The Circuit Franco-Belge is a single day cycling race held annually in Belgium and France. The race was previously known as the Tour de Wallonie-Picarde in 2011 and as the Tour de l'Eurométropole from 2012 to 2021. From 2005 to 2015 the Tour de l'Eurométropole was a 2.1-ranked stage race of the UCI Europe Tour.[1] The race joined the UCI ProSeries as a 1.Pro event in 2021.
Race details | |
---|---|
Date | Early October |
Region | Belgium France |
Local name(s) | Circuit Franco-Belge (in French) |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI ProSeries |
Type | Single-day Prior to 2016: Stage-race |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1924 |
Editions | 83 (as of 2024) |
First winner | Julien Perrain (FRA) |
Most wins | Julien Vervaecke (BEL) Alfons Ghesquiere (BEL) Cyriel Van Overberghe (BEL) Georges Dequesne (BEL) Benno Wiss (SUI) Robbie McEwen (AUS) (2 wins) |
Most recent | Biniam Girmay (ERI) |
Since 2016, the event has transformed from a stage race to a single day 1.1 race and was included in the inaugural Belgian Road Cycling Cup. The race starts in Poperinge, West Flanders, and finishes in Tournai, Hainaut, and is now only run on Belgian soil.
Winners
editExternal links
edit- Official website (in French)
References
edit- ^ "Circuit Franco Belge". FirstCycling.com. 2022.
🔥 Top keywords: Akademia e Shkencave e RPS te ShqiperiseAlexandria Ocasio-CortezBilderberg GroupCristiano RonaldoDong XiaowanMinecraftOperation GladioPrimal cutRiot FestStrictly Come Dancing (series 7)Main PageSpecial:SearchDonald SutherlandWikipedia:Featured picturesUEFA Euro 2024Kiefer Sutherland2024 Copa AméricaCleopatraTimothy MellonDeaths in 2024Copa AméricaDonald Sutherland filmographyUEFA European ChampionshipReggie JacksonJJ RedickChappell RoanRumpelstiltskinShirley DouglasRickwood FieldRossif SutherlandInside Out 2Taylor WilyFrancine RacetteHouse of the DragonSherri Papini kidnapping hoaxYouTubeWillie MaysThe Boys season 4The Boys (TV series)Sarah SutherlandAngus Sutherland (actor)Sabrina CarpenterNico WilliamsAntoine GriezmannThe Bikeriders2024 ICC Men's T20 World CupChristine ChubbuckOpinion polling for the 2024 United Kingdom general electionProject 2025