The Ardèche Classic is a one-day road cycling race held annually in late-February in the Ardèche department of France. It is part of the UCI ProSeries. The race is also known as the Souvenir Francis Delpech.
Next edition
27 Feb 2027
Men · 1.Pro
Starts in
date from the UCI calendar
Riders to watch
Menpast podium riders still racing
Last 5 races
1723151RiderPodiums here 2020–26Wins 26Last 5
In our records
Men2× on the podium
M. JENSEN, never won (2023, 2024)
7 winners in 7 editions
Since 2020 in our records
Winners
Men| Year | Podium |
|---|---|
| 2026 |  P. SEIXAS2 CHRISTEN +1:48, 3 MARTINEZ +1:48 |
| 2025 | R. GREGOIRE2 BRENNER +0:03, 3 FORTUNATO +0:03 |
| 2024 |  J. AYUSO2 GREGOIRE s.t., 3 JENSEN s.t. |
| 2023 | J. ALAPHILIPPE2 GAUDU s.t., 3 JENSEN +0:31 |
| 2022 |  B. MCNULTY2 VANSEVENANT +0:45, 3 KUSS +0:45 |
| 2021 | D. GAUDU2 CHAMPOUSSIN s.t., 3 CARTHY +0:11 |
| 2020 | R. CAVAGNA2 KANGERT +2:51, 3 MARTIN GUYONNET +2:55 |
Podiums
Men · in our records, 2020–2026| Rider | Podiums | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| R. GREGOIRE | 2 | 1 |
| D. GAUDU | 2 | 1 |
 M. JENSEN | 2 | 0 |
| P. SEIXAS | 1 | 1 |
| J. AYUSO | 1 | 1 |
| J. ALAPHILIPPE | 1 | 1 |
| B. MCNULTY | 1 | 1 |
| R. CAVAGNA | 1 | 1 |
 J. CHRISTEN | 1 | 0 |
| L. MARTINEZ | 1 | 0 |
Teams
Men| Team | Wins |
|---|---|
| UAE Team Emirates | 2 |
| Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 1 |
| Groupama-FDJ | 1 |
| Soudal Quick-Step | 1 |
| Groupama - FDJ | 1 |
Nations
Men| Nation | Wins |
|---|---|
| France | 5 |
| Spain | 1 |
| United States | 1 |
History
- 2001
The race was first held as a National Event, won by Thomas Bernabeu.
- 2008
The race joined the UCI Europe Tour as a 1.2 category race.
- 2010
The race became a professional 1.1 race.
- 2013
The race was known as Les Boucles du Sud-Ardèche until this year, after which a secondary race, La Drôme Classic, was added by the Ruoms Cyclisme Organisation to be held on the same weekend.
- 2020
The race was upgraded to the UCI ProSeries calendar.