Le Samyn
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | February/March |
| Region | Hainaut, Belgium |
| Local name(s) |
Le Samyn des Pros (men) Le Samyn des Dames (women) (French) |
| Nickname(s) | Le Samyn |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition |
Men: UCI Europe Tour Women: Lotto Cycling Cup |
| Type | Single-day |
| Men's history | |
| First edition | 1968 |
| Editions | 47 (as of 2016) |
| First winner |
 José Samyn (FRA) |
| Most wins |
.svg.png){kind=small} Johan Capiot (BEL) (3 wins) |
| Most recent |
 Niki Terpstra (NED) |
| Women's history | |
| First edition | 2012 |
| Editions | 5 (as of 2016) |
| First winner |
Adrie Visser (NED) |
| Most wins |
Chantal Blaak (NED) (2 wins) |
| Most recent |
Chantal Blaak (NED) |
Le Samyn is an annual single-day road bicycle race in Belgium, held in early March. The event was created in 1968 as Grand Prix de Fayt-le-Franc, named after the former municipality where it started and finished. In 1970 it was renamed Grand Prix José Samyn as a tribute to José Samyn, the race's first winner who died in a race accident in 1969.[1] Johan Capiot holds the record with three wins.
Since 2005, the race is included in the UCI Europe Tour as a 1.1 event. It is the first race of the season in Wallonia, held on the Wednesday after its Flemish counterpart, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. The race is run entirely in the province of Hainaut, starting in Quaregnon and finishing in Dour. During the course, 16 sectors of cobbled roads are traversed, prompting Belgian media to call it The Little Paris–Roubaix.[2]
The 2005 edition was cancelled because snow had made the roads too dangerous.[3]
Since 2012, a women's edition of the race is held, named Le Samyn des Dames, on the same day as the men's race.[4]
Winners
Men's race
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| Rider | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | |
Samyn, JoseJosé Samyn (FRA) | Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune | |
| 1969 | |
Vrijders, HermanHerman Vrijders (BEL) | Faema | |
| 1970 | |
Vijver, Ronny Van deRonny Van de Vijver (BEL) | Flandria–Mars | |
| 1971 | |
Lint, Julien VanJulien Van Lint (BEL) | Molteni | |
| 1972 | |
Demeyer, MarcMarc Demeyer (BEL) | Beaulieu-Flandria | |
| 1973 | |
Verreydt, LouisLouis Verreydt (BEL) | Ijsboerke-Bertin | |
| 1974 | |
Dierickx, ANdreAndré Dierickx (BEL) | Merlin Plage-Flandria | |
| 1975 | |
Santy, AlainAlain Santy (FRA) | Gitane-Campagnolo | |
| 1976 | |
Baert, DirkDirk Baert (BEL) | Carlos | |
| 1977 | |
Périn, MichelMichel Périn (FRA) | Gitane-Campagnolo | |
| 1978 | |
Vanspringel, HermanHerman Vanspringel (BEL) | Marc Zeepcentrale-Superia | |
| 1979 | |
Schipper, AdriAdri Schipper (NED) | Marc Zeepcentrale-Superia | |
| 1980 | |
Verlinden, GeryGery Verlinden (BEL) | Ijsboerke-Warncke Eis | |
| 1981 | |
Verschuere, PolPol Verschuere (BEL) | Capri Sonne | |
| 1982 | |
Jacobs, JosJos Jacobs (BEL) | Vermeer Thijs | |
| 1983 | |
Meer, Jacques VanJacques Van Meer (NED) | Fangio-Tönissteiner | |
| 1984 | |
Rossel, DanielDaniel Rossel (BEL) | Tönissteiner-Lotto | |
| 1985 | |
Holen, Ronny VanRonny Van Holen (BEL) | Safir-Van de Ven | |
| 1986 | |
Onnockx, PatrickPatrick Onnockx (BEL) | Lotto–Emerxil–Merckx | |
| 1987 | |
Criquielion, ClaudeClaude Criquielion (BEL) | Hitachi-Marc | |
| 1988 | No race | |||
| 1989 | |
Redant, HendrikHendrik Redant (BEL) | Lotto | |
| 1990 | |
Redant, HendrikHendrik Redant (BEL) | Lotto–Superclub | |
| 1991 | |
Dauwe, JohnnyJohnny Dauwe (BEL) | Tulip Computers | |
| 1992 | |
Capiot, JohanJohan Capiot (BEL) | TVM-Sanyo | |
| 1993 | |
Nelissen, WilfriedWilfried Nelissen (BEL) | Novemail-Histor | |
| 1994 | |
Capiot, JohanJohan Capiot (BEL) | TVM-Bison Kit | |
| 1995 | |
Capiot, JohanJohan Capiot (BEL) | Refin | |
| 1996 | |
Meester, Hans DeHans De Meester (BEL) | Palmans | |
| 1997 | |
Haecke, Michel VanMichel Van Haecke (BEL) | Ipso-Euroclean | |
| 1998 | |
Auger, LudovicLudovic Auger (FRA) | BigMat-Auber 93 | |
| 1999 | |
Marichal, ThierryThierry Marichal (BEL) | Lotto–Mobistar | |
| 2000 |  |
Hoj, FrankFrank Hoj (DEN) | Française des Jeux | |
| 2001 | |
Gerits, KrisKris Gerits (BEL) | Vlaanderen T-Interim | |
| 2002 |  |
Bäckstedt, MagnusMagnus Bäckstedt (SWE) | EDS-Fakta | |
| 2003 | |
Dijk, Stefan vanStefan van Dijk (NED) | Lotto–Domo | |
| 2004 |  |
Macewen, RobbieRobbie McEwen (AUS) | Lotto–Domo | |
| 2005 | No race | |||
| 2006 | |
Dion, RenaudRenaud Dion (FRA) | AG2R Prévoyance | |
| 2007 | |
Casper, JimmyJimmy Casper (FRA) | Unibet.com | |
| 2008 | |
Gilbert, PhilippePhilippe Gilbert (BEL) | Française des Jeux | |
| 2009 | |
Weylandt, WouterWouter Weylandt (BEL) | Quick-Step | |
| 2010 | |
Keukeleire, JensJens Keukeleire (BEL) | Cofidis | |
| 2011 |  |
Klemme, DominicDominic Klemme (GER) | Leopard Trek | |
| 2012 | |
Démare, ArnaudArnaud Démare (FRA) | FDJ–BigMat | |
| 2013 |  |
Tsatevich, AlexeyAlexey Tsatevich (RUS) | Team Katusha | |
| 2014 | |
Vantomme, MaximeMaxime Vantomme (BEL) | Roubaix–Lille Métropole | |
| 2015 | |
Boeckmans, KrisKris Boeckmans (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | |
| 2016 | |
Terpstra, NikiNiki Terpstra (NED) | Etixx–Quick-Step | |
Women's race
| Rider | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | |
Visser, AdrieAdrie Visser (NED) | Skil-Argos |
| 2013 | |
van Dijk, EllenEllen van Dijk (NED) | Specialized–lululemon |
| 2014 | |
Johansson, EmmaEmma Johansson (SWE) | Orica-AIS |
| 2015 | |
Blaak, ChantalChantal Blaak (NED) | Boels–Dolmans |
| 2016 | |
Blaak, ChantalChantal Blaak (NED) | Boels–Dolmans |
Source[4]
References
- ↑ "Le Samyn". lesamyn.be. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ↑ Delvaux, Maarten. "Niki Terpstra wint nu ook "klein broertje van Parijs-Roubaix"". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ↑ "Memorial Samyn Fayt-le-Franc cancelled". Cyclingnews. 3 March 2005. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- 1 2 "Le Samyn des Dames". cqranking.com. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
External links
- Official website (French)
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