2008 3 Days of De Panne

KBC Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde - 2.HC
Belgium, April 1-3, 2008

So the race beat up some of our guys but it looks like Maggy is just about there for races coming up! Yeah!!! Hopefully Will's knee will recover over the next couple of days for Flanders. It would be great to see him up front with Tyler and company. Speedy recoveries for Cozza. No injury is good but it sounds like he will be able to recover quickly - we hope!

Steven Cozza: Stoked for De Pain of De Panne.

Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30
151 Magnus Backstedt (Swe)
152 Steven Cozza (USA)
153 Huub Duyn (Ned)
154 Tyler Farrar (USA)
155 Michael Friedman (USA)
156 William Frischkorn (USA)
157 Christopher Sutton (Aus)
158 Martijn Maaskant (Ned)

Stage 1 - April 1: Middelkerke - Zottegem, 192km
Results
1 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Barloworld 4.58.00 (38,634 km/h)
29 George Hincapie (USA) Team High Road 0.59
36 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30
42 Tyler Farrar (USA) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30
45 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30
77 William Frischkorn (USA) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30 6.09
124 Steven Cozza (USA) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30 17.11
160 Huub Duyn (Ned) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30 18.55
162 Michael Friedman (USA) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30
164 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30

Slipstream: Stage 1 - Maaskant, Farrar & Backstedt in the fray.
Steven Cozza: Cozza's death-defying De Panne.
Will's Blog: De Panne Day 1.

Stage 2 - April 2: Zottegem - Koksijde, 228km
Results
1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team High Road 6.06.35 (37.318 km/h)
10 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30
29 Michael Friedman (USA) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30
34 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30
40 Tyler Farrar (USA) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30
73 George Hincapie (USA) Team High Road
92 Huub Duyn (Ned) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30
157 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30 0.52
DNF Steven Cozza (USA) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30
DNF William Frischkorn (USA) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30
General classification after stage 2
1 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Barloworld 11.04.35
13 George Hincapie (USA) Team High Road 1.07
19 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30 1.10
31 Tyler Farrar (USA) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30
58 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30
139 Michael Friedman (USA) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30 19.06
140 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30
144 Huub Duyn (Ned) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30

Steven Cozza: The breaks of the game.
Slipstream: Stage 2 - Backstedt 10th, Cozza & Frischkorn out.
Will's Blog: De Panne no more.
Doc Steffen: Cozza's Clavicle.

Stage 3a - April 3: De Panne - De Panne, 119km
Results
1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team High Road 2.53.36 (41.129 km/h)
14 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30
18 Tyler Farrar (USA) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30
27 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30
46 George Hincapie (USA) Team High Road
75 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30 0.19
76 Michael Friedman (USA) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30
134 Huub Duyn (Ned) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30 4.39
General classification after stage 3
1 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Barloworld 13.58.11
13 George Hincapie (USA) Team High Road 1.07
17 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30 1.10
20 Tyler Farrar (USA) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30
49 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30 1.29
122 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30 19.06
124 Michael Friedman (USA) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30 19.25
145 Huub Duyn (Ned) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30 23.45

Stage 3b - April 3: De Panne - De Panne ITT, 13.7km
Results
1 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 16.28 (49.97 km/h)
2 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30 0.15
4 George Hincapie (USA) Team High Road 0.19
18 Tyler Farrar (USA) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30 0.46
28 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30 1.01
Final General classification
1 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 14.15.05
2 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas 0.02
3 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Barloworld 0.08
8 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30 0.58
9 George Hincapie (USA) Team High Road 0.59
16 Tyler Farrar (USA) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30 1.29
31 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Slipstream Chipotle P/B H30 2.03

Slipstream: Finale - Maggy 2nd in TT, 8th overall!