Leif Hoste takes the win for the first day of Driedaagse van De Panne. Leif is riding realy well this year, with a second in Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne, a second in the Tirreno-Adriatico ITT, and a fifth in the E3 Prijs.

So many of the DC guys ride so well and so hard, and are the quiet heros of the team. Guys like Roger, Stijn, Jurgen, Benoit, Gennady and Pavel. Good on them, and three cheers, too.