Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers

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Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
Race details
DateEarly-March
RegionNord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Local name(s)Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers (in French)
Nickname(s)Souvenir Bruno Comini
Discipline Road race
Competition UCI Europe Tour
TypeSingle-day
Web site www.gp2lillers.fr OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition1964 (1964)
Editions57 (as of 2023) [1]
First winnerFlag of France.svg  Claude Rigaut  (FRA)
Most winsFlag of France.svg  Jean-François Laffillée  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  Benoît Daeninck  (FRA)
(3 wins)
Most recentFlag of Denmark.svg  Andreas Stokbro  (DEN)

Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers is a road bicycle race held annually near Lillers, a commune in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France. The editions 1964-1995 were reserved to amateurs. Since 2005, it is rated 1.2 on the UCI Europe Tour. The race was not held in 2015 because of financial difficulties.

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Winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
1964Flag of France.svg  France Claude Rigaut
1965Flag of France.svg  France Jean Reveillon
1966Flag of France.svg  France Patrick Cuny
1967Flag of France.svg  France Jacques-André Hochart
1968Flag of France.svg  France André Mollet
1969Flag of France.svg  France Robert Mintkiewicz
1970Flag of France.svg  France M. Lefebvre
1971Flag of France.svg  France Guy Leleu
1972Flag of France.svg  France Claude Tollet
1973Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Klaus-Peter Thaler
1974Flag of France.svg  France Alain Molmy
1975Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Eddy Copmans
1976Flag of France.svg  France Jacques Dutailly
1977Flag of France.svg  France Claude Bavaye
1978Flag of France.svg  France Olivier Vantielcke
1979Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Robert Millar
1980Flag of France.svg  France Philippe Miotti
1981Flag of France.svg  France Jean-Philippe Pipart
1982Flag of France.svg  France Jean-Philippe Pipart
1983Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Rinus Ansems
1984Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Brian Holm
1985Flag of France.svg  France Jacques Dutailly
1986Flag of France.svg  France Vincent Thorey
1987Flag of France.svg  France Yvan Frebert
1988Flag of France.svg  France Bruno Bonnet
1989Flag of France.svg  France William Perard
1990Flag of France.svg  France Jean-François Laffillé
1991Flag of France.svg  France Jean-François Laffillé
1992Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Benny Gosink
1993Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Jeroen Blijlevens
1994Flag of France.svg  France Jean-François Laffillé
1995Flag of France.svg  France Grégory Barbier
1996Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Nico Eeckhout Collstrop-Lystex
1997Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Nico Eeckhout Lotto–Mobistar–Isoglass
1998Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Geert Verheyen Lotto–Mobistar
1999Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Bjørnar Vestøl Acceptcard Pro Cycling
2000Flag of France.svg  France Francis Moreau Cofidis
2001Flag of France.svg  France Jean-Michel Tessier Cofidis
2002Flag of France.svg  France Pascal Deramé Bonjour
2003Flag of France.svg  France Damien Nazon Brioches La Boulangère
2004Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Benny De Schrooder Vlaanderen T-Interim
2005Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Johan Coenen MrBookmaker.com-SportsTech
2006Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Markus Eichler Team Regiostrom-Senges
2007Flag of France.svg  France Benoît Daeninck UV Aube Troyes
2008Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Dominic Klemme Team 3C Gruppe
2009Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Aleksejs Saramotins Team Designa Køkken
2010Flag of France.svg  France Benoît Daeninck Roubaix–Lille Métropole
2011Flag of France.svg  France Denis Flahaut Roubaix–Lille Métropole
2012Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Russell Downing Endura Racing
2013Flag of France.svg  France Benoît Daeninck CC Nogent-sur-Oise
2014Flag of France.svg  France Steven Tronet BigMat–Auber 93
2015No race
2016Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Stijn Steels Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
2017Flag of France.svg  France Thomas Boudat Direct Énergie
2018 Flag of France.svg  France Jérémy Lecroq Vital Concept
2019No race due to stormy weather conditions
2020Flag of France.svg  France Florian Vachon Arkéa–Samsic [2]
2021No race
2022Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Milan Menten Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB [3]
2023Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Andreas Stokbro Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling [4]

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