Marcel Kittel took the victory in the third stage of the Three Days of De Panne.
The Quick-Step Floors sprinter was the fastest in the morning stage of the race’s third day, outsprinting Alexander Kristoff (Katusha-Alpecin) and Sacha Modolo (UAE Team Emirates).
Philippe Gilbert keeps being the leader ahead of the afternoon’s individual time trial.
Three Days of De Panne 2017 – stage 3a results (De Panne – De Panne):
| 1 | Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) | 2:36:50 |
| 2 | Alexander Kristoff (Katusha-Alpecin) | ,, |
| 3 | Sacha Modolo (UAE Team Emirates) | ,, |
| 4 | Rudiger Selig (Bora-hansgrohe) | ,, |
| 5 | Edward Theuns (Trek-Segafredo) | ,, |
| 6 | Matteo Pelucchi (Bora-hansgrohe) | ,, |
| 7 | Jens Debusschere (Lotto Soudal) | ,, |
| 8 | Luka Mezgec (Orica-Scott) | ,, |
| 9 | Jelle Mannaerts (Tarteletto-Isorex) | ,, |
| 10 | Jonas Rickaert (Sport Vlaanderen-Boise) | ,, |
General classification after stage 3a:
| 1 | Philippe Gilbert (Quick-Step Floors) | 11:51:02 |
| 2 | Matthias Brandle (Trek-Segafredo) | +50” |
| 3 | Alexander Kristoff (Katusha-Alpecin) | +1’07” |
| 4 | Edward Theuns (Trek-Segafredo) | +1’11” |
| 5 | Pim Lightart (Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij) | +1’15” |
| 6 | Sylvain Chavanel (Direct Energie) | ,, |
| 7 | Maxime Vantomme (WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect) | +1’17” |
| 8 | Pierre Luc Perichon (Fortuneo-Vital Concept) | ,, |
| 9 | Boy Van Poppel (Trek-Segafredo) | +1’22” |
| 10 | Jasper De Buyst (Lotto Soudal) | +2’25” |
