Bredene Koksijde Classic (1.Pro), Belgium
Formerly Handzame Classic
Winners, podium, distances, average speed
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The race:
The Handzame Classic (now called "Bredene Koksijde Classic") is a single-day road race held in Flanders, Belgium early spring.
From 2002 to 2010 it was the second stage of Driedaagse van West Vlaanderen.
The race was cancelled in 2005.
In 2019 the race was renamed to Bredene Koksijde Classic.
The Handzame Classic is currently ranked 1.Pro and is part of the UCI Europe Tour.
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Year |
1st Place |
2nd Place |
3rd Place |
Distance |
Average Speed |
| 2002 | Johan Museeuw | Jérôme Neuville | Remco Van der Ven | ||
| 2003 | Jimmy Caspers | Jaan Kirsipuu | Philippe Gilbert | ||
| 2004 | Jaan Kirsipuu | Fabrizio Guidi | Aurélien Clerc | ||
| 2005 | Race not held | ||||
| 2006 | Robbie McEwen | Matti Breschel | Jeremy Hunt | ||
| 2007 | Hans Dekkers | Jimmy Caspers | Stefan van Dijk | ||
| 2008 | Yauheni Hutarovich | Aurélien Clerc | Jean-Partick Nazon | ||
| 2009 | Danilo Napolitano | Bobbie Traksel | Denis Flahaut | ||
| 2010 | Robert Wagner | Bobbie Traksel | Jens Keukeleire | ||
| 2011 | Steve Schets | Kenny-Robert van Hummel |
Niko Eeckhout | ||
| 2012 | Francesco Chicchi | Marcel Kittel | Adam Blythe | ||
| 2013 | Kenny de Haes | Kenny-Robert van Hummel |
Danny van Poppel | ||
| 2014 | Luka Mezgec 4hr 26min 53sec |
Theo Bos @ s.t. |
Edward Theuns @ s.t. |
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| 2015 | Gianni Meersman 4hr 26min 48sec |
Antoine Demoitie @ s.t. |
Tiesj Benoot @ s.t. |
195 km | 40.795 |
| 2016 | Erik Baska 4hr 40min 12sec |
Dylan Groenewegen @ s.t. |
Gianni Meersman @ s.t. |
199 km | 42.612 |
| 2017 | Kristoffer Halvorsen 4hr 15min 31sec |
Adam Blythe @ s.t. |
Kenny Dehaes @ s.t. |
197.7 km | 46.424 km/hr |
| 2018 | Alvaro Hodeg 4hr 34min 35sec |
Kristoffer Halvorsen @ s.t. |
Pascal Ackermann @ s.t. |
200 km | 43.703 km/hr |
| 2019 | Pascal Ackermann 4hr 35min 47sec |
Kristoffer Halvorsen @ s.t. |
Alvaro Hodeg @ s.t. |
199 km | 43.295 km/hr |
| 2020 | Race cancelled because of Coronovirus pandemic | ||||
| 2021 | Tim Merlier 4hr 13min 43sec |
Mads Pedersen @ s.t. |
Florian Sénéchal @ s.t. |
199 km | 47.060 km/hr |
| 2022 | Pascal Ackermann 4hr 29min 30sec |
Hugo Hofstetter @ s.t. |
Tim Merlier @ s.t. |
200.9 km | 44.727 km/hr |
| 2023 | Gerben Thijssen 4hr 17min 44sec |
Pascal Ackermann @ s.t. |
Sam Welsford @ s.t. |
191.6 km | 44.604 km/hr |
| 2024 | Luca Mozzato 4hr 46min 31sec |
Dylan Groenewegen @ s.t. |
Gerben Thijssen @ s.t. |
201.2 km | 42.134 km/hr |
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