La Drôme Classic

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]

La Drôme Classic
Race details
DateMarch
RegionDrôme, France
English nameThe Drôme Classic
DisciplineRoad race
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeSingle-day race
OrganiserRuoms Cyclisme Organisation
Race directorGuillaume Delpech
Web sitewww.boucles-drome-ardeche.fr
History
First edition2013 (2013) (cancelled)
First held in 2014 (2014)
Editions7 (as of 2020)
First winner Romain Bardet (FRA)
Most winsNo repeat winners
Most recent Simon Clarke (AUS)

Since 2013, the men's event is UCI 1.1 rated and is part of 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.

Winners

Year Country Rider Team
2013 No race due to snow
2014  France Romain Bardet Ag2r–La Mondiale
2015  France Samuel Dumoulin AG2R La Mondiale
2016  Czech Republic Petr Vakoč Etixx–Quick-Step
2017  Belgium Sébastien Delfosse WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect
2018  France Lilian Calmejane Direct Énergie
2019  France Alexis Vuillermoz AG2R La Mondiale
2020  Australia Simon Clarke EF Pro Cycling

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.


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