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 ProSeries |
| 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 | 11 (as of 2024) |
| First winner |  Romain Bardet (FRA) |
| Most wins | No repeat winners |
| Most recent |  Marc Hirschi (SUI) |
Fron 2013 to 2019, the men's event was held as a 1.1 rated event on 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 and joined the UCI ProSeries.
Winners edit
Wins per country edit
| Wins | Country |
|---|---|
| 5 | France
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| 1 |  Australia Belgium Czech Republic Denmark Italy Switzerland
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References edit
- ^ 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.
External links edit
- Official website (in French)
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