Four Days of Dunkirk

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Four Days of Dunkirk
4 Jours de Dunkerque logo 2023.png
Race details
DateEarly May
RegionNord-Pas de Calais, France
English nameFour Days of Dunkirk
Local name(s)Quatre Jours de Dunkerque (in French)
Discipline Road
Competition UCI ProSeries
TypeStage-race
Web site www.4joursdedunkerque.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition1955 (1955)
Editions68 (as of 2024)
First winnerFlag of France.svg  Louis Deprez  (FRA)
Most winsFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Freddy Maertens  (BEL)(4 wins)
Most recentFlag of Ireland.svg  Sam Bennett  (IRL)
Winners in 2015 Dunkerque - Quatre jours de Dunkerque, etape 5, 10 mai 2015, arrivee (D88).JPG
Winners in 2015

The Four Days of Dunkirk (French : Quatre Jours de Dunkerque) is road bicycle race around the Nord-Pas de Calais region of northern France. [1] Despite the name of the race, since the addition of an individual time trial in 1963, the race has been held over a 5 or 6 day period for most of its history. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race became part of the UCI ProSeries in 2020. Irish cyclist Sam Bennett won the most recent edition of the race. [2]

Contents

List of overall winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
1955Flag of France.svg  France Louis Déprez Ryssel–Wolber
1956Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Jean Adriaensens Mercier–BP–Hutchinson
1957Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Joseph Planckaert Peugeot–Dunlop
1958Flag of France.svg  France Jacques Anquetil Helyett–Hutchinson
1959Flag of France.svg  France Jacques Anquetil Helyett–Fynsec
1960Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Joseph Planckaert Wiel's–Flandria
1961Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Ab Geldermans Saint-Raphaël–R. Geminiani
1962Flag of France.svg  France Joseph Groussard Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune
1963Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Joseph Planckaert Faema–Flandria
1964Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Gilbert Desmet Wiel's–Groene Leeuw
1965Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Gustaaf De Smet Wiel's–Groene Leeuw
1966Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Theo Mertens Peugeot–BP–Michelin
1967Flag of France.svg  France Lucien Aimar Bic
1968Flag of France.svg  France Jean Jourden Frimatic–Wolber–De Gribaldy
1969Flag of France.svg  France Alain Vasseur Bic
1970Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Willy Van Neste Mann–Grundig
1971Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Roger De Vlaeminck Flandria–Mars
1972Flag of France.svg  France Yves Hézard Sonolor–Lejeune
1973Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Freddy Maertens Flandria–Carpenter–Shimano
1974Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Walter Godefroot Carpenter–Confortluxe–Flandria
1975Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Freddy Maertens Carpenter–Confortluxe–Flandria
1976Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Freddy Maertens Flandria–Velda–West Vlaams Vleesbedrijf
1977Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Gerrie Knetemann TI–Raleigh
1978Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Freddy Maertens Flandria–Velda–Lano
1979Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Daniel Willems IJsboerke–Warncke Eis
1980Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke La Redoute–Motobécane
1981Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Bert Oosterbosch TI–Raleigh
1982Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Frank Hoste TI–Raleigh
1983Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Leo van Vliet TI–Raleigh
1984Flag of France.svg  France Bernard Hinault La Vie Claire
1985Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke La Redoute
1986Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Dirk De Wolf Hitachi–Splendor
1987Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Herman Frison Roland–Skala
1988Flag of France.svg  France Pascal Poisson Toshiba
1989Flag of France.svg  France Charly Mottet RMO
1990Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Stephen Roche Histor–Sigma
1991Flag of France.svg  France Charly Mottet RMO
1992Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Olaf Ludwig Panasonic–Sportlife
1993Flag of France.svg  France Laurent Desbiens Castorama
1994Flag of France.svg  France Eddy Seigneur GAN
1995Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Johan Museeuw Mapei–GB–Latexco
1996Flag of France.svg  France Philippe Gaumont GAN
1997Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Johan Museeuw Mapei–GB
1998Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Alexandre Vinokourov Casino–Ag2r
1999Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Michael Sandstød home–Jack & Jones
2000Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Martin Rittsel Memory Card–Jack & Jones
2001Flag of France.svg  France Didier Rous Bonjour
2002Flag of France.svg  France Sylvain Chavanel Bonjour
2003Flag of France.svg  France Christophe Moreau Crédit Agricole
2004Flag of France.svg  France Sylvain Chavanel Brioches La Boulangère
2005Flag of France.svg  France Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom
2006Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Roberto Petito Team Tenax-Salmilano
2007Flag of France.svg  France Mathieu Ladagnous Française des Jeux
2008Flag of France.svg  France Stéphane Augé Cofidis
2009Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal Rui Costa Caisse d'Epargne
2010Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Martin Elmiger Ag2r–La Mondiale
2011Flag of France.svg  France Thomas Voeckler Team Europcar
2012Flag of France.svg  France Jimmy Engoulvent Saur–Sojasun
2013Flag of France.svg  France Arnaud Démare FDJ
2014Flag of France.svg  France Arnaud Démare FDJ.fr
2015 Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Ignatas Konovalovas Team Marseille 13 KTM
2016 Flag of France.svg  France Bryan Coquard Direct Énergie
2017 Flag of France.svg  France Clément Venturini Cofidis
2018 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Dimitri Claeys Cofidis
2019 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Mike Teunissen Team Jumbo–Visma
2020No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2022 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Philippe Gilbert Lotto–Soudal
2023 Flag of France.svg  France Romain Grégoire Groupama–FDJ
2024 Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Sam Bennett Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale
2025 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Samuel Watson Ineos Grenadiers

Multiple winners

Riders in italics are still active

WinsRiderEditions
4
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Freddy Maertens  (BEL)1973, 1975, 1976, 1978
3
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jef Planckaert  (BEL)1957, 1960, 1963
2
Flag of France.svg  Jacques Anquetil  (FRA)1958, 1959
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke  (BEL)1980 + 1985
Flag of France.svg  Charly Mottet  (FRA)1989 + 1991
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Johan Museeuw  (BEL)1995 + 1997
Flag of France.svg  Sylvain Chavanel  (FRA)2002 + 2004
Flag of France.svg  Arnaud Démare  (FRA)2013 + 2014

Wins per country

WinsCountry
28
Flag of France.svg  France
24
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
2
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
1
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland

References

  1. "4 Jours de Dunkerque". FirstCycling.com. 2023.
  2. "4 Jours de Dunkerque / Grand Prix des Hauts de Fra(2.Pro)". ProcyclingStats. 2023.