Circuit des Ardennes (cycling)

Circuit des Ardennes is a French cycling road race held annually in the month of April in Charleville-Mézières and the surrounding mountainous region of the Ardennes. It is rated 2.2 on UCI Europe Tour.

Circuit des Ardennes
Race details
RegionArdennes
DisciplineRoad race
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeFive-day
Web sitewww.circuitdesardennes.fr
History
First edition1951 (1951)
Editions45 (as of 2019)
First winner Jacques Michel (FRA)
Most wins André Geneste (FRA)
 Albert Platel (FRA)
(2 wins)
Most recent Alexander Kamp (DEN)

The race has in the past highlighted developing talent, including Stephen Roche and Greg LeMond.[1]

Past winners

Year Country Rider Team
1951  France Jacques Michel Saint-Quentin
1952  France André Geneste Reims
1953  France Albert Platel RC Arras
1954  France Louis Déprez Saint-Omer
1955  France Eugène Tamburlini Troyes
1956  Italy Bruno Modenese VC Sedan
1957  France Edouard Delberghe Valenciennes
1958  France Albert Platel RC Arras
1959  France Jacques Pallu VC Mathalien
1960  France André Geneste Reims
1961  France Noël Chavy Dole
1962  Great Britain John Geddes UVC Aube
1963  France Marcel Hocquaux ASPTT Metz
1964–
1976
No race
1977  France Christian Calzati Lyonnais
1978  France Daniel Yon Peugeot
1979  France Daniel Leveau Lecoulant
1980  Czech Republic Zdeněk Bartoniček Czechoslovakia national team
1981  Czech Republic Michal Klasa Czechoslovakia national team
1982  Czech Republic Milan Jurčo Czechoslovakia national team
1983  France Bruno Wojtinek France national team
1984   Switzerland Heinz Imboden Switzerland national team
1985  East Germany Mario Hernig East Germany national team
1986  Czech Republic Roman Kreuziger Czechoslovakia national team
1987  France Laurent Pillon France national team A
1988  Soviet Union Dimitri Zhdanov USSR national team
1989–
1999
No race
2000  France Jérôme Desjardins VC Rouen 76
2001  France Cédric Loue VC Rouen 76
2002  France Nicolas Dumont CC Etupes
2003  Sweden Thomas Lövkvist Team Bianchi Scandinavia
2004  Russia Eduard Vorganov Russia (national team)
2005  France Florian Morizot UV Aube
2006  Russia Sergey Kolesnikov Omnibike Dynamo Moscow
2007  France Jérôme Coppel CR 4 Chemins-Roanne
2008  Belgium Jan Bakelants Beveren 2000
2009  France Dimitri Champion Bretagne–Schuller
2010  Russia Mikhail Antonov Itera–Katusha
2011  Belgium Gianni Meersman FDJ
2012  Poland Marek Rutkiewicz CCC–Polkowice
2013  Austria Riccardo Zoidl Gourmetfein–Simplon
2014  Poland Łukasz Wiśniowski Etixx
2015  Lithuania Evaldas Šiškevičius Team Marseille 13 KTM
2016  Belgium Olivier Pardini Wallonie-Bruxelles–Group Protect
2017  Ecuador Jhonatan Narváez Axeon–Hagens Berman
2018  France Anthony Maldonado St. Michel–Auber93
2019  Denmark Alexander Kamp Riwal Readynez

References

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