The 2020 Royal Bernard Drôme Classic was the 7th edition of the La Drôme Classic cycle race. It was held on 1 March 2020 as a category 1.Pro race on the 2020 UCI Europe Tour and 2020 UCI ProSeries. The race started and finished in Livron-sur-Drôme.

2020 Royal Bernard Drôme Classic
2020 UCI Europe Tour
2020 UCI ProSeries
Race details
Dates1 March 2020
Stages1
Distance203.0 km (126.1 mi)
Winning time5h 17' 11"
Results
  Winner  Simon Clarke (AUS) (EF Pro Cycling)
  Second  Warren Barguil (FRA) (Arkéa–Samsic)
  Third  Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (Trek–Segafredo)
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The race was won by Australian rider Simon Clarke of EF Pro Cycling, who outsprinted French rider Warren Barguil of Arkéa–Samsic and Italian rider Vincenzo Nibali of Trek–Segafredo.[1]

Teams

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Twenty teams were invited to the race. Of these teams, seven are UCI WorldTour teams, twelve are UCI Professional Continental teams, and one is a UCI Continental team. Each team could enter up to seven riders, though many only entered six, including Bingoal–Wallonie Bruxelles, Circus–Wanty Gobert, Deceuninck–Quick-Step, EF Pro Cycling, Riwal Readynez, and Trek–Segafredo. 74 of the 134 riders finished the race.[1][2]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental Teams

UCI Continental Teams

Result

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Result[1]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Simon Clarke (AUS) EF Pro Cycling 5h 17' 11"
2   Warren Barguil (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic + 0"
3   Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) Trek–Segafredo + 2"
4   Guillaume Martin (FRA) Cofidis + 26"
5   Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 26"
6   Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 36"
7   Julien Simon (FRA) Total Direct Énergie + 36"
8   Sean Bennett (USA) EF Pro Cycling + 36"
9   Tanel Kangert (EST) EF Pro Cycling + 36"
10   Lilian Calmejane (FRA) Total Direct Énergie + 36"

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Simon Clarke beats Barguil and Nibali to win Royal Bernard Drome Classic". CyclingNews. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 Royal Bernard Drôme Classic Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 1 March 2020.