Le Samyn
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| Race details | |
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| Date | February/March |
| Region | Hainaut, Belgium |
| Local name(s) | Le Samyn des Hommes (men) Le Samyn des Dames (women) (in French) |
| Nickname | Le Samyn |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | Men: UCI Europe Tour Women: Lotto Cycling Cup |
| Type | Single-day |
| Men's history | |
| First edition | 1968 |
| Editions | 57 (as of 2025) |
| First winner | File:Flag of France.svg José Samyn (FRA) |
| Most wins | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Johan Capiot (BEL) (3 wins) |
| Most recent | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mathieu van der Poel (NED) |
| Women's history | |
| First edition | 2012 |
| Editions | 14 (as of 2025) |
| First winner | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Adrie Visser (NED) |
| Most wins | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Chantal Blaak (NED) (3 wins) |
| Most recent | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lorena Wiebes (NED) |
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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.[1] Johan Capiot holds the record with three wins.[2]
History
[edit | edit source]Since 2005, the race is included in the UCI Europe Tour as a 1.1 event.[3] 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.[4]
The 2005 edition was cancelled because snow had made the roads too dangerous.[5]
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.[6]
Winners
[edit | edit source]Men's race
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Multiple winners
[edit | edit source]| Wins | Rider | Country | Years |
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| 3 | Johan Capiot | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 1992, 1994, 1995 |
| 2 | Hendrik Redant | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 1989, 1990 |
| Niki Terpstra | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 2016, 2018 |
Wins by country
[edit | edit source]| Wins | Country |
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| 35 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium |
| 9 | File:Flag of France.svg France |
| 6 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands |
| 1 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia, File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark, File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany, File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy, File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia, File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden |
Women's race
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Multiple winners
[edit | edit source]| Wins | Rider | Country | Years |
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| 3 | Chantal van den Broek-Blaak | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 2015, 2016, 2020 |
Wins by country
[edit | edit source]| Wins | Country |
|---|---|
| 8 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands |
| 2 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| 1 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium, File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark, File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain, File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website (in French)
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