Le Samyn
The Le Samyn , including Memorial José Samyn is a Belgian one-day races in cycling , the year in early March in Fayt-le-Franc held for men and since 2012 for women. The start is in Frameries , the finish in Duor .
The race was initially held from 1963 as an amateur race under the name Grand Prix de la Madeleine and, after the professionals were approved, in 1968 as the Grand Prix de Fayt-Le-Franc . It was renamed Memorial José Samyn after the death of the first professional winner José Samyn in 1969 . It has been part of the UCI Europe Tour since 2005 and is classified in UCI Category 1.1 .
The event includes a cycling tour and a school race.
Men
- 2020 Hugo Hofstetter
- 2019 Florian Sénéchal
- 2018 Niki Terpstra
- 2017 Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
- 2016 Niki Terpstra
- 2015 Kris Boeckmans
- 2014 Maxime Vantomme
- 2013 Alexei Zatevich
- 2012 Arnaud Démare
- 2011 Dominic Klemme
- 2010 Jens Keukeleire
- 2009 Wouter Weylandt
- 2008 Philippe Gilbert
- 2007 Jimmy Casper
- 2006 Renaud Dion
- 2005 no event
- 2004 Robbie McEwen
- 2003 Stefan van Dijk
- 2002 Magnus Bäckstedt
- 2001 Kris Gerits
- 2000 Frank Høj
- 1999 Thierry Marichal
- 1998 Ludovic Auger
- 1997 Michel Van Haecke
- 1996 Hans De Meester
- 1995 Johan Capiot
- 1994 Johan Capiot
- 1993 Wilfried Nelissen
- 1992 Johan Capiot
- 1991 Johnny Dauwe
- 1990 Hendrik Redant
- 1989 Hendrik Redant
- 1988 Marc De Meyer
- 1987 Claude Criquielion
- 1986 Patrick Onnockx
- 1985 Ronny Van Holen
- 1984 Daniel Rossel
- 1983 Jac van Meer
- 1982 Joseph Jacobs
- 1981 Pol Verschuere
- 1980 Gery Verlinden
- 1979 Adri Schipper
- 1978 Herman Vanspringel
- 1977 Michel Périn
- 1976 Dirk Baert
- 1975 Alain Santy
- 1974 André Dierickx
- 1973 Louis Verreydt
- 1972 Marc Demeyer
- 1971 Julien Van Lint
- 1970 Ronny Van De Vijver
- 1969 Herman Vrijders
- 1968 José Samyn
Women
Web links
Commons : Le Samyn - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official website
- Le Samyn in the ProCyclingStats.com database
- Le Samyn des Dames in the Radsportseiten.net database