Ardèche Classic (also known as the Souvenir Francis Delpech) is a road bicycle race held annually in late-February in the Ardèche department of France. The race was a National Event from its inception in 2001 until 2007, before joining the UCI Europe Tour in 2008 as a 1.2 category race and becoming a professional 1.1 race in 2010.[1] In 2020, the race was upgraded to the UCI ProSeries calendar.
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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Late-February |
| Region | Ardèche, France |
| English name | Ardèche Classic |
| Local name(s) | Ardèche Classic (in French) |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Competition | UCI ProSeries |
| Type | Single-day |
| Web site | boucles-drome-ardeche |
| History | |
| First edition | 2001 |
| Editions | 24 (as of 2024) |
| First winner |  Thomas Bernabeu (FRA) |
| Most wins | no repeat winners |
| Most recent |  Juan Ayuso (ESP) |
Until 2013, the race was known as Les Boucles du Sud-Ardèche, before a secondary race was added by the Ruoms Cyclisme Organisation – La Drôme Classic – to be held on the same weekend as the Classic Sud-Ardèche.[2]
Winners edit
Wins per country edit
| Wins | Country |
|---|---|
| 15 | France
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| 1 |  Algeria Argentina Moldova Czech Republic Italy Latvia Russia United States Spain
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References edit
- ^ Kirsten Robbins; Davide Frattani (24 February 2008). "Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche opens up for professionals". Cycling News. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Haake, Bjorn (28 February 2010). "AG2R's Riblon takes win in Ardèche race". VeloNation. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Vichot victorious in Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche". Cycling News. 27 February 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
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