Classic Sud-Ardèche (also known as the Souvenir Francis Delpech) is a
road bicycle race
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...
held annually in late-February in the
Ardèche
Ardèche (; oc, Ardecha; frp, Ardecha) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. It is named after the river Ardèche and had a population of 328,278 as of 2019.[France
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. The race was a National Event from its inception in 2001 until 2007, before joining the
UCI Europe Tour
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in 2008 as a
1.2 category race and becoming a professional
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* A one-day Category 1 race in the UCI race classifications system
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race in 2010.
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
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 ...
– to be held on the same weekend as the Classic Sud-Ardèche.
Winners
References
External links
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Results from CyclingArchives.com
UCI Europe Tour races
Cycle races in France
Recurring sporting events established in 2001
2001 establishments in France
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