Scenes from the start of stage 2 at Three Days of De Panne
- By Neal Rogers
- Published Mar. 30, 2011
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Scenes from the start of Three Days of De Panne, stage 2
BMC bikes lined up outside the team bus.
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Scenes from the start of Three Days of De Panne, stage 2
Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) now plays a critical role in Tom Boonen's classics campaign.
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Scenes from the start of Three Days of De Panne, stage 2
Big crowd gathered around the sign-in stage at the start in Oudenaarde.
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Scenes from the start of Three Days of De Panne, stage 2
Belgian national champion Stijn Devolder (Vacansoleil).
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Scenes from the start of Three Days of De Panne, stage 2
FDJ 's Lapierre bikes.
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Scenes from the start of Three Days of De Panne, stage 2
Again in 2011 Katusha rides Focus Bicycles.
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Scenes from the start of Three Days of De Panne, stage 2
American Ted King (Liquigas) is riding for Peter Sagan at De Panne.
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Scenes from the start of Three Days of De Panne, stage 2
Aussie Karl Menzies (UnitedHealthcare) at kilometer zero.
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Scenes from the start of Three Days of De Panne, stage 2
Oudenaarde "hearts" the Tour of Flanders.
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Scenes from the start of Three Days of De Panne, stage 2
UnitedHealthcare's Andrew Pinfold at sign-in.
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Scenes from the start of Three Days of De Panne, stage 2
Peter Sagan (Liquigas) was focused at the start.
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Scenes from the start of Three Days of De Panne, stage 2
Team Sky's fleet of Pinarellos.
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Scenes from the start of Three Days of De Panne, stage 2
The Cofidis bus, with Oudenaarde's clock tower in the background.
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Scenes from the start of Three Days of De Panne, stage 2
Sky's Bradley Wiggins and Michael Barry moments before the start.
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Scenes from the start of Three Days of De Panne, stage 2
Wiggins rolls up the sign-in ramp.
Oudenaarde "hearts" the Tour of Flanders.
FILED UNDER: Gallery / Road TAGS: Three Days of Panne
Neal Rogers
An interest in all things rock 'n' roll led Neal into music journalism while attending UC Santa Cruz. After several post-grad years spent waiting tables, surfing and mountain biking, Neal moved to San Francisco, working stints as a bike messenger and at a software start-up. He moved to Colorado in 2001, taking an editorial internship at VeloNews. He never left, and is now Velo's editor in chief. When not traveling the world covering races, Neal can be found riding his bike, skiing, cooking, or attending a concert. Follow him on Twitter at @nealrogers.
