The Ardennes Weekend was an overall points classification based on the results of two Belgian classic cycling races: La Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | April, May |
| English name | Ardennes Weekend |
| Local name(s) | Weekend ardennais (in French), Ardeens Weekend (in Dutch) |
| Discipline | Road |
| History | |
| First edition | 1950 |
| Editions | 20 (as of 2022) |
| First winner |  Raymond Impanis (BEL) |
| Most wins | Frans Schoubben (BEL) Ferdi Kübler (SUI)(2 wins) |
| Most recent |  Laurent Jalabert (FRA) |
It was created in 1950, and included, only that year, a third race, Liège-Courcelles. This classification first existed until 1964. It disappeared when the Flèche Wallonne became independent: from 1965 onwards, it was no longer held on the same weekend as Liège-Bastogne-Liège, but three days before.[1]
In 1993, Amaury Sport Organisation bought La Flèche Wallonne, three years after acquiring Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Consequently, the Ardennes Weekend was recreated, from 1993 to 1997.
Jan Storms and Rolf Wolfshohl won the Ardennes weekend while they have never won either the Flèche Wallonne or Liège-Bastogne-Liège.[2]
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References edit
- ^ "Weekend Ardennais/Ardeens Weekend". siteducyclisme.net (in French).
- ^ "Le challenge week-end ardennais revit!". lesoir.be. 30 March 1993. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 28 March 2013.