Four Days of Dunkirk

Four Days of Dunkirk
Race details
DateEarly May
RegionNord-Pas de Calais, France
English nameFour Days of Dunkirk
Local name(s)Quatre Jours de Dunkerque (in French)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI ProSeries
TypeStage-race
Web sitewww.4joursdedunkerque.com Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition1955 (1955)
Editions68 (as of 2024)
First winner Louis Deprez (FRA)
Most wins Freddy Maertens (BEL) (4 wins)
Most recent Sam Bennett (IRL)
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]

List of overall winners

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

Multiple winners

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Riders in italics are still active

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

Wins per country

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Wins Country
29
 France
24
 Belgium
5
 Netherlands
2
 Ireland
1
 Denmark
 Germany
 Italy
 Kazakhstan
 Lithuania
 Portugal
 Sweden
 Switzerland
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References

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