2024 Four Days of Dunkirk
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| Dates | 14–19 May 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,045.1 km (649.4 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 23h 58' 57" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Four Days of Dunkirk (French: Quatre Jours de Dunkerque 2024) was a road cycling stage race that took place between 14 and 19 May 2024 in the French administrative region of Hauts-de-France. The race was rated as a category 2.Pro event on the 2024 UCI ProSeries calendar, and was the 68th edition of the Four Days of Dunkirk.
Teams[edit]
Six UCI WorldTeams, six UCI ProTeams and six UCI Continental teams made up the eighteen teams that participated in the race.[1]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
Route[edit]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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| 1 | 14 May | Dunkirk to Le Touquet | 173 km (107 mi) | 
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Hilly stage |  Milan Fretin (BEL)
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| 2 | 15 May | Wimereux to Abbeville | 184.2 km (114.5 mi) |
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Hilly stage |  Sam Bennett (IRL)
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| 3 | 16 May | Saint-Laurent-Blangy to Bouchain | 165.1 km (102.6 mi) | 
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Flat stage | Sam Bennett (IRL)
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| 4 | 17 May | Mazingarbe to Pont-à-Marcq | 166.8 km (103.6 mi) |
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Flat stage | Warre Vangheluwe (BEL)
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| 5 | 18 May | Arques to Cassel | 179.1 km (111.3 mi) |
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Hilly stage | Sam Bennett (IRL)
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| 6 | 19 May | Loon-Plage to Dunkirk | 176.8 km (109.9 mi) |
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Flat stage | Sam Bennett (IRL)
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| Total | 1,045.1 km (649.4 mi) | |||||
Stages[edit]
Stage 1[edit]
- 14 May 2024 – Dunkirk to Le Touquet, 173 km (107 mi)[2]
Stage 2[edit]
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Stage 3[edit]
- 16 May 2024– Saint-Laurent-Blangy to Bouchain, 165.1 km (102.6 mi)[2]
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Stage 4[edit]
- 17 May 2024 – Mazingarbe to Pont-à-Marcq, 166.8 km (103.6 mi)[2]
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Stage 5[edit]
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Stage 6[edit]
- 19 May 2024 – Loon-Plage to Dunkirk, 176.8 km (109.9 mi)[2]
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Classification leadership table[edit]
| Stage | Winner | General classification
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Points classification
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Mountains classification
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Young rider classification
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Team classification
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| 1 | Milan Fretin | Milan Fretin | Milan Fretin | Gwen Leclainche | Milan Fretin | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale |
| 2 | Sam Bennett | Sam Bennett | Sam Bennett | Maxime Jarnet | ||
| 3 | Sam Bennett | Gwen Leclainche | ||||
| 4 | Warre Vangheluwe | |||||
| 5 | Sam Bennett | Fausto Masnada | Paul Penhoët | Lotto–Dstny | ||
| 6 | Sam Bennett | |||||
| Final | Sam Bennett | Sam Bennett | Fausto Masnada | Paul Penhoët | Lotto–Dstny | |
Classification standings[edit]
| Legend | |||
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Denotes the winner of the general classification |
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Denotes the winner of the mountains classification |
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Denotes the winner of the points classification |
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Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
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Denotes the winner of the team classification | ||
General classification[edit]
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Sam Bennett (IRL)
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Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | 23h 58' 57" |
| 2 |  Paul Penhoët (FRA)
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Groupama–FDJ | + 38" |
| 3 | Jenno Berckmoes (BEL)
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Lotto–Dstny | + 41" |
| 4 | Luca Van Boven (BEL)
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Bingoal WB | + 53" |
| 5 | Alexandre Delettre (FRA)
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St. Michel–Mavic–Auber93 | + 53" |
| 6 | Milan Fretin (BEL)
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Cofidis | + 55" |
| 7 |  Tomáš Kopecký (CZE)
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TDT–Unibet Cycling Team | + 55" |
| 8 | Oliver Naesen (BEL)
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Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 56" |
| 9 | Thomas Gachignard (FRA)
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Team TotalEnergies | + 57" |
| 10 | Aimé De Gendt (BEL)
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Cofidis | + 57" |
Points classification[edit]
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Bennett (IRL)
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Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | 81 |
| 2 | Milan Fretin (BEL)
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Cofidis | 34 |
| 3 | Paul Penhoët (FRA)
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Groupama–FDJ | 34 |
| 4 | Amaury Capiot (BEL)
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Arkéa–B&B Hotels | 30 |
| 5 |  Pascal Ackermann (GER)
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Israel–Premier Tech | 22 |
| 6 | Paul Hennequin (FRA)
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Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur | 21 |
| 7 | Sasha Weemaes (BEL)
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Bingoal WB | 21 |
| 8 | Milan Menten (BEL)
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Lotto–Dstny | 16 |
| 9 | Warre Vangheluwe (BEL)
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Soudal–Quick-Step | 15 |
| 10 | Jenno Berckmoes (BEL)
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Lotto–Dstny | 14 |
Mountains classification[edit]
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 |  Fausto Masnada (ITA)
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Soudal–Quick-Step | 27 |
| 2 | Gwen Leclainche (FRA)
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Philippe Wagner–Bazin | 21 |
| 3 | Maxime Jarnet (FRA)
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Van Rysel–Roubaix | 15 |
| 4 |  Enzo Leijnse (NED)
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Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | 13 |
| 5 |  Cyrus Monk (AUS)
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Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 8 |
| 6 |  Robin Plamondon (CAN)
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CIC U Nantes Atlantique | 7 |
| 7 | Jérémy Lecroq (FRA)
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St. Michel–Mavic–Auber93 | 7 |
| 8 | Thomas Gachignard (FRA)
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Team TotalEnergies | 5 |
| 9 |  Kasper Asgreen (DEN)
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Soudal–Quick-Step | 5 |
| 10 | Pascal Ackermann (GER)
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Israel–Premier Tech | 5 |
Young rider classification[edit]
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Paul Penhoët (FRA)
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Groupama–FDJ | 23h 59' 35" |
| 2 | Jenno Berckmoes (BEL)
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Lotto–Dstny | + 3" |
| 3 | Luca Van Boven (BEL)
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Bingoal WB | + 15" |
| 4 | Milan Fretin (BEL)
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Cofidis | + 17" |
| 5 | Tomáš Kopecký (CZE)
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TDT–Unibet Cycling Team | + 17" |
| 6 | Thomas Gachignard (FRA)
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Team TotalEnergies | + 19" |
| 7 |  Samuel Watson (GBR)
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Groupama–FDJ | + 22" |
| 8 | Liam Slock (BEL)
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Lotto–Dstny | + 31" |
| 9 | Casper van Uden (NED)
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Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | + 33" |
| 10 | Antoine Huby (FRA)
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Soudal–Quick-Step | + 33" |
Team classification[edit]
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Lotto–Dstny
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71h 59' 41" |
| 2 | Groupama–FDJ
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+ 11" |
| 3 | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale
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+ 38" |
| 4 | Cofidis
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+ 1' 03" |
| 5 | Arkéa–B&B Hotels
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+ 2' 06" |
| 6 | St. Michel–Mavic–Auber93
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+ 2' 21" |
| 7 | Team TotalEnergies
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+ 2' 52" |
| 8 | TDT–Unibet Cycling Team
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+ 3' 06" |
| 9 |  Israel–Premier Tech
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+ 3' 18" |
| 10 | Van Rysel–Roubaix
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+ 10' 28" |
References[edit]
- ^ "La liste des engagés 2024" [The 2024 entry list]. Four Days of Dunkirk (in French). Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g "L'édition 2024 des 4 Jours de Dunkerque Grand Prix des Hauts-de-France" [2024 Edition of 4 Jours de Dunkerque Grand Prix des Hauts-de-France]. Four Days of Dunkirk (in French). Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ a b Tyson, Jackie (14 May 2024). "4 Jours de Dunkerque: Milan Fretin wins stage 1". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ a b Frattini, Kirsten (15 May 2024). "4 Jours de Dunkerque: Sam Bennett takes first victory of year on stage 2". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ a b Tyson, Jackie (16 May 2024). "4 Jours de Dunkerque: Two in a row for Sam Bennett after stage 3 sprint victory". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ a b Tyson, Jackie (17 May 2024). "4 Jours de Dunkerque: Warre Vangheluwe holds on for victory on cobbled stage 4". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ a b Frattini, Kirsten (18 May 2024). "4 Jours de Dunkerque: Sam Bennett wins again on stage 5". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g Frattini, Kirsten (19 May 2024). "Sam Bennett seals 4 Jours de Dunkerque victory with fourth stage win". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
