Tour du Limousin

Tour du Limousin
Race details
Date Mid-Late August
Region Limousin, France
English name Tour of Limousin
Local name(s) Tour du Limousin (French)
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Europe Tour
Type Stage-race
History
First edition 1968 (1968)
Editions 44 (as of 2011)
First winner  Pierre Martelozzo (FRA)
Most wins  Francis Duteil (FRA)
 Charly Mottet (FRA)
 Patrice Halgand (FRA)
 Bernard Hinault (FRA)
 Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA)
(2 wins)
Most recent  Björn Leukemans (BEL)

Tour du Limousin is a 4-day road bicycle race held annually in Limousin, France. It was first held in 1968 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2011 it was upgraded to an 2.HC event. Between 1968 and 1974 it was an amateur race.

Winners

Rider Team
1968 Martelozzo, PierrePierre Martelozzo (FRA)
1969 Gutty, PaulPaul Gutty (FRA)
1970 Duteil, FrancisFrancis Duteil (FRA)
1971 Dubreuil, FrancoisFrançois Dubreuil (FRA)
1972 Dimitriev, JuriJuri Dimitriev (URS)
1973 Dubreuil, FrancoisFrançois Dubreuil (FRA)
1974 Szurkowski, RyszarRyszar Szurkowski (POL)
1975 Campaner, FrancisFrancis Campaner (FRA)
1976 Hinault, BernardBernard Hinault (FRA)
1977 Hinault, BernardBernard Hinault (FRA)
1978 Chaumaz, GilbertGilbert Chaumaz (FRA)
1979 Vallet, BernardBernard Vallet (FRA)
1980 Bittinger, ReneRené Bittinger (FRA)
1981 Madiot, MarcMarc Madiot (FRA)
1982 Salomon, EricEric Salomon (FRA)
1983 Arnaud, DominiqueDominique Arnaud (FRA)
1984 Andersen, KimKim Andersen (DEN)
1985 Marie, ThierryThierry Marie (FRA)
1986 Gaigne, DominiqueDominique Gaigne (FRA)
1987 Mottet, CharlyCharly Mottet (FRA)
1988 Manfrin, Jean-MarcJean-Marc Manfrin (FRA)
1989 Claveyrolat, ThierryThierry Claveyrolat (FRA)
1990 Gayant, MartialMartial Gayant (FRA)
1991 Vermote, MichelMichel Vermote (BEL)
1992 Boyer, EricEric Boyer (FRA)
1993 Mottet, CharlyCharly Mottet (FRA)
1994 Heppner, JensJens Heppner (DEU)
1995 Tchmil, AndreiAndrei Tchmil (UKR)
1996 Brochard, LaurentLaurent Brochard (FRA) Festina-Lotus
1997 Aus, LauriLauri Aus (EST) Casino
1998 Cali, VincentVincent Cali (FRA) Casino-Ag2r
1999 Heulot, StephaneStéphane Heulot (FRA) Française des Jeux
2000 Halgand, PatricePatrice Halgand (FRA) Jean Delatour
2001 Bouyer, FranckFranck Bouyer (FRA) Bonjour
2002 Halgand, PatricePatrice Halgand (FRA) Jean Delatour
2003 Lelli, MassimilianoMassimiliano Lelli (ITA) Cofidis
2004 Fedrigo, PierrickPierrick Fédrigo (FRA) Crédit Agricole
2005 Joly, SebastienSébastien Joly (FRA) Crédit Agricole
2006 Duque, LeonardoLeonardo Duque (COL) Cofidis
2007 Fedrigo, PierrickPierrick Fédrigo (FRA) Bouygues Télécom
2008 Hinault, SebastienSébastien Hinault (FRA) Crédit Agricole
2009 Perget, MathieuMathieu Perget (FRA) Caisse d'Epargne
2010 Larsson, GustavGustav Larsson (SWE) Team Saxo Bank
2011 Leukemans, BjörnBjörn Leukemans (BEL) Vacansoleil-DCM

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