Luxembourgish National Road Race Championships
The Luxembourg National Road Race Championship is a cycling race where Luxembourg cyclists decide who will become the champion for the year to come. The event was established in 1922, and a separate Luxembourgish National Time Trial Championships has been held since 1999.

The women's championship was not established until 1959. The most wins were scored by Elsy Jacobs, who won 15 road championships.
The winners of each event are awarded a symbolic cycling jersey which is red, white and blue just like the flag of Luxembourg. These colours can be worn by the rider at other road racing events in the country to show their status as national champion. The champion's stripes can be combined into a sponsored rider's team kit design for this purpose.
Men
Race details | |
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Region | Luxembourg |
Discipline | Road bicycle racing |
Type | One-day |
History | |
First edition | 1922[1] |
First winner | Franz Heck |
Most wins | Nicolas Frantz (12 wins) |
Most recent | Colin Heiderscheid |
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
1922 | Franz Heck | – | - |
1923 | Nicolas Frantz | Franz Heck | - |
1924 | Nicolas Frantz | – | - |
1925 | Nicolas Frantz | – | - |
1926 | Nicolas Frantz | – | - |
1927 | Nicolas Frantz | Nicolas Engel | Victor Kirchen |
1928 | Nicolas Frantz | Victor Kirchen | - |
1929 | Nicolas Frantz | Victor Kirchen | - |
1930 | Nicolas Frantz | – | - |
1931 | Nicolas Frantz | Jean-Pierre Muller | - |
1932 | Nicolas Frantz | – | - |
1933 | Nicolas Frantz | – | - |
1934 | Nicolas Frantz | – | - |
1935 | Arsène Mersch | – | - |
1936[lower-alpha 1] | Émile Bewing | – | - |
1937 | Pierre Clemens | Jean Majerus | - |
1938 | Mathias Clemens | Paul Frantz | Jean Majerus |
1939 | Arsène Mersch | Aloyse Klensch | - |
1940 | Lucien Bidinger | – | - |
1941– 1944 | Not held due to World War II | ||
1945 | Joseph Bintener | Mathias Clemens | Jeng Kirchen |
1946 | Jeng Kirchen | Joseph Bintener | - |
1947 | Jean Goldschmit | Jeng Kirchen | Mathias Clemens |
1948 | Mathias Clemens | Jeng Kirchen | Lucien Gillen |
1949 | Willy Kemp | Bim Diederich | Jeng Kirchen |
1950 | Jean Goldschmit | Bim Diederich | Marcel Ernzer |
1951 | Jeng Kirchen | Willy Kemp | Bim Diederich |
1952 | Johny Goedert | Willy Kemp | Marcel Ernzer |
1953 | Marcel Ernzer | Bim Diederich | Charly Gaul |
1954 | Marcel Ernzer | Charly Gaul | Jean-Pierre Schmitz |
1955[lower-alpha 1] | Marcel Ernzer | Willy Kemp | François Gehlhausen |
1956[lower-alpha 1] | Charly Gaul | Marcel Ernzer | Jean-Pierre Schmitz |
1957 | Charly Gaul | Marcel Ernzer | Willy Kemp |
1958[lower-alpha 1] | Jean-Pierre Schmitz | Charly Gaul | Marcel Ernzer |
1959 | Charly Gaul | Jean-Pierre Schmitz | Marcel Ernzer |
1960 | Charly Gaul | Jean-Pierre Schmitz | Aldo Bolzan |
1961 | Charly Gaul | Marcel Ernzer | Aldo Bolzan |
1962 | Charly Gaul | Roger Thull | Bruno Martinato |
1963[lower-alpha 1] | Roger Thull | Lucien Gillen | - |
1964[lower-alpha 1] | Roger Thull | – | - |
1965[lower-alpha 1] | Johny Schleck | Roger Thull | - |
1966[lower-alpha 1] | Edy Schütz | Johny Schleck | - |
1967[lower-alpha 1] | Edy Schütz | Johny Schleck | - |
1968[lower-alpha 1] | Edy Schütz | Johny Schleck | Roland Smaniotto |
1969[lower-alpha 1] | Edy Schütz | Roger Gilson | - |
1970[lower-alpha 1] | Edy Schütz | – | - |
1971[lower-alpha 1] | Edy Schütz | – | - |
1972[lower-alpha 1] | Roger Gilson | – | - |
1973[lower-alpha 1] | Johny Schleck | Roger Gilson | - |
1974[lower-alpha 2] | Roger Gilson | Erny Kirchen | Jean Becker |
1975[lower-alpha 2] | Roger Gilson | Jean Becker | - |
1976[lower-alpha 2] | Roger Gilson | – | - |
1977[lower-alpha 2] | Lucien Didier | Marcel Thull | Roger Gilson |
1978[lower-alpha 2] | Lucien Didier | – | - |
1979[lower-alpha 2] | Lucien Didier | – | - |
1980[lower-alpha 2] | Lucien Didier | – | - |
1981[lower-alpha 2] | Eugène Urbany | – | - |
1982[lower-alpha 2] | Eugène Urbany[lower-alpha 3] | – | - |
1983[lower-alpha 2] | Eugène Urbany | – | - |
1984[lower-alpha 2] | Claude Michely | – | - |
1985[lower-alpha 2] | Claude Michely | – | - |
1986[lower-alpha 2] | Enzo Mezzapesa | – | - |
1987[lower-alpha 1] | Enzo Mezzapesa | Claude Michely | - |
1988[lower-alpha 1] | Enzo Mezzapesa | Claude Michely | - |
1989[lower-alpha 2] | Pascal Triebel | – | - |
1990 | Pascal Kohlvelter | – | - |
1991– 1995 | Not held | ||
1996 | Enzo Mezzapesa | Benny Schaack[lower-alpha 4] | Daniel Bintz |
1997 | Daniel Bintz | Christian Poos | Enzo Mezzapesa |
1998 | Tom Flammang | Vincenzo Centrone | |
1999 | Kim Kirchen | Benoît Joachim | Max Becker |
2000 | Benoît Joachim | Christian Poos | Fränk Schleck |
2001 | Christian Poos | Benoît Joachim | Kim Kirchen |
2002 | Christian Poos | Vincenzo Centrone | Steve Fogen |
2003 | Benoît Joachim | Marc Vanacker | Christian Poos |
2004 | Kim Kirchen | Fränk Schleck | Benoît Joachim |
2005 | Fränk Schleck | Kim Kirchen | Andy Schleck |
2006 | Kim Kirchen | Fränk Schleck | Andy Schleck |
2007 | Benoît Joachim | Christian Poos | Fränk Schleck |
2008 | Fränk Schleck | Benoît Joachim | Christian Poos |
2009 | Andy Schleck | Laurent Didier | Fränk Schleck |
2010 | Fränk Schleck | Andy Schleck | Ben Gastauer |
2011 | Fränk Schleck | Andy Schleck | Laurent Didier |
2012 | Laurent Didier | Ben Gastauer | Fränk Schleck |
2013 | Bob Jungels | Pit Schlechter | Jempy Drucker |
2014 | Fränk Schleck | Ben Gastauer | Andy Schleck |
2015 | Bob Jungels | Ben Gastauer | Pit Schlechter |
2016 | Bob Jungels | Alex Kirsch | Fränk Schleck |
2017 | Bob Jungels | Alex Kirsch | Ben Gastauer |
2018 | Bob Jungels | Alex Kirsch | Tim Diederich |
2019 | Bob Jungels | Kevin Geniets | Pit Leyder |
2020 | Kevin Geniets | Bob Jungels | Jempy Drucker |
2021 | Kevin Geniets | Jempy Drucker | Loïc Bettendorff |
2022[2] | Colin Heiderscheid | Noé Ury | Alexandre Kess |
2023 | Alex Kirsch | Michel Ries | Mats Wenzel |
Women
Race details | |
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Region | Luxembourg |
Discipline | Road bicycle racing |
Type | One-day |
History | |
First edition | 1959[3] |
First winner | Elsy Jacobs |
Most wins | Elsy Jacobs (15 wins) |
Most recent | Christine Majerus |
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
1959 | Elsy Jacobs | Cilly Debras | - | |
1960 | Elsy Jacobs | Fernande Ludwig | Irène Gilson | |
1961 | Elsy Jacobs | Fernande Ludwig | Gisèle Jacob | |
1962 | Elsy Jacobs | Marceline Reinert | Gisèle Jacob | |
1963 | Elsy Jacobs | Gisèle Jacob | Fernande Ludwig | |
1964 | Elsy Jacobs | – | - | |
1965 | Elsy Jacobs | Monique Morth | - | |
1966 | Elsy Jacobs | Mady Morth | Monique Morth | |
1967 | Elsy Jacobs | Mady Morth | - | |
1968 | Elsy Jacobs | – | - | |
1969 | Sylvie Welter | Marianne Molitor | - | |
1970 | Elsy Jacobs | Sylvie Welter | Irène Engelmann | |
1971 | Elsy Jacobs | Irène Engelmann | - | |
1972 | Elsy Jacobs | Irène Engelmann | Monique Morth | |
1973 | Elsy Jacobs | Irène Engelmann | - | |
1974 | Elsy Jacobs | – | - | |
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1978 | ||||
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1980 | ||||
1981 | ||||
1982 | ||||
1983 | Simone Steffen | Thessy Reding | Pascale Meysembourg | |
1984 | Tessi Wolter | Simone Steffen | Patricia Neuens | |
1985 | Simone Steffen | Denise Landa | Patricia Neuens | |
1986 | Simone Steffen | Danielle Linden | Danielle Konter | |
1987 | Danielle Linden | Sandra Gatti | Romaine Marbach | |
1988 | Tanja Reuland | Danielle Linden | Romaine Marbach | |
1989 | Tanja Reuland | Danielle Linden | Romaine Marbach | |
1990 | Tanja Reuland | Joëlle Witry | Tania Bettel | |
1991 | Tanja Reuland | Denise Landa | Tania Bettel | |
1992 | Tania Bettel | Pierrette Klein | Denise Landa | |
1993 | Denise Landa | Tania Bettel | Eileen Ronk | |
1994 | Myriam Keller | Suzie Godart | Denise Landa | |
1995 | Myriam Keller | Suzie Godart | Nathalie Halle | |
1996 | Myriam Keller | Nora Oliboni | Tessi Wolter | |
1997 | Myriam Keller | Suzie Godart | Nora Oliboni | |
1998 | Suzie Godart | Tanja Wintersdorf | Nathalie Jolink | |
1999 | Tanja Wintersdorf | Nathalie Jolink | Laurence Kipgen | |
2000 | Tanja Wintersdorf | Suzie Godart | Lea Schmitt | |
2001 | Suzie Godart | Danielle Lentz | Isabelle Hoffmann | |
2002 | Danielle Lentz | Isabelle Hoffmann | Tanja Wintersdorf | |
2003 | Isabelle Hoffmann | Christine Kovelter | Danielle Lentz | |
2004 | Luxembourg | Isabelle Hoffmann | Suzie Godart | Betty Kinn |
2005 | Luxembourg | Nathalie Lamborelle | Isabelle Hoffmann | Betty Kinn |
2006 | Erpeldange | Isabelle Hoffmann | Anne-Marie Schmitt | Nathalie Lamborelle |
2007 | Luxembourg | Suzie Godart | Anne-Marie Schmitt | Christine Majerus |
2008 | Nathalie Lamborelle | Christine Majerus | Suzie Godart | |
2009 | Differdange | Nathalie Lamborelle | Christine Majerus | Anne-Marie Schmitt |
2010 | Hesperange | Christine Majerus | Nathalie Lamborelle | Suzie Godart |
2011 | Diekirch | Christine Majerus | Nathalie Lamborelle | Anne-Marie Schmitt |
2012 | Tétange | Christine Majerus | Nathalie Lamborelle | Anne-Marie Schmitt |
2013 | Dippach | Christine Majerus | Nathalie Lamborelle | Chantal Hoffmann |
2014 | Mamer | Christine Majerus | Chantal Hoffmann | Carmen Coljon |
2015 | Wiltz | Christine Majerus | Elise Maes | Chantal Hoffmann |
2016 | Berbourg | Christine Majerus | Chantal Hoffmann | Nathalie Lamborelle |
2017 | Remerschen | Christine Majerus | Elise Maes | Anne-Sophie Harsch |
2018 | Redange | Christine Majerus | Elise Maes | Anne-Sophie Harsch |
2019 | Sanem | Christine Majerus | Chantal Hoffmann | Laurence Thill |
2020 | Mamer | Christine Majerus | Pia Wiltgen | Mia Berg |
2021 | Christine Majerus | Sophie Margue | Mia Berg | |
2022[4] | Nospelt | Christine Majerus | Isabella Klein | |
2023 | Christine Majerus | Nina Berton | Marie Schreiber |
Notes
- Edition held in the form of a time trial.
- The race was held alongside the German National Road Race Championships and the Swiss National Road Race Championships.
- Lucien Didier initially finished first, but was disqualified for doping.
- Claude Entringer finished second on the road, but was relegated to fourth place, due to irregular sprinting.
- Pascal Triebel initially finished third, but was disqualified for doping.
References
- "National Championship, Road, Elite, Luxemburg (Men)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- Gauthier, Nicolas (26 June 2022). "Luxembourg – Route – Heiderscheid titré, Geniets et les favoris piégés" [Luxembourg – Road – Heiderscheid title, Geniets and the trapped favorites]. Cyclism'Actu (in French). Swar Agency. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- "National Championship, Road, Elite, Luxemburg (Women)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- "Christine Majerus defends national title". RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg. RTL Group. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2023.