The 2020 Royal Bernard Drôme Classic was the 7th edition of the La Drôme Classic cycle race. It was held on 1 March 2020 as a category 1.Pro race on the 2020 UCI Europe Tour and 2020 UCI ProSeries. The race started and finished in Livron-sur-Drôme.

The race was won by Australian rider Simon Clarke of EF Pro Cycling, who outsprinted French rider Warren Barguil of Arkéa–Samsic and Italian rider Vincenzo Nibali of Trek–Segafredo.[1]

Teams

Twenty teams were invited to the race. Of these teams, seven are UCI WorldTour teams, twelve are UCI Professional Continental teams, and one is a UCI Continental team. Each team could enter up to seven riders, though many only entered six, including Bingoal–Wallonie Bruxelles, Circus–Wanty Gobert, Deceuninck–Quick-Step, EF Pro Cycling, Riwal Readynez, and Trek–Segafredo. 74 of the 134 riders finished the race.[1][2]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental Teams

UCI Continental Teams

Result

Result[1]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Simon Clarke (AUS) EF Pro Cycling 5h 17' 11"
2  Warren Barguil (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic + 0"
3  Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) Trek–Segafredo + 2"
4  Guillaume Martin (FRA) Cofidis + 26"
5  Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 26"
6  Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 36"
7  Julien Simon (FRA) Total Direct Énergie + 36"
8  Sean Bennett (USA) EF Pro Cycling + 36"
9  Tanel Kangert (EST) EF Pro Cycling + 36"
10  Lilian Calmejane (FRA) Total Direct Énergie + 36"

References

  1. ^ a b c "Simon Clarke beats Barguil and Nibali to win Royal Bernard Drome Classic". CyclingNews. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 Royal Bernard Drôme Classic Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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