2026 Four Days of Dunkirk

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2026 Four Days of Dunkirk
2026 UCI ProSeries
Race details
Dates20–24 May 2026
Stages5
Distance870.9 km (541.2 mi)
Winning time19h 35' 55"
Results
Winner  Laurence Pithie (NZL) (Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe)
  Second  Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI) (Movistar Team)
  Third  Rasmus Tiller (NOR) (Uno-X Mobility)
Points  Laurence Pithie (NZL) (Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe)
Mountains  Victor Papon (FRA) (Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur)
Young rider  Laurence Pithie (NZL) (Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe)
  Team Spain Movistar Team

The 2026 Four Days of Dunkirk (French: Quatre Jours de Dunkerque 2025) was a road cycling stage race that took place between 20 and 24 May 2026 in the French administrative region of Hauts-de-France. The race was rated as a category 2.Pro event on the 2026 UCI ProSeries calendar, and was the 70th edition of the Four Days of Dunkirk.

Teams

Ten UCI WorldTeams, four UCI ProTeams and four UCI Continental teams made up the eighteen teams that participated in the race.[1]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners[2]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Stage winner
1 20 May Lagny-le-Sec to Laon 177.3 km (110.2 mi) Hilly stage  Laurence Pithie (NZL)
2 21 May Glisy to Liévin 187.4 km (116.4 mi) Hilly stage  Victor Papon (FRA)
3 22 May La Sentinelle to Wallers Arenberg 157.7 km (98.0 mi) Flat stage  Rasmus Tiller (NOR)
4 23 May Bergues to Cassel 167.2 km (103.9 mi) Hilly stage  Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI)
5 24 May Saint-Omer to Dunkirk 181.3 km (112.7 mi) Flat stage  Jordi Meeus (BEL)
Total 870.9 km (541.2 mi)

Stages

Stage 1

20 May 2026 – Lagny-le-Sec to Laon, 177.3 km (110.2 mi)[2]
Stage 1 Result[3]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Laurence Pithie (NZL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe 3h 54' 20"
2  Bryan Coquard (FRA) Cofidis + 0"
3  Lewis Askey (GBR) NSN Cycling Team + 0"
4  Thibaud Gruel (FRA) Groupama–FDJ United + 0"
5  Antoine L'Hote (FRA) Decathlon CMA CGM + 0"
6  Clément Izquierdo (FRA) Cofidis + 0"
7  Marijn van den Berg (NED) EF Education–EasyPost + 0"
8  Carlos Canal (ESP) Movistar Team + 0"
9  Rasmus Tiller (NOR) Uno-X Mobility + 0"
10  Matys Grisel (FRA) Lotto–Intermarché + 0"
General classification after Stage 1[3]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Laurence Pithie (NZL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe 3h 54' 10"
2  Bryan Coquard (FRA) Cofidis + 4"
3  Lewis Askey (GBR) NSN Cycling Team + 6"
4  Thibaud Gruel (FRA) Groupama–FDJ United + 10"
5  Antoine L'Hote (FRA) Decathlon CMA CGM + 10"
6  Clément Izquierdo (FRA) Cofidis + 10"
7  Marijn van den Berg (NED) EF Education–EasyPost + 10"
8  Carlos Canal (ESP) Movistar Team + 10"
9  Rasmus Tiller (NOR) Uno-X Mobility + 10"
10  Matys Grisel (FRA) Lotto–Intermarché + 10"

Stage 2

21 May 2026 – Glisy to Liévin, 187.4 km (116.4 mi)[2]
Stage 2 Result[4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Victor Papon (FRA) Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur 4h 13' 36"
2  Maël Guégan (FRA) CIC Pro Cycling Academy + 0"
3  Kévin Avoine (FRA) Van Rysel–Roubaix + 0"
4  Daniel Årnes (NOR) Van Rysel–Roubaix + 0"
5  Laurence Pithie (NZL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 7"
6  Jordi Meeus (BEL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 7"
7  Stian Fredheim (NOR) Uno-X Mobility + 7"
8  Danny van Poppel (NED) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 7"
9  Tobias Müller (GER) Unibet Rose Rockets + 7"
10  Lewis Askey (GBR) NSN Cycling Team + 7"
General classification after Stage 2[4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Laurence Pithie (NZL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe 8h 07' 53"
2  Bryan Coquard (FRA) Cofidis + 4"
3  Lewis Askey (GBR) NSN Cycling Team + 6"
4  Marijn van den Berg (NED) EF Education–EasyPost + 10"
5  Kim Heiduk (GER) Netcompany INEOS + 10"
6  Maxime Vezie (FRA) CIC Pro Cycling Academy + 10"
7  Antoine L'Hote (FRA) Decathlon CMA CGM + 10"
8  Thibaud Gruel (FRA) Groupama–FDJ United + 10"
9  Liam Slock (BEL) Lotto–Intermarché + 10"
10  Kasper Asgreen (DEN) EF Education–EasyPost + 10"

Stage 3

22 May 2026 – La Sentinelle to Wallers Arenberg, 157.7 km (98.0 mi)[2]
Stage 3 Result[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Rasmus Tiller (NOR) Uno-X Mobility 3h 25' 43"
2  Laurence Pithie (NZL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 4"
3  Jason Tesson (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 4"
4  Artem Shmidt (USA) Netcompany INEOS + 4"
5  Joppe Heremans (BEL) Van Rysel–Roubaix + 4"
6  Liam Slock (BEL) Lotto–Intermarché + 4"
7  Petr Kelemen (CZE) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 4"
8  Oscar Chamberlain (AUS) Decathlon CMA CGM + 4"
9  Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) Movistar Team + 4"
10  Benjamin Thomas (FRA) Cofidis + 4"
General classification after Stage 3[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Laurence Pithie (NZL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe 11h 33' 34"
2  Rasmus Tiller (NOR) Uno-X Mobility + 2"
3  Joppe Heremans (BEL) Van Rysel–Roubaix + 16"
4  Liam Slock (BEL) Lotto–Intermarché + 16"
5  Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) Movistar Team + 16"
6  Artem Shmidt (USA) Netcompany INEOS + 16"
7  Benjamin Thomas (FRA) Cofidis + 16"
8  Alexys Brunel (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 26"
9  Bryan Coquard (FRA) Cofidis + 29"
10  Lewis Askey (GBR) NSN Cycling Team + 31"

Stage 4

23 May 2026 – Bergues to Cassel, 167.2 km (103.9 mi)[2]
Stage 4 Result[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI) Movistar Team 4h 00' 19"
2  Stan Dewulf (BEL) Decathlon CMA CGM + 3"
3  Kim Heiduk (GER) Netcompany INEOS + 7"
4  Sam Maisonobe (FRA) Cofidis + 13"
5  Liam Slock (BEL) Lotto–Intermarché + 16"
6  Lewis Askey (GBR) NSN Cycling Team + 16"
7  Laurence Pithie (NZL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 18"
8  Carlos Canal (ESP) Movistar Team + 20"
9  Thibaud Gruel (FRA) Groupama–FDJ United + 20"
10  Luke Lamperti (USA) EF Education–EasyPost + 20"
General classification after Stage 4[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Laurence Pithie (NZL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe 15h 34' 11"
2  Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI) Movistar Team + 7"
3  Rasmus Tiller (NOR) Uno-X Mobility + 11"
4  Liam Slock (BEL) Lotto–Intermarché + 14"
5  Stan Dewulf (BEL) Decathlon CMA CGM + 14"
6  Kim Heiduk (GER) Netcompany INEOS + 20"
7  Lewis Askey (GBR) NSN Cycling Team + 29"
8  Sam Maisonobe (FRA) Cofidis + 30"
9  Artem Shmidt (USA) Netcompany INEOS + 36"
10  Thibaud Gruel (FRA) Groupama–FDJ United + 37"

Stage 5

24 May 2026 – Saint-Omer to Dunkirk, 181.3 km (112.7 mi)[2]
Stage 5 Result[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Jordi Meeus (BEL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe 4h 01' 44"
2  Danny van Poppel (NED) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
3  Gianluca Pollefliet (BEL) Decathlon CMA CGM + 0"
4  Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) NSN Cycling Team + 0"
5  Tobias Müller (GER) Unibet Rose Rockets + 0"
6  Niklas Märkl (GER) Team Picnic–PostNL + 0"
7  Erik Nordsæter Resell (NOR) Uno-X Mobility + 0"
8  Joppe Heremans (BEL) Van Rysel–Roubaix + 0"
9  Joren Bloem (NED) Unibet Rose Rockets + 0"
10  Stan Dewulf (BEL) Decathlon CMA CGM + 0"
General classification after Stage 5[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Laurence Pithie (NZL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe 19h 35' 55"
2  Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI) Movistar Team + 7"
3  Rasmus Tiller (NOR) Uno-X Mobility + 11"
4  Stan Dewulf (BEL) Decathlon CMA CGM + 14"
5  Liam Slock (BEL) Lotto–Intermarché + 14"
6  Kim Heiduk (GER) Netcompany INEOS + 20"
7  Lewis Askey (GBR) NSN Cycling Team + 29"
8  Sam Maisonobe (FRA) Cofidis + 30"
9  Artem Shmidt (USA) Netcompany INEOS + 36"
10  Thibaud Gruel (FRA) Groupama–FDJ United + 37"

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
 Points classification
 Mountains classification
 Young rider classification
 Team classification
1 Laurence Pithie Laurence Pithie Laurence Pithie Victor Papon Laurence Pithie Cofidis
2 Victor Papon Victor Papon
3 Rasmus Tiller Laurence Pithie Movistar Team
4 Natnael Tesfatsion
5 Jordi Meeus
Final Laurence Pithie Laurence Pithie Victor Papon Laurence Pithie Movistar Team

Classification standings

Legend
Denotes the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the mountains classification
Denotes the winner of the points classification Denotes the winner of the young rider classification
Denotes the winner of the team classification

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Laurence Pithie (NZL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe 19h 35' 55"
2  Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI) Movistar Team + 7"
3  Rasmus Tiller (NOR) Uno-X Mobility + 11"
4  Stan Dewulf (BEL) Decathlon CMA CGM + 14"
5  Liam Slock (BEL) Lotto–Intermarché + 14"
6  Kim Heiduk (GER) Netcompany INEOS + 20"
7  Lewis Askey (GBR) NSN Cycling Team + 29"
8  Sam Maisonobe (FRA) Cofidis + 30"
9  Artem Shmidt (USA) Netcompany INEOS + 36"
10  Thibaud Gruel (FRA) Groupama–FDJ United + 37"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)[7]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Laurence Pithie (NZL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe 37
2  Victor Papon (FRA) Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur 29
3  Jordi Meeus (BEL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe 20
4  Rasmus Tiller (NOR) Uno-X Mobility 17
5  Kévin Avoine (FRA) Van Rysel–Roubaix 16
6  Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI) Movistar Team 15
7  Maël Guégan (FRA) CIC Pro Cycling Academy 15
8  Lewis Askey (GBR) NSN Cycling Team 15
9  Danny van Poppel (NED) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe 12
10  Stan Dewulf (BEL) Decathlon CMA CGM 13

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)[7]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Victor Papon (FRA) Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur 47
2  Kévin Avoine (FRA) Van Rysel–Roubaix 15
3  Fabien Doubey (FRA) Team TotalEnergies 10
4  Wessel Mouris (NED) Unibet Rose Rockets 9
5  Jaakko Hänninen (FIN) Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur 6
6  Théo Delacroix (FRA) St. Michel–Preference Home–Auber93 5
7  Louis Chaleil (FRA) Decathlon CMA CGM 5
8  Tom Mainguenaud (FRA) Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur 5
9  Kim Heiduk (GER) Netcompany INEOS 4
10  Stan Dewulf (BEL) Decathlon CMA CGM 4

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Laurence Pithie (NZL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe 19h 35' 55"
2  Sam Maisonobe (FRA) Cofidis + 30"
3  Artem Shmidt (USA) Netcompany INEOS + 36"
4  Thibaud Gruel (FRA) Groupama–FDJ United + 37"
5  Carlos Canal (ESP) Movistar Team + 37"
6  Clément Izquierdo (FRA) Cofidis + 37"
7  Robbe Dhondt (BEL) Team Picnic–PostNL + 40"
8  Antoine L'Hote (FRA) Decathlon CMA CGM + 44"
9  Rayan Boulahoite (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 59"
10  Wessel Mouris (NED) Unibet Rose Rockets + 1' 03"

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)[7]
Rank Team Time
1 Spain Movistar Team 58h 48' 56"
2 France Cofidis + 39"
3 France Team TotalEnergies + 2' 13"
4 France Decathlon CMA CGM + 6' 55"
5 Belgium Lotto–Intermarché + 7' 04"
6 France Unibet Rose Rockets + 7' 13"
7 Norway Uno-X Mobility + 8' 16"
8 Switzerland NSN Cycling Team + 12' 40"
9 United Kingdom Netcompany INEOS + 13' 40"
10 France Van Rysel–Roubaix + 13' 47"

References

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  2. "L'édition 2026 des 4 Jours de Dunkerque Grand Prix des Hauts-de-France" [2026 Edition of 4 Jours de Dunkerque Grand Prix des Hauts-de-France]. Four Days of Dunkirk (in French). Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  3. Weislo, Laura (20 May 2026). "4 Jours de Dunkerque: Laurence Pithie surges past Lewis Askey on twisty finale for win on opening stage". CyclingNews. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  4. Weislo, Laura (21 May 2026). "4 Jours de Dunkerque: Breakaway rules stage 2 with Victor Papon scoring first pro victory". CyclingNews. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
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