La Drôme Classic
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]
| 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 |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 2013 (cancelled) First held in 2014 |
| Editions | 7 (as of 2020) |
| First winner |  Romain Bardet (FRA) |
| Most wins | No repeat winners |
| Most recent | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Simon Clarke (AUS) |
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]
Beginning in 2020, the race was renamed as the Royal Bernard Drôme Classic.
Winners
| Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | No race due to snow | |||
| 2014 | France |
Romain Bardet | Ag2r–La Mondiale | |
| 2015 | France |
Samuel Dumoulin | AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 2016 |  Czech Republic |
Petr Vakoč | Etixx–Quick-Step | |
| 2017 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
Sébastien Delfosse | WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | |
| 2018 | France |
Lilian Calmejane | Direct Énergie | |
| 2019 | France |
Alexis Vuillermoz | AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 2020 | Australia |
Simon Clarke | EF Pro Cycling | |
References
- 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.
- 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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