Classic Sud-Ardèche
Classic Sud-Ardèche (also known as the Souvenir Francis Delpech) is a road bicycle race held annually in late-February in the Ardèche department of France. The race was a National Event from its inception in 2001 until 2007, before joining the UCI Europe Tour in 2008 as a 1.2 category race and becoming a professional 1.1 race in 2010.[1]
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Late-February | 
| Region | Ardèche, France | 
| English name | South Ardèche Classic | 
| Local name(s) | Classic Sud-Ardèche (in French) | 
| Discipline | Road race | 
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour | 
| Type | Single-day | 
| Web site | www | 
| History | |
| First edition | 2001 | 
| Editions | 22 (as of 2022) | 
| First winner |  Thomas Bernabeu (FRA) | 
| Most wins | no repeat winners | 
| Most recent |  Brandon McNulty (USA) | 
Until 2013, the race was known as Les Boucles du Sud-Ardèche, before a secondary race was added by the Ruoms Cyclisme Organisation – La Drôme Classic – to be held on the same weekend as the Classic Sud-Ardèche.[2]
Winners
    
| Year | Country | Rider | Team | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 |  France | Thomas Bernabeu | |
| 2002 |  France | Tom Colas | |
| 2003 |  Algeria | Hicham Menad | |
| 2004 |  Belarus | Alexander Sabalin | |
| 2005 |  France | Fabien Fraissignes | |
| 2006 |  France | Jean-Christophe Péraud | |
| 2007 |  Russia | Evgeny Sokolov | Vendée U | 
| 2008 |  Latvia | Gatis Smukulis | VC La Pomme Marseille | 
| 2009 |  France | Freddy Bichot | Agritubel | 
| 2010[3] |  France | Christophe Riblon | Ag2r–La Mondiale | 
| 2011[4] |  France | Arthur Vichot | FDJ | 
| 2012 |  France | Rémi Pauriol | FDJ–BigMat | 
| 2013 |  France | Mathieu Drujon | BigMat–Auber 93 | 
| 2014 |  France | Florian Vachon | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | 
| 2015 |  Argentina | Eduardo Sepúlveda | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | 
| 2016 |  Czech Republic | Petr Vakoč | Etixx–Quick-Step | 
| 2017 |  Italy | Mauro Finetto | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | 
| 2018 |  France | Romain Bardet | AG2R La Mondiale | 
| 2019 |  France | Lilian Calmejane | Direct Énergie | 
| 2020 |  France | Rémi Cavagna | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 
| 2021 |  France | David Gaudu | Groupama–FDJ | 
| 2022 |  United States | Brandon McNulty | UAE Team Emirates | 
References
    
- Kirsten Robbins; Davide Frattani (24 February 2008). "Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche opens up for professionals". Cycling News. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- Gachet, Nicolas (16 November 2012). "La Drôme Classic et la Classic Sud-Ardèche 2013 dévoilées" [Drome Classic and Classic South Ardèche 2013 unveiled]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- Haake, Bjorn (28 February 2010). "AG2R's Riblon takes win in Ardèche race". VeloNation. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- "Vichot victorious in Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche". Cycling News. 27 February 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
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