Belgian one-day road cycling race
Youngster Coast Challenge![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/47/Youngster_Coast_Challenge-logo_2024.svg/220px-Youngster_Coast_Challenge-logo_2024.svg.png) |
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Date | March |
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Region | West Flanders |
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Discipline | Road race |
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Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
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Type | Single day race |
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First edition | 2014; 10 years ago (2014) |
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Editions | 9 (as of 2024) |
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First winner | Rob Leemans (BEL) |
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Most wins | No repeat winners |
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Most recent | Niklas Behrens (GER) |
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The Youngster Coast Challenge, formerly known as the Handzame Challenge, is a one-day road cycling race held annually in West Flanders, Belgium. Since 2019, it has been a 1.2U rated event on the UCI Europe Tour, meaning it is reserved for U23 riders.[1] It is the under-23 edition of the Bredene Koksijde Classic, and is held on the same day.