Tour de Vendée

Tour de Vendée
Race details
Date May
Region Vendée, France
English name Tour of Vendée
Local name(s) Tour de Vendée (French)
Discipline Road race
Competition UCI Europe Tour
Type Single-day
History
First edition 1972 (1972)
Editions 40 (as of 2011)
Most wins  Jaan Kirsipuu (EST) (4 wins)
Most recent  Marco Marcato (ITA)

Tour of Vendée is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in May in the region of Vendée, France, finishing in a circuit inside La Roche-sur-Yon town. From 2005 until 2009, the race was organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, moving to 1.HC classification in 2010, and also being part of the Coupe de France de cyclisme sur route. Between 1972 and 1979 it was an amateur race.

Winners

Rider Team
1980 Bernaudeau, Jean ReneJean-René Bernaudeau (FRA) Renault-Gitane
1981 Bourreau, BernardBernard Bourreau (FRA) Peugeot-Esso-Michelin
1982 Beucherie, SergeSerge Beucherie (FRA) Sem-France Loire
1983 Bazzo, PierrePierre Bazzo (FRA) Coop-Mercier-Mavic
1984 Moreau, ClaudeClaude Moreau (FRA) Coop-Hoonved
1985 Bibollet, MichelMichel Bibollet (FRA) Fagor
1986 Castaing, FrancisFrancis Castaing (FRA) R.M.O.
1987 Colotti, Jean-ClaudeJean-Claude Colotti (FRA) R.M.O.
1988 Leanizbarrutia, AlbertoAlberto Leanizbarrutia (ESP) Teka
1989 Bezault, LaurentLaurent Bezault (FRA) Toshiba
1990 Lemarchand, FrancoisFrançois Lemarchand (FRA) Z-Tomasso
1991 Naessens, FabriceFabrice Naessens (BEL) #REDIRECT Template:Cycling data LTB
1992 Cornillet, BrunoBruno Cornillet (FRA) Z
1993 Zhdanov, DimitriDimitri Zhdanov (RUS) Novemail-Histor
1994 Van Roosbroeck, PatrickPatrick Van Roosbroeck (BEL) Trident-Schick
1995 De Clercq, MarioMario De Clercq (BEL) Lotto-Isoglass
1996 Desbiens, LaurentLaurent Desbiens (FRA) GAN
1997 Kirsipuu, JaanJaan Kirsipuu (EST) Casino
1998 Renzo, Marco DiMarco Di Renzo (ITA) Cantina Tollo-Alexia Alluminio
1999 Kirsipuu, JaanJaan Kirsipuu (EST) Casino-Ag2r Prévoyance
2000 Kirsipuu, JaanJaan Kirsipuu (EST) AG2R Prévoyance
2001 Rous, DidierDidier Rous (FRA) Bonjour
2002 Bouyer, FranckFranck Bouyer (FRA) Bonjour
2003 Kirsipuu, JaanJaan Kirsipuu (EST) AG2R Prévoyance
2004 Hushovd, ThorThor Hushovd[1] (NOR) Crédit Agricole
2005 Ljungblad, JonasJonas Ljungblad (SWE) Amore & Vita-Beretta
2006 Gaztanaga, MikelMikel Gaztañaga[2] (ESP) Atom
2007 Gaztanaga, MikelMikel Gaztañaga[3] (ESP) Agritubel
2008 Fernandez, KoldoKoldo Fernández[4] (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi
2009 Brutt, PavelPavel Brutt (RUS) Team Katusha
2010 Fernández, KoldoKoldo Fernández (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi
2011 Marcato, MarcoMarco Marcato (ITA) Vacansoleil-DCM

References

  1. ^ "Tour de Vendée ( 18.04.2004 - 18.04.2004 )". Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2009-10-04. http://www.webcitation.org/5kHC0nalu. 
  2. ^ "Tour de Vendée ( 25.05.2006 - 25.05.2006 )". Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2009-10-04. http://www.webcitation.org/5kHBmuUkF. 
  3. ^ "Tour de Vendée ( 01.05.2007 - 01.05.2007 )". Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2009-10-04. http://www.webcitation.org/5kHBZ89Yy. 
  4. ^ "Tour de Vendée ( 05.10.2008 - 05.10.2008 )". Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2009-10-04. http://www.webcitation.org/5kHBFnTT4. 
Seasons
  • 1992
  • 1993
  • 1994
  • 1995
  • 1996
  • 1997
  • 1998
  • 1999
  • 2000
  • 2001
  • 2002
  • 2003
  • 2004
  • 2005
  • 2006
  • 2007
  • 2008
  • 2009
  • 2010
  • 2011
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