The Four Days of
Dunkirk
Dunkirk (french: Dunkerque ; vls, label= French Flemish, Duunkerke; nl, Duinkerke(n) ; , ;) is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France.[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 ...]
around the
Nord-Pas de Calais region of northern France. Despite the name of the race, since the addition of an
individual time trial
An individual time trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: ''contre la montre'' – literally "against the watch", in Italian: ''tappa a cronometro'' " stopwatch stage"). There are also trac ...
in 1963, the race has been held over a 5 or 6 day period for most of its history. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a
2.HC event on the
UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale
The ''Union Cycliste Internationale'' (UCI; ; en, International Cycling Union) is the world gove ...
. The race will become part of the new
UCI ProSeries in 2020. Belgian cyclist
Philippe Gilbert
Philippe Gilbert (born 5 July 1982) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who is best known for winning the World Road Race Championships in 2012, and for being one of two riders, along with Davide Rebellin, to have won the thr ...
won the most recent edition of the race.
List of overall winners
Multiple winners
''Riders in italics are still active''
Wins per country
External links
Wielersite*
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Cycle races in France
Recurring sporting events established in 1955
1955 establishments in France
Sport in Dunkirk
UCI Europe Tour races
Super Prestige Pernod races