The 2019 Four Days of Dunkirk (French: ''Quatre Jours de Dunkerque 2019'') was the 65th edition of the
Four Days of Dunkirk
The Four Days of Dunkirk (french: Quatre Jours de Dunkerque) is road bicycle race around the Nord-Pas de Calais region of northern France. Despite the name of the race, since the addition of an individual time trial in 1963, the race has been h ...
cycling
stage race
A race stage, leg, or heat is a unit of a race that has been divided in several parts for the reason such as length of the distance to be covered, as in a multi-day event. Usually, such a race consists of "ordinary" stages, but sometimes stages ...
Dunkirk
Dunkirk (french: Dunkerque ; vls, label=French Flemish, Duunkerke; nl, Duinkerke(n) ; , ;) is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France.Condé-sur-l'Escaut,
Stage 2
;15 May 2019 —
Wallers
Wallers () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is known for the Trench of Arenberg, part of the Paris–Roubaix cycling race, held annually in April.
Heraldry
Population
See also
*Communes of the Nord department
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Clément Venturini
Clément Venturini (born 16 October 1993 in Villeurbanne) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . In 2011, he won the UCI Junior World Cyclo-cross Championship. In May 2018, he was named in the startlist for the 2018 Giro d'I ...
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AG2R La Mondiale
AG2R La Mondiale is a French multinational insurance firm headquartered in Paris that engages in global insurance, financial services, supplementary retirement fund and supplementary pension.
With €29 billion in contributions in (2017), AG2R L ...
crossed the line first, but was relegated by the jury due to an "irregular sprint" in the finale, therefore
Dylan Groenewegen
Dylan Groenewegen (born 21 June 1993) is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He has won five individual Tour de France stages and one team time trial stage. He has also won the Dutch National Road Rac ...
, who crossed the line second, is the winner of the stage.
Stage 3
;16 May 2019 —
Laon
Laon () is a city in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
History
Early history
The holy district of Laon, which rises a hundred metres above the otherwise flat Picardy plain, has always held strategic importance. In ...
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Compiègne
Compiègne (; pcd, Compiène) is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. It is located on the river Oise. Its inhabitants are called ''Compiégnois''.
Administration
Compiègne is the seat of two cantons:
* Compiègne-1 (with 19 c ...
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Clément Venturini
Clément Venturini (born 16 October 1993 in Villeurbanne) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . In 2011, he won the UCI Junior World Cyclo-cross Championship. In May 2018, he was named in the startlist for the 2018 Giro d'I ...
from
AG2R La Mondiale
AG2R La Mondiale is a French multinational insurance firm headquartered in Paris that engages in global insurance, financial services, supplementary retirement fund and supplementary pension.
With €29 billion in contributions in (2017), AG2R L ...
crossed the line fourth, but was again relegated by the jury due to an "irregular sprint" in the finale, therefore taking 16th place.(French "Four Days of Dunkirk Clément Venturini still downgraded" ''La Voix Du Nord''. 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019
Stage 4
;17 May 2019 —
Fort-Mahon-Plage
Fort-Mahon-Plage () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
The commune is situated on the coast of the English Channel and endowed with a sandy beach and massive sand dunes, Fort-Mahon-Plage attra ...
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Le Portel
Le Portel (; vls, Turbodingem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
Le Portel is a tourist, fishing and light industrial town situated about southwest of Boulogne town centre, at the ju ...
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Stage 5
;18 May 2019 —
Gravelines
Gravelines (, ; ; ) is a commune in the Nord department in Northern France. It lies at the mouth of the river Aa southwest of Dunkirk. It was formed in the 12th century around the mouth of a canal built to connect Saint-Omer with the sea. As ...
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Cassel, Nord
Cassel (; nl, Kassel) is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, départment in northern France. Built on a prominent hill overlooking French Flanders, the town has existed since Roman Empire, R ...
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Stage 6
;19 May 2019 —
Roubaix
Roubaix ( or ; nl, Robaais; vls, Roboais) is a city in northern France, located in the Lille metropolitan area on the Belgian border. It is a historically mono-industrial commune in the Nord department, which grew rapidly in the 19th century ...
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Dunkirk
Dunkirk (french: Dunkerque ; vls, label=French Flemish, Duunkerke; nl, Duinkerke(n) ; , ;) is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France.Official site Four Days of Dunkirk
Four Days of Dunkirk
The Four Days of Dunkirk (french: Quatre Jours de Dunkerque) is road bicycle race around the Nord-Pas de Calais region of northern France. Despite the name of the race, since the addition of an individual time trial in 1963, the race has been h ...
Four Days of Dunkirk
The Four Days of Dunkirk (french: Quatre Jours de Dunkerque) is road bicycle race around the Nord-Pas de Calais region of northern France. Despite the name of the race, since the addition of an individual time trial in 1963, the race has been h ...