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Cross de l'Acier

Field	Value
bgcolour	#FFFFFF
image	Fort des Dunes.JPG
imagesize	180px
caption	The Fort des Dunes, an old military fortification, is the race venue
date	Late November
location	Leffrinckoucke, France
type	Cross country
distance	9.95 km for men
6.55 km for women
est	1990
homepage
participants	135 (2019)

6.55 km for women The Cross de l'Acier () was an annual cross country running competition held in late November in Leffrinckoucke, France. First held in 1990, it was one of the foremost competitions of its type in France. Ten races were held at the event for athletes of varying abilities. Around 2200 runners took part in the day's event in 2010. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and disagreements with the National Athletics League, it was announced that the race would be discontinued in 2022 after two years absence.

The course of the competition was held around the Fort des Dunes – part of a set of military fortifications used in the First World War known as the Séré de Rivières system. The men's international elite race covered 9.95 km while the women's race took place over 6.55 km.

Over its history, the cross attracted elite runners of the highest calibre and former winners include multiple world record breaker Haile Gebrselassie, World Cross Country champions Zola Budd and Joseph Ebuya, and track world champions Fernanda Ribeiro and Linet Masai. Although many of the competition's most successful runners hail from East Africa, the race also features prominent European runners: Paulo Guerra and Mo Farah both won the European Championships after winning in Leffrinckoucke a month previously.

Past senior race winners

Olympic champion [[Fernanda Ribeiro]] took the women's title in 1995.

[[Haile Gebrselassie]] won the men's race in 2001.

Edition	Year	Men's winner	Time (m:s)	Women's winner	Time (m:s)
1st	1990	Bruno Levant		Nancy Pattee
2nd	1991	Thierry Pantel		Albertina Dias
3rd	1992	Wilson Omwoyo		Albertina Dias
4th	1993	Vincent Rousseau		Zola Budd
5th	1994	Paulo Guerra		Fatuma Roba
6th	1995	Worku Bikila		Fernanda Ribeiro
7th	1996	Tom Nyariki		Margarita Marusova
8th	1997	Tom Nyariki		Jackline Maranga
9th	1998	Hailu Mekonnen		Jackline Maranga
10th	1999	Hailu Mekonnen		Naomi Mugo
11th	2000	Luke Kipkosgei		Ayelech Worku
12th	2001	Haile Gebrselassie		Tereza Yohannes
13th	2002	Hailu Mekonnen		Mestawet Tufa
14th	2003	John Yuda		Gelete Burka
15th	2004	Tibebu Yenew		Isabella Ochichi
16th	2005	Dennis Ndiso		Teyba Erkesso
17th	2006	Mohammed Farah		Dorcus Inzikuru
18th	2007	Imane Merga		Linet Masai
19th	2008	Imane Merga	28:15	Abebu Gelan	18:20
20th	2009	Imane Merga		Vivian Cheruiyot
21st	2010	Joseph Ebuya	28:08	Linet Masai	21:40
22nd	2011	Joseph Ebuya	28:10	Feyse Tadese	21:09
23rd	2012	Cornelius Kangogo	28:14	Waganesh Mekasha	21:23
24th	2013	Cornelius Kangogo	28:07	Hiwot Ayalew	22:30
25th	2014	Birhan Nebebew	28:58	Senbere Teferi	23:33
26th	2015	Alfred Ngeno	30:06	Dera Dida	24:13
27th	2016	Selemon Barega	26:12	Beyenu Degefa	21:48
28th	2017	Birhanu Balew	30:53	Margaret Chelimo	23:38
29th	2018	Solomon Berihu	30:41	Letesenbet Gidey	25:25
30th	2019	Berihu Aregawi	30:04	Aberash Belay	25:01

References

;List of winners

Palmares. Cross de l'Acier. Retrieved on 2010-12-03.

References

[http://www.european-athletics.org/17th-spar-european-cross-country-championships/cross-de-laacier-plays-host-to-world-champion-ebuya.html Cross de l´Acier plays host to world champion Ebuya]. [[European Athletics]] (2010-11-27). Retrieved on 2010-11-29.
Sourice, Frédéric (2010-11-29). [https://archive.today/20120729034734/http://www.dunkerque.maville.com/sport/detail_--ATHLeTISME-%C3%87a-va-chauffer-entre-Imane-Merga-et-Joseph-Ebuya-au-cross-de-l-Acier-_spo-1602094_actu.Htm ATHLÉTISME - Ça va chauffer entre Imane Merga et Joseph Ebuya, au cross de l'Acier !] {{in lang. fr. ''[[La Voix du Nord (daily). La Voix du Nord]]''. Retrieved on 2010-11-29.
Guillard-Dettin (CLP), Adrien. (2022-04-23). "Course à pied: le Cross de l'Acier tire sa révérence".
Armand, Patrick (2010-11-29). [http://www.nordeclair.fr/Sports/Athletisme/2010/11/29/le-kenya-brille-sur-la-neige.shtml Le Kénya brille sur la neige] {{Webarchive. link. (2011-07-27 {{in lang). fr. ''Nord Éclair''. Retrieved on 2010-12-03.
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Ramsak, Bob (2010-11-29). [http://www.iaaf.org/WXC11/news/kind=100/newsid=58842.html Ebuya and Masai take comfortable victories at Cross de l’Acier]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2010-12-03.
[http://crossdelacier.free.fr/palmares.php Palmares] {{Webarchive. link. (2012-03-02 . Cross de l'Acier. Retrieved on 2010-12-03.)
Vazel, Pierre-Jean (2008-12-01). [http://www.iaaf.org/WXC09/news/newsid=48476.html Jida beats Kigen again, as Ethiopians dominate in Leffrinckoucke]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2010-12-03.
Mills, Steven (2014-11-30). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/alcobendas-roeselare-cross-country-toroitich Toroitich maintains momentum in Alcobendas – cross-country round-up]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-03-28.

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