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Four Days of Dunkirk

4 Jours de Dunkerque: Arnaud Démare poised for final victory heading into day five

Michel Kreder takes breakaway sprint on day four but French triple stage winner holds lead Arnaud Démare (FDJ) headed into the fifth and final day of the confusingly titled Quatre Jours de Dunkerque despite despite missing out on a fourth […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Four Days of Dunkirk, Pro Cycling|Race Reports and Results,

4 Jours de Dunkerque: Yannick Martinez surprises the sprinters to take stage five

Arnaud Démare wins overall as La Pomme Marseille bursts clear in the final metres Arnaud Démare (FDJ) comfortably won the 2013 Quatre Jours de Dunkerque, despite missing out on the sprint at the end of the final stage, between Estaires […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Four Days of Dunkirk, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

4 Jours de Dunkerque: Arnaud Démare poised for final victory heading into day five

Michel Kreder takes breakaway sprint on day four but French triple stage winner holds lead Arnaud Démare (FDJ) headed into the fifth and final day of the confusingly titled Quatre Jours de Dunkerque despite despite missing out on a fourth […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Four Days of Dunkirk, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

4 Jours de Dunkerque: Arnaud Démare makes it look easy as he takes three from three

FDJ bosses the peloton on a day of attacks and is unchallenged in the sprint Arnaud Démare (FDJ) took his third victory in three days in the 2013 Quatre Jours de Dunkerque as he sprinted to his simplest win to […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Four Days of Dunkirk, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

4 Jours de Dunkerque: Arnaud Démare shows his class with dominant stage two sprint

Maillot Rose led to the line by FDJ and powers unchallenged to second victory Arnaud Démare (FDJ) took his second straight victory in the 2013 edition of the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque as he powered ahead of the rest of […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Four Days of Dunkirk, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

4 Jours de Dunkerque: Arnaud Démare sprints into the lead in opening stage

Former under-23 World champion led out by FDJ to take May’s first pink jersey Arnaud Démare (FDJ) sprinted to victory in the opening stage of the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque, between Dunkerque and Courrières, to take the first pink leader’s […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Four Days of Dunkirk, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

4 Jours de Dunkerque: Jimmy Engoulvent confirms overall victory as Pelucchi takes closing stage

Rainy day on the Côte d’Opale sees another bunch sprint on the fifth of Four Days Matteo Pelucchi (Europcar) sprinted to victory in the fifth and final stage of the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque in a close finish in the […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Four Days of Dunkirk, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Nick Nuyens happy with comeback but pulls out of 4 Jours de Dunkerque

Former Ronde van Vlaanderen winner wary of pushing himself too hard in tough fourth stage Saxo Bank’s Nick Nuyens has reported himself happy with his comeback to racing at the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque, having spent the last two months […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Four Days of Dunkirk, Injury, Pro Cycling,

Zdenek Stybar escapes to maiden pro road victory in 4 Jours de Duinkerque

Two-time cyclocross World champion jumps onto podium on aggressive penultimate day Two-time cyclocross World champion Zdenek Stybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) took his first ever professional road race victory as he escaped in the final kilometre of the fourth stage of […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Four Days of Dunkirk, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Engoulvent not optimistic about defending Dunkirk lead

Yesterday’s stage winner downplays chances of holding pink jersey Although he’s over a minute and 19 seconds clear of his closest rival with two stages left to race, Frenchman Jimmy Engoulvent plays down his chances of being able to win […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Four Days of Dunkirk, Pro Cycling,

4 Jours de Dunkerque: John Degenkolb makes it two out of two in the Montreuil rain

German sprinter extends his lead after being attentive all day in a wet and aggressive second stage John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) made it two out of two in the second stage of the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque between Berck-sur-Mer and Montreuil-sur-Mer. […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Four Days of Dunkirk, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

4 Jours de Dunkerque: John Degenkolb is the sprinter in the break to take stage one

German fastman cruises to the first pink jersey of the race after ten riders get clear in the closing kilometres John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) cruised to an easy sprint victory in the first stage of the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque, between […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Four Days of Dunkirk, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Astana and Colombia-Coldeportes sending strong teams to the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque

With the Giro d’Italia about to start, teams are preparing to fight for the other pink jersey With the eyes of the cycling world fixed on Saturday’s Giro d’Italia start in Herning, Denmark, much of the peloton is readying itself […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Four Days of Dunkirk, Pro Cycling,

Zdenek Stybar to kick off road season in the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque again

Omega Pharma-Quick Step Czech to start in the same race as 2011 after post-cyclocross season rest Zdenek Stybar will get his 2012 road season under way in the same way as 2011, as he leads the Omega Pharma-Quick Step team […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Cyclocross, Four Days of Dunkirk, Pro Cycling,

Quatre Jours de Dunkerque: Unstoppable Marcel Kittel makes it three out of three

Neo-pro German sprinter maintains perfect race Marcel Kittel (Skil-Shimano) confirmed his status as the fastest man at this year’s Quatre Jours de Dunkerque by taking his third stage victory out of three between Caudry and Le Cateau-Cambrésis. The 22-year-old German […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Four Days of Dunkirk, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Quatre Jours de Dunkerque: Two out of two for Marcel Kittel

German sprinter does it again Marcel Kittel (Skil-Shimano) made it two out of two in this year’s Quatre Jours de Dunkerque with another sprint victory in the second stage between Douai and Iwuy. This time the men at the front […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Four Days of Dunkirk, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Four Days of Dunkerque: Vaugrenard takes final stage; Elmiger the overall

Benoit Vaugrenard (Française des Jeux) escaped inside the final five kilometers from a 14-man front group to take the final stage of the Four Days of Dunkerque. Second and third were  Nicolay Trussov (Team Katusha) and Jens Mouris (Vacansoleil), respectively. […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Four Days of Dunkirk, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Martin Elmiger wins fourth stage in Four Days of Dunkerque

Martin Elmiger chose the right moment two kilometers from the line to escape a four-man group to win the fourth stage of the Four Days of Dunkerque. The four men were about to be caught by a counter move, from […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Four Days of Dunkirk, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

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