Trophée International

The Trophée International was an elite women's professional one-day road bicycle race held between 1996 and 2001 in France. It usually takes place the day before the women's Tour de France. In 1998, 1999 and 2001 it was part of the UCI Women's Road Cycling World Cup. The event was held in different locations each year: in 1996, in Pornic (Loire-Atlantique) ; in 1997, between Lac de Madine and Metz (Lorraine); in 1998, between Le Chapelle St Ursin and Saint-Amand-Montrond; in 1999, between Beauvois-en-Cambrésis (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) and Hirson (Picardy); in 2000, between Villeneuve-Loubet and Valberg (Alpes-Maritimes) and; in 2001, between La Brède and Pauillac (Gironde). The race was co-organised by Team France Organisation and Racing Club Olympique, who were also responsible for organising the Tour de France Féminin.

Trophée International

Race details
Date	Early August
Region	France
English name	International Trophy
Discipline	Road
Competition	UCI Women's Road World Cup (1998, 1999, 2001)
Type	One-day race
History
First edition	1996 (1996)
Editions	6
Final edition	2001
First winner	Alessandra Cappellotto (ITA)
Final winner	Olga Slyusareva (RUS)

Past winners

Year	Country	Rider	Team
1996	France	team FRANCE
1997	Germany	Hanka Kupfernagel
1998	Italy	Alessandra Cappellotto
1999	Belgium	Vanja Vonckx
2000	France	Séverine Desbouys
2001	Russia	Olga Slyusareva

References

• UCI, results, 2001 (Archive)
• cyclingnews, results, 2000
• UCI, results, 1999 (Archive)
• UCI, results and report, 1998 (Archive)
• cyclingnews, results, 1997
• cyclingnews, results, 1996