Le Samyn

Le Samyn
Race details
DateFebruary/March
RegionHainaut, Belgium
Local name(s)Le Samyn des Hommes (men)
Le Samyn des Dames (women)
(in French)
Nickname(s)Le Samyn
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionMen: UCI Europe Tour
Women: Lotto Cycling Cup
TypeSingle-day
Web sitewww.lesamyn.be Edit this at Wikidata
Men's history
First edition1968 (1968)
Editions56 (as of 2024)
First winner José Samyn (FRA)
Most wins Johan Capiot (BEL)
(3 wins)
Most recent Laurenz Rex (BEL)
Women's history
First edition2012 (2012)
Editions13 (as of 2024)
First winner Adrie Visser (NED)
Most wins Chantal Blaak (NED)
(3 wins)
Most recent Vittoria Guazzini (ITA)

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.[1] Johan Capiot holds the record with three wins.[2]

  1. ^ "Le Samyn". lesamyn.be. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Le Samyn". FirstCycling.com. 2023.