2024 Four Days of Dunkirk explained

The 2024 Four Days of Dunkirk (French: Quatre Jours de Dunkerque 2024) was a road cycling stage race that took place between 14 and 19 May 2024 in the French administrative region of Hauts-de-France. The race was rated as a category 2.Pro event on the 2024 UCI ProSeries calendar, and was the 68th edition of the Four Days of Dunkirk.

Teams

Six UCI WorldTeams, six UCI ProTeams and six 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	14 May	Dunkirk to Le Touquet	173km (107miles)		Hilly stage
2	15 May	Wimereux to Abbeville	184.2km (114.5miles)		Hilly stage
3	16 May	Saint-Laurent-Blangy to Bouchain	165.1km (102.6miles)		Flat stage
4	17 May	Mazingarbe to Pont-à-Marcq	166.8km (103.6miles)		Flat stage
5	18 May	Arques to Cassel	179.1km (111.3miles)		Hilly stage
6	19 May	Loon-Plage to Dunkirk	176.8km (109.9miles)		Flat stage
Total			1045.1km (649.4miles)

Stages

Stage 1

14 May 2024 – Dunkirk to Le Touquet, 173km (107miles)^[2]

Stage 2

15 May 2024 – Wimereux to Abbeville, 184.3km (114.5miles)^[2]

Stage 3

16 May 2024– Saint-Laurent-Blangy to Bouchain, 165.1km (102.6miles)^[2]

Stage 4

17 May 2024 – Mazingarbe to Pont-à-Marcq, 166.8km (103.6miles)^[2]

Stage 5

18 May 2024 – Arques to Cassel, 179.1km (111.3miles)^[2]

Stage 6

19 May 2024 – Loon-Plage to Dunkirk, 176.8km (109.9miles)^[2]

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Team classification
1	Milan Fretin	Milan Fretin	Milan Fretin	Gwen Leclainche	Milan Fretin
2	Sam Bennett	Sam Bennett	Sam Bennett	Maxime Jarnet
3	Sam Bennett			Gwen Leclainche
4	Warre Vangheluwe
5	Sam Bennett			Fausto Masnada	Paul Penhoët
6	Sam Bennett
Final		Sam Bennett	Sam Bennett		Paul Penhoët

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)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1			23h 58' 57"
2			+ 38"
3			+ 41"
4			+ 53"
5			+ 53"
6			+ 55"
7			+ 55"
8			+ 56"
9			+ 57"
10			+ 57"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1			81
2			34
3			34
4			30
5			22
6			21
7			21
8			16
9			15
10			14

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1			27
2			21
3			15
4			13
5			8
6			7
7			7
8			5
9			5
10			5

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1			23h 59' 35"
2			+ 3"
3			+ 15"
4			+ 17"
5			+ 17"
6			+ 19"
7			+ 22"
8			+ 31"
9			+ 33"
10			+ 33"

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)

Rank	Team	Time
1		71h 59' 41"
2		+ 11"
3		+ 38"
4		+ 1' 03"
5		+ 2' 06"
6		+ 2' 21"
7		+ 2' 52"
8		+ 3' 06"
9		+ 3' 18"
10		+ 10' 28"

Notes and References

1. Web site: La liste des engagés 2024. fr. The 2024 entry list. Four Days of Dunkirk. 18 May 2024.
2. Web site: L’édition 2024 des 4 Jours de Dunkerque Grand Prix des Hauts-de-France. fr. 2024 Edition of 4 Jours de Dunkerque Grand Prix des Hauts-de-France. Four Days of Dunkirk. 18 May 2024.