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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Early October |
| Region | Wallonia, Belgium |
| Local name(s) | Binche–Chimay–Binche Memorial Frank Vandenbroucke |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Single-day race |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1911 (1911) |
| Editions | 37 (as of 2025) |
| First winner |  Jean Van Ingelghem (BEL) |
| Most wins | Omer Taverne (BEL) Jelle Nijdam (NED) Danny van Poppel (NED)(2 wins) |
| Most recent | Jordi Meeus (BEL) |
| History (women) | |
| First winner | Sara Van de Vel (BEL) |
| Most recent | Lorena Wiebes (NED) |
Binche–Chimay–Binche (also known asMemorial Frank Vandenbroucke) is a single-dayroad bicycle race held annually betweenBinche andChimay, inWallonia,Belgium. The race is rated as a1.1 event on theUCI Europe Tour.
The race was originally held between Binche andTournai. It was first organized in 1911 asBinche-Tournai-Binche; suspended between 1931 and 1983, but revived again between 1997 and 2009. In 2010, it was organized as the "Binche Tournai Binche/Memorial Frank Vandenbroucke", to commemorate cyclistFrank Vandenbroucke who died in October 2009 (at age 34) and the most recent winner of the race. In 2013, the routing changed from Tournai to Chimay, hence the name changed to Binche–Chimay–Binche.[1]
A women's race has been held since 2021, and is rated as a 1.1 category UCI event.[2]
