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{{Short description|French multi-day road cycling race}}
{{Infobox cycling race
| name        = Four Days of Dunkirk
| current_event = 
| image       =4 Jours de Dunkerque logo 2023.png
| date        = Early May
| region      = Nord-Pas de Calais, France
| english     = Four Days of Dunkirk
| localnames  = Quatre Jours de Dunkerque {{in lang|fr}}
| nickname    = 
| discipline  = [[Road bicycle racing|Road]]
| competition = [[UCI ProSeries]]
| type        = Stage-race
| organiser   = 
| director    = 
| first       = {{start date|1955}}
| number      = 68 (as of 2024)
| last        = 
| firstwinner = {{flagathlete|[[Louis Deprez]]|FRA}}
| mostwins    = {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Freddy Maertens]]|BEL}} ''(4 wins)''}}
| mostrecent  = {{flagathlete|[[Sam Bennett (cyclist)|Sam Bennett]]|IRL}}
}}

[[File:Dunkerque - Quatre jours de Dunkerque, étape 5, 10 mai 2015, arrivée (D88).JPG|thumb|Winners in 2015]]
The '''Four Days of Dunkirk''' ({{langx|fr|Quatre Jours de Dunkerque}}) is [[road bicycle race]] around the [[Nord-Pas de Calais]] region of northern France.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=4 Jours de Dunkerque |url=https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=175 |website=FirstCycling.com |language=en}}</ref>  Despite the name of the race, since the addition of an [[individual time trial]] in 1963, the race has been held over a 5 or 6 day period for most of its history. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a [[2.HC]] event on the [[UCI Europe Tour]]. The race became part of the [[UCI ProSeries]] in 2020. Irish cyclist [[Sam Bennett (cyclist)|Sam Bennett]] won the most recent edition of the race.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=4 Jours de Dunkerque / Grand Prix des Hauts de Fra(2.Pro) |url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/4-jours-de-dunkerque |website=ProcyclingStats |language=en}}</ref>

==List of overall winners==
{{Cycling past winner start}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1955|name={{sortname|Louis|Déprez}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Ryssel–Wolber]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1956|name={{sortname|Jean|Adriaensens}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[Mercier–BP–Hutchinson]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1957|name={{sortname|Joseph|Planckaert}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[Peugeot–Dunlop]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1958|name={{sortname|Jacques|Anquetil}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Helyett–Hutchinson]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1959|name={{sortname|Jacques|Anquetil}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Helyett–Fynsec]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1960|name={{sortname|Joseph|Planckaert}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[Wiel's–Flandria]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1961|name={{sortname|Ab|Geldermans}}|nat=NED|natvar=|team=[[Saint-Raphaël–R. Geminiani]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1962|name={{sortname|Joseph|Groussard}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1963|name={{sortname|Joseph|Planckaert}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[Faema–Flandria]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1964|name={{sortname|Gilbert|Desmet}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[Wiel's–Groene Leeuw]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1965|name={{sortname|Gustaaf|De Smet}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[Wiel's–Groene Leeuw]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1966|name={{sortname|Theo|Mertens}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[Peugeot–BP–Michelin]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1967|name={{sortname|Lucien|Aimar}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Bic (cycling team)|Bic]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1968|name={{sortname|Jean|Jourden}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Frimatic–Wolber–De Gribaldy]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1969|name={{sortname|Alain|Vasseur}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Bic (cycling team)|Bic]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1970|name={{sortname|Willy|Van Neste}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[Mann–Grundig]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1971|name={{sortname|Roger|De Vlaeminck}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|FLA|1971}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1972|name={{sortname|Yves|Hézard}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Sonolor–Lejeune]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1973|name={{sortname|Freddy|Maertens}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|FLA|1973}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1974|name={{sortname|Walter|Godefroot}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|FLA|1974}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1975|name={{sortname|Freddy|Maertens}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|FLA|1975}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1976|name={{sortname|Freddy|Maertens}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|FLA|1976}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1977|name={{sortname|Gerrie|Knetemann}}|nat=NED|natvar=|team=[[TI–Raleigh]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1978|name={{sortname|Freddy|Maertens}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|FLA|1978}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1979|name={{sortname|Daniel|Willems}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[IJsboerke–Warncke Eis]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1980|name={{sortname|Jean-Luc|Vandenbroucke}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[La Redoute–Motobécane]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1981|name={{sortname|Bert|Oosterbosch}}|nat=NED|natvar=|team=[[TI–Raleigh]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1982|name={{sortname|Frank|Hoste}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[TI–Raleigh]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1983|name={{sortname|Leo|van Vliet}}|nat=NED|natvar=|team=[[TI–Raleigh]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1984|name={{sortname|Bernard|Hinault}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[La Vie Claire]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1985|name={{sortname|Jean-Luc|Vandenbroucke}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[La Redoute (cycling team)|La Redoute]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1986|name={{sortname|Dirk|De Wolf}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[Hitachi–Splendor]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1987|name={{sortname|Herman|Frison}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[Roland–Skala]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1988|name={{sortname|Pascal|Poisson}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Toshiba (cycling team)|Toshiba]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1989|name={{sortname|Charly|Mottet}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|RMO|1989}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1990|name={{sortname|Stephen|Roche}}|nat=IRL|natvar=|team=[[Histor–Sigma]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1991|name={{sortname|Charly|Mottet}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|RMO|1991}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1992|name={{sortname|Olaf|Ludwig}}|nat=GER|natvar=|team=[[Panasonic–Sportlife]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1993|name={{sortname|Laurent|Desbiens}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Castorama (cycling team)|Castorama]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1994|name={{sortname|Eddy|Seigneur}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|GAN|1994}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1995|name={{sortname|Johan|Museeuw}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|MAP|1995}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1996|name={{sortname|Philippe|Gaumont}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|GAN|1996}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1997|name={{sortname|Johan|Museeuw}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|MAP|1997}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1998|name={{sortname|Alexandre|Vinokourov}}|nat=KAZ|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|A2R|1998}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1999|name={{sortname|Michael|Sandstød}}|nat=DEN|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|CSC|1999}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2000|name={{sortname|Martin|Rittsel}}|nat=SWE|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|CSC|2000}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2001|name={{sortname|Didier|Rous}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|BTL|2001}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2002|name={{sortname|Sylvain|Chavanel}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|BTL|2002}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2003|name={{sortname|Christophe|Moreau}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|C.A|2003}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2004|name={{sortname|Sylvain|Chavanel}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|BTL|2004}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2005|name={{sortname|Pierrick|Fédrigo}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|EUC|2005}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2006|name={{sortname|Roberto|Petito}}|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=[[Team Tenax-Salmilano]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2007|name={{sortname|Mathieu|Ladagnous}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|FDJ|2007}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2008|name={{sortname|Stéphane|Augé}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|COF|2008}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2009|name={{sortname|Rui|Costa|Rui Costa (cyclist)}}|nat=POR|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|GCE|2009}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2010|name={{sortname|Martin|Elmiger}}|nat=SUI|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|A2R|2010}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2011|name={{sortname|Thomas|Voeckler}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|EUC|2011}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2012|name={{sortname|Jimmy|Engoulvent}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|SAU|2012}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2013|name={{sortname|Arnaud|Démare}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|FDJ|2013a}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2014|name={{sortname|Arnaud|Démare}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|FDJ|2014}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2015 Four Days of Dunkirk|2015]]|name={{sortname|Ignatas|Konovalovas}}|nat=LTU|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|LPM|2015}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2016 Four Days of Dunkirk|2016]]|name={{sortname|Bryan|Coquard}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|DEN|2016}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2017 Four Days of Dunkirk|2017]]|name={{sortname|Clément|Venturini}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|COF|2017}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2018 Four Days of Dunkirk|2018]]|name={{sortname|Dimitri|Claeys}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|COF|2017}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2019 Four Days of Dunkirk|2019]]|name={{sortname|Mike|Teunissen}}|nat=NED|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|TLJ|2019}}}}
{{Cycling past winner no race|year=2020 |reason= the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].}}
{{Cycling past winner no race|year=2021 |reason= the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2022 Four Days of Dunkirk|2022]]|name={{sortname|Philippe|Gilbert}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|LTS|2022}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2023 Four Days of Dunkirk|2023]]|name={{sortname|Romain|Grégoire}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|GFC|2023}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2024 Four Days of Dunkirk|2024]]|name={{sortname|Sam|Bennett|dab=cyclist}}|nat=IRL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|DAT|2024}}}}
{{Cycling past winner end}}

===Multiple winners===
''Riders in italics are still active''

{| class="wikitable"
! Wins
! Rider
! Editions
|-
| {{center| '''4'''}} || {{flagathlete|[[Freddy Maertens]]|BEL}} || 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978
|-
| {{center| '''3'''}} || {{flagathlete|[[Jef Planckaert]]|BEL}} || 1957, 1960, 1963
|-
| rowspan= 6 | {{center| '''2'''}} || {{flagathlete|[[Jacques Anquetil]]|FRA}} || 1958, 1959
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke]]|BEL}} || 1980 + 1985
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Charly Mottet]]|FRA}} || 1989 + 1991
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Johan Museeuw]]|BEL}} || 1995 + 1997
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Sylvain Chavanel]]|FRA}} || 2002 + 2004
|-
|{{flagathlete|''[[Arnaud Démare]]''|FRA}} || 2013 + 2014
|}

===Wins per country===
{| class="wikitable"
! Wins
! Country
|-
| {{center| 29}}|| {{FRA}}
|-
| {{center| 24}}|| {{BEL}}
|-
| {{center| 5}}|| {{NED}}
|-
| {{center| 2}}|| {{IRL}}
|-
| {{center| 1}}|| {{DEN}}<br>{{GER}}<br>{{ITA}}<br>{{KAZ}}<br>{{LIT}}<br>{{POR}}<br>{{SWE}}<br>{{SUI}}
|-
|}

==External links==
* [http://www.dewielersite.net/db2/wielersite/wedstrijdfiche.php?wedstrijdid=562 Wielersite]
* {{official website|https://www.4joursdedunkerque.com/}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Expand French|topic=sport|Quatre jours de Dunkerque|date=May 2012}}

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[[Category:Super Prestige Pernod races]]