Scheirlinckx dares but doesn't win in De Panne

Bert Scheirlinckx (Landbouwkrediet) on the attack.

Bert Scheirlinckx (Landbouwkrediet) on the attack. (Image credit: www.ispaphoto.com)

Bert Scheirlinckx was awarded the combativity prize on stage one of the Three Days of De Panne after a brave, but ultimately unsuccessful late-race move. The Landbouwkrediet rider says he will use the remainder of the four-stage race to taper for this Sunday's Tour of Flanders.