Tour du Loir-et-Cher

The Tour du Loir-et-Cher is a cycling stage race that takes place in the Loir-et-Cher region of France. The race traditionally starts and finishes in the capital of Blois. Since at least 2009, the final stage has consisted of a 12-lap circuit race totaling 97.5 km.[1] It is rated as a 2.2 race as part of the UCI Europe Tour.[2] The race first took place in 1960.

Tour du Loir-et-Cher
Race details
DateMid-April
RegionLoir-et-Cher
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeStage race
Web sitewww.tourduloiretcher.fr
History
First edition1960 (1960)
Editions60 (as of 2019)
First winner Raymond Sallé (FRA)
Most wins
  •  Jörg Stein (GDR)
  •  Denis Marie (FRA)
  • (2 wins)
Most recent Jan Bárta (CZE)

Past winners

Year Country Rider Team
1960  France Raymond Sallé
1961  France Jean-Claude Lebaube
1962  France Jack André
1963  Belgium René Heuvelmans
1964  France Maurice Benet
1965  Belgium Albert Van Vlierberghe
1966  France Félix Le Buhotel
1967  France Jean-Claude Genty
1968  France Bernard Dupuch
1969  France Jean-Pierre Danguillaume
1970  France Alain Nogues
1971  France Jean-Pierre Guitard
1972  Poland Zygmunt Hanusik
1973  France Patrick Béon
1974  France Hubert Arbès
1975  Poland Jan Brzeźny
1976  Netherlands Gerrie van Gerwen
1977  France Michel Zucarelli
1978  France Gérard Le Dain
1979  France Michel Larpe
1980  Soviet Union Leon Dejits
1981  Poland Jan Jankiewicz
1982  Soviet Union Yuri Petrov
1983  East Germany Mario Hernig
1984  East Germany Jörg Stein
1985  East Germany Jörg Stein
1986  Poland Leszek Stepniewski
1987  Soviet Union Sergei Uslamin
1988  East Germany Olaf Jentzsch
1989  East Germany Guido Fulst
1990  Netherlands Eric Knuvers
1991  France Nicolas Aubier
1992  France Jean-Christophe Currit
1993  France Denis Marie
1994  France Carlo Meneghetti
1995  France Denis Marie
1996  France Christophe Paulvé
1997  France Stéphane Bourry
1998  France Frédéric Pontier
1999  Norway Thor Hushovd
2000  Norway Gisle Vikoyr
2001  South Africa Rudolph Wentzel
2002  France Samuel Gicquel
2003  France Hervé Duclos-Lassalle
2004  Belgium Tom Stubbe
2005  Curaçao Marc de Maar
2006  Denmark Jacob Moe Rasmussen
2007  France Alexandre Blain
2008  Sweden Christofer Stevenson Team GLS - Pakke Shop
2009  Russia Dmytro Kosyakov Katyusha
2010  Russia Mikhail Antonov Itera - Katusha
2011  France Anthony Saux
2012  Russia Andrey Solomennikov Itera - Katusha
2013  Germany Tino Thömel Team NSP - Ghost
2014  Great Britain Graham Briggs Rapha Condor–JLT
2015  France Romain Cardis Vendée U
2016   Switzerland Patrick Schelling Team Vorarlberg
2017  Denmark Alexander Kamp Team VéloCONCEPT
2018  Denmark Asbjørn Kragh Andersen Team Virtu Cycling
2019  Czech Republic Jan Bárta Elkov-Author

References

  1. "Tour du Loir et Cher History". CyclingFever. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  2. "Tour du Loir et Cher E Provost 2015 - General Classification". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
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