Four Days of Dunkirk
The Four Days of Dunkirk (French: Quatre Jours de Dunkerque) is road bicycle race around the Nord-Pas de Calais region of northern France.[1] Despite the name of the race, since the addition of an individual time trial in 1963, the race has been held over a 5 or 6 day period for most of its history. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race became part of the UCI ProSeries in 2020. Irish cyclist Sam Bennett won the most recent edition of the race.[2]
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Early May |
| Region | Nord-Pas de Calais, France |
| English name | Four Days of Dunkirk |
| Local name(s) | Quatre Jours de Dunkerque (in French) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI ProSeries |
| Type | Stage-race |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1955 |
| Editions | 68 (as of 2024) |
| First winner | Louis Deprez (FRA) |
| Most wins | Freddy Maertens (BEL) (4 wins) |
| Most recent | Sam Bennett (IRL) |
List of overall winners
Multiple winners
Riders in italics are still active
| Wins | Rider | Editions |
|---|---|---|
4 | Freddy Maertens (BEL) | 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978 |
3 | Jef Planckaert (BEL) | 1957, 1960, 1963 |
2 | Jacques Anquetil (FRA) | 1958, 1959 |
| Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (BEL) | 1980 + 1985 | |
| Charly Mottet (FRA) | 1989 + 1991 | |
| Johan Museeuw (BEL) | 1995 + 1997 | |
| Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | 2002 + 2004 | |
| Arnaud Démare (FRA) | 2013 + 2014 |
Wins per country
| Wins | Country |
|---|---|
29 | France |
24 | Belgium |
5 | Netherlands |
2 | Ireland |
1 | Denmark Germany Italy Kazakhstan Lithuania Portugal Sweden Switzerland |
External links
References
- "4 Jours de Dunkerque". FirstCycling.com. 2023.
- "4 Jours de Dunkerque / Grand Prix des Hauts de Fra(2.Pro)". ProcyclingStats. 2023.
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