Cyclophile Aigle

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The Cyclophile Aigle is a cyclo-cross race held in Aigle, Switzerland, which is part of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup.

Cyclo-cross bicycle sport

Cyclo-cross is a form of bicycle racing. Races typically take place in the autumn and winter, and consist of many laps of a short course featuring pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and obstacles requiring the rider to quickly dismount, carry the bike while navigating the obstruction and remount. Races for senior categories are generally between 30 minutes and an hour long, with the distance varying depending on the ground conditions. The sport is strongest in the traditional road cycling countries such as Belgium, France and the Netherlands.

Aigle Place in Vaud, Switzerland

Aigle is a historic town and a municipality and the capital of the district of Aigle in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Switzerland federal republic in Western Europe

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a country situated in western, central and southern Europe. It consists of 26 cantons, and the city of Bern is the seat of the federal authorities. The sovereign state is a federal republic bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland is a landlocked country geographically divided between the Alps, the Swiss Plateau and the Jura, spanning a total area of 41,285 km2 (15,940 sq mi). While the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, the Swiss population of approximately 8.5 million people is concentrated mostly on the plateau, where the largest cities are to be found: among them are the two global cities and economic centres Zürich and Geneva.

Past winners

YearMen's winnerWomen's winner
2010 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zdeněk Štybar Flag of the United States.svg Katie Compton
2009 Flag of Switzerland.svg Marcel Wildhaber Flag of Switzerland.svg Jasmin Achermann
2008 Race not held
2007 Flag of Switzerland.svg Simon Zahner Flag of Switzerland.svg Jasmin Achermann
2006 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sven Nys not held
2005 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sven Vanthourenhout not held
2003 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiri Pospisil Flag of Switzerland.svg Alexandra Bähler
2002 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marc Janssens not held
2001 Flag of Switzerland.svg David Rusch not held
1991 Flag of Switzerland.svg Fabian Jeker not held
1990 Flag of Switzerland.svg Beat Breu not held
1989 Flag of Switzerland.svg Pascal Richard not held
1988 Flag of Switzerland.svg Beat Breu not held
1987 Flag of Switzerland.svg Pascal Richard not held
1986 Flag of Switzerland.svg Pascal Richard not held
1985 Flag of Switzerland.svg Pascal Richard not held
1976 Flag of Switzerland.svg Albert Zweifel not held
1975 Flag of Switzerland.svg Albert Zweifel not held
1974 Flag of Switzerland.svg Üli Müller not held
1973 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Voitek Cervinek not held
1972 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Albert Van Damme not held
1971 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Eric De Vlaeminck not held
1970 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Eric De Vlaeminck not held

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