Arnaud De Lie claims victory at the Famenne Ardenne Classic 2023

The young Belgian cyclist Arnaud De Lie continues to achieve victories for his team Lotto Dstny and emerged as the winner of the Famenne Ardenne Classic (ICU 1.1), securing his tenth victory of the season through sheer speed.

The one-day European race, spanning 188.1 kilometers near the French border, took place around the municipality of Marche-en-Famenne and marked the conclusion of the Belgian autumn classics.

The podium positions were filled by Australian rider Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck) in second place and French cyclist Florian Sénéchal (Soudal – Quick Step) in third. Meanwhile, Christophe Laporte from Jumbo-Visma, who will soon compete as the champion of Europe, settled for fourth place.

The Belgian race featured the participation of Colombian rider Alvaro Hodeg from the UAE Team Emirates, but unfortunately, he did not finish the race.

The breakaway of the day was initiated by Sven Erik Bystrøm (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty), Cyrus Monk (Q36.5 Pro Cycling), Carl-Frederik Bévort (Uno-X Dare Development), Anton Stensby (Team Coop-Repsol), Miguel Heidemann (Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling), and Dutch rider Jordan Habets (Metec-SOLARWATT). However, they were eventually caught by the peloton towards the end of the race.

Lotto Famenne Ardenne Classic 2023 (1.1)
Final Result (188.1 km)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Arnaud De Lie	Lotto Dstny	4:22:08
2	Kaden Groves	Alpecin-Deceuninck	,,
3	Florian Sénéchal	Soudal – Quick Step	,,
4	Christophe Laporte	Jumbo-Visma	,,
5	Arne Marit	Intermarché – Circus – Wanty	,,
6	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel – Premier Tech	,,
7	Dries Van Gestel	TotalEnergies	,,
8	Biniam Girmay	Intermarché – Circus – Wanty	,,
9	Oliver Naesen	AG2R Citroën Team	,,
10	Jacob Scott	Bolton Equities Black Spoke	,,

DNF	Alvaro José Hodeg	UAE Team Emirates			Did not finish

In a surprising turn of events, Orluis Aular from Rural Fund – RGA Insurance emerged as the champion of the CRO Race 2023, despite suffering a severe fall in the final sprint. Despite his injuries, the Venezuelan cyclist managed to cross the finish line and secure the title after the sixth and final stage.

Fortunately for Aular, Norwegian rider Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) failed to claim the stage victory and was overtaken in the last moments by Australian cyclist Campbell Stewart (Team Jayco AlUla). Kristoff, an experienced sprinter, fell short by a few seconds to dethrone Aular.

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