Famenne Ardenne Classic

The Famenne Ardenne Classic is a one-day professional cycling race held annually in Belgium since 2017.[1] It is part of UCI Europe Tour in category 1.1.[2] It starts and arrives in Marche-en-Famenne.

Famenne Ardenne Classic
Race details
DateOctober
RegionMarche-en-Famenne, Belgium
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeOne-day race
Web sitefamenneardenneclassic.be Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition2017 (2017)
Editions6 (as of 2024)
First winner Moreno Hofland (NED)
Most wins Arnaud De Lie (BEL) (2)
Most recent Arnaud De Lie (BEL)

In the 2023 edition, Arnaud De Lie crossed the finish line first ahead of the oncoming peloton, pushing his bike forward on one leg. Just before that his click pedal had broken.[3]

Winners edit

Year Country Rider Team
2017   Netherlands Moreno Hofland Lotto–Soudal
2018   Canada Guillaume Boivin Israel Cycling Academy
2019   Belgium Dimitri Claeys Cofidis
2020-2021 No race due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022   France Axel Zingle Cofidis
2023   Belgium Arnaud De Lie Lotto–Dstny
2024   Belgium Arnaud De Lie Lotto–Dstny

References edit

  1. ^ "Famenne Ardenne Classic". FirstCycling.com. 5 October 2023.
  2. ^ "2017 Famenne Ardenne Classic". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  3. ^ "De finish van het jaar: Arnaud De Lie wint op één been en met kapot klikpedaal Famenne Ardenne Classic" [The finish of the year: Arnaud De Lie wins the Famenne Ardenne Classic on one leg and with a broken click pedal]. sporza.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 October 2023.