The 2015 Four Days of Dunkirk (French: Quatre Jours de Dunkerque 2015) was the 61st edition of the Four Days of Dunkirk cycling stage race. It started on 6 May in Dunkirk and ended on 10 May again in Dunkirk.[1] The race was won by Lithuanian rider Ignatas Konovalovas, riding for Team Marseille 13 KTM.[2]
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| Dates | 6–10 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 883.8 km (549.2 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 21h 25' 03" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | Ref | |
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| 1 | 6 May | Dunkirk to Orchies | 178.7 km (111.0 mi) | 
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Flat stage |  Bryan Coquard (FRA)
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| 2 | 7 May | Fontaine-au-Pire to Maubeuge | 178.7 km (111.0 mi) | 
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Hilly stage |  Jonas Ahlstrand (SWE)
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| 3 | 8 May | Barlin to Saint-Omer | 176.7 km (109.8 mi) |
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Hilly stage | Alexis Gougeard (FRA)
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| 4 | 9 May | Base de loisirs EOLYS (Lestrem) to Cassel | 178.7 km (111.0 mi) |
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Hilly stage |  Omar Fraile (ESP)
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| 5 | 10 May | Cappelle-la-Grande to Dunkirk | 171 km (106.3 mi) |
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Flat stage |  Edward Theuns (BEL)
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| Total | 883.8 km (549.2 mi) | ||||||
Teams edit
The start list included 16 teams – 2 UCI WorldTeams, 10 Professional Continental Teams, and 4 Continental Teams.[8]
World Teams
Professional Continental teams
Continental teams
Stages edit
Stage 1 edit
Stage 2 edit
- 7 May 2015 — Fontaine-au-Pire to Maubeuge, 178.7 km (111.0 mi)
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Stage 3 edit
- 8 May 2015 — Barlin to Saint-Omer, 176.7 km (109.8 mi)
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Stage 4 edit
- 9 May 2015 — Base de loisirs EOLYS (Lestrem) to Cassel, 178.7 km (111.0 mi)
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Stage 5 edit
- 10 May 2015 — Cappelle-la-Grande to Dunkirk, 171 km (106.3 mi)
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Classification leadership table edit
| Stage | Winner | General classification
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Mountains classification
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Points classification
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Young rider classification
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Teams classification
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| 1[9] | Bryan Coquard | Bryan Coquard | Preben Van Hecke | Bryan Coquard | Bryan Coquard | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise |
| 2[10] | Jonas Ahlstrand | |||||
| 3[6] | Alexis Gougeard | Julien Antomarchi | ||||
| 4[7] | Omar Fraile | Ignatas Konovalovas | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | |||
| 5[2] | Edward Theuns | |||||
| Final[2] | Ignatas Konovalovas | Julien Antomarchi | Bryan Coquard | Bryan Coquard | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | |
Final standings edit
General classification edit
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| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 |  Ignatas Konovalovas (LTU)
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Team Marseille 13 KTM | 21h 25' 03" |
| 2 | Bryan Coquard (FRA)
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Team Europcar | + 14" |
| 3 |  Alo Jakin (EST)
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Auber 93 | + 31" |
| 4 | Frederik Backaert (BEL)
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Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 35" |
| 5 | Damien Gaudin (FRA)
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AG2R La Mondiale | + 40" |
| 6 |  Mads Pedersen (DEN)
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Cult Energy Pro Cycling | + 44" |
| 7 | Edward Theuns (BEL)
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Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 46" |
| 8 | Florian Vachon (FRA)
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Bretagne–Séché Environnement | + 1' 04" |
| 9 | Brice Feillu (FRA)
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Bretagne–Séché Environnement | + 1' 36" |
| 10 |  Antoine Duchesne (CAN)
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Team Europcar | + 1' 37" |
Points classification edit
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| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Bryan Coquard (FRA)  
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Team Europcar | 72 |
| 2 | Edward Theuns (BEL)
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Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 61 |
| 3 | Jonas Ahlstrand (SWE)
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Cofidis | 31 |
| 4 | Alexis Gougeard (FRA)
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AG2R La Mondiale | 29 |
| 5 |  Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) 
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Bretagne–Séché Environnement | 29 |
| 6 | Ignatas Konovalovas (LTU) 
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Team Marseille 13 KTM | 25 |
| 7 | Julien Antomarchi (FRA) 
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Roubaix–Lille Métropole | 24 |
| 8 | Mads Pedersen (DEN)
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Cult Energy Pro Cycling | 24 |
| 9 | Alo Jakin (EST)
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Auber 93 | 23 |
| 10 |  Raymond Kreder (NED)
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Team Roompot | 22 |
Mountains classification edit
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| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Julien Antomarchi (FRA)
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Roubaix–Lille Métropole | 15 |
| 2 |  Brayan Ramírez (COL)
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Colombia | 10 |
| 3 | Preben Van Hecke (BEL)
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Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 9 |
| 4 |  Fabricio Ferrari (URU)
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Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 7 |
| 5 | Thomas Voeckler (FRA)
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Team Europcar | 6 |
| 6 | Alexandre Blain (FRA)
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Team Marseille 13 KTM | 5 |
| 7 | Alexis Gougeard (FRA)
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AG2R La Mondiale | 5 |
| 8 | Ivar Slik (NED)
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Team Roompot | 5 |
| 9 | Arnaud Gérard (FRA)
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Bretagne–Séché Environnement | 4 |
| 10 | Quentin Pacher (FRA)
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Armée de Terre | 4 |
Sprints classification edit
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Benoît Jarrier (FRA)
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Bretagne–Séché Environnement | 10 |
| 2 | Thomas Voeckler (FRA)
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Team Europcar | 8 |
| 3 |  Christian Mager (GER)
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Cult Energy Pro Cycling | 6 |
| 4 | Tim Kerkhof (NED)
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Team Roompot | 5 |
| 5 | Laurent Pichon (FRA)
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FDJ | 2 |
| 6 | Sébastien Turgot (FRA)
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AG2R La Mondiale | 2 |
Young rider classification edit
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| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Bryan Coquard (FRA)
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Team Europcar | 21h 25' 17" |
| 2 | Mads Pedersen (DEN)
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Cult Energy Pro Cycling | + 30" |
| 3 | Edward Theuns (BEL)
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Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 32" |
| 4 | Antoine Duchesne (CAN)
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Team Europcar | + 1' 23" |
| 5 | Omar Fraile (ESP)
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Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 1' 58" |
| 6 | Maurits Lammertink (NED)
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Team Roompot | + 2' 05" |
| 7 | David Menut (FRA)
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Auber 93 | + 3' 08" |
| 8 | Jimmy Turgis (FRA)
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Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 4' 43" |
| 9 | Olivier Le Gac (FRA)
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FDJ | + 10' 50" |
| 10 | Yoann Paillot (FRA)
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Team Marseille 13 KTM | + 12' 28" |
Teams classification edit
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Bretagne–Séché Environnement
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64h 18' 17" |
| 2 | Team Marseille 13 KTM | + 1' 09" |
| 3 | Auber 93 | + 4' 02" |
| 4 | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 6' 54" |
| 5 | Team Europcar | + 8' 20" |
| 6 | AG2R La Mondiale | + 8' 35" |
| 7 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 10' 29" |
| 8 | Bora–Argon 18 | + 10' 56" |
| 9 | Team Roompot | + 11' 21" |
| 10 | Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 24' 08" |
References edit
- ^ (French) "Quatre Jours de Dunkerque 2015 – Le Parcours" Archived 14 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Four Days of Dunkirk – Official Website. 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Theuns wins final Dunkirk stage". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ a b (French) "Quatre Jours de Dunkerque 2015 – Le livre de route", Four Days of Dunkirk – Official Website. 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015
- ^ "Quatre Jours de Dunkerque : Bryan Coquard s'impose à Orchies" [Four Days of Dunkirk: Bryan Coquard wins at Orchies]. La Voix du Nord (in French). Groupe Rossel. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Jonas Ahlstrand Earns Fourth Win Of The Season For Cofidis!". Orbea. Orbea Sociedad Cooperativa. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Gougeard victorious in stage 3 in Saint Omer". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Fraile wins Dunkirk stage, Konvalovas [sic] takes lead". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ (French) "Quatre Jours de Dunkerque 2015 – La liste des équipes engagées", Four Days of Dunkirk – Official Website. 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015
- ^ a b c "Coquard wins opening stage of Four Days of Dunkirk". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Ahlstrand wins second stage of 4 Days of Dunkirk". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
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