner, Marcel Kittel (Project 1t4i)
Based on high placings the first two days, Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) is the new overall leader

Stage 3:  De Panne → De Panne, 112 km and 14.7 km ITT  Full Results and Report

Your race leader, Alexander Kristoff (Katusha), ready for the 9:25 AM start in De Panne for the first half of Stage 3	The rollout in the dim morning light	The ineffectual break on the first of two times across the finish line
The next time through De Panne counted; race leader Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) went to the front in the final corner with 250m to go and was still in the lead with 20m remaining	Sprint finish close-up on the cobbles in De Panne	Netapp's André Schulze coming around Kristoff
Netapp's André Schulze (left) ran out of road...	Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) takes the win that he missed out on yesterday	Katusha coach Erik Zabel looks pleased with the win
Your stage 3a winner, the Norwegian national RR champ, Alexander Kristoff (Katusha)	Not known as a time-trialist Alexander Kristoff (Katusha), it's expected that in a few hours, a new and final overall winner will be declared after the Stage 3b ITT	The Stage 3b ITT was won by Sylvain CHAVANEL (Omega Pharma-QuickStep); 14.7 km in 17:49
Sylvain CHAVANEL (Omega Pharma-QuickStep)	Like last year, Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil-DCM) was second in the ITT (+ 0:04) for second overall	Canadian TT champ Svein Tuft (GreenEDGE) put in a good time for third + 0:17 giving him 4th overall
5th Maciej Bodnar (Liquigas-Cannondale) + 0:19 which gave the Polish rider the final podium spot (3rd overall)	Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) was the race leader prior to the ITT. He finished 34th + 1:15 which dropped him down to 12th + 1:03 in the final general classification.	As is often the case at this event, your Stage 3b ITT winner is also the overall winner, Sylvain CHAVANEL (Omega Pharma-QuickStep)
Final Podium: 2nd Lieuwe WESTRA (VCD/NED) + 04", 1st Sylvain CHAVANEL (OPQ/FRA) 12h05'44", 3rd Maciej BODNAR (LIQ/POL) + 14"