Race details | |
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Date | Mid September |
Region | Isbergues, France |
English name | Grand Prix of Isbergues |
Local name(s) | Grand Prix d'Isbergues (in French) |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Single-day |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1947 |
Editions | 78 (as of 2024) |
First winner | Eugène Dupuis (FRA) |
Most wins | 5 riders with 2 wins |
Most recent | Arvid de Kleijn (NED) |
Grand Prix d'Isbergues is a professional cycle road race held in Isbergues, Pas-de-Calais. [1] Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. [2] A women's race was added in 2018 as a 1.2 event. [3]
Year | Country | Rider | Team |
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2018 | Australia | Lauren Kitchen | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope |
2019 | Luxembourg | Christine Majerus | Boels–Dolmans |
2020 | Australia | Chloe Hosking | Rally Cycling |
2021 | Netherlands | Charlotte Kool | NXTG Racing |
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