2023 Four Days of Dunkirk explained

2023 Four Days of Dunkirk
Series:2023 UCI ProSeries
Date:16–21 May 2023
Stages:6
Distance:926.5
Unit:km
Time:21h 14' 08"
First:Romain Grégoire
First Nat:FRA
First Color:pink
Second:Kasper Asgreen
Second Nat:DEN
Third:Cees Bol
Third Nat:NED
Points:Olav Kooij
Points Nat:NED
Points Color:green
Mountains:Alex Colman
Mountains Nat:BEL
Mountains Color:polkadot
Youth:Romain Grégoire
Youth Nat:FRA
Youth Color:white
Team Nat:NED
Previous:2022
Next:2024

The 2023 Four Days of Dunkirk (French: Quatre Jours de Dunkerque 2023) is a road cycling stage race that took place between 16 and 21 May 2023 in the French administrative region of Hauts-de-France. The race was rated as a category 2.Pro event on the 2023 UCI ProSeries calendar, and is the 67th edition of the Four Days of Dunkirk.[1]

Teams

8 of the 18 UCI WorldTeams, eight UCI ProTeams and four UCI Continental teams made up the 20 teams that participated in the race.[2]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners[3]
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeStage winner
116 MayDunkirk to Abbeville196.6km (122.2miles)Flat stage
217 MayCompiègne to Laon169.9km (105.6miles)Flat stage
318 MaySaint-Quentin to Saint-Quentin15.9km (09.9miles)Individual time trial
419 MayMaubeuge to Achicourt173.8km (108miles)Hilly stage
520 MayRoubaix to Cassel187.7km (116.6miles)Hilly stage
621 MayAvion to Dunkirk182.6km (113.5miles)Flat stage
Total926.5km (575.7miles)

Stages

Stage 1

16 May 2023 – Dunkirk to Abbeville, 196.6km (122.2miles)[3]

Stage 2

17 May 2023 – Compiègne to Laon, 169.9km (105.6miles)[3]

Stage 3

18 May 2023 – Saint-Quentin to Saint-Quentin, 15.9km (09.9miles)[3]

Stage 4

19 May 2023 – Maubeuge to Achicourt, 173.8km (108miles)[3]

Stage 5

20 May 2023 – Roubaix to Cassel, 187.7km (116.6miles)[3]

Stage 6

21 May 2023 – Avion to Dunkirk, 182.6km (113.5miles)[3]

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage
StageWinnerGeneral classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Young rider classification
Team classification
1Olav KooijOlav KooijOlav KooijAlex ColmanOlav Kooij
2Romain GrégoireSamuel LerouxTuur Dens
3Benjamin ThomasBenjamin ThomasBenjamin ThomasEthan Vernon
4Olav KooijKasper AsgreenOlav KooijAlex Colman
5Per Strand HagenesRomain GrégoireRomain Grégoire
6Tim Merlier
FinalRomain GrégoireOlav KooijRomain Grégoire

Classification standings

Legend
Denotes the winner of the general classificationDenotes the winner of the mountains classification
Denotes the winner of the points classificationDenotes the winner of the young rider classification
Denotes the winner of the team classification

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)
RankRiderTeamTime
121h 14' 08"
2+ 13"
3+ 15"
4+ 17"
5+ 20"
6+ 24"
7+ 27"
8+ 36"
9+ 36"
10+ 39"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)
RankRiderTeamPoints
141
228
325
425
522
621
719
819
918
1017

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)
RankRiderTeamPoints
139
223
315
413
57
64
74
83
92
102

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)
RankRiderTeamTime
121h 14' 08"
2+ 17"
3+ 24"
4+ 27"
5+ 36"
6+ 39"
7+ 41"
8+ 1' 52"
9+ 2' 07"
10+ 2' 38"

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)
RankTeamTime
163h 44' 41"
2 + 0"
3 + 1"
4 + 25"
5 + 1' 14"
6 + 3' 39"
7 + 3' 50"
8 + 8' 12"
9 + 9' 52"
10 + 10' 00"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 4 Jours de Dunkerque / Grand Prix des Hauts de France. UCI. 14 May 2023.
  2. Web site: Les équipes. fr. The teams. Four Days of Dunkirk. 14 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230514085912/https://www.4joursdedunkerque.com/les-equipes/. 14 May 2023.
  3. Web site: L’édition 2023 des 4 Jours de Dunkerque Grand Prix des Hauts-de-France. fr. 2023 Edition of 4 Jours de Dunkerque Grand Prix des Hauts-de-France. Four Days of Dunkirk. 14 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230514091004/https://www.4joursdedunkerque.com/ledition/. 14 May 2023.