2025 Four Days of Dunkirk

The 2025 Four Days of Dunkirk (French: Quatre Jours de Dunkerque 2025) was a road cycling stage race that took place between 14 and 18 May 2025 in the French administrative region of Hauts-de-France. The race was rated as a category 2.Pro event on the 2025 UCI ProSeries calendar, and was the 69th edition of the Four Days of Dunkirk.

2025 Four Days of Dunkirk
2025 UCI ProSeries
Race details
Dates14–18 May 2025
Stages5
Distance868.5 km (539.7 mi)
Winning time19h 30' 05"
Results
Winner  Samuel Watson (GBR) (INEOS Grenadiers)
  Second  Lewis Askey (GBR) (Groupama–FDJ)
  Third  Carlos Canal (ESP) (Movistar Team)

Points  Tobias Lund Andresen (DEN) (Team Picnic–PostNL)
Mountains  Paul Hennequin (FRA) (Wagner Bazin WB)
Young rider  Samuel Watson (GBR) (INEOS Grenadiers)
  Team France Cofidis
 2024
2026 

Teams

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Route

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Stage characteristics and winners[2]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Stage winner
1 14 May Sainte-Catherine to Amiens 177.3 km (110.2 mi) Flat stage  Axel Zingle (FRA)
2 15 May Avesnes-sur-Helpe to Crépy-en-Valois 178.7 km (111.0 mi) Hilly stage  Lewis Askey (GBR)
3 16 May Valenciennes to Famars 154.2 km (95.8 mi) Flat stage  Pierre Gautherat (FRA)
4 17 May La Chapelle-d'Armentières to Cassel 172.7 km (107.3 mi) Hilly stage  Samuel Watson (GBR)
5 18 May Wormhout to Dunkerque 185.6 km (115.3 mi) Flat stage  Jake Stewart (GBR)
Total 868.5 km (539.7 mi)

Stages

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Stage 1

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14 May 2025 – Sainte-Catherine to Amiens, 177.3 km (110.2 mi)[2]
Stage 1 Result[3]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Axel Zingle (FRA) Visma–Lease a Bike 3h 51' 10"
2  Tobias Lund Andresen (DEN) Team Picnic–PostNL + 0"
3  Stian Fredheim (NOR) Uno-X Mobility + 0"
4  Pascal Ackermann (GER) Israel–Premier Tech + 0"
5  Martijn Budding (NED) Unibet Tietema Rockets + 0"
6  Jason Tesson (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 0"
7  Jon Aberasturi (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 0"
8  Matthew Walls (GBR) Groupama–FDJ + 0"
9  Jenno Berckmoes (BEL) Lotto + 0"
10  Mike Teunissen (NED) XDS Astana Team + 0"
General classification after Stage 1[3]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Axel Zingle (FRA) Visma–Lease a Bike 3h 51' 00"
2  Ben Swift (GBR) INEOS Grenadiers + 2"
3  Per Strand Hagenes (NOR) Visma–Lease a Bike + 3"
4  Tobias Lund Andresen (DEN) Team Picnic–PostNL + 4"
5  Stian Fredheim (NOR) Uno-X Mobility + 6"
6  Gil Gelders (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 7"
7  Pascal Ackermann (GER) Israel–Premier Tech + 10"
8  Martijn Budding (NED) Unibet Tietema Rockets + 10"
9  Jason Tesson (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 10"
10  Jon Aberasturi (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 10"

Stage 2

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15 May 2025 – Avesnes-sur-Helpe to Crépy-en-Valois, 178.7 km (111.0 mi)[2]
Stage 2 Result[4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Lewis Askey (GBR) Groupama–FDJ 3h 51' 36"
2  Sakarias Koller Løland (NOR) Uno-X Mobility + 0"
3  Samuel Watson (GBR) INEOS Grenadiers + 0"
4  Axel Zingle (FRA) Visma–Lease a Bike + 0"
5  Matys Grisel (FRA) Lotto + 0"
6  Alberto Dainese (ITA) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 0"
7  Cedric Beullens (BEL) Lotto + 0"
8  Bryan Coquard (FRA) Cofidis + 0"
9  Jake Stewart (GBR) Israel–Premier Tech + 0"
10  Pierre Gautherat (FRA) Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale + 0"
General classification after Stage 2[4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Axel Zingle (FRA) Visma–Lease a Bike 7h 42' 36"
2  Lewis Askey (GBR) Groupama–FDJ + 0"
3  Ben Swift (GBR) INEOS Grenadiers + 2"
4  Nans Peters (FRA) Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale + 2"
5  Per Strand Hagenes (NOR) Visma–Lease a Bike + 3"
6  Tobias Lund Andresen (DEN) Team Picnic–PostNL + 4"
7  Sakarias Koller Løland (NOR) Uno-X Mobility + 4"
8  Stian Fredheim (NOR) Uno-X Mobility + 6"
9  Samuel Watson (GBR) INEOS Grenadiers + 6"
10  Gil Gelders (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 7"

Stage 3

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16 May 2025 – Valenciennes to Famars, 154.2 km (95.8 mi)[2]
Stage 3 Result[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Pierre Gautherat (FRA) Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale 3h 22' 35"
2  Jake Stewart (GBR) Israel–Premier Tech + 0"
3  Axel Zingle (FRA) Visma–Lease a Bike + 0"
4  Tobias Lund Andresen (DEN) Team Picnic–PostNL + 0"
5  Lewis Askey (GBR) Groupama–FDJ + 0"
6  Alberto Dainese (ITA) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 0"
7  Benjamin Thomas (FRA) Cofidis + 0"
8  Samuel Leroux (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 0"
9  Jordi Warlop (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 0"
10  Matys Grisel (FRA) Lotto + 0"
General classification after Stage 3[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Axel Zingle (FRA) Visma–Lease a Bike 11h 05' 07"
2  Pierre Gautherat (FRA) Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale + 4"
3  Lewis Askey (GBR) Groupama–FDJ + 4"
4  Ben Swift (GBR) INEOS Grenadiers + 6"
5  Nans Peters (FRA) Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale + 6"
6  Per Strand Hagenes (NOR) Visma–Lease a Bike + 7"
7  Tobias Lund Andresen (DEN) Team Picnic–PostNL + 8"
8  Jake Stewart (GBR) Israel–Premier Tech + 8"
9  Sakarias Koller Løland (NOR) Uno-X Mobility + 8"
10  Samuel Watson (GBR) INEOS Grenadiers + 8"

Stage 4

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17 May 2025 – La Chapelle-d'Armentières to Cassel, 172.7 km (107.3 mi)[2]
Stage 4 Result[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Samuel Watson (GBR) INEOS Grenadiers 4h 17' 01"
2  Carlos Canal (ESP) Movistar Team + 0"
3  Lewis Askey (GBR) Groupama–FDJ + 3"
4  Alexandre Delettre (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 5"
5  Tobias Lund Andresen (DEN) Team Picnic–PostNL + 5"
6  Victor Langellotti (MON) INEOS Grenadiers + 6"
7  Per Strand Hagenes (NOR) Visma–Lease a Bike + 6"
8  Benjamin Thomas (FRA) Cofidis + 6"
9  Thibaud Gruel (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 8"
10  Nicolas Breuillard (FRA) St. Michel–Preference Home–Auber93 + 8"
General classification after Stage 4[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Samuel Watson (GBR) INEOS Grenadiers 15h 22' 08"
2  Lewis Askey (GBR) Groupama–FDJ + 3"
3  Carlos Canal (ESP) Movistar Team + 8"
4  Tobias Lund Andresen (DEN) Team Picnic–PostNL + 13"
5  Per Strand Hagenes (NOR) Visma–Lease a Bike + 13"
6  Alexandre Delettre (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 19"
7  Benjamin Thomas (FRA) Cofidis + 20"
8  Victor Langellotti (MON) INEOS Grenadiers + 20"
9  Nans Peters (FRA) Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale + 20"
10  Thibaud Gruel (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 22"

Stage 5

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18 May 2025 – Wormhout to Dunkerque, 185.6 km (115.3 mi)[2]
Stage 5 Result[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Jake Stewart (GBR) Israel–Premier Tech 4h 07' 57"
2  Alberto Dainese (ITA) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 0"
3  Thibaud Gruel (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 0"
4  Tobias Lund Andresen (DEN) Team Picnic–PostNL + 0"
5  Daniel McLay (GBR) Visma–Lease a Bike + 0"
6  Alexander Konijn (NED) Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 0"
7  Mike Teunissen (NED) XDS Astana Team + 0"
8  Erlend Blikra (NOR) Uno-X Mobility + 0"
9  Gianluca Pollefliet (BEL) Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale + 0"
10  Romain Cardis (FRA) St. Michel–Preference Home–Auber93 + 0"
General classification after Stage 5[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Samuel Watson (GBR) INEOS Grenadiers 19h 30' 05"
2  Lewis Askey (GBR) Groupama–FDJ + 4"
3  Carlos Canal (ESP) Movistar Team + 11"
4  Tobias Lund Andresen (DEN) Team Picnic–PostNL + 12"
5  Per Strand Hagenes (NOR) Visma–Lease a Bike + 16"
6  Thibaud Gruel (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 18"
7  Alexandre Delettre (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 22"
8  Benjamin Thomas (FRA) Cofidis + 23"
9  Victor Langellotti (MON) INEOS Grenadiers + 23"
10  Nans Peters (FRA) Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale + 23"

Classification leadership table

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Classification standings

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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

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Final general classification (1–10)[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Samuel Watson (GBR) INEOS Grenadiers 19h 30' 05"
2  Lewis Askey (GBR) Groupama–FDJ + 4"
3  Carlos Canal (ESP) Movistar Team + 11"
4  Tobias Lund Andresen (DEN) Team Picnic–PostNL + 12"
5  Per Strand Hagenes (NOR) Visma–Lease a Bike + 16"
6  Thibaud Gruel (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 18"
7  Alexandre Delettre (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 22"
8  Benjamin Thomas (FRA) Cofidis + 23"
9  Victor Langellotti (ITA) INEOS Grenadiers + 23"
10  Nans Peters (FRA) Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale + 23"

Points classification

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)[7]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Paul Hennequin (FRA) Euskaltel–Euskadi 19
2  Kenny Molly (BEL) Van Rysel–Roubaix 15
3  Tom Portsmouth (GBR) Wagner Bazin WB 13
4  Gil Gelders (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step 9
5  Luca De Meester (BEL) Wagner Bazin WB 9
6  Victor Papon (FRA) Wagner Bazin WB 7
7  Matis Louvel (FRA) Israel–Premier Tech 6
8  Axel Narbonne Zuccarelli (FRA) Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur 5
9  Sam Maisonobe (FRA) Cofidis 4
10  Ben Swift (GBR) INEOS Grenadiers 4

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Samuel Watson (GBR) INEOS Grenadiers 19h 30' 05"
2  Lewis Askey (GBR) Groupama–FDJ + 4"
3  Carlos Canal (ESP) Movistar Team + 11"
4  Tobias Lund Andresen (DEN) Team Picnic–PostNL + 12"
5  Per Strand Hagenes (NOR) Visma–Lease a Bike + 16"
6  Thibaud Gruel (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 18"
7  Sam Maisonobe (FRA) Cofidis + 32"
8  Sakarias Koller Løland (NOR) Uno-X Mobility + 33"
9  Alec Segaert (BEL) Lotto + 43"
10  Jenno Berckmoes (BEL) Lotto + 46"

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)[7]
Rank Team Time
1 France Cofidis 58h 31' 51"
2 France Team TotalEnergies + 1"
3 United Kingdom INEOS Grenadiers + 16"
4 France Groupama–FDJ + 30"
5 Belgium Soudal–Quick-Step + 5' 02"
6 Belgium Lotto + 8' 22"
7 Spain Movistar Team + 8' 27"
8 France Unibet Tietema Rockets + 10' 01"
9 Netherlands Team Picnic–PostNL + 11' 36"
10 France Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale + 15' 52"

References

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  1. [extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.4joursdedunkerque.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/equipes_2025.pdf "La liste des engagés 2025"] [The 2025 entry list] (PDF). Four Days of Dunkirk (in French). Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "L'édition 2025 des 4 Jours de Dunkerque Grand Prix des Hauts-de-France" [2025 Edition of 4 Jours de Dunkerque Grand Prix des Hauts-de-France]. Four Days of Dunkirk (in French). Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  3. 1 2 Weislo, Laura (14 May 2025). "Axel Zingle takes opening sprint victory on stage 1 of 4 Jours de Dunkerque". CyclingNews. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  4. 1 2 Ostanek, Dani (15 May 2025). "4 Jours de Dunkerque: Lewis Askey speeds to stage 2 victory". CyclingNews. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  5. 1 2 Tyson, Jackie (16 May 2025). "4 Jours de Dunkerque: Young Frenchman Pierre Gautherat wins stage 3 and challenges Alex Zingle for GC lead". CyclingNews. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  6. 1 2 Weislo, Laura (17 May 2025). "4 Jours de Dunkerque: Sam Watson wins stage 4, takes race lead". CyclingNews. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Stuart, Peter (18 May 2025). "4 Jours de Dunkerque: Jake Stewart wins stage 5". CyclingNews. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
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