2024 Faun Drôme Classic (1.Pro), France
12th edition: Sunday, February 25, 2024
Complete results
La Drôme Classic podium history | Course map & profile | Start list | 2023 edition
Etoile sur Rhone - Etoile sur Rhone, 189 km
Marc Hirschi wins the race with his teammate Juan Ayuso behind him finishing second. Sirotti photo
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Weather at the start/finish city of Etoile sur Rhone at 2:20 PM, local time: 11C (52F), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the south at 27 km/hr (17 mph). There is a 24% chance of rain, rising to 50% by 5:00.
The race: Here's the report from winner Marc Hirschi's UAE Team Emirates.
Marc Hirschi topped off a superb weekend of racing on French roads as UAE Team Emirates took a clean sweep of victories, adding Drome Classic to the win of Juan Ayuso at Faun Ardeche yesterday.
The Swiss talent attacked the breakaway he was part of in the closing 4km and crossed the uphill finish line for the win.
It was a 1-2 for UAE Team Emirates as Juan Ayuso jumped ahead of the chase group on the final ascent to claim second place. Maxim Van Gils (Lotto Dstny) finished third on the day.
The 2024 Faun Drôme Classic podium, from left: Juan Ayuso (2nd), Marc Hirschi (1st) & Maxim Van Gils (3rd). Sirotti photo
Meanwhile in Belgium Tim Wellens took a fine 2nd place at Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne from a three-man breakaway which spent 90km up the road and finishing comfortably ahead of the peloton.
With the winner definitely coming from the final trio, Tim Wellens attacked hard with -5km to go but had Wout Van Aert (Visma-LAB) quickly on the wheel. Van Aert would prove the quickest in the dash to the line as Spaniard Oier Lazkano (Movistar) rounded out the podium.
Wellens: “Today second place behind Wout feels a little bit like a victory. I tried to attack in the final but it didn’t work so I arrived with no regrets. The shape is good ahead of Strade Bianche next week where I’ll be riding for Tadej again which is always a good prospect.”
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Complete Results:
189 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.289 km/hr
| 1 | Marc Hirschi | UAE Team Emirates | 4hr 41min 28sec |
| 2 | Juan Ayuso | UAE Team Emirates | @ 5sec |
| 3 | Maxim Van Gils | Lotto Dstny | 0:08 |
| 4 | Warren Barguil | dsm-firmenich-PostNL | 0:12 |
| 5 | Mattias Skjelmose | Lidl-Trek | 0:15 |
| 6 | Bastien Tronchon | Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale | 0:25 |
| 7 | Paul Lapeira | Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale | 1:05 |
| 8 | Corbin Strong | Israel-Premier Tech | 1:07 |
| 9 | Benoît Cosnefroy | Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale | 1:21 |
| 10 | Dorian Godon | Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 11 | Sandy Dujardin | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 12 | Francesco Busatto | Intermarché-Wanty | s.t. |
| 13 | Romain Bardet | dsm-firmenich-PostNL | 1:24 |
| 14 | Lucas Eriksson | Tudor Pro Cycling | 1:25 |
| 15 | Clément Venturini | Arkea-B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 16 | Kevin Geniets | Groupama-FDJ | 1:28 |
| 17 | Vincenzo Albanese | Arkea-B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 18 | Mathieu Burgaudeau | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 19 | Kevin Vermaerke | dsm-firmenich-PostNL | s.t. |
| 20 | Axel Mariault | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 21 | Johannes Kulset | Uno-X Mobility | s.t. |
| 22 | Bauke Mollema | Lidl-Trek | s.t. |
| 23 | Thibaud Gruel | Groupama-FDJ | 1:32 |
| 24 | Antoine Huby | Soudal Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 25 | Georg Zimmermann | Intermarché-Wanty | s.t. |
| 26 | Nans Peters | Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 27 | Clément Braz Afonso | CIC U Nantes Atlantique | s.t. |
| 28 | Nick Schultz | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 29 | Lilian Calmejane | Intermarché-Wanty | 1:37 |
| 30 | Ion Izagirre | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 31 | Amanuel Gebreigzabhier | Lidl-Trek | s.t. |
| 32 | Simon Clarke | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 33 | Marco Tizza | Bingoal-WB | 1:40 |
| 34 | Clément Berthet | Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 35 | Anthony Perez | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 36 | Louka Matthys | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
| 37 | Louis Vervaeke | Soudal Quick-Step | 1:50 |
| 38 | Paul Magnier | Soudal Quick-Step | 1:54 |
| 39 | Simon Dalby | Uno-X Mobility | 1:56 |
| 40 | Valentin Madouas | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 41 | Simone Gualdi | Intermarché-Wanty | 2:17 |
| 42 | Louis Barré | Arkea-B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 43 | Sebastien Reichenbach | Tudor Pro Cycling | 2:19 |
| 44 | Roland Thalmann | Tudor Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 45 | Sacha Prestianni | Intermarché-Wanty | 2:42 |
| 46 | Odd Christian Eiking | Uno-X Mobility | 3:33 |
| 47 | Floris De Tier | Bingoal-WB | 5:18 |
| 48 | Jordan Jegat | TotalEnergies | 5:23 |
| 49 | Andrea Mifsud | Nice Métropole-Côte d’Azur | 5:28 |
| 50 | Jenno Berckmoes | Lotto Dstny | 5:45 |
| 51 | Sylvain Moniquet | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
| 52 | Marco Frigo | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 53 | Rémy Rochas | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 54 | Pieter Serry | Soudal Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 55 | Igor Arrieta | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 56 | James Knox | Soudal Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 57 | Rémi Capron | Van Rysel-Roubaix | 6:27 |
| 58 | Michel Ries | Arkea-B&B Hotels | 11:19 |
| 59 | Kevin Ledanois | Arkea-B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 60 | Chris Hamilton | dsm-firmenich-PostNL | s.t. |
| 61 | Robin Plamondon | CIC U Nantes Atlantique | s.t. |
| 62 | Mattéo Vercher | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 63 | Fabio Felline | Lidl-Trek | s.t. |
| 64 | Quinn Simmons | Lidl-Trek | s.t. |
| 65 | Julien Bernard | Lidl-Trek | s.t. |
| 66 | Hannes Wilksch | Tudor Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 67 | Magnus Kulset | Uno-X Mobility | s.t. |
| 68 | Jean-Louis Le Ny | Nice Métropole-Côte d’Azur | s.t. |
| 69 | Fredrik Dversnes | Uno-X Mobility | 12:37 |
| 70 | Léo Danès | CIC U Nantes Atlantique | s.t. |
| 71 | Simon Pellaud | Tudor Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 72 | Aaron Van Der Beken | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
| 73 | Dimitri Peyskens | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
| 74 | Romain Combaud | dsm-firmenich-PostNL | s.t. |
| 75 | Martijn Tusveld | dsm-firmenich-PostNL | s.t. |
| 76 | Fausto Masnada | Soudal Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 77 | Anthony Delaplace | Arkea-B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 78 | Thomas Champion | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 79 | Harrison Wood | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 80 | Nadav Raisberg | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 81 | Marco Brenner | Tudor Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 82 | Ådne Holter | Uno-X Mobility | s.t. |
| 83 | Stephen Williams | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 84 | Jonas Gregaard | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
| 85 | Aloïs Charrin | Tudor Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 86 | Maxime Jarnet | Van Rysel-Roubaix | s.t. |
| 87 | Simon Guglielmi | Arkea-B&B Hotels | 12:41 |
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Start list with back numbers, February 24, 2024
| Cofidis | |
| 1 | Anthony Perez |
| 2 | Ion Izagirre |
| 3 | Jesus Herrada |
| 4 | Axel Mariault |
| 5 | Jonathan Lastra |
| 6 | Harrison Wood |
| 7 | Thomas Champion |
| Soudal Quick-Step | |
| 11 | James Knox |
| 12 | Paul Magnier |
| 13 | Fausto Masnada |
| 14 | Antoine Huby |
| 15 | Gil Gelders |
| 16 | Louis Vervaeke |
| 17 | Pieter Serry |
| UAE Team Emirates | |
| 21 | Juan Ayuso |
| 22 | Marc Hirschi |
| 24 | Diego Ulissi |
| 25 | Sjoerd Bax |
| 26 | Igor Arrieta |
| 27 | Domen Novak |
| Israel-Premier Tech | |
| 31 | Corbin Strong |
| 32 | Stephen Williams |
| 33 | Nick Schultz |
| 34 | Marco Frigo |
| 35 | Hugo Houle |
| 36 | Nadav Raisberg |
| 37 | Simon Clarke |
| Intermarché-Wanty | |
| 41 | Georg Zimmermann |
| 42 | Francesco Busatto |
| 43 | Lilian Calmejane |
| 44 | Rune Herregodts |
| 45 | Rein Taaramäe |
| 46 | Sacha Prestianni |
| 47 | Simone Gualdi |
| Lidl-Trek | |
| 51 | Mattias Skjelmose |
| 52 | Bauke Mollema |
| 53 | Amanuel Gebreigzabhier |
| 54 | Quinn Simmons |
| 55 | Julien Bernard |
| 56 | Louis Leidert |
| 57 | Fabio Felline |
| Groupama-FDJ | |
| 61 | Valentin Madouas |
| 62 | Rémy Rochas |
| 63 | Kevin Geniets |
| 64 | Thibaud Gruel |
| 65 | Lorenzo Germani |
| 66 | Lars Van Den Berg |
| 67 | Maxime Decomble |
| dsm-firmenich-PostNL | |
| 71 | Romain Bardet |
| 72 | Warren Barguil |
| 73 | Kevin Vermaerke |
| 74 | Chris Hamilton |
| 75 | Romain Combaud |
| 76 | Martijn Tusveld |
| 77 | Patrick Bevin |
| Lotto Dstny | |
| 81 | Maxim Van Gils |
| 83 | Eduardo Sepulveda |
| 84 | Sylvain Moniquet |
| 85 | Jonas Gregaard |
| 86 | Jenno Berckmoes |
| 87 | Jarrad Drizners |
| Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale | |
| 91 | Benoît Cosnefroy |
| 92 | Dorian Godon |
| 93 | Clément Berthet |
| 94 | Nans Peters |
| 95 | Bastien Tronchon |
| 96 | Paul Lapeira |
| 97 | Jaakko Hänninen |
| Arkea-B&B Hotels | |
| 101 | Vincenzo Albanese |
| 102 | Clément Venturini |
| 103 | Louis Barré |
| 104 | Michel Ries |
| 105 | Simon Guglielmi |
| 106 | Anthony Delaplace |
| 107 | Kevin Ledanois |
| Tudor Pro Cycling Team | |
| 111 | Lucas Eriksson |
| 112 | Simon Pellaud |
| 113 | Sebastien Reichenbach |
| 114 | Hannes Wilksch |
| 115 | Marco Brenner |
| 116 | Roland Thalmann |
| 117 | Aloïs Charrin |
| Uno-X Mobility | |
| 121 | Fredrik Dversnes |
| 122 | Johannes Kulset |
| 123 | Ådne Holter |
| 124 | Simon Dalby |
| 125 | Odd Christian Eiking |
| 126 | Magnus Kulset |
| Bingoal-WB | |
| 131 | Marco Tizza |
| 132 | Dimitri Peyskens |
| 133 | Floris De Tier |
| 134 | Aaron Van Der Beken |
| 135 | Louka Matthys |
| 136 | Noah Detalle |
| 137 | Lucas Jacques |
| TotalEnergies | |
| 141 | Mathieu Burgaudeau |
| 142 | Sandy Dujardin |
| 143 | Jordan Jegat |
| 144 | Alexis Vuillermoz |
| 145 | Alan Jousseaume |
| 146 | Fabien Grellier |
| 147 | Mattéo Vercher |
| Nice Métropole-Côte D'Azur | |
| 151 | Jean-Louis Le Ny |
| 152 | Alexander Konijn |
| 153 | Melvin Crommelinck |
| 154 | Jonathan Couanon |
| 156 | Andrea Mifsud |
| 157 | Alexandre Léonien |
| Van Rysel-Roubaix | |
| 161 | Maxime Jarnet |
| 162 | Célestin Guillon |
| 163 | Maximilien Juillard |
| 164 | Rémi Capron |
| 165 | Kenny Molly |
| CIC U Nantes Atlantique | |
| 171 | Clément Braz Afonso |
| 172 | Matisse Julien |
| 173 | Antoine Hue |
| 174 | Enzo Briand |
| 175 | Artus Jaladeau |
| 176 | Léo Danès |
| 177 | Robin Plamondon |