Paris–Corrèze

Paris–Corrèze was a road bicycle race held annually in France, usually between a department near Paris and the department of Corrèze. It was created by Laurent Fignon and Max Mamers. It was first held in 2001 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The last edition was 2012 as budgetary problems caused the race to disappear after 2013.[1]

Paris–Corrèze
Race details
DateEarly-August
RegionLimousin, France
English nameParis–Corrèze
Local name(s)Paris–Corrèze (in French)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeStage-race
Web sitewww.pariscorreze.fr
History
First edition2001 (2001)
Editions12
Final edition2012 (2012)
First winner Thor Hushovd (NOR)
Final winner Egoitz García (ESP)

Winners

Year Country Rider Team
2001  Norway Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole
2002  Australia Baden Cooke Française des Jeux
2003  France Cédric Vasseur Cofidis
2004  Belgium Philippe Gilbert FDJeux.com
2005  France Frédéric Finot Française des Jeux
2006  France Didier Rous Bouygues Télécom
2007  Norway Edvald Boasson Hagen Maxbo–Bianchi
2008  Japan Miyataka Shimizu Meitan Hompo-GDR
2009  Spain Francisco Ventoso Carmiooro A Style
2010  France Mickaël Buffaz Cofidis
2011  France Samuel Dumoulin Cofidis
2012  Spain Egoitz García Cofidis
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