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Note: For 2018, the men's race was shortened to two days. The first stage, planned to be a short "Sprint Challenge" was cancelled because of lack of interest from the teams. There is a men's race on the 21st and a women's race on the 22nd.

Also, the race has been moved to the week between Milano-San Remo and Gent-Wevelgem instead of the following week, before the Tour of Flanders.

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Wednesday, March 21, Brugge - De Panne, 202.4 km
Race map

Elia Viviani finishes ahead of Pascal Ackermann to win in De Panne. Bettini photo

The race: here's the report from winner Elia Viviani's Quick-Step team.

Despite the race format being changed, Driedaagse Brugge – De Panne continued to attract many important names at the start for the 42nd edition, which began from the Grote Markt, where the Ronde van Vlaanderen used to start between 1998 and 2016. The 202.4km-long course packed five climbs, including the infamous Kemmelberg, and three cobbled sectors, all of which featured in the first half of the race.

A breakaway comprising six men – Sean Bennett (Hagens Berman Axeon), David Boucher (Tarteletto-Isorex), Conor Dunne (Aqua Blue Sport), Tanner Putt (UnitedHealthcare), Ylber Safer (Tarteletto-Isorex) and Brian van Goethem (Roompot) – formed soon after the start and built a nine-minute advantage, which prompted a response from Quick-Step Floors, who sent Dwars door West-Vlaanderen winner Rémi Cavagna at the front of the peloton to control the leaders' gap.

No splits occurred in the field on the hilly section of the race, but the status quo eventually changed with 66 kilometers to go, as several teams decided to lift the pace in the crosswinds, hoping they will catch some favourites off-guard. Elia Viviani, together with two Quick-Step Floors teammates, made the cut, but a lack of collaboration allowed the chasing group to make the catch, just before entering on the first of the two laps around De Panne.

Ten kilometers from the finish, the pack was down to 50 riders and the escapees close to being reeled in, when a sudden acceleration blew the race apart and left around 15 riders at the front, including three of Quick-Step Floors. Eventually, the race came back together in De Panne, where Florian Sénéchal and Maximiliano Richeze controlled the peloton and brought Elia Viviani to the front going into the final bend.

Complete Results:

202.4 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.966 km/hr

1	Viviani, Elia	Quick-Step Floors	4hr 41min 8sec
2	Ackermann, Pascal	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
3	Philipsen, Jasper	Hagens Berman Axeon	s.t.
4	Planckaert, Baptiste	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
5	Debusschere, Jens	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
6	Capiot, Amaury	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
7	Jans, Roy	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
8	Hofstetter, Hugo	Cofidis	s.t.
9	Blythe, Adam	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
10	Grosu, Eduard	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
11	Dupont, Timothy	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
12	Vermeltfoort, Coen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
13	Mannaerts, Jelle	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
14	Mezgec, Luka	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
15	Waeytens, Zico	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
16	Richeze, Maximiliano	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
17	Franczak, Paweł	CCC Sprandi Polkowice	s.t.
18	Coquard, Bryan	Vital Concept	s.t.
19	Turgis, Jimmy	Cofidis	s.t.
20	Goolaerts, Michael	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	@ 7sec
21	Biermans, Jenthe	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
22	Fenn, Andrew	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
23	Jensen, August	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
24	McCabe, Travis	UnitedHealthcare	s.t.
25	Dehaes, Kenny	WB-Aqua Protect-Veranclassic	s.t.
26	Kuznetsov, Vyatcheslav	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
27	Perry, Benjamin	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
28	Vanspeybrouck, Pieter	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
29	Kolář, Michal	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
30	Van Keirsbulck, Guillaume	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
31	Warlop, Jordi	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
32	Petit, Adrien	Direct Energie	s.t.
33	Maes, Nikolas	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
34	McNally, Mark	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
35	Pfingsten, Christoph	Bora-hansgrohe	+ 00' 18''
36	Aert, Wout van	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
37	Sénéchal, Florian	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
38	Schwarzmann, Michael	Bora-hansgrohe	+ 00' 20''
39	Archbold, Shane	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 00' 23''
40	Wippert, Wouter	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 00' 26''
41	Van Lerberghe, Bert	Cofidis	+ 00' 27''
42	Sisr, František	CCC Sprandi Polkowice	s.t.
43	Van Rooy, Kenneth	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 00' 34''
44	Menten, Milan	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
45	Oliveira, Rui	Hagens Berman Axeon	s.t.
46	Noppe, Christophe	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
47	Boucher, David	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
48	Pichot, Alexandre	Direct Energie	s.t.
49	Greef, Robbert de	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 00' 37''
50	Goethem, Brian van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
51	Hofland, Moreno	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
52	Martinelli, Davide	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
53	Vantomme, Maxime	WB-Aqua Protect-Veranclassic	s.t.
54	Spengler, Lukas	WB-Aqua Protect-Veranclassic	+ 00' 44''
55	Pelucchi, Matteo	Bora-hansgrohe	+ 00' 49''
56	Dunne, Conor	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
57	Bennett, Sean	Hagens Berman Axeon	+ 00' 52''
58	Van Staeyen, Michael	Cofidis	+ 00' 54''
59	Wallays, Jelle	Lotto-Soudal	+ 01' 22''
60	Schillinger, Andreas	Bora-hansgrohe	+ 01' 32''
61	Baška, Erik	Bora-hansgrohe	+ 01' 37''
62	Sefa, Ylber	Tarteletto-Isorex	+ 01' 44''
63	Marchand, Gianni	Cibel-Cebon	+ 01' 46''
64	Rice, Michael	Hagens Berman Axeon	s.t.
65	Cavagna, Rémi	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
66	Trusov, Nikolay	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
67	Coenen, Dennis	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
68	Stevens, Timothy	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
69	Vanbilsen, Kenneth	Cofidis	s.t.
70	Garrison, Ian	Hagens Berman Axeon	s.t.
71	Mertz, Rémy	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
72	Cima, Damiano	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
73	Frison, Frederik	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
74	Stassen, Julien	WB-Aqua Protect-Veranclassic	+ 01' 50''
75	Van Genechten, Jonas	Vital Concept	s.t.
76	Durbridge, Luke	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
77	Van Hecke, Preben	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
78	De Backer, Bert	Vital Concept	s.t.
79	Schip, Jan-Willem van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
80	Jakobsen, Fabio	Quick-Step Floors	+ 01' 53''
81	Boeckmans, Kris	Vital Concept	+ 02' 18''
82	Manzin, Lorrenzo	Vital Concept	+ 02' 21''
83	Kluge, Roger	Mitchelton-Scott	+ 02' 29''
84	Gène, Yohann	Direct Energie	s.t.
85	Planckaert, Edward	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
86	Devriendt, Tom	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+ 03' 46''
87	Antonini, Simone	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
88	Riesebeek, Oscar	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
89	Torres, Sergio	Tarteletto-Isorex	+ 03' 48''
90	Shilov, Sergey	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
91	Vallée, Boris	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
92	De Rooze, Niels	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
93	De Bock, Stijn	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
94	Soupe, Geoffrey	Cofidis	s.t.
95	Koning, Peter	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
96	Cima, Imerio	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
97	Sagiv, Guy	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
98	Duquennoy, Jimmy	WB-Aqua Protect-Veranclassic	s.t.
99	Ariesen, Tim	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
100	Ruijgh, Rob	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
101	Masson, Christophe	WB-Aqua Protect-Veranclassic	s.t.
102	Małecki, Kamil	CCC Sprandi Polkowice	s.t.
103	Hepburn, Michael	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
104	Alzate, Carlos	UnitedHealthcare	+ 03' 52''
105	Edmondson, Alex	Mitchelton-Scott	+ 03' 53''
106	Eaton, Daniel	UnitedHealthcare	+ 03' 56''
107	Lagutin, Sergey	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
108	Leysen, Senne	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
109	Keukeleire, Jens	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
110	Haller, Marco	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
111	Boivin, Guillaume	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
112	Dieleman, Michiel	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
113	Kozonchuk, Dmitry	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
114	Shalunov, Evgeny	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
115	Sellier, Simon	Direct Energie	s.t.
116	Cardis, Romain	Direct Energie	s.t.
117	Mathis, Marco	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
118	Cataford, Alex	UnitedHealthcare	s.t.
119	Almeida, João	Hagens Berman Axeon	s.t.
120	Winden, Dennis van	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
121	Steels, Stijn	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
122	Oliveira, Ivo	Hagens Berman Axeon	s.t.
123	Van Breussegem, Elias	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
124	Gate, Aaron	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 04' 48''
125	Schreurs, Hamish	Israel Cycling Academy	+ 06' 14''
126	De Jonghe, Kevin	Tarteletto-Isorex	+ 10' 34''
127	Hatsuyama, Sho	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
128	Pluciński, Leszek	CCC Sprandi Polkowice	s.t.
129	Teugels, Lennert	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
130	Maikin, Roman	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
131	Yechzkel, Aviv	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.

Course map:

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Start list with back numbers, March 20, 2018:

	Quick-Step Floors
1	VIVIANI Elia
2	CAVAGNA Rémi
3	JAKOBSEN Fabio
4	MARTINELLI Davide
5	RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano
6	SABATINI Fabio
7	SENECHAL Florian
	Lotto Soudal
11	MAES Nikolas
12	DEBUSSCHERE Jens
13	FRISON Frederik
14	HOFLAND Moreno
15	KEUKELEIRE Jens
16	MERTZ Remy
17	WALLAYS Jelle
	Bora - Hansgrohe
21	ACKERMANN Pascal
22	BASKA Erik
23	KOLAR Michael
24	PFINGSTEN Christoph
25	PELUCCHI Matteo
26	SCHILLINGER Andreas
27	SCHWARZMANN Michael
	Mitchelton - Scott
32	DURBRIDGE Luke
33	EDMONDSON Alexander
35	HEPBURN Michael
36	KLUGE Roger
37	MEZGEC Luka
	Team Katusha Alpecin
41	BIERMANS Jenthe
42	DOWSETT Alex
43	HOLLENSTEIN Reto
44	KUZNETSOV Viacheslav
45	MATHIS Marco
46	PLANCKAERT Baptiste
47	HALLER Marco
	Aqua Blue Sport
51	ARCHBOLD Shane
52	BLYTHE Adam
53	BRAMMEIER Matthew
54	DUNNE Conor
55	FENN Andrew
56	GATE Aaron
57	KONING Peter
	CCC Sprandi Polkowice
61	BERNAS Pawel
62	FRANCZAK Pawel
63	MALECKI Kamil
64	SISR Frantisek
65	PLUCINSKI Leszek
	Cofidis, Solutions Credits
71	VAN LERBERGHE Bert
72	HOFSTETTER Hugo
73	SOUPE Geoffrey
74	TURGIS Jimmy
75	CLAEYS Dimitri
76	VAN STAEYEN Michael
77	VANBILSEN Kenneth
	Direct Energie
81	CARDIS Romain
82	TULIK Angelo
83	GAUDIN Damien
84	GENE Yohann
85	PETIT Adrien
86	PICHOT Alexandre
87	SELLIER Simon
	Gazprom - Rusvelo
91	KOZONTCHUK Dmitri
92	LAGUTIN Sergey
93	MAIKIN Roman
94	ROVNY Ivan
95	SHALUNOV Evgeny
96	SHILOV Sergei
97	TRUSOV Nikolay
	Hagens Berman Axeon
101	ALMEIDA João Pedro
102	RICE Michael
103	GARRISON Ian
104	OLIVEIRA ALVES Ivo Emanuel
105	OLIVEIRA ALVES Rui Filipe
106	PHILIPSEN Jasper
107	BENNETT Sean
	Israel Cycling Academy
111	BOIVIN Guillaume
112	PERRY Benjamin
113	SCHREURS Hamish
114	JENSEN August
115	YECHEZKEL Aviv
116	VAN WINDEN Dennis
117	SAGIV Guy
	Nippo - Vini Fantini - Europa Ovini
121	CIMA Damiano
122	CIMA Imerio
123	HATSUYAMA Sho
124	GROSU Eduard Michael
125	NISHIMURA Hiroki
127	UCHIMA Kohei
	Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij
131	DE GREEF Robbert
132	ARIESEN Tim
133	RIESEBEEK Oscar
134	VAN GOETHEM Brian
135	VAN SCHIP Jan-Willem
136	VERMELTFOORT Coen
137	WIPPERT Wouter
	Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
141	CAPIOT Amaury
142	MENTEN Milan
143	NOPPE Christophe
144	PLANCKAERT Edward
145	VAN HECKE Preben
146	VAN ROOY Kenneth
147	WARLOP Jordi
	Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team
151	ALZATE ESCOBAR Carlos Eduardo
152	CATAFORD Alexander
153	EATON Daniel
154	HEGYVARY Adrian
155	MARCOTTE Eric
156	MCCABE Travis
157	PUTT Tanner
	Veranda's Willems - Crelan
161	VAN BREUSSEGEM Elias
162	GOOLAERTS Michael
163	LEYSEN Senne
164	STEELS Stijn
166	VAN AERT Wout
167	WAEYTENS Zico
	Vital Concept Cycling Club
171	BOECKMANS Kris
172	COQUARD Bryan
173	DE BACKER Bert
174	GAREL Adrien
175	MORICE Julien
176	MANZIN Lorrenzo
177	VAN GENECHTEN Jonas
	Wanty - Groupe Gobert
181	ANTONINI Simone
182	DEVRIENDT Tom
183	DUPONT Timothy
184	MCNALLY Mark
185	VALLÉE Boris
186	VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume
187	VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter
	WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic
192	DEHAES Kenny
193	DUQUENNOY Jimmy
194	MASSON Christophe
195	SPENGLER Lukas
196	STASSEN Julien
197	VANTOMME Maxime
	Cibel - Cebon
201	COENEN Dennis
202	DIELEMAN Michiel
203	JANS Roy
204	TEUGELS Lennert
205	MARCHAND Gianni
206	DE BOCK Stijn
207	STEVENS Timothy
	Tarteletto - Isorex
211	BOUCHER David
212	DE ROOZE Niels
213	MANNAERTS Jelle
214	RUIJGH Rob
215	SEFA Ylber
216	TORRES JORRO Sergio