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 (in French)
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Europe Tour
Type Stage-race
Web site www.tourdulimousin.com
History
First edition 1968
Editions 56 (as of 2023)
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 Romain Grégoire (FRA)

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, and downgraded to 2.1 since 2013. Between 1968 and 1974 it was an amateur race.

Winners

Year Country Rider Team
1968 France Pierre Martelozzo
1969 France Paul Gutty Tigra
1970 France Francis Duteil
1971 France François Dubreuil
1972 Soviet Union Juri Dimitriev
1973 France François Dubreuil
1974 Poland Ryszard Szurkowski
1975 France Francis Campaner Sporting Clube de Portugal
1976 France Bernard Hinault Gitane–Campagnolo
1977 France Bernard Hinault Gitane–Campagnolo
1978 France Gilbert Chaumaz
1979 France Bernard Vallet La Redoute
1980 France René Bittinger Miko–Mercier–Vivagel
1981 France Marc Madiot Renault–Elf–Gitane
1982 France Eric Salomon
1983 France Dominique Arnaud Wolber
1984 Denmark Kim Andersen COOP–Hoonved
1985 France Thierry Marie Renault–Elf
1986 France Dominique Gaigne Système U
1987 France Charly Mottet Système U
1988 France Jean-Marc Manfrin
1989 France Thierry Claveyrolat RMO
1990 France Martial Gayant Toshiba
1991 Belgium Michel Vermote RMO
1992 France Éric Boyer Z
1993 France Charly Mottet Novemail–Histor–Laser Computer
1994 Germany Jens Heppner Team Telekom
1995 Ukraine Andrei Tchmil Lotto–Isoglass
1996 France Laurent Brochard Festina–Lotus
1997 Estonia Lauri Aus Casino
1998 France Vincent Cali Casino–Ag2r
1999 France Stéphane Heulot Française des Jeux
2000 France Patrice Halgand Jean Delatour
2001 France Franck Bouyer Bonjour
2002 France Patrice Halgand Jean Delatour
2003 Italy Massimiliano Lelli Cofidis
2004 France Pierrick Fédrigo Crédit Agricole
2005 France Sébastien Joly Crédit Agricole
2006 Colombia Leonardo Duque Cofidis
2007 France Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom
2008 France Sébastien Hinault Crédit Agricole
2009 France Mathieu Perget Caisse d'Epargne
2010 Sweden Gustav Larsson Team Saxo Bank
2011 Belgium Björn Leukemans Vacansoleil–DCM
2012 Japan Yukiya Arashiro Team Europcar
2013 Switzerland Martin Elmiger IAM Cycling
2014 Italy Mauro Finetto Neri Sottoli
2015 Italy Sonny Colbrelli Bardiani–CSF
2016 United States Joey Rosskopf BMC Racing Team
2017 France Alexis Vuillermoz AG2R La Mondiale
2018 France Nicolas Edet Cofidis
2019 France Benoît Cosnefroy AG2R La Mondiale
2020 Italy Luca Wackermann Vini Zabù–KTM
2021 France Warren Barguil Arkéa–Samsic
2022 Spain Alex Aranburu Movistar Team
2023 France Romain Grégoire Groupama–FDJ