The Grand Prix Criquielion is a European single day cycle race held each year in and around the Belgian village of Deux-Acren.[1] The race was first organized in 1991 in honour of Claude Criquielion, who had announced his retirement that same year and was also the first winner of the race.[2] The race was organized as a 1.2 category event on the UCI Europe Tour until 2023 when it upgraded to 1.1 status.[3]
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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | March |
| Region | Hainaut Province, Belgium |
| Local name(s) | GP Criquielion (in French) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | One-day race |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1991 |
| Editions | 29 (as of 2024) |
| First winner |  Claude Criquielion (BEL) |
| Most wins | Jelle Wallays (BEL) (2 wins) |
| Most recent | Alec Segaert (BEL) |
Winners
editReferences
edit- ^ "GP Criquielion". FirstCycling.com. 2023.
- ^ "Grand Prix Criquielion(1.1)". ProcyclingStats. 5 October 2023.
- ^ "G.P Criquielion (Bel) - Cat.1.1". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ Gillebert, Julien (10 November 2021). "Changement de date, parcours remanié et statut d'épreuve pro: les belles ambitions du Grand Prix Criquielion" [Change of date, revamped course and pro event status: the great ambitions of the Grand Prix Criquielion]. La Dernière Heure (in French). IPM Publishing Group. Retrieved 19 February 2022.