Tour de l'Avenir
 | |
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | September |
| Region | France |
| English name | Tour of the Future |
| Local name(s) | Tour de l'Avenir (French) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Nations Cup |
| Type | Stage race |
| Organiser | UCI and Alpes Vélo |
| History | |
| First edition | 1961 |
| Editions | 51 (as of 2014) |
| First winner |
 Guido De Rosso (ITA) |
| Most wins |
 Serguei Soukhoroutchenkov (URS) (2 wins) |
| Most recent |
 Miguel Ángel López (COL) |
Tour de l'Avenir (English: Tour of the Future) is a French road bicycle racing stage race, which started in 1961[1] as a race similar to the Tour de France and over much of the same course but for amateurs and for semi-professionals known as independents. Felice Gimondi, Joop Zoetemelk, Greg LeMond, Miguel Indurain and Laurent Fignon won the Tour de l'Avenir[2] and went on to win 12 Tours de France between them.
The race was created in 1961 by Jacques Marchand, the editor of L'Equipe,[3] to attract teams from the Soviet Union and other communist nations that had no professional riders to enter the Tour de France. Until 1967, it took place earlier the same day as some of the stages of the Tour de France and shared the latter part of each stage's route, but moved to September and a separate course from 1968 onwards.[4] It became the Grand Prix de l'Avenir in 1970, the Trophée Peugeot de l'Avenir from 1972 to 1979 and the Tour de la Communauté Européenne from 1986 to 1990. It was restricted to amateurs from 1961 to 1980, before opening to professionals in 1981. After 1992, it was open to all riders of less than 25[3] and is now for riders 23 or younger.[5][6]
Since 2007, the tour has been a national team competition with the 2013 edition involving the following countries:
France, Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Germany, Slovenia, Great Britain, Italy, Kazakhstan, Denmark, Colombia, Australia, Russia, United States, Ukraine, Spain, Austria, Switzerland, Latvia. The final team, Central Mondial du Cyclisme, contains nationals from Eritrea, Côte d'Ivoire, South Africa, Namibia, Brazil, Panama and Peru.
Previous winners
| Rider | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | |
De Rosso, GuidoGuido De Rosso (ITA) | ||
| 1962 |  |
Gomez del Moral, AntonioAntonio Gomez del Moral (ESP) | ||
| 1963 |  |
Zimmermann, AndreAndré Zimmermann (FRA) | ||
| 1964 | |
Gimondi, FeliceFelice Gimondi (ITA) | ||
| 1965 | |
Diaz, MarianoMariano Diaz (ESP) | ||
| 1966 | |
Denti, MinoMino Denti (ITA) | ||
| 1967 | |
Robini, ChristianChristian Robini (FRA) | ||
| 1968 | |
Boulard, Jean-PierreJean-Pierre Boulard (FRA) | ||
| 1969 |  |
Zoetemelk, JoopJoop Zoetemelk (NED) | ||
| 1970 | |
Duchemin, MarcelMarcel Duchemin (FRA) | ||
| 1971 | |
Ovion, RegisRégis Ovion (FRA) | ||
| 1972 | |
Hertog, Fedor denFedor den Hertog (NED) | ||
| 1973 | |
Baronchelli, GianbattistaGianbattista Baronchelli (ITA) | ||
| 1974 | |
Martinez Heredia, EnriqueEnrique Martinez Heredia (ESP) | ||
| 1975 | No race | |||
| 1976 |  |
Nilsson, Sven-ÅkeSven-Åke Nilsson (SWE) | ||
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Schepers, EddyEddy Schepers (BEL) | ||
| 1978 | |
Soukhoroutchenkov, SergueiSerguei Soukhoroutchenkov (URS) | ||
| 1979 | |
Soukhoroutchenkov, SergueiSerguei Soukhoroutchenkov (URS) | ||
| 1980 | |
Florez, AlfonsoAlfonso Florez (COL) | ||
| 1981 | |
Simon, PascalPascal Simon (FRA) | Peugeot-Esso-Michelin | |
| 1982 |  |
Lemond, GregGreg LeMond (USA) | Renault-Elf | |
| 1983 |  |
Ludwig, OlafOlaf Ludwig (DDR) | East Germany (national team) | |
| 1984 | |
Mottet, CharlieCharlie Mottet (FRA) | Renault-Elf | |
| 1985 | |
Ramírez, MartínMartín Ramírez (COL) | ||
| 1986 | |
Indurain, MiguelMiguel Indurain (ESP) | Reynolds | |
| 1987 | |
Madiot, MarcMarc Madiot (FRA) | Système U | |
| 1988 | |
Fignon, LaurentLaurent Fignon (FRA) | Système U | |
| 1989 | |
Lino, PascalPascal Lino (FRA) | R.M.O. | |
| 1990 | |
Bruyneel, JohanJohan Bruyneel (BEL) | Lotto-Superclub | |
| 1991 | No race | |||
| 1992 | |
Garel, HerveHervé Garel (FRA) | R.M.O. | |
| 1993 | |
Davy, ThomasThomas Davy (FRA) | Castorama | |
| 1994 | |
Casero, AngelAngel Casero (ESP) | Banesto | |
| 1995 | |
Magnien, EmmanuelEmmanuel Magnien (FRA) | Castorama | |
| 1996 | |
Etxebarría, DavidDavid Etxebarría (ESP) | ONCE | |
| 1997 | |
Roux, LaurentLaurent Roux (FRA) | TVM-Farm Frites | |
| 1998 | |
Rinero, ChristopheChristophe Rinero (FRA) | Cofidis | |
| 1999 | |
Osa, UnaiUnai Osa (ESP) | Banesto | |
| 2000 | |
Flores, IkerIker Flores (ESP) | Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
| 2001 |  |
Menchov, DenisDenis Menchov (RUS) | iBanesto.com | |
| 2002 | |
Petrov, EvgeniEvgeni Petrov (RUS) | Mapei-Quick Step | |
| 2003 | |
Martinez, EgoiEgoi Martínez (ESP) | Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
| 2004 | |
Calzati, SylvainSylvain Calzati (FRA) | R.A.G.T. Semences-MG Rover | |
| 2005 |  |
Bak, LarsLars Bak (DEN) | Team CSC | |
| 2006 | |
Duenas, MoisesMoisés Dueñas (ESP) | Agritubel | |
| 2007 | |
Mollema, BaukeBauke Mollema (NED) | Rabobank Continental Team | |
| 2008 | |
Bakelants, JanJan Bakelants (BEL) | Belgium (national team) | |
| 2009 | |
Sicard, RomainRomain Sicard (FRA) | France (national team) | |
| 2010 | |
Quintana, NairoNairo Quintana (COL) | Colombia (national team) | |
| 2011 | |
Chaves, EstebanEsteban Chaves (COL) | Colombia (national team) | |
| 2012 | |
Barguil, WarrenWarren Barguil (FRA) | France (national team) | |
| 2013 | |
Fernández, RubénRubén Fernández (ESP) | Spain (national team) | |
| 2014 | |
López, Miguel ÁngelMiguel Ángel López (COL) | Colombia (national team) | |
References
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "le RDV des fans de cyclisme, vélo, velo, cycling, cyclo, piste, VTT". Velo-club.net. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
- ↑ "Tour de l'Avenir". Éditions Larousse. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ↑ Tour de l'Avenir: Un Costaricain premier leader
- ↑ "Tour de l’Avenir Sortir43.com Haute Loire". Sortir43.com. Retrieved 2013-07-15.