Faun Ardèche Classic (1.Pro), France
Winners, podium, distance, average speed
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The race:
The Faun Ardèche Classic is an early-season road race run in the Ardèche department of France. The Ardèche is in the Rhône-Alpes region of south-central France.
When it was started in 2008 the race was named "Les Boucles du Sud-Ardèche - Souvenir Francis Delpech".
It 2013 its name became "Classic Sud-Ardèche"
In 2017 the name was changed to "Faun Environnement-Classic de l'Ardèche-Rhône Crussol"
In 2020 the race was again renamed: "Faun Ardèche Classic"
The first edition was in 2001, and was then a race for amateurs. In 2008 it became a pro competition with a 1.2 ranking. It was reclassified as 1.1 race in 2010.
The 2021 edition had five climbs, including three times up the steep Côte du Val d'Enfer. The last time up came in the race's final kilometers.
The Faun Ardèche Classic held on Saturdays and is paired with the Royal Bernard Drôme Classic as part of a weekend of French racing
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Complete professional podium history:
Year |
1st Place |
2nd Place |
3rd Place |
Distance |
Average Speed |
| 2008 | Gatis Smukulis 4hr 1min 54sec |
Anthony Ravard @ 45sec |
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen @ s.t. |
157.2 km | 38.991 |
| 2009 | Freddy Bichot 3hr 57min 12sec |
Nicolas Jalabert @ s.t. |
Yann Huguet @ s.t. |
167.2 km | 39.763 |
| 2010 | Christophe Riblon 5hr 4min 2sec |
Pierrick Fedrigo @ s.t. |
Cyril Gautier @ s.t. |
202.6 km | 39.985 |
| 2011 | Arthur Vichot 5hr 25min 12sec |
Thierry Hupond @ s.t. |
Cyril Gautier @ s.t. |
199.5 km | 36.808 |
| 2012 | Rémi Pauriol 5hr 9min 8sec |
Arthur Vichot @ 31sec |
Jon Izaguirre @ s.t. |
199.5 km | 38.721 |
| 2013 | Mathieu Drujon 5hr 8min 34sec |
Rémi Pauriol @ s.t. |
Romain Bardet @ s.t. |
197.8 km | 38.462 |
| 2014 | Florian Vachon 5hr 14min 35sec |
Michal Golas @ s.t. |
Philippe Gilbert @ s.t. |
193 km | 36.811 |
| 2015 | Eduardo Sepulveda 5htr 9min 47sec |
Julien Loubet @ 3sec |
Fabio Felline @ 10sec |
198 km | 38.349 |
| 2016 | Petr Vakoc 4hr 52min 51sec |
Julien Simon @ s.t. |
Olivier Pardini @ s.t. |
182.6 km | 37.412 km/hr |
| 2017 | Mauro Finetto 5hr 21min 9sec |
Mattia Cattaneo @ s.t. |
Francesco Gavazzi @ s.t. |
200 km | 37.366 km/hr |
| 2018 | Romain Bardet 5hr 37min 13sec |
Maximilian Schachmann @ 47sec |
Lilian Calmejane @ 56sec |
200.2 km | 35.621 km/hr |
| 2019 | Lilian Calmejane 5hr 23min 59sec |
Valentin Madouas @ 4sec |
Odd Christian Eiking @ s.t. |
197.5 km | 36.576 km/hr |
| 2020 | Rémi Cavagna 5hr 13min 0sec |
Tanel Kangert @ 2min 51sec |
Guillaume Martin @ 2min 55sec |
184.4 km | 35.329 km/hr |
| 2021 | David Gaudu 4hr 32min 37sec |
Clement Champoussin @ s.t. |
Hugh Carthy @ 11sec |
171.3 km | 37.701 km/hr |
| 2022 | Brandon McNulty 4hr 26min 36sec |
Mauri Vensevenant @ 45sec |
Sepp Kuss @ s.t. |
168.6 km | 37.945 km/hr |
| 2023 | Julian Alaphilippe 4hr 22min 50sec |
David Gaudu @ s.t. |
Mattias Skjelmose @ 31sec |
168.5 km | 38.465 km/hr |
| 2024 | Juan Ayuso 4hr 23min 34sec |
Romain Grégoire @ s.t. |
Mattias Skjelmose @ s.t. |
168.6 km | 38.381 km/hr |
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