The Famenne Ardenne Classic is a one-day professional
cycling race
Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling sports in ...
held annually in
Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...
since 2017. It is part of
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; ) is the world governing body for sports cycling and ove ...
in category 1.1. It starts and arrives in
Marche-en-Famenne
Marche-en-Famenne (; ; literally "Marche in Famenne") is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Aye, Hargimont, Humain, Marche-en-Famenne, ...
.
In the 2023 edition,
Arnaud De Lie
Arnaud De Lie (born 16 March 2002) is a Belgian professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam , having been promoted from the team at the end of the 2021 season.
Career
De Lie opened his first professional season in 2022 with the Vue ...
crossed the finish line first ahead of the oncoming peloton, pushing his bike forward on one leg. Just before that his clip pedal had broken.
Winners
References
Cycle races in Belgium
UCI Europe Tour races
Recurring sporting events established in 2017
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