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Le Samyn

{{Short description|Belgian one-day road cycling race}}

{{Infobox cycling race

| name = Le Samyn

| image = Le Samyn-logo 2022.png

| date = February/March

| region = Hainaut, Belgium

| english =

| localnames = Le Samyn des Hommes (men)
Le Samyn des Dames (women)
{{in lang|fr}}

| nickname = Le Samyn

| discipline = Road

| competition = Men: UCI Europe Tour
Women: Lotto Cycling Cup

| type = Single-day

| organiser =

| director =

| history = Men's history

| first = {{start date|1968}}

| number = 57 (as of 2025)

| last =

| firstwinner = {{flagathlete|José Samyn|FRA}}

| mostwins = {{flagathlete|Johan Capiot|BEL}}
(3 wins)

| mostrecent = {{flagathlete|Mathieu van der Poel|NED}}

| history_women = Women's history

| first_women = {{start date|2012}}

| number_women = 14 (as of 2025)

| last_women =

| firstwinner_women = {{flagathlete|Adrie Visser|NED}}

| mostwins_women = {{flagathlete|Chantal Blaak|NED}}
(3 wins)

| mostrecent_women = {{flagathlete|Lorena Wiebes|NED}}

}}

Le Samyn is an annual single-day road bicycle race in Belgium, held usually in late February or early March. The event was created in 1968 as Grand Prix de Fayt-le-Franc, named after the former municipality where it started and finished. In 1970 it was renamed Grand Prix José Samyn as a tribute to José Samyn, the race's first winner who died in a race accident in 1969.{{cite web|title=Le Samyn|url=http://www.lesamyn.be/|access-date=14 February 2013|publisher=lesamyn.be}} Johan Capiot holds the record with three wins.{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Le Samyn |url=https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=116 |website=FirstCycling.com |language=en}}

History

Since 2005, the race is included in the UCI Europe Tour as a 1.1 event.{{cite web |title=Le Samyn (Bel) - Cat.1.1 |url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/ligne/cla_fayt_samyn.php |accessdate=31 December 2021 |work=Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu |language=fr}} It is the first race of the season in Wallonia, held on the Tuesday after its Flemish counterpart, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. The race is run entirely in the province of Hainaut, starting in Quaregnon and finishing in Dour. During the course, 16 sectors of cobbled roads are traversed, prompting Belgian media to call it The Little Paris–Roubaix.{{cite web|last1=Delvaux|first1=Maarten|title=Niki Terpstra wint nu ook "klein broertje van Paris–Roubaix"|url=http://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20160302_02160608|website=Het Nieuwsblad|access-date=2 March 2016|language=nl}}

The 2005 edition was cancelled because snow had made the roads too dangerous.{{cite news|title=Memorial Samyn Fayt-le-Franc cancelled|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/memorial-samyn-fayt-le-franc-cancelled|access-date=28 February 2012|newspaper=Cyclingnews|date=3 March 2005}}

Since 2012, a women's edition of the race, named Le Samyn des Dames, is held on the same day as the men's race.

Winners

=Men's race=

File:Dour - Le Samyn, 4 mars 2015, arrivée (D27).JPG : Gianni Meersman (2), Kris Boeckmans (1) & Christophe Laporte (3).]]

{{Cycling past winner start}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1968|name={{sortname|José|Samyn||Samyn, Jose}}|nat=FRA|team=Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1969|name={{sortname|Herman|Vrijders}}|nat=BEL|team=Faema}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1970|name={{sortname|Ronny Van de|Vijver}}|nat=BEL|team={{UCI team code|FLA|1970}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1971|name={{sortname|Julien Van|Lint}}|nat=BEL|team=Molteni}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1972|name={{sortname|Marc|Demeyer}}|nat=BEL|team=Beaulieu–Flandria}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1973|name={{sortname|Louis|Verreydt}}|nat=BEL|team=IJsboerke–Bertin}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1974|name={{sortname|André|Dierickx||Dierickx, ANdre}}|nat=BEL|team=Merlin Plage–Flandria}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1975|name={{sortname|Alain|Santy}}|nat=FRA|team=Gitane–Campagnolo}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1976|name={{sortname|Dirk|Baert}}|nat=BEL|team={{UCI team code|Carlos|1976}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1977|name={{sortname|Michel|Périn}}|nat=FRA|team=Gitane–Campagnolo}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1978|name={{sortname|Herman|Van Springel}}|nat=BEL|team=Marc Zeepcentrale–Superia}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1979|name={{sortname|Adri|Schipper}}|nat=NED|team=Marc Zeepcentrale–Superia}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1980|name={{sortname|Gery|Verlinden}}|nat=BEL|team=IJsboerke–Warncke Eis}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1981|name={{sortname|Pol|Verschuere}}|nat=BEL|team=Capri Sonne}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1982|name={{sortname|Jos|Jacobs}}|nat=BEL|team=Vermeer Thijs}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1983|name={{sortname|Jacques Van|Meer}}|nat=NED|team=Fangio–Tönissteiner}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1984|name={{sortname|Daniel|Rossel}}|nat=BEL|team=Tönissteiner–Lotto}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1985|name={{sortname|Ronny Van|Holen}}|nat=BEL|team=Safir–Van de Ven}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1986|name={{sortname|Patrick|Onnockx}}|nat=BEL|team={{UCI team code|LOT|1986a}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1987|name={{sortname|Claude|Criquielion}}|nat=BEL|team=Hitachi–Marc}}

{{Cycling past winner no race|year=1988}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1989|name={{sortname|Hendrik|Redant}}|nat=BEL|team=Lotto}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1990|name={{sortname|Hendrik|Redant}}|nat=BEL|team={{UCI team code|LOT|1990}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1991|name={{sortname|Johnny|Dauwe}}|nat=BEL|team=Tulip Computers}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1992|name={{sortname|Johan|Capiot}}|nat=BEL|team=TVM–Sanyo}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1993|name={{sortname|Wilfried|Nelissen}}|nat=BEL|team={{UCI team code|NOV|1993}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1994|name={{sortname|Johan|Capiot}}|nat=BEL|team=TVM–Bison Kit}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1995|name={{sortname|Johan|Capiot}}|nat=BEL|team=Refin}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1996|name={{sortname|Hans De|Meester}}|nat=BEL|team=Palmans}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1997|name={{sortname|Michel Van|Haecke}}|nat=BEL|team=Ipso–Euroclean}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1998|name={{sortname|Ludovic|Auger}}|nat=FRA|team=BigMat–Auber 93}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1999|name={{sortname|Thierry|Marichal}}|nat=BEL|team={{UCI team code|LOT|1999}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2000|name={{sortname|Frank|Høj }}|nat=DEN|team={{UCI team code|FDJ|2000}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2001|name={{sortname|Kris|Gerits}}|nat=BEL|team=Vlaanderen T-Interim}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2002|name={{sortname|Magnus|Bäckstedt}}|nat=SWE|team=EDS–Fakta}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2003|name={{sortname|Stefan van|Dijk}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|LOT|2003}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2004|name={{sortname|Robbie|McEwen||Macewen, Robbie}}|nat=AUS|team={{UCI team code|LOT|2004}}}}

{{Cycling past winner no race|year=2005}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2006|name={{sortname|Renaud|Dion}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|A2R|2006}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2007|name={{sortname|Jimmy|Casper}}|nat=FRA|team=Unibet.com}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2008|name={{sortname|Philippe|Gilbert}}|nat=BEL|team={{UCI team code|FDJ|2008}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2009|name={{sortname|Wouter|Weylandt}}|nat=BEL|team={{UCI team code|QST|2009}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2010|name={{sortname|Jens|Keukeleire}}|nat=BEL|team={{UCI team code|COF|2010}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2011|name={{sortname|Dominic|Klemme}}|nat=GER|team={{UCI team code|LEO|2011}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2012|name={{sortname|Arnaud|Démare}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|FDJ|2012}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2013|name={{sortname|Alexey|Tsatevich}}|nat=RUS|team={{UCI team code|KAT|2013}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2014|name={{sortname|Maxime|Vantomme}}|nat=BEL|team={{UCI team code|RLM|2014}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2015|name={{sortname|Kris|Boeckmans}}|nat=BEL|team={{UCI team code|LTS|2015}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2016|name={{sortname|Niki|Terpstra}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|EQS|2016}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2017|name={{sortname|Guillaume|Van Keirsbulck}}|nat=BEL|team={{UCI team code|WGG|2017}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2018|name={{sortname|Niki|Terpstra}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|QST|2018}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2019|name={{sortname|Florian|Sénéchal}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|QST|2019}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2020|name={{sortname|Hugo|Hofstetter}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|ISN|2020}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2021|name={{sortname|Tim|Merlier}}|nat=BEL|team={{UCI team code|AFC|2021}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2022|name={{sortname|Matteo|Trentin}}|nat=ITA|team={{UCI team code|UAE|2022}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2023|name={{sortname|Milan|Menten}}|nat=BEL|team={{UCI team code|LTS|2023}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2024|name={{sortname|Laurenz|Rex}}|nat=BEL|team={{UCI team code|IWG|2024}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2025|name={{sortname|Mathieu|van der Poel}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|ADC|2025}}}}

{{Cycling past winner end}}

= Multiple winners =

class="wikitable"

! Wins

RiderCountryYears
align=center | 3Johan Capiot{{flagu|Belgium}}1992, 1994, 1995
align=center rowspan= 2| 2Hendrik Redant{{flagu|Belgium}}1989, 1990
Niki Terpstra{{flagu|Netherlands}}2016, 2018

= Wins by country =

class="wikitable"

! Wins

Country
align=center | 35{{flagu|Belgium}}
align=center | 9{{flagu|France}}
align=center | 6{{flagu|Netherlands}}
align=center | 1{{flagu|Australia}}, {{DEN}}, {{flagu|Germany}}, {{flagu|Italy}}, {{flagu|Russia}}, {{flagu|Sweden}}

=Women's race=

{{Cycling past winner start}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2012|name={{sortname|Adrie|Visser||Visser, Adrie}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|DSM women|2012a}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2013|name={{sortname|Ellen|van Dijk||van Dijk, Ellen}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|SLU|2013}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2014|name={{sortname|Emma|Johansson}}|nat=SWE|team={{UCI team code|BEX women|2014}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2015|name={{sortname|Chantal|Blaak|Chantal van den Broek-Blaak}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|DLT|2015}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2016|name={{sortname|Chantal|Blaak|Chantal van den Broek-Blaak}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|DLT|2016}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2017|name={{sortname|Sheyla|Gutiérrez}}|nat=ESP|team={{UCI team code|CPC|2017}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2018|name={{sortname|Janneke|Ensing}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|ALE|2018}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2019|name={{sortname|Jip|van den Bos}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|DLT|2019}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2020|name={{sortname|Chantal|van den Broek-Blaak}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|DLT|2020}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2021|name={{sortname|Lotte|Kopecky}}|nat=BEL|team={{UCI team code|LIV|2021}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2022|name={{sortname|Emma|Norsgaard}}|nat=DEN|team={{UCI team code|MOV women|2022}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2023|name={{sortname|Marta|Bastianelli}}|nat=ITA|team={{UCI team code|ALE|2023}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2024|name={{sortname|Vittoria|Guazzini}}|nat=ITA|team={{UCI team code|FUT|2024}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2025|name={{sortname|Lorena|Wiebes}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|SDW|2025}}}}

{{Cycling past winner end}}

Source{{cite web|title=Le Samyn des Dames|url=http://www.cqranking.com/women/asp/gen/race_history.asp?raceid=7126|publisher=cqranking.com|access-date=14 February 2012}}

= Multiple winners =

class="wikitable"

! Wins

RiderCountryYears
align=center | 3Chantal van den Broek-Blaak{{flagu|Netherlands}}2015, 2016, 2020

= Wins by country =

class="wikitable"

! Wins

Country
align=center | 8{{flagu|Netherlands}}
align=center | 2{{flagu|Italy}}
align=center | 1{{flagu|Belgium}}, {{DEN}}, {{flagu|Spain}}, {{flagu|Sweden}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{official website|http://www.lesamyn.be/}} {{in lang|fr}}

{{Belgian Road Cycling Cup}}

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Samyn}}

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