Polynormande

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Polynormande
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Race details
DateEarly August
RegionNormandy, France
English namePolynormand
Local name(s)Polynormande (in French)
Discipline Road race
Competition UCI Europe Tour
French Road Cycling Cup
TypeSingle-day
Web site www.polynormande.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition1980 (1980)
Editions44 (as of 2024)
First winnerFlag of France.svg  Bernard Thévenet  (FRA)
Most winsFlag of France.svg  Richard Virenque  (FRA) (2 wins)
Most recentFlag of France.svg  Paul Lapeira  (FRA)

The Polynormande is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in the region of Normandy, France. [1] Between 1980 and 2002 it was a criterium. [2] Since 2003, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, also being part of the French Road Cycling Cup. [3]

Winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
1980Flag of France.svg  France Bernard Thévenet Teka
1981Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Lucien Van Impe Boston–Mavic
1982Flag of France.svg  France Bernard Hinault Renault–Elf
1983Flag of France.svg  France Marc Madiot Renault–Elf
1984Flag of France.svg  France Vincent Barteau Renault–Elf
1985Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Claude Criquielion Hitachi–Splendor
1986Flag of France.svg  France Jean-René Bernaudeau Fagor
1987Flag of France.svg  France Marc Madiot Système U
1988Flag of France.svg  France Philippe Bouvatier BH
1989Flag of France.svg  France Laurent Fignon Super U-Raleigh
1990Flag of France.svg  France Thierry Claveyrolat RMO
1991Flag of France.svg  France Thierry Marie Castorama
1992Flag of France.svg  France Jean-François Bernard Banesto
1993Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Tony Rominger CLAS–Cajastur
1994Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Djamolidine Abdoujaparov Team Polti–Vaporetto
1995Flag of France.svg  France Richard Virenque Festina–Lotus
1996Flag of France.svg  France Laurent Brochard Festina–Lotus
1997Flag of France.svg  France Richard Virenque Festina–Lotus
1998Flag of France.svg  France Stéphane Heulot Française des Jeux
1999Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Laurent Dufaux Saeco–Cannondale
2000Flag of France.svg  France Pascal Hervé Team Polti
2001Flag of France.svg  France Laurent Jalabert CSC–Tiscali
2002Flag of France.svg  France Nicolas Vogondy Française des Jeux
2003Flag of France.svg  France Jérôme Pineau Brioches La Boulangère
2004Flag of France.svg  France Sylvain Chavanel Brioches La Boulangère
2005Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Philippe Gilbert Française des Jeux
2006Flag of France.svg  France Anthony Charteau Crédit Agricole
2007Flag of France.svg  France Benoît Vaugrenard Française des Jeux
2008Flag of France.svg  France Arnaud Gérard Française des Jeux
2009Flag of France.svg  France Matthieu Ladagnous Française des Jeux
2010Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Andy Cappelle Verandas Willems
2011Flag of France.svg  France Anthony Delaplace Saur–Sojasun
2012Flag of France.svg  France Tony Hurel Team Europcar
2013Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal José Gonçalves La Pomme Marseille
2014Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Jan Ghyselinck Wanty–Groupe Gobert
2015Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Oliver Naesen Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
2016Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Baptiste Planckaert Wallonie-Bruxelles–Group Protect
2017Flag of France.svg  France Alexis Gougeard AG2R La Mondiale
2018Flag of France.svg  France Pierre-Luc Périchon Fortuneo–Samsic
2019Flag of France.svg  France Benoît Cosnefroy AG2R La Mondiale
2020No race due to COVID-19 pandemic in France
2021Flag of France.svg  France Valentin Madouas Groupama–FDJ
2022Flag of France.svg  France Franck Bonnamour B&B Hotels–KTM
2023Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Arnaud De Lie Lotto–Dstny
2024Flag of France.svg  France Paul Lapeira Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale

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References

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  2. "Polynormande (Fra) - Cat.1.1". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 5 October 2023.
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