Classique Dunkerque (2.Pro), France

(Dunkirk Classic)
Winners, distance, average speed

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The race:

The Four Days of Dunkirk (Quatre Jours de Dunkerque) bicycle race has been run since 1955. We should note that it no longer takes 4 days to complete. In 2009 the race was both 6 stages and 6 days long.

It started out in 1955 as a 4-day race in the the Nord-Pas de Calais region of Northern France but in 1963 the race added a time trial. The organizers chose to retain the original name, and so it is today.

Held in early May (where it can conflict with the Giro d'Italia), a look below at the riders who have made the podium of Four days of Dunkirk shows that it is a very prestigious race.

In 2025 the 4 Days of Dunkirk race organizers added a single day race run the day before the stage race, called the "Classique Dunkerque".

The UCI ranked the first edition of the Classique Dunkerque race "1.Pro"

Here's a link to the 4 Jours de Dunkerque

Complete podium history of Classique Dunkerque:

Year	1st Place	2nd Place	3rd Place	Distance	Average speed km/hr
2025	Pascal Ackermann 4hr 14min 55sec	Biniam Girmay @ s.t.	Alberto Dainese @ s.t.	193.5 km	45.544 km/hr

 

 

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