Route d'Occitanie

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Route d'Occitanie
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Race details
DateLate June
RegionSouthern France
English nameSouth Cycling Route (when known as Route du Sud)
Local name(s)La Route d'Occitanie Cycliste (in French)
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Europe Tour
TypeStage-race
Web site www.laroutedoccitanie.fr OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition1977 (1977)
Editions48 (as of 2025)
First winnerFlag of France.svg  Jacques Esclassan  (FRA)
Most winsFlag of France.svg  Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle  (FRA)(3 wins)
Most recentFlag of France.svg  Nicolas Prodhomme  (FRA)

The Route d'Occitanie is a road bicycle race with 4 stages held annually in Southern France. It was first held in 1977 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is usually held a week before the Tour de France.

Contents

Name of the race

Winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
1977Flag of France.svg  France Jacques Esclassan Peugeot–Esso–Michelin
1978Flag of France.svg  France Pierre-Raymond Villemiane Renault–Gitane–Campagnolo
1979Flag of France.svg  France Yvon Bertin Renault–Gitane
1980Flag of France.svg  France Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle Peugeot–Esso–Michelin
1981Flag of France.svg  France Jean-René Bernaudeau Peugeot–Esso–Michelin
1982Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Francesco Moser Famcucine
1983Flag of France.svg  France Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle Peugeot–Shell–Michelin
1984Flag of France.svg  France Pascal Simon Peugeot–Shell–Michelin
1985Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Stephen Roche La Redoute
1986Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Niki Rüttimann La Vie Claire
1987Flag of France.svg  France Régis Clère Teka
1988Flag of France.svg  France Ronan Pensec Z–Peugeot
1989Flag of France.svg  France Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle Z–Peugeot
1990Flag of France.svg  France Yves Bonnamour Castorama
1991Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Laurent Dufaux Helvetia–La Suisse
1992Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Artūras Kasputis Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao
1993Flag of France.svg  France Éric Boyer GAN
1994Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Álvaro Mejía Motorola
1995Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Laurent Dufaux Festina–Lotus
1996Flag of France.svg  France Laurent Jalabert ONCE
1997Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Patrick Jonker Rabobank
1998Flag of France.svg  France Armand de Las Cuevas Banesto
1999Flag of the United States.svg  United States Jonathan Vaughters U.S. Postal Service
2000Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Tomasz Brożyna Banesto
2001Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Andrey Kivilev Cofidis
2002Flag of the United States.svg  United States Levi Leipheimer Rabobank
2003Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Michael Rogers Quick-Step–Davitamon
2004Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Bradley McGee FDJeux.com
2005Flag of France.svg  France Sandy Casar Française des Jeux
2006Flag of France.svg  France Thomas Voeckler Bouygues Télécom
2007Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Óscar Sevilla Relax–GAM
2008Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Dan Martin Slipstream–Chipotle
2009Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Przemysław Niemiec Miche–Silver Cross–Selle Italia
2010Flag of France.svg  France David Moncoutié Cofidis
2011Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Vasil Kiryienka Movistar Team
2012Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Nairo Quintana Movistar Team
2013Flag of France.svg  France Thomas Voeckler Team Europcar
2014Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Nicolas Roche Tinkoff–Saxo
2015Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Alberto Contador Tinkoff–Saxo
2016Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Nairo Quintana Movistar Team
2017Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Silvan Dillier BMC Racing Team
2018Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team
2019Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team
2020 Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Egan Bernal Team Ineos
2021 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Antonio Pedrero Movistar Team
2022 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Michael Woods Israel–Premier Tech
2023 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Michael Woods Israel–Premier Tech
2024No race due to being cancelled
2025 Flag of France.svg  France Nicolas Prodhomme Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale

Multiple winners

WinsRiderEditions
3Flag of France.svg  Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle  (FRA)1980, 1983, 1989
2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Laurent Dufaux  (SUI)1991, 1995
Flag of France.svg  Thomas Voeckler  (FRA)2006, 2013
Flag of Colombia.svg  Nairo Quintana  (COL)2012, 2016
Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)2018, 2019
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Michael Woods  (CAN)2022, 2023

Wins per country

WinsCountry
18Flag of France.svg  France
5Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
4Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia, Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia, Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
1Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy, Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan, Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania, Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
1No winner