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Race details | |
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Date | March |
Region | West Flanders |
Discipline | Road race |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Single day race |
History | |
First edition | 2014 |
Editions | 9 (as of 2024) |
First winner | ![]() |
Most wins | No repeat winners |
Most recent | ![]() |
The Youngster Coast Challenge, formerly known as the Handzame Challenge, is a one-day road cycling race held annually in West Flanders, Belgium. Since 2019, it has been a 1.2U rated event on the UCI Europe Tour, meaning it is reserved for U23 riders.[1] It is the under-23 edition of the Bredene Koksijde Classic, and is held on the same day.
Winners
[edit]Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
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2014 | ![]() |
Rob Leemans | Lotto–Belisol U23 | |
2015 | ![]() |
Julien Kaise | Color Code–Aquality Protect | |
2016 | ![]() |
Bram Welten | BMC Development Team | |
2017 | ![]() |
Franklin Six | AGO–Aqua Service | |
2018 | ![]() |
Sasha Weemaes | EFC–L&R–Vulsteke | |
2019 | ![]() |
Niklas Märkl | Development Team Sunweb | |
2020–2021 | No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
2022 | ![]() |
Jensen Plowright | Groupama–FDJ Continental Team | |
2023 | ![]() |
Warre Vangheluwe | Soudal–Quick-Step Devo Team | |
2024 | ![]() |
Niklas Behrens | Lidl–Trek Future Racing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Youngster Coast Challenge". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 1 June 2022.