Tour du Loir-et-Cher

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Tour du Loir-et-Cher
Race details
DateMid-April
Region Loir-et-Cher
DisciplineRoad
Competition UCI Europe Tour
TypeStage race
Web site www.tourduloiretcher.fr OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition1960 (1960)
Editions63 (as of 2024)
First winnerFlag of France.svg  Raymond Sallé  (FRA)
Most wins
Most recentFlag of Denmark.svg  Emil Toudal  (DEN)

The Tour du Loir-et-Cher is a cycling stage race that takes place in the Loir-et-Cher region of France. The race traditionally starts and finishes in the capital of Blois. Since at least 2009, the final stage has consisted of a 12-lap circuit race totaling 97.5 km. [1] It is rated as a 2.2 race as part of the UCI Europe Tour. [2] The race first took place in 1960.

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Past winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
1960Flag of France.svg  France Raymond Sallé
1961Flag of France.svg  France Jean-Claude Lebaube
1962Flag of France.svg  France Jack André
1963Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium René Heuvelmans
1964Flag of France.svg  France Maurice Benet
1965Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Albert Van Vlierberghe
1966Flag of France.svg  France Félix Le Buhotel
1967Flag of France.svg  France Jean-Claude Genty
1968Flag of France.svg  France Bernard Dupuch
1969Flag of France.svg  France Jean-Pierre Danguillaume
1970Flag of France.svg  France Alain Nogues
1971Flag of France.svg  France Jean-Pierre Guitard
1972Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Zygmunt Hanusik
1973Flag of France.svg  France Patrick Béon
1974Flag of France.svg  France Hubert Arbès
1975Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Jan Brzeźny
1976Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Gerrie van Gerwen
1977Flag of France.svg  France Michel Zucarelli
1978Flag of France.svg  France Gérard Le Dain
1979Flag of France.svg  France Michel Larpe
1980Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Leon Dejits
1981Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Jan Jankiewicz
1982Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Yuri Petrov
1983Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Mario Hernig
1984Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Jörg Stein
1985Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Jörg Stein
1986Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Leszek Stepniewski
1987Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Sergei Uslamin
1988Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Olaf Jentzsch
1989Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Guido Fulst
1990Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Eric Knuvers
1991Flag of France.svg  France Nicolas Aubier
1992Flag of France.svg  France Jean-Christophe Currit
1993Flag of France.svg  France Denis Marie
1994Flag of France.svg  France Carlo Meneghetti
1995Flag of France.svg  France Denis Marie
1996Flag of France.svg  France Christophe Paulvé
1997Flag of France.svg  France Stéphane Bourry
1998Flag of France.svg  France Frédéric Pontier
1999Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Thor Hushovd
2000Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Gisle Vikoyr
2001Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Rudolph Wentzel
2002Flag of France.svg  France Samuel Gicquel
2003Flag of France.svg  France Hervé Duclos-Lassalle
2004Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Tom Stubbe
2005Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles Marc de Maar
2006Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Jacob Moe Rasmussen
2007Flag of France.svg  France Alexandre Blain
2008Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Christofer Stevenson Team GLS - Pakke Shop
2009Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Dmytro Kosyakov Katyusha
2010Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Mikhail Antonov Itera - Katusha
2011Flag of France.svg  France Anthony Saux
2012Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Andrey Solomennikov Itera - Katusha
2013Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Tino Thömel Team NSP - Ghost
2014Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Graham Briggs Rapha Condor–JLT
2015Flag of France.svg  France Romain Cardis Vendée U
2016Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Patrick Schelling Team Vorarlberg
2017Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Alexander Kamp Team VéloCONCEPT
2018Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Asbjørn Kragh Andersen Team Virtu Cycling
2019Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Jan Bárta Elkov-Author
2020No race due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021No race due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Michael Kukrle Elkov–Kasper
2023Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Tim Marsman Metec–Solarwatt p/b Mantel
2024Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Emil Toudal Team ColoQuick [ template problem ]

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References

  1. "Tour du Loir et Cher History". CyclingFever. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  2. "Tour du Loir et Cher E Provost 2015 - General Classification". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 26 March 2015.