- Circuit des Ardennes (cycling)
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Circuit des Ardennes Race details Region Ardennes Discipline Road race Competition UCI Europe Tour Type Five-day History First edition 1930 First winner Albert Barthélémy 
Most wins André Geneste (2)
Albert Platel (2)Most recent Gianni Meersman 
Circuit des Ardennes is a French cycling road race held annually in the month of April in Charleville-Mézières and the surrounding mountainous region of the Ardennes. It is rated 2.2 on UCI Europe Tour.
The race has in the past highlighted developing talent, including Stephen Roche and Greg LeMond.[1]
Past winners
- 1930 Albert Barthélémy
- 1951 Jacques Michel
- 1952 André Geneste
- 1953 Albert Platel
- 1954 Louis Déprez
- 1955 Eugène Tamburlini
- 1956 Bruno Modenese
- 1957 Edouard Delberghe
- 1958 Albert Platel
- 1959 Jacques Pallu
- 1960 André Geneste
- 1961 Noël Chavy
- 1962 John Reuben Geddes
- 1963 Marcel Hocquaux
- 1977 Christian Calzati
- 1978 Daniel Yon
- 1979 Daniel Leveau
- 1980 Zdenek Bartonicek
- 1981 Michal Klasa
- 1982 Milan Jurco
- 1983 Bruno Wojtinek
- 1984 Heinz Imboden
- 1985 Mario Hernig
- 1986 Roman Kreuziger
- 1987 Laurent Pillon
- 1988 Dimitri Jdhanov
- 2000 Jérôme Desjardins
- 2001 Cédric Loue
- 2002 Nicolas Dumont
- 2003 Thomas Lövkvist
- 2004 Eduard Vorganov
- 2005 Florian Morizot
- 2006 Sergey Kolesnikov
- 2007 Jérôme Coppel
- 2008 Jan Bakelants
- 2009 Dimitri Champion
- 2010 Mikhail Antonov
- 2011 Gianni Meersman
External links
References
Categories:- Recurring sporting events established in 1930
- Cycle races in France
- UCI Europe Tour
- 1930 Albert Barthélémy
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