The 2020 Royal Bernard Drôme Classic was the 7th edition of the
La Drôme Classic
La Drôme Classic ( en, The Drôme Classic) is an elite men's road bicycle racing event held annually in the Drôme region of France, held by the Ruoms Cyclisme Organisation. It is run as part of a weekend of racing in the south Ardèche, known ...
cycle race. It was held on 1 March 2020 as a category 1.Pro race on the
2020 UCI Europe Tour
The 2020 UCI Europe Tour is the sixteenth season of the UCI Europe Tour. The 2020 season began on 25 January 2020 with the GP Belek and ended on 14 October 2020 with the 2020 Scheldeprijs, Scheldeprijs.
Throughout the season, points are awarde ...
and
2020 UCI ProSeries
The 2020 UCI ProSeries is the inaugural season of the UCI ProSeries, the second tier road bicycle racing, road cycling tour, below the UCI World Tour, but above the various regional UCI Continental Circuits.
The 2020 season initially consisted of ...
. The race started and finished in
Livron-sur-Drôme
Livron-sur-Drôme (, literally ''Livron on Drôme''; oc, Liuron de Droma) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.
Population
History
Livron was initially a rural commune. Extending over 3,817 ha, its territory compri ...
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The race was won by Australian rider
Simon Clarke of , who outsprinted French rider
Warren Barguil
Warren Barguil (; born 28 October 1991) is a French cyclist, who rides for UCI ProTeam . He is best known for winning two mountain stages and the mountains classification of the 2017 Tour de France.
Career Early career
Born in Hennebont, Britta ...
of and Italian rider
Vincenzo Nibali
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Teams
Twenty teams were invited to the race. Of these teams, seven are
UCI WorldTour
The UCI WorldTour (2009–2010: ''UCI World Ranking'') is the premier men's elite road cycling tour, sitting above the UCI ProSeries and various regional UCI Continental Circuits. It refers to both the tour of 38 events and, until 2019, an annual ...
teams, twelve are
UCI Professional Continental
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, the ...
teams, and one is a
UCI Continental
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, the ...
team. Each team could enter up to seven riders, though many only entered six, including , , , , , and . 74 of the 134 riders finished the race.
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Result
References
2020 in French sport
2020 UCI Europe Tour
2020 UCI ProSeries
La Drôme Classic
March 2020 sports events in France
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