2022 French Road Cycling Cup

The 2022 French Road Cycling Cup is the 31st edition of the French Road Cycling Cup. There are 17 events, with the Mercan'Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes making its debut in the competition and joining the usual 16 events from previous years.[1]

The defending champions from the previous season are Dorian Godon, who won the individual[2] and young rider classifications,[3] and AG2R Citroën Team, who won the teams classification.[4]

Events[edit]

Date Event Winner Team Ref. Series leader Best young rider Leading Team
30 January Grand Prix La Marseillaise  Amaury Capiot (BEL) Arkéa–Samsic [5]  Amaury Capiot (BEL)  Kiko Galván (ESP) AG2R Citroën Team
17 March Grand Prix de Denain  Max Walscheid (GER) Cofidis [6]
19 March Classic Loire Atlantique  Anthony Perez (FRA) Cofidis [7]  Lewis Askey (GBR)
20 March Cholet-Pays de la Loire  Marc Sarreau (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team [8]  Marc Sarreau (FRA)
27 March La Roue Tourangelle  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic [9]  Sandy Dujardin (FRA)
1 April Route Adélie  Axel Zingle (FRA) Cofidis [10]  Anthony Perez (FRA)  Axel Zingle (FRA)
12 April Paris–Camembert  Anthony Delaplace (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic [11]  Axel Zingle (FRA)
14 May Grand Prix du Morbihan  Julien Simon (FRA) Team TotalEnergies [12]  Amaury Capiot (BEL)
15 May Tro-Bro Léon  Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic [13]
21 May Tour du Finistère  Julien Simon (FRA) Team TotalEnergies [14]  Julien Simon (FRA)
22 May Boucles de l'Aulne  Idar Andersen (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team [15] Team TotalEnergies
31 May Mercan'Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) Israel–Premier Tech [16] AG2R Citroën Team
14 August Polynormande  Franck Bonnamour (FRA) B&B Hotels–KTM [17] Team TotalEnergies
4 September Tour du Doubs  Valentin Madouas (FRA) Groupama–FDJ [18]
11 September Grand Prix de Fourmies  Caleb Ewan (AUS) Lotto–Soudal [19]
18 September Grand Prix d'Isbergues  Arnaud Démare (FRA) Groupama–FDJ [20]  Luca Mozzato (ITA)
2 October Tour de Vendée  Bryan Coquard (FRA) Cofidis

Cup standings[edit]

As of 2 October 2022, after the Tour de Vendée

All competing riders are eligible for the individual general classification, but only those younger than 25 on 1 January 2022 are eligible for the young rider classification. Additionally, only French teams are eligible for the teams classification.

Individual[edit]

Pos. Rider Team Points
1  Julien Simon (FRA) Team TotalEnergies 171
2  Amaury Capiot (BEL) Arkéa–Samsic 133
3  Marc Sarreau (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team 129
4  Luca Mozzato (ITA) B&B Hotels–KTM 118
5  Clément Venturini (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team 115
6  Bryan Coquard (FRA) Cofidis 107
7  Matis Louvel (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic 100
8  Sandy Dujardin (FRA) Team TotalEnergies 89
9  Arnaud Démare (FRA) Groupama–FDJ 85
10  Axel Zingle (FRA) Cofidis 82

Young rider classification[edit]

Pos. Rider Team Points
1  Luca Mozzato (ITA) B&B Hotels–KTM 118
2  Matis Louvel (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic 100
3  Sandy Dujardin (FRA) Team TotalEnergies 89
4  Axel Zingle (FRA) Cofidis 82
5  Valentin Ferron (FRA) Team TotalEnergies 65
6  Idar Andersen (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 50
7  Mathieu Burgaudeau (FRA) Team TotalEnergies 38
8  Pierre Barbier (FRA) B&B Hotels–KTM 38
9  Jason Tesson (FRA) St. Michel–Auber93 38
10  Arnaud De Lie (BEL) Lotto–Soudal 36

Teams[edit]

Pos. Team Points
1 Team TotalEnergies 129
2 AG2R Citroën Team 126
3 Arkéa–Samsic 124
4 Cofidis 118
5 Groupama–FDJ 92
6 B&B Hotels–KTM 85
7 Team UC Nantes Atlantique 57
8 St. Michel–Auber93 56
9 Go Sport–Roubaix–Lille Métropole 55
10 Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur 44

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Courses cyclistes calendrier" [Cycling race calendar] (in French). French Cycling Federation. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Classement Général Individuel" [Individual General Classification] (PDF) (in French). French Cycling Federation. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Classement Général Individuel des Jeunes" [Individual General Classification for Young Riders] (PDF) (in French). French Cycling Federation. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Classement Général par Équipes" [General Classification for Teams] (PDF) (in French). French Cycling Federation. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Capiot wins GP La Marseillaise". CyclingNews. Future plc. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  6. ^ Tyson, Jackie (17 March 2022). "Walscheid wins GP de Denain". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Anthony Perez wint Classic Loire Atlantique op Franse bodem" [Anthony Perez wins Classic Loire Atlantique on French soil]. WielerFlits (in Dutch). 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Marc Sarreau sprints to victory in Cholet-Pays de la Loire" [Anthony Perez wins Classic Loire Atlantique on French soil]. WielerFlits (in Dutch). 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Nacer Bouhanni boekt in La Roue Tourangelle eerste zege sinds september 2020" [Nacer Bouhanni records first win in La Roue Tourangelle since September 2020]. WielerFlits (in Dutch). 27 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Eerstejaars Axel Zingle boekt eerste profzege in Route Adélie de Vitré" [Freshman Axel Zingle records first professional victory in Route Adélie de Vitré]. WielerFlits (in Dutch). 1 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Anthony Delaplace triomfeert in 83ste Parijs-Camembert" [Anthony Delaplace triumphs in 83rd Paris-Camembert]. WielerFlits (in Dutch). 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  12. ^ "Sluwe vos Julien Simon (36) verrast sprinters op slothelling in GP Morbihan" [Cunning fox Julien Simon (36) surprises sprinters on the final slope in GP Morbihan]. Sporza (in Dutch). VRT. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Hugo Hofstetter wins Tro-Bro Léon". CyclingNews. Future plc. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Julien Simon wins Tour du Finistère". CyclingNews. Future plc. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  15. ^ Labat-Gest, Clément (22 May 2022). "Boucles de l'Aulne – Idar Andersen crée la surprise, Jesus Herrada 2e" [Boucles de l'Aulne – Idar Andersen creates the surprise, Jesus Herrada 2nd]. Cyclism'Actu (in French). Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  16. ^ "La Coupe de France FDJ prend de la hauteur" [The FDJ French Road Cycling Cup shoots for the skies]. lncpro.fr (in French). 31 May 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  17. ^ "Bonnamour, Super Vainqueur du jour" [Bonnamour, Super Winner of the day]. lncpro.fr (in French). 14 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  18. ^ "Madouas gagne dans le Doubs" [Madouas wins in the Doubs]. lncpro.fr (in French). 4 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  19. ^ "Fourmies relance la Coupe de France FDJ" [Fourmies reopens the FDJ French Road Cycling Cup]. lncpro.fr (in French). 11 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  20. ^ "Isbergues, le retour d'Arnaud Demare" [Isbergues, the return of Arnaud Demare]. lncpro.fr (in French). 18 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.

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