Race details | |
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Date | Mid-September (until 2013) May (from 2014) |
Region | Somme, France |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | One-day race |
History | |
First edition | 1986 |
Editions | 37 (as of 2024) |
First winner | Peter Gyllinck (NOR) |
Most wins | Sergey Krushevskiy (UZB) Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) (2 wins) |
Most recent | Corentin Devroute (FRA) |
The Grand Prix de la Somme (formerly the Tour de la Somme) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually during May in the Somme, France.
Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Hauts-de-France region. It is bordered by Pas-de-Calais and Nord to the north, Aisne to the east, Oise to the south and Seine-Maritime to the southwest. To the northwest, its coastline faces the English Channel and it shares maritime borders with Kent and East Sussex in the United Kingdom. It had a population of 570,559 in 2019.
The following is a list of the 772 communes of the Somme department of France.
La Chaussée-Tirancourt is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Villers-Bretonneux is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Rue is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Le Crotoy is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. The inhabitants are known as Crotellois.
Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, commune in the Somme department, is a seaport and resort on the south bank of the River Somme estuary. The town's medieval character and ramparts, its Gothic church and long waterside boardwalk, make it a popular tourist destination.
Martin Elmiger is a Swiss former road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2001 and 2017 for the Post Swiss Team, Phonak, Ag2r–La Mondiale, IAM Cycling and BMC Racing Team squads. During his career, Elmiger was a four-time winner of the Swiss National Road Race Championships.
Romain Feillu is a French former road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2019. He is the older brother of Brice Feillu, who also competed professionally as a cyclist.
Mickaël Delage is a French former professional road and track cyclist, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ.
Anthony Roux is a French former road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2008 to 2022 for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ.
Cayeux-sur-Mer is a resort town in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. The town is part of the Baie de Somme - Picardie maritime regional natural park project.
Noyelles-sur-Mer is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Folleville is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Pont-Remy is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Varennes is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
La Neuville-lès-Bray is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Abbeville is a commune in the Somme department and in Hauts-de-France region in northern France.
Adrien Petit is a French racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Intermarché–Wanty. In September 2015 Direct Énergie announced that Petit would join them for the 2016 season, after five years with Cofidis.
Quentin Jaurégui is a French cyclist, who currently rides for French amateur team Dunkerque Grand Littoral.