Circuit Franco-Belge

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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.

Circuit Franco-Belge
Race details
DateEarly October
RegionBelgium
France
Local name(s)Circuit Franco-Belge (in French)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI ProSeries
TypeSingle-day
Prior to 2016: Stage-race
Web sitewww.circuitfrancobelge.com Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition1924 (1924)
Editions82 (as of 2023)
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 Arnaud De Lie (BEL)

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

2014 : Theo Bos (3), Arnaud Démare (1) & Jens Debusschere (2).
YearCountryRiderTeam
1924  FranceJulien Perrain
1925  BelgiumJulien Vervaecke
1926  BelgiumJulien Vervaecke
1927  FranceMaurice Denamur
1928  BelgiumAlfons Ghesquiere
1929  BelgiumAlfons Ghesquiere
1930  FranceHenri Deudon
1931  BelgiumMaurice Van Hee
1932  BelgiumGustave Beckaert
1933  FranceRaymond Debruycker
1934  BelgiumCyriel Van Overberghe
1935  BelgiumCyriel Van Overberghe
1936  FranceMaurice Deschamps
1937  BelgiumLouis Van Daele
1938  BelgiumHector Lanssens
1939  BelgiumMichel Hermie
1940-
1954
No race
1955  BelgiumHerman Decan
1956  BelgiumGeorges Dequesne
1957  PolandEdouard Klabinski
1958  BelgiumFrançois De Wagheneire
1959  BelgiumGeorges Dequesne
1960  BelgiumWilly Bocklandt
1961  BelgiumLaurent Christiaens
1962  BelgiumRoland Aper
1963  BelgiumJan Nolmans
1964  FranceRobert Duponchel
1965  FranceDaniel Deprez
1966  FranceRené Chtiej
1967  FranceBern Delaurier
1968  BelgiumAndre Dierickx
1969  BelgiumWilly Van Mechelen
1970  BelgiumRonny Vanmarcke (victory shared with Ronny De Bisschop)
1970  BelgiumRonny De Bisschop (victory shared with Ronny Vanmarcke)
1971  BelgiumLouis Dierckx
1972  BelgiumWilly Govaerts
1973  BelgiumTheo Dockx
1974  BelgiumSerge Vandaele
1975  Great BritainDavid Wells
1976  BelgiumGery Verlinden
1977  BelgiumJohan Huyghe
1978  BelgiumJaen-Pierre Vrancken
1979  BelgiumJan Bogaert
1980  BelgiumRudy Delehouzee
1981  BelgiumJozef Lieckens
1982  BelgiumRudy Dhaenens
1983   SwitzerlandBenno Wiss
1984   SwitzerlandBenno Wiss
1985   SwitzerlandGuido Winterberg
1986   SwitzerlandOthmar Häfliger
1987  BelgiumLuc Govaerts
1988  BelgiumNico Roose
1989  Soviet UnionViatcheslav Ekimov
1990  East GermanyUwe Preißler
1991  Great BritainJohn Hughes
1992  BelgiumErwin Thijs
1993  GermanySven Teutenberg
1994  LatviaDainis OzolsTrident–Schick
1995  LatviaRomāns Vainšteins
1996  NetherlandsKoos MoerenhoutRabobank
1997  BelgiumMario AertsVlaanderen 2002–Eddy Merckx
1998  DenmarkFrank HøjPalmans Ideal
1999  DenmarkTayeb BraikiaAcceptcard Pro Cycling
2000  ItalyDaniele NardelloMapei–Quick-Step
2001  BelgiumChris PeersCofidis
2002  AustraliaRobbie McEwenLotto–Adecco
2003  NetherlandsGerben LöwikBankGiroLoterij
2004  FranceJimmy CasperCofidis
2005  ItalyMarco ZanottiLiquigas–Bianchi
2006  BelgiumKevin Van ImpeQuick-Step–Innergetic
2007  BelgiumGert SteegmansQuick-Step–Innergetic
2008  SpainJuan Antonio FlechaRabobank
2009  United StatesTyler FarrarGarmin–Slipstream
2010  Great BritainAdam BlytheOmega Pharma–Lotto
2011  AustraliaRobbie McEwenTeam RadioShack
2012  BelgiumJürgen RoelandtsLotto–Belisol
2013  BelgiumJens DebusschereLotto–Belisol
2014  FranceArnaud DémareFDJ.fr
2015  FranceAlexis GougeardAG2R La Mondiale
2016  NetherlandsDylan GroenewegenLottoNL–Jumbo
2017  Great BritainDaniel McLayFortuneo–Oscaro
2018  DenmarkMads PedersenTrek–Segafredo
2019  BelgiumPiet AllegaertSport Vlaanderen–Baloise
2020No race due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021  NetherlandsFabio JakobsenDeceuninck–Quick-Step
2022  NorwayAlexander KristoffIntermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux
2023  BelgiumArnaud De LieLotto–Dstny

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