Le Challenge – Resist & Ride

Who will be the Champion Resist & Ride ?

The Resist & Ride Championship will reward daring, bravery, and mental strength.

Regularity

It is not enough to be in good shape for a date. Prove your consistency all the season long.

Strategy

How do you see the season ? Endurance rider or a strong punch ?

management

Management experts will have their say. On each event, effort management will be essential.

panache

Show a bit of madness, and impress all your competitors. A Hard'Everesting will allow you to strike a blow !

MENTAL

The season will be long. The cursor between panache and management will have to be well studied. Do not be too greedy…

glory

At the end ? Fame.

Only Glory is worth it. The rest does not count.

Ranking 2023

Rank	Challenger	Total
1	Cédric Dufey	348
2	Frédéric Verscheure	221
3	Stéphanie Schmitz	192
4	Thierry Michel	189
5	Laurent Ego	179
6	Guillaume de Spoelberch	150
7	Kristof Declerck	150
8	Stefano Semenzato	146
9	Christoph Fuhrbach	142
10	Martijn Henneau	142
11	Julio Greff	138
12	Sven Iliaens	138
13	Matthieu Carette	134
14	Michael Van Lent	134
15	Elodie Deprez	130
16	Toine Hooijen	126
17	Gilles Van Emelen	122
18	Tom Bulcke	122
19	Alexander Spoelstra	118
20	Thomas Delers	114
21	Patrice Renson	110
22	Anthony Joannes	102
23	Benoït Hansez	98
24	Willem Jans	94
25	Hans Meinsma	90
26	Frédéric Boyer	86
27	Mark Csete	82
28	Laurens Dingenen	79
29	Eric Devos	78
30	Michael Schelfhout	76
31	Florian Burnotte	75
32	Maikel Hogevorst	75
33	Berten De Meyer	74
34	Michel Bultinck	72
35	Arnaud Thomas	72
36	Jean-Pierre Fauconnier	71
37	Edward Milbourn	70
38	Charles du Parc	69
39	Jean-François Oudkerk	69
40	Horia Fratean	66
41	David Richir	66
42	Damien Remen	66
43	Kris Boonefaes	63
44	Gerry Kimps	62
45	Peter Jongsma	60
46	Bernard Godon	60
47	Dario Valsesia	58
48	Damien Naslain	57
49	Nicolas Benoit	55
50	Vincent Bourgeois	54
51	Pierluigi Verderame	53
52	Thomas Biebuyck	51
53	Céline Seys	51
54	Jérémy Brisbois	49
55	Jonas Gaschaud	47
56	Antoine Dille	45
57	Pierre Hardy	43
58	Jean-Philippe Antoine	41
59	Louis Roucourt	41
60	Steve Léonard	37
61	Mohamad Abou Taha	35
62	Vladimir Guinez Martinez	33
63	Philippe Schelkens	31
64	Nesle Verhelst	29
65	Stéphane Larciel	27
66	Xavier Rixhon	26
67	Cédric Libbrecht	25
68	Maximilien Michiels	24
69	Alexandre Buche	23
Rank	Challenger	Total

To be eligible for the Resist & Ride Championship :

At least one of the two big races :

The Ardennes Monster

Hardennes Gravel Tour

At least 2 free-ride tours :

Casse-Pattes

Conquête des Ardennes

Conquête des Ardennes Offroad

Royale Mosane

Hard’Everesting

Ranking and participation

Each participant receives an amount of points based on his/her ranking on each event.

Each participant is also rewarded with a fixed number of points per event.

Do I need to be Belgian to take part to the Championship ?

Nope ! Belgium is a country full of multiple nationalities. But beware, the Belgians are kings on their territory. Unless you prove otherwise ?

What does the Champion win ?

Ultracycling is not a priced discipline. Honor, glory, and merit are all values that speak for themselves. Be proud of yourself, and push your limits.

However, there will be a significant reward for the winner.

Points Table

Each participant receives an amount of points based on his/her ranking on each event.

Performance is not the only one criteria to be granted in the Resist & Ride Championship. Regularity is also a crucial part of the challenge : each participant can earn points by participating.

Challenges	The Ardennes Monster	Hardennes Gravel Tour	Conquête des Ardennes	Conquête des Ardennes - Offroad Edition	COB'L	Royale Mosane	Casse-Pattes
Type	Race	Race	Free Ride	Free Ride	Free Ride	Free Ride	Free Ride
Difficulty
Distance	1 050	700	460	400	600	345	200
Elevation	20 000	11 500	9 000	8 000	5 000	4000	2 800
Points / participation	30	30	15	15	15	10	8
Points / rank
1	120	120	60	60	60	35	20
2	116	116	57	57	57	33	19
3	112	112	54	54	54	31	18
4	108	108	51	51	51	29	17
5	104	104	48	48	48	27	16
6	100	100	45	45	45	25	15
7	96	96	42	42	42	23	14
8	92	92	40	40	40	21	13
9	88	88	38	38	38	19	12
10	84	84	36	36	36	17	11
11	80	80	34	34	34	15	9
12	76	76	32	32	32	13	8
13	72	72	30	30	30	11	7
14	68	68	28	28	28	9	6
15	64	64	26	26	26	8	5