La Drôme Classic

La Drôme Classic
Race details
Date March
Region Drôme, France
English name The Drôme Classic
Discipline Road race
Competition UCI Europe Tour
Type Single-day race
Organiser Ruoms Cyclisme Organisation
Race director Guillaume Delpech
History
First edition 2013 (2013) (cancelled)
First held in 2014 (2014)
Editions 4 (as of 2017)
First winner  Romain Bardet (FRA)
Most wins No repeat winners
Most recent  Sébastien Delfosse (BEL)

La Drôme Classic (English: The Drôme Classic) is an elite men's road bicycle racing event held annually in the Drôme region of France, held by the Ruoms Cyclisme Organisation. It is run as part of a weekend of racing in the south Ardèche, known as the Boucles du Sud Ardèche, along with the Classic Sud-Ardèche.[1]

Since 2013, the men's event is UCI 1.1 rated and is part of the UCI Europe Tour. The first edition of the race, due to be held on 23 February 2013, was cancelled due to snow.[2]

Winners

Rider Team
2013 No race due to snow
2014 France Bardet, RomainRomain Bardet (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale
2015 France Dumoulin, SamuelSamuel Dumoulin (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale
2016 Czech Republic Vakoč, PetrPetr Vakoč (CZE) Etixx–Quick-Step
2017 Belgium Delfosse, SébastienSébastien Delfosse (BEL) WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect

References

  1. 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.
  2. Stokes, Shane (24 February 2013). "Kuurne Brusssel Kuurne cancelled due to snow, GP di Lugano also called off". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 2 March 2014. Following yesterday's enforced decision to cancel the La Drôme Classic in France due to snow, races in Belgium and Switzerland have been hit by the same problem.
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