Famenne Ardenne Classic

Famenne Ardenne Classic

Race details
Date	October
Region	Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium
Discipline	Road
Competition	UCI Europe Tour
Type	One-day race
Web site	famenneardenneclassic.be
History
First edition	2017 (2017)
Editions	7 (as of 2025)
First winner	Moreno Hofland  (NED)
Most wins	Arnaud De Lie  (BEL) (2)
Most recent	Max Kanter  (GER)

The Famenne Ardenne Classic is a one-day professional cycling race held annually in Belgium since 2017. ^[1] It is part of UCI Europe Tour in category 1.1. ^[2] It starts and arrives in Marche-en-Famenne.

In the 2023 edition, Arnaud De Lie crossed the finish line first ahead of the oncoming peloton, pushing his bike forward on one leg. Just before that his clip pedal had broken. ^[3]

Winners

Year	Country	Rider	Team
2017	Netherlands	Moreno Hofland	Lotto–Soudal
2018	Canada	Guillaume Boivin	Israel Cycling Academy
2019	Belgium	Dimitri Claeys	Cofidis
2020-2021	No race due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022	France	Axel Zingle	Cofidis
2023	Belgium	Arnaud De Lie	Lotto–Dstny
2024	Belgium	Arnaud De Lie	Lotto–Dstny
2025	Germany	Max Kanter	XDS Astana Team

References

1. "Famenne Ardenne Classic". FirstCycling.com. 5 October 2023.
2. "2017 Famenne Ardenne Classic". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
3. "De finish van het jaar: Arnaud De Lie wint op één been en met kapot klikpedaal Famenne Ardenne Classic" [The finish of the year: Arnaud De Lie wins the Famenne Ardenne Classic on one leg and with a broken clip pedal]. sporza.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 October 2023.