2020 French Road Cycling Cup Explained

The 2020 French Road Cycling Cup was the 29th edition of the French Road Cycling Cup. Compared to the previous season, the same 15 events were held. The cup was heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in France, as originally 16 races were scheduled, but only 8 were eventually held, including some replacement events. [1] [2] The defending champion from the previous season was Marc Sarreau, he was succeeded by Nacer Bouhanni who won two events.

Events

The calendar was heavily disturbed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To obtain a reasonable number of events, replacement races were included in the calendar, such as the 1st stage of the Route d'Occitanie and the 4th stage of the Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine. A notable race added was also the sprinters' classic Paris–Tours.

Date Event Winner Team Series leader(s) Leading Team
Route d'Occitanie (1st stage)
Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine (4th stage)

Final Cup standings

Individual

All competing riders are eligible for this classification.

Pos. Rider Team Points
1125
285
364
458
555
650
750
850
950
1045

Young rider classification

All riders younger than 25 are eligible for this classification.

Pos. Rider Team Points
185
255
350
450
536
635
725
825
921
1020

Teams

Only French teams are eligible to be classified in the teams classification.

Pos. Team Points
172
259
353
451
550
645
743
840
935

Notes and References

  1. https://www.lncpro.fr/calendrier/3/2020/courses/ Calendrier
  2. https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/cyclisme/cyclisme-le-nouveau-calendrier-de-la-coupe-de-france-6891620 Cyclisme. Le nouveau calendrier de la Coupe de France