Tour du Limousin
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.
| 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 |
| 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) |
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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
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