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{{Short description|Belgian one-day road cycling race}}
{{Infobox cycling race
| name        = Le Samyn
| image       = Le Samyn-logo 2022.png
| date        = February/March
| region      = [[Hainaut (province)|Hainaut]], Belgium
| english     = 
| localnames  = Le Samyn des Hommes ''(men)''<br />Le Samyn des Dames ''(women)''<br />{{in lang|fr}}
| nickname    = Le Samyn
| discipline  = [[Road bicycle racing|Road]]
| competition = Men: [[UCI Europe Tour]]<br />Women: Lotto Cycling Cup
| type        = Single-day
| organiser   =
| director    =
| history     = Men's history
| first       = {{start date|1968}}
| number      = 57 (as of 2025)
| last        =
| firstwinner = {{flagathlete|[[José Samyn]]|FRA}}
| mostwins    = {{flagathlete|[[Johan Capiot]]|BEL}} <br />(3 wins)
| mostrecent  = {{flagathlete|[[Mathieu van der Poel]]|NED}}
| history_women     = Women's history
| first_women       = {{start date|2012}}
| number_women      = 14 (as of 2025)
| last_women        = 
| firstwinner_women = {{flagathlete|[[Adrie Visser]]|NED}}
| mostwins_women    = {{flagathlete|[[Chantal Blaak]]|NED}} <br />(3 wins)
| mostrecent_women  = {{flagathlete|[[Lorena Wiebes]]|NED}}
}}

'''Le Samyn''' is an annual single-day [[road bicycle race]] in Belgium, held usually in late February or early March. The event was created in 1968 as ''Grand Prix de [[Fayt-le-Franc]]'', named after the former municipality where it started and finished. In 1970 it was renamed ''Grand Prix José Samyn'' as a tribute to [[José Samyn]], the race's first winner who died in a race accident in 1969.<ref>{{cite web|title=Le Samyn|url=http://www.lesamyn.be/|access-date=14 February 2013|publisher=lesamyn.be}}</ref> [[Johan Capiot]] holds the record with three wins.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Le Samyn |url=https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=116 |website=FirstCycling.com |language=en}}</ref>

==History==
Since 2005, the race is included in the [[UCI Europe Tour]] as a [[UCI race classifications|1.1 event]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Le Samyn (Bel) - Cat.1.1 |url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/ligne/cla_fayt_samyn.php |accessdate=31 December 2021 |work=Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu |language=fr}}</ref> It is the first race of the season in [[Wallonia]], held on the Tuesday after its Flemish counterpart, [[Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]]. The race is run entirely in the province of [[Hainaut (province)|Hainaut]], starting in [[Quaregnon]] and finishing in [[Dour, Belgium|Dour]]. During the course, 16 sectors of cobbled roads are traversed, prompting Belgian media to call it ''The Little [[Paris–Roubaix]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Delvaux|first1=Maarten|title=Niki Terpstra wint nu ook "klein broertje van Paris–Roubaix"|url=http://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20160302_02160608|website=[[Het Nieuwsblad]]|access-date=2 March 2016|language=nl}}</ref>

The 2005 edition was cancelled because snow had made the roads too dangerous.<ref>{{cite news|title=Memorial Samyn Fayt-le-Franc cancelled|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/memorial-samyn-fayt-le-franc-cancelled|access-date=28 February 2012|newspaper=Cyclingnews|date=3 March 2005}}</ref>

Since 2012, a women's edition of the race, named ''Le Samyn des Dames'', is held on the same day as the men's race.<ref name="Le Samyn des Dames" />

==Winners==

===Men's race===
[[File:Dour - Le Samyn, 4 mars 2015, arrivée (D27).JPG|thumb|260px|[[Le Samyn 2015]] : [[Gianni Meersman]] (2), [[Kris Boeckmans]] (1) & [[Christophe Laporte]] (3).]]

{{Cycling past winner start}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1968|name={{sortname|José|Samyn||Samyn, Jose}}|nat=FRA|team=[[Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1969|name={{sortname|Herman|Vrijders}}|nat=BEL|team=[[Faemino–Faema|Faema]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1970|name={{sortname|Ronny Van de|Vijver}}|nat=BEL|team={{UCI team code|FLA|1970}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1971|name={{sortname|Julien Van|Lint}}|nat=BEL|team=[[Molteni (cycling team)|Molteni]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1972|name={{sortname|Marc|Demeyer}}|nat=BEL|team=[[Beaulieu–Flandria]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1973|name={{sortname|Louis|Verreydt}}|nat=BEL|team=[[IJsboerke–Bertin]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1974|name={{sortname|André|Dierickx||Dierickx, ANdre}}|nat=BEL|team=[[Merlin Plage–Flandria]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1975|name={{sortname|Alain|Santy}}|nat=FRA|team=[[Gitane–Campagnolo]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1976|name={{sortname|Dirk|Baert}}|nat=BEL|team={{UCI team code|Carlos|1976}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1977|name={{sortname|Michel|Périn}}|nat=FRA|team=[[Gitane–Campagnolo]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1978|name={{sortname|Herman|Van Springel}}|nat=BEL|team=[[Marc Zeepcentrale–Superia]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1979|name={{sortname|Adri|Schipper}}|nat=NED|team=[[Marc Zeepcentrale–Superia]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1980|name={{sortname|Gery|Verlinden}}|nat=BEL|team=[[IJsboerke–Warncke Eis]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1981|name={{sortname|Pol|Verschuere}}|nat=BEL|team=[[Capri Sonne (cycling team)|Capri Sonne]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1982|name={{sortname|Jos|Jacobs}}|nat=BEL|team=[[Vermeer Thijs]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1983|name={{sortname|Jacques Van|Meer}}|nat=NED|team=[[Fangio–Tönissteiner]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1984|name={{sortname|Daniel|Rossel}}|nat=BEL|team=[[Tönissteiner–Lotto]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1985|name={{sortname|Ronny Van|Holen}}|nat=BEL|team=[[Safir–Van de Ven]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1986|name={{sortname|Patrick|Onnockx}}|nat=BEL|team={{UCI team code|LOT|1986a}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1987|name={{sortname|Claude|Criquielion}}|nat=BEL|team=[[Hitachi–Marc]]}}
{{Cycling past winner no race|year=1988}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1989|name={{sortname|Hendrik|Redant}}|nat=BEL|team=[[Lotto (cycling team)|Lotto]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1990|name={{sortname|Hendrik|Redant}}|nat=BEL|team={{UCI team code|LOT|1990}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1991|name={{sortname|Johnny|Dauwe}}|nat=BEL|team=[[Tulip Computers (cycling team)|Tulip Computers]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1992|name={{sortname|Johan|Capiot}}|nat=BEL|team=[[TVM–Sanyo]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1993|name={{sortname|Wilfried|Nelissen}}|nat=BEL|team={{UCI team code|NOV|1993}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1994|name={{sortname|Johan|Capiot}}|nat=BEL|team=[[TVM–Bison Kit]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1995|name={{sortname|Johan|Capiot}}|nat=BEL|team=[[Refin–Mobilvetta|Refin]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1996|name={{sortname|Hans De|Meester}}|nat=BEL|team=[[Flandria (cycling team)|Palmans]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1997|name={{sortname|Michel Van|Haecke}}|nat=BEL|team=[[Ipso–Euroclean]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1998|name={{sortname|Ludovic|Auger}}|nat=FRA|team=[[BigMat–Auber 93]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1999|name={{sortname|Thierry|Marichal}}|nat=BEL|team={{UCI team code|LOT|1999}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2000|name={{sortname|Frank|Høj }}|nat=DEN|team={{UCI team code|FDJ|2000}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2001|name={{sortname|Kris|Gerits}}|nat=BEL|team=[[Vlaanderen T-Interim]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2002|name={{sortname|Magnus|Bäckstedt}}|nat=SWE|team=[[EDS–Fakta]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2003|name={{sortname|Stefan van|Dijk}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|LOT|2003}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2004|name={{sortname|Robbie|McEwen||Macewen, Robbie}}|nat=AUS|team={{UCI team code|LOT|2004}}}}
{{Cycling past winner no race|year=2005}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2006|name={{sortname|Renaud|Dion}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|A2R|2006}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2007|name={{sortname|Jimmy|Casper}}|nat=FRA|team=[[Unibet.com]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2008|name={{sortname|Philippe|Gilbert}}|nat=BEL|team={{UCI team code|FDJ|2008}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2009|name={{sortname|Wouter|Weylandt}}|nat=BEL|team={{UCI team code|QST|2009}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2010|name={{sortname|Jens|Keukeleire}}|nat=BEL|team={{UCI team code|COF|2010}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2011|name={{sortname|Dominic|Klemme}}|nat=GER|team={{UCI team code|LEO|2011}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2012|name={{sortname|Arnaud|Démare}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|FDJ|2012}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2013|name={{sortname|Alexey|Tsatevich}}|nat=RUS|team={{UCI team code|KAT|2013}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2014|name={{sortname|Maxime|Vantomme}}|nat=BEL|team={{UCI team code|RLM|2014}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2015|name={{sortname|Kris|Boeckmans}}|nat=BEL|team={{UCI team code|LTS|2015}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2016|name={{sortname|Niki|Terpstra}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|EQS|2016}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2017|name={{sortname|Guillaume|Van Keirsbulck}}|nat=BEL|team={{UCI team code|WGG|2017}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2018 Le Samyn|2018]]|name={{sortname|Niki|Terpstra}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|QST|2018}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2019 Le Samyn|2019]]|name={{sortname|Florian|Sénéchal}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|QST|2019}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2020 Le Samyn|2020]]|name={{sortname|Hugo|Hofstetter}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|ISN|2020}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2021 Le Samyn|2021]]|name={{sortname|Tim|Merlier}}|nat=BEL|team={{UCI team code|AFC|2021}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2022 Le Samyn|2022]]|name={{sortname|Matteo|Trentin}}|nat=ITA|team={{UCI team code|UAE|2022}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2023 Le Samyn|2023]]|name={{sortname|Milan|Menten}}|nat=BEL|team={{UCI team code|LTS|2023}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2024 Le Samyn|2024]]|name={{sortname|Laurenz|Rex}}|nat=BEL|team={{UCI team code|IWG|2024}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2025 Le Samyn|2025]]|name={{sortname|Mathieu|van der Poel}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|ADC|2025}}}}
{{Cycling past winner end}}

=== Multiple winners ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Wins|| Rider|| Country|| Years
|-
| align=center | 3 || [[Johan Capiot]] || {{flagu|Belgium}} || 1992, 1994, 1995
|-
| align=center rowspan= 2| 2 || [[Hendrik Redant]] || {{flagu|Belgium}} || 1989, 1990
|-
| [[Niki Terpstra]] || {{flagu|Netherlands}} || 2016, 2018
|-
|}

=== Wins by country ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Wins|| Country
|-
| align=center | 35|| {{flagu|Belgium}} 
|-
| align=center | 9|| {{flagu|France}} 
|-
| align=center | 6|| {{flagu|Netherlands}} 
|-
| align=center | 1|| {{flagu|Australia}}, {{DEN}}, {{flagu|Germany}}, {{flagu|Italy}}, {{flagu|Russia}}, {{flagu|Sweden}}
|-
|}

===Women's race===
{{Cycling past winner start}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2012 Le Samyn des Dames|2012]]|name={{sortname|Adrie|Visser||Visser, Adrie}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|DSM women|2012a}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2013 Le Samyn des Dames|2013]]|name={{sortname|Ellen|van Dijk||van Dijk, Ellen}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|SLU|2013}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2014 Le Samyn des Dames|2014]]|name={{sortname|Emma|Johansson}}|nat=SWE|team={{UCI team code|BEX women|2014}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2015 Le Samyn des Dames|2015]]|name={{sortname|Chantal|Blaak|Chantal van den Broek-Blaak}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|DLT|2015}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2016 Le Samyn des Dames|2016]]|name={{sortname|Chantal|Blaak|Chantal van den Broek-Blaak}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|DLT|2016}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2017 Le Samyn des Dames|2017]]|name={{sortname|Sheyla|Gutiérrez}}|nat=ESP|team={{UCI team code|CPC|2017}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2018 Le Samyn des Dames|2018]]|name={{sortname|Janneke|Ensing}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|ALE|2018}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2019 Le Samyn des Dames|2019]]|name={{sortname|Jip|van den Bos}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|DLT|2019}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2020 Le Samyn des Dames|2020]]|name={{sortname|Chantal|van den Broek-Blaak}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|DLT|2020}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2021 Le Samyn des Dames|2021]]|name={{sortname|Lotte|Kopecky}}|nat=BEL|team={{UCI team code|LIV|2021}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2022 Le Samyn des Dames|2022]]|name={{sortname|Emma|Norsgaard}}|nat=DEN|team={{UCI team code|MOV women|2022}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2023 Le Samyn des Dames|2023]]|name={{sortname|Marta|Bastianelli}}|nat=ITA|team={{UCI team code|ALE|2023}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2024 Le Samyn des Dames|2024]]|name={{sortname|Vittoria|Guazzini}}|nat=ITA|team={{UCI team code|FUT|2024}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2025 Le Samyn des Dames|2025]]|name={{sortname|Lorena|Wiebes}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|SDW|2025}}}}
{{Cycling past winner end}}
<small>Source<ref name="Le Samyn des Dames">{{cite web|title=Le Samyn des Dames|url=http://www.cqranking.com/women/asp/gen/race_history.asp?raceid=7126|publisher=cqranking.com|access-date=14 February 2012}}</ref></small>

=== Multiple winners ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Wins|| Rider|| Country|| Years
|-
| align=center | 3 || [[Chantal van den Broek-Blaak]] || {{flagu|Netherlands}} || 2015, 2016, 2020
|}

=== Wins by country ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Wins|| Country
|-
| align=center | 8|| {{flagu|Netherlands}} 
|-
| align=center | 2|| {{flagu|Italy}} 
|-
| align=center | 1|| {{flagu|Belgium}}, {{DEN}}, {{flagu|Spain}}, {{flagu|Sweden}}
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.lesamyn.be/}} {{in lang|fr}}

{{Belgian Road Cycling Cup}}
{{Authority control}}

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