Grand Prix of Aargau Canton

Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
Race details
Date Early-June
Region Gippingen, Switzerland
English name Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
Local name(s) Grosser Preis des Kantons Aargau (in German)
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Europe Tour
Type Single-day
Organiser Radsporttage Gippingen GmbH
Web site www.gippingen.ch
History
First edition 1964
Editions 59 (as of 2023)
First winner Jan Lauwers (BEL)
Most wins Alexander Kristoff (NOR) (3 wins)
Most recent Thibau Nys (BEL)

Grand Prix of Aargau Canton (German: Grosser Preis des Kantons Aargau) is a semi classic European bicycle race held in Aargau canton, one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland.

The race consists of fifteen laps around the Swiss town of Gippingen, which belongs to the municipality of Leuggern.

Winners

Year Country Rider Team
1964 Belgium Jan Lauwers Flandria–Romeo
1965 France Jean Stablinski Ford France–Gitane
1966 West Germany Wilfried Peffgen Ruberg-Continental
1967 Belgium Edward Sels Flandria–De Clerck
1968 Belgium Willy Vekemans Goldor–Gerka
1969 Belgium Walter Godefroot Flandria–De Clerck–Krüger
1970 Belgium Erik De Vlaeminck Flandria–Mars
1971 France Michel Périn Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson
1972 Belgium Georges Pintens Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy
1973 Italy Marino Basso Bianchi–Campagnolo
1974 Italy Giacinto Santambrogio Bianchi–Campagnolo
1975 Belgium André Dierickx Rokado
1976 Netherlands Roy Schuiten Lejeune–BP
1977 West Germany Dietrich Thurau TI–Raleigh
1978 Italy Simone Fraccaro Sanson–Campagnolo
1979 Italy Giuseppe Saronni Scic–Bottecchia
1980 Belgium Patrick Pevenage DAF Trucks–Lejeune
1981 Switzerland Daniel Gisiger Cilo–Aufina
1982 Netherlands Jacques Hanegraaf TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo
1983 Switzerland Siegfried Hekimi Eorotex–Magniflex
1984 Belgium Ferdi Van Den Haute La Redoute
1985 Switzerland Urs Freuler Atala
1986 Belgium Frank Hoste Fagor
1987 Netherlands Adri van der Poel PDM–Ultima–Concorde
1988 Netherlands Arjan Jagt Superconfex–Yoko–Opel–Colnago
1989 Italy Paolo Rosola Gewiss–Bianchi
1990 Netherlands Adri van der Poel Weinmann–SMM–Uster
1991 Belgium Sammie Moreels Lotto
1992 Germany Uwe Ampler Team Telekom
1993 Italy Gianni Bugno Gatorade–Mega Drive–Kenwood
1994 Switzerland Pascal Richard GB–MG Maglificio
1995 Switzerland Pascal Richard MG Maglificio–Technogym
1996 Italy Fabrizio Guidi Scrigno–Blue Storm
1997 Germany Udo Bölts Team Telekom
1998 Italy Michele Bartoli Asics–CGA
1999 Latvia Romāns Vainšteins Vini Caldirola
2000 Germany Steffen Wesemann Team Telekom
2001 Netherlands Karsten Kroon Rabobank
2002 Italy Giuseppe Palumbo De Nardi–Pasta Montegrappa
2003 Switzerland Martin Elmiger Rabobank
2004 Italy Matteo Tosatto Fassa Bortolo
2005 Switzerland Alexandre Moos Phonak
2006 Switzerland Beat Zberg Gerolsteiner
2007 France John Gadret AG2R Prévoyance
2008 France Lloyd Mondory Ag2r–La Mondiale
2009 Slovakia Peter Velits Team Milram
2010 Belgium Kristof Vandewalle Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator
2011 Switzerland Michael Albasini Switzerland (national team)
2012 Uzbekistan Sergey Lagutin Vacansoleil–DCM
2013 Switzerland Michael Albasini Orica–GreenEDGE
2014 Germany Simon Geschke Giant–Shimano
2015 Norway Alexander Kristoff Team Katusha
2016 Italy Giacomo Nizzolo Trek–Segafredo
2017 Italy Sacha Modolo UAE Team Emirates
2018 Norway Alexander Kristoff UAE Team Emirates
2019 Norway Alexander Kristoff UAE Team Emirates
2020 No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland
2021 Netherlands Ide Schelling Bora–Hansgrohe
2022 Switzerland Marc Hirschi UAE Team Emirates
2023 Belgium Thibau Nys Trek–Segafredo