Ardèche Classic
Ardèche Classic (also known as the Souvenir Francis Delpech) is a road bicycle race held annually in late-February in the Ardèche department of France. The race was a National Event from its inception in 2001 until 2007, before joining the UCI Europe Tour in 2008 as a 1.2 category race and becoming a professional 1.1 race in 2010.[1] In 2020, the race was upgraded to the UCI ProSeries calendar.
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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Late-February |
| Region | Ardèche, France |
| English name | Ardèche Classic |
| Local name(s) | Ardèche Classic (in French) |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Competition | UCI ProSeries |
| Type | Single-day |
| Web site | boucles-drome-ardeche |
| History | |
| First edition | 2001 |
| Editions | 23 (as of 2023) |
| First winner |  Thomas Bernabeu (FRA) |
| Most wins | no repeat winners |
| Most recent | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) |
Until 2013, the race was known as Les Boucles du Sud-Ardèche, before a secondary race was added by the Ruoms Cyclisme Organisation – La Drôme Classic – to be held on the same weekend as the Classic Sud-Ardèche.[2]
Winners
| Year | Country | Rider | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | France |
Thomas Bernabeu | |
| 2002 | France |
Tom Colas | |
| 2003 |  Algeria |
Hicham Menad | |
| 2004 |  Moldova |
Alexandre Sabalin | |
| 2005 | France |
Fabien Fraissignes | |
| 2006 | France |
Jean-Christophe Péraud | |
| 2007 |  Russia |
Evgeny Sokolov | Vendée U |
| 2008 |  Latvia |
Gatis Smukulis | VC La Pomme Marseille |
| 2009 | France |
Freddy Bichot | Agritubel |
| 2010[3] | France |
Christophe Riblon | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
| 2011[4] | France |
Arthur Vichot | FDJ |
| 2012 | France |
Rémi Pauriol | FDJ–BigMat |
| 2013 | France |
Mathieu Drujon | BigMat–Auber 93 |
| 2014 | France |
Florian Vachon | Bretagne–Séché Environnement |
| 2015 |  Argentina |
Eduardo Sepúlveda | Bretagne–Séché Environnement |
| 2016 |  Czech Republic |
Petr Vakoč | Etixx–Quick-Step |
| 2017 |  Italy |
Mauro Finetto | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM |
| 2018 | France |
Romain Bardet | AG2R La Mondiale |
| 2019 | France |
Lilian Calmejane | Direct Énergie |
| 2020 | France |
Rémi Cavagna | Deceuninck–Quick-Step |
| 2021 | France |
David Gaudu | Groupama–FDJ |
| 2022 |  United States |
Brandon McNulty | UAE Team Emirates |
| 2023 | France |
Julian Alaphilippe | Soudal–Quick-Step |
Wins per country
| Wins | Country |
|---|---|
| 15 | France |
| 1 | Algeria Argentina Moldova Czech Republic Italy Latvia Russia United States |
References
- Kirsten Robbins; Davide Frattani (24 February 2008). "Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche opens up for professionals". Cycling News. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- Gachet, Nicolas (16 November 2012). "La Drôme Classic et la Classic Sud-Ardèche 2013 dévoilées" [Drome Classic and Classic South Ardèche 2013 unveiled]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- Haake, Bjorn (28 February 2010). "AG2R's Riblon takes win in Ardèche race". VeloNation. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- "Vichot victorious in Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche". Cycling News. 27 February 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
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