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The Bordeaux–Paris professional cycle race
Road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...

 was one of Europe's Classic cycle races
Classic cycle races
The classic cycle races are one-day professional cycling road races in the international calendar. Most of the events, all run in western Europe, have been fixtures on the professional calendar for decades and the oldest ones date back to the 19th Century. They are normally held at roughly the same...

, and one of the longest in the professional calendar, covering approximately 560 km (348 mi) - more than twice most single-day races. It started in northern Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...

 in south-west France at 2am and finished in the capital Paris 14 hours later.

History

The event was first run on 23 May 1891, and the Derby of the Road as it was sometimes called, was notable in that riders were paced - allowed to slipstream - behind tandem or conventional cycles. From 1931, pacing was by motorcycles or small pedal-assisted Derny
Derny
A Derny is a motorized bicycle for motor-paced cycling events such as during six-day and Keirin racing, or motor-paced road races. It is driven by a 98cc Zurcher two-stroke engine and by being pedalled through a fixed gear, typically of 70 teeth on the front chainring and 11 on the sprocket on the...

s. Pacing was also briefly by cars. In early events, pacing was provided from Bordeaux. In later events, it was introduced part-way towards Paris. From 1946 to 1985, more than half the distance was paced, Dernys being introduced at Poitiers
Poitiers
Poitiers is a city on the Clain river in west central France. It is a commune and the capital of the Vienne department and of the Poitou-Charentes region. The centre is picturesque and its streets are interesting for predominant remains of historical architecture, especially from the Romanesque...

 or Châtellerault
Châtellerault
Châtellerault is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in France.It is located to the north of Poitou, and the residents are called Châtelleraudais.-Geography:...

, roughly half-way.

The organisers of the inaugural event, Bordeaux Vélo Club and Véloce Sport
Véloce Sport
Véloce Sport was a leading French cycling periodical that was founded in Bordeaux in 1885. It was the organiser and publicist of the first running of the Bordeaux–Paris cycle race in 1891.-Bourdeaux-Paris:...

envisaged riders might take a few days, but the first edition was won in a continuous ride by George Pilkington Mills
George Pilkington Mills
George Pilkington Mills was the dominant English racing cyclist of his generation, and winner of the inaugural Bordeaux–Paris cycle race. He frequently cycled from Land's End to John o' Groats, holding the world record time on six occasions between 1886 and 1895. He was a member of the Anfield and...

. Mills raced through the night to win the 600 km long event in just over a day. Post-war winners include Louison Bobet
Louison Bobet
Louis 'Louison' Bobet was a French professional road racing cyclist. He was the first great French rider of the post-war period and the first rider to win the Tour de France in three successive years, from 1953 to 1955...

 (1959) and Jacques Anquetil
Jacques Anquetil
Jacques Anquetil was a French road racing cyclist and the first cyclist to win the Tour de France five times, in 1957 and from 1961 to 1964...

 (1965). The record for the most victories is held by Herman van Springel
Herman Van Springel
Herman van Springel is a Belgian former road racing cyclist, from Grobbendonk, in the Flemish Campine or Kempen region.He was an accomplished time-trial rider, almost winning the Tour de France in 1968, when he was beaten in the last stage by Dutchman, Jan Janssen in a time-trial...

 who won seven times between 1970 and 1981.

The first race

George Mills won the inaugural Bordeaux–Paris race in 1891. He was invited by the organisers, the newspaper Véloce Sport
Véloce Sport
Véloce Sport was a leading French cycling periodical that was founded in Bordeaux in 1885. It was the organiser and publicist of the first running of the Bordeaux–Paris cycle race in 1891.-Bourdeaux-Paris:...

because of his reputation in an age when long-distance racing was the fashion. A race from Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...

 in the south-west to the capital in Paris would be the longest annual event in France.

The race started at 5am in the Place du Pont Bastide in Bordeaux. There were 38 riders. As well as the British - Pilkington, Mills, Holbein, Edge and Bates - there were a Pole and a Swiss. Mills fell on bad roads after 10 km when he touched with the Frenchman, Jiel-Laval, but neither was hurt. The English group moved to the front when the field began to straggle after the first hour. They led by a mile at dawn after averaging 14 mph. The historian Victor M. Head write: "At 10.30 Angoulème
Angoulême
-Main sights:In place of its ancient fortifications, Angoulême is encircled by boulevards above the old city walls, known as the Remparts, from which fine views may be obtained in all directions. Within the town the streets are often narrow. Apart from the cathedral and the hôtel de ville, the...

 was reached and the Englishmen stopped to gulp down bowls of hot soup. When they restarted, Mills began to make all the running, drawing steadily away from his companions until, arriving at Ruffec, Charente
Ruffec, Charente
Ruffec is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.-Population:...

, he was half an hour in the lead."

The rapid departure surprised the organisers. A report said:
Everything had been prepared to receive the riders properly [recevoir dignement]: full meals, baths, hot showers, nothing was forgotten, and there were good beds to welcome our heroes, because there was no doubt among the excellent people of Angoulème that it was impossible to ride 127km on a bicycle without immediately needing several hours' rest. To the great stupefaction of the spectators, not one of the riders took advantage of what had been provided. The eventual winner, G.P. Mills, stopped for several moments at best. He had a plan: he let Holbein eat peacefully at the control because he knew that a real champion, Lewis Stroud, was waiting to show him the way out of town and that, with him as a precious, fast and durable pacer he could build up the lead he needed to win the race.


Mills reached Tours
Tours
Tours is a city in central France, the capital of the Indre-et-Loire department.It is located on the lower reaches of the river Loire, between Orléans and the Atlantic coast. Touraine, the region around Tours, is known for its wines, the alleged perfection of its local spoken French, and for the...

 after 215 miles and more than 12 hours on the road. He rested for five minutes, ate raw meat "and a specially prepared stimulant", and set off an hour ahead of the other British riders. "By now," said Head, "the Frenchmen were hopelessly out of the running." He wrote:
Although the judges, the officials, and the large crowd had been waiting impatiently for three hours before the winner's weary, mud-caked figure was seen coming along the boulevard de la Porte Maillot, his reception was "wildly enthusiastic", as one writer put it, and he was escorted in triumph to his hotel. The time of 26h 36m 25m was truly remarkable when one considers the appalling road conditions, poor weather, and the delays, and all the other hardships encountered. The British victory was complete Monty Holbein (27h 52m 15s) came in second, with Edge, nearly three hours away, third, and Bates fourth.


The Bicycle Union - later renamed the National Cyclists Union - had strict views about amateurism and had demanded its French equivalent ensure that all taking part met its own amateur ideals. Only then would the NCU allow Mills and other British amateurs to take part.
When Mills won, the Bicycle Union realised he was the works manager at a bicycle factory and decided he should be asked "whether he paid the whole of his expenses in the above-mentioned race." Only when he could prove that he had did the Bicycle Union concede that he was not a professional.

Last races

Bordeaux–Paris began to lose prestige in the 1980s. It required special training and clashed with riders' plans to compete in the Vuelta a España
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España is a three-week road bicycle racing stage race that is one of the three "Grand Tours" of Europe and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar. The race lasts three weeks and attracts cyclists from around the world. The race is broken into day-long segments, called stages...

 or Giro d'Italia
Giro d'Italia
The Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...

 stage races. Fields began to dwindle and the last motor-paced version was 1985; three non-paced versions were held from 1986 but 1988 proved the last as a professional race.

Winners

  • 1891 - George Pilkington Mills
    George Pilkington Mills
    George Pilkington Mills was the dominant English racing cyclist of his generation, and winner of the inaugural Bordeaux–Paris cycle race. He frequently cycled from Land's End to John o' Groats, holding the world record time on six occasions between 1886 and 1895. He was a member of the Anfield and...

     
  • 1892 - Auguste Stéphane 
  • 1893 - Louis Cottereau 
  • 1894 - Lucien Lesna 
  • 1895 - Charles Meyer 
  • 1896 - Arthur Linton  and
    Gaston Rivière 
  • 1897 - Gaston Rivière 
  • 1898 - Gaston Rivière 
  • 1899 - Constant Huret
    Constant Huret
    Constant Huret, nicknamed "le Boulanger" was a French long distance track racing cyclist. He was a professional from 1894 to 1902.-Major achievements:...

     
  • 1900 - Josef Fischer
    Josef Fischer (cyclist)
    Josef Fischer was a German road bicycle racer. He is best known for winning the first edition of Paris–Roubaix in 1896 and Bordeaux–Paris in 1900.- Major achievements :189618991900...

      Germany
  • 1901 - Lucien Lesna 
  • 1902 - Edouard Wattelier  and
    Maurice Garin
    Maurice Garin
    Maurice-Francois Garin was a road bicycle racer best known for winning the inaugural Tour de France in 1903, and for being stripped of his title in the second Tour in 1904 along with eight others, for cheating.-Origins:Garin was born the son of Maurice Clément Garin and Maria Teresa...

      (2 separate races)
  • 1903 - Hippolyte Aucouturier
    Hippolyte Aucouturier
    Hippolyte Aucouturier was a French professional road bicycle racer. Aucouturier, a professional between 1900 and 1908, won two stages at the first Tour de France in 1903 and won three stages and finished second in the 1905 Tour de France. He also won Paris–Roubaix twice, in 1903 and 1904...

     
  • 1904 - Fernand Augereau
    Fernand Augereau
    Fernand Augereau was a successful early twentieth century French road racing cyclist. Augereau, who was born in Naintré, participated in the 1903 Tour de France, where he finished third, and won Bordeaux–Paris in 1904. He was professional from 1902 to 1911.- External links :...

     
  • 1905 - Hippolyte Aucouturier
    Hippolyte Aucouturier
    Hippolyte Aucouturier was a French professional road bicycle racer. Aucouturier, a professional between 1900 and 1908, won two stages at the first Tour de France in 1903 and won three stages and finished second in the 1905 Tour de France. He also won Paris–Roubaix twice, in 1903 and 1904...

     
  • 1906 - Marcel Cadolle
    Marcel Cadolle
    Marcel Cadolle was a French professional road bicycle racer.In 1907 Cadolle rode a good Tour de France, having finished in the top 6 of all of the first six stages, winning the fourth stage. Before the seventh stage, Cadolle was second in the classification...

     
  • 1907 - Cyrille van Hauwaert
    Cyrille van Hauwaert
    Cyrille van Hauwaert was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, known for winning classics as Bordeaux–Paris , Milan – San Remo and Paris–Roubaix . In 1909 he won the first stage of the Tour de France, and was leading the general classification for one day.- Palmarès :19071908...

     
  • 1908 - Louis Trousselier 
  • 1909 - Cyrille van Hauwaert
    Cyrille van Hauwaert
    Cyrille van Hauwaert was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, known for winning classics as Bordeaux–Paris , Milan – San Remo and Paris–Roubaix . In 1909 he won the first stage of the Tour de France, and was leading the general classification for one day.- Palmarès :19071908...

     
  • 1910 - Émile Georget
    Émile Georget
    Émile Georget was a French road racing cyclist. Born in Bossay-sur-Claise, he was the younger brother of cyclist Léon Georget.He died at Châtellerault.- Tour de France :...

     
  • 1911 - François Faber
    François Faber
    François Faber was a Luxembourgian/French racing cyclist. He was born in France. He was the first foreigner to win the Tour de France in 1909, and his record of winning 5 consecutive stages still stands...

     
  • 1912 - Émile Georget
    Émile Georget
    Émile Georget was a French road racing cyclist. Born in Bossay-sur-Claise, he was the younger brother of cyclist Léon Georget.He died at Châtellerault.- Tour de France :...

     
  • 1913 - Louis Mottiat
    Louis Mottiat
    Louis Mottiat was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Because of his endurance he was nicknamed 'the iron man'. His career was interrupted by World War I.- Palmarès :19101911191219131914...

     
  • 1914 - Paul Deman
    Paul Deman (cyclist)
    Paul Deman was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for 15 years from 1909–1924, and a carpet maker by trade....

     
  • 1919 - Henri Pélissier
    Henri Pélissier
    Henri Pélissier was a French racing cyclist from Paris and champion of the 1923 Tour de France. In addition to his 29 career victories, he was known for his long-standing feud with Tour founder Henri Desgrange and for protesting against the conditions endured by riders in the early years of the Tour...

     
  • 1920 - Eugène Christophe
    Eugene Christophe
    Eugène Christophe was a French road bicycle racer and pioneer of cyclo-cross. He was a professional from 1904 until 1926. In 1919 he became the first rider to wear the yellow jersey of the Tour de France .Eugène Christophe rode 11 Tours de France and finished eight...

     
  • 1921 - Eugène Christophe
    Eugene Christophe
    Eugène Christophe was a French road bicycle racer and pioneer of cyclo-cross. He was a professional from 1904 until 1926. In 1919 he became the first rider to wear the yellow jersey of the Tour de France .Eugène Christophe rode 11 Tours de France and finished eight...

     
  • 1922 - Francis Pélissier
    Francis Pélissier
    Francis Pélissier was a French professional road racing cyclist from Paris. He was the younger brother of Tour de France winner Henri Pélissier, and the older brother of Tour de France stage winner Charles Pélissier. He won several classic cycle races like Paris–Tours, Bordeaux–Paris and Grand...

     
  • 1923 - Émile Masson Sr. 
  • 1924 - Francis Pélissier
    Francis Pélissier
    Francis Pélissier was a French professional road racing cyclist from Paris. He was the younger brother of Tour de France winner Henri Pélissier, and the older brother of Tour de France stage winner Charles Pélissier. He won several classic cycle races like Paris–Tours, Bordeaux–Paris and Grand...

     
  • 1925 - Henri Suter 
  • 1926 - Adelin Benoit
    Adelin Benoit
    Adelin Benoit was a Belgian road racing cyclist, born in Châtelet.Surprising newcomer in Tour de France 1925, he got the yellow jersey during 5 days, and won the stage in Luchon .-Major Victories:...

     
  • 1927 - Georges Ronsse
    Georges Ronsse
    Georges Ronsse was a two-time national cyclo-cross and two-time world champion road bicycle racer from Belgium, who raced between 1926 and 1938....

     
  • 1928 - Hector Martin
    Hector Martin
    Hector Martin was a Belgian road racing cyclist, professional from 1925 to 1935, who won three stages in the 1925 Tour de France and two stages in the 1927 Tour de France, and wore the yellow jersey for a total of four days in 1927. Martin was born and died in Roeselare. He was the brother of Léon...

     
  • 1929 - Georges Ronsse
    Georges Ronsse
    Georges Ronsse was a two-time national cyclo-cross and two-time world champion road bicycle racer from Belgium, who raced between 1926 and 1938....

     
  • 1930 - Georges Ronsse
    Georges Ronsse
    Georges Ronsse was a two-time national cyclo-cross and two-time world champion road bicycle racer from Belgium, who raced between 1926 and 1938....

     
  • 1931 - Bernard van Rysselberghe
    Bernard van Rysselberghe
    Bernard Van Rysselberghe was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Van Rysselberghe won one stage in the 1929 Tour de France, and was the winner of the 1931 edition of Bordeaux–Paris.- Palmarès :...

     
  • 1932 - Romain Gijssels
    Romain Gijssels
    Romain Gijssels was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer between 1930 and 1936.In 1932, Gijssels won both the Ronde van Vlaanderen and Paris–Roubaix in the same season, which has only been accomplished by nine riders.- Major achievements :1931Romain Gijssels Romain Gijssels (Denderwindeke,...

     
  • 1933 - Fernand Mithouard 
  • 1934 - Jean Noret 
  • 1935 - Edgard de Caluwe 
  • 1936 - Paul Chocque
    Paul Chocque
    Paul Chocque was a French professional road bicycle racer. In 1932 he won a silver medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in team pursuit.- Palmarès :19321933...

     
  • 1937 - Joseph Somers
    Joseph Somers
    Joseph Somers is an American artist and painter most famous for his canvases, three-dimensional in both their structure and illusion.His work was featured at International Art Show Las Vegas. The artwork at this show moved and created another dimension of art...

     
  • 1938 - Marcel Laurent 
  • 1939 - Marcel Laurent 
  • 1946 - Émile Masson Jr.
    Émile Masson Jr.
    Émile Masson Jr. was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.He was born in Hollogne-aux-Pierres, the son of former cyclist Émile Masson Sr.. Masson was Belgian road race champion twice, and won important races such as La Flèche Wallonne, Paris–Roubaix and Bordeaux–Paris.He died on 2 January...

     
  • 1947 - Joseph Somers
    Joseph Somers
    Joseph Somers is an American artist and painter most famous for his canvases, three-dimensional in both their structure and illusion.His work was featured at International Art Show Las Vegas. The artwork at this show moved and created another dimension of art...

     
  • 1948 - Ange Le Strat 
  • 1949 - Jesus Moujica 
  • 1950 - Wim van Est
    Wim van Est
    Willem van Est was a Dutch racing cyclist.He is best known for being the first Dutch cyclist to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France of 1951, and for falling into a ravine while wearing it.-Biography:...

     
  • 1951 - Bernard Gauthier
    Bernard Gauthier
    Bernard Gauthier is a retired French road racing cyclist, who was professional from 1947 to 1961. He won Bordeaux–Paris four times.-Major victories:1947...

     
  • 1952 - Wim van Est
    Wim van Est
    Willem van Est was a Dutch racing cyclist.He is best known for being the first Dutch cyclist to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France of 1951, and for falling into a ravine while wearing it.-Biography:...

     
  • 1953 - Ferdi Kubler 
  • 1954 - Bernard Gauthier
    Bernard Gauthier
    Bernard Gauthier is a retired French road racing cyclist, who was professional from 1947 to 1961. He won Bordeaux–Paris four times.-Major victories:1947...

     
  • 1956 - Bernard Gauthier
    Bernard Gauthier
    Bernard Gauthier is a retired French road racing cyclist, who was professional from 1947 to 1961. He won Bordeaux–Paris four times.-Major victories:1947...

     
  • 1957 - Bernard Gauthier
    Bernard Gauthier
    Bernard Gauthier is a retired French road racing cyclist, who was professional from 1947 to 1961. He won Bordeaux–Paris four times.-Major victories:1947...

     
  • 1958 - Jean-Marie Cieleska 
  • 1959 - Louison Bobet
    Louison Bobet
    Louis 'Louison' Bobet was a French professional road racing cyclist. He was the first great French rider of the post-war period and the first rider to win the Tour de France in three successive years, from 1953 to 1955...

     
  • 1960 - Marcel Janssens
    Marcel Janssens
    Marcel Janssens was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Janssens won two stages in the Tour de France, and finished 2nd place in 1957 after Jacques Anquetil...

     
  • 1961 - Wim van Est
    Wim van Est
    Willem van Est was a Dutch racing cyclist.He is best known for being the first Dutch cyclist to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France of 1951, and for falling into a ravine while wearing it.-Biography:...

     
  • 1962 - Jo De Roo
    Jo de Roo
    Johan De Roo is a Dutch former professional road racing cyclist between 1958 and 1968. During 11 seasons as a professional he had six victories in single-day classics, three stages of the Tour de France and one stage of the Vuelta a España. He had 46 wins as a professional...

     
  • 1963 - Tom Simpson
    Tom Simpson
    Tom Simpson was the most successful English road racing cyclist of the post-war years. He infamously died of exhaustion on the slopes of Mont Ventoux during the 13th stage of the Tour de France in 1967...

     
  • 1964 - Michel Nedelec 
  • 1965 - Jacques Anquetil
    Jacques Anquetil
    Jacques Anquetil was a French road racing cyclist and the first cyclist to win the Tour de France five times, in 1957 and from 1961 to 1964...

     
  • 1966 - Jan Janssen 
  • 1967 - Georges van Coningsloo 
  • 1968 - Emile Bodart 
  • 1969 - Walter Godefroot
    Walter Godefroot
    Walter Godefroot is a retired Belgian professional road bicycle racer and former directeur sportif of , later known as T-Mobile Team, professional team....

     
  • 1970 - Herman van Springel
    Herman Van Springel
    Herman van Springel is a Belgian former road racing cyclist, from Grobbendonk, in the Flemish Campine or Kempen region.He was an accomplished time-trial rider, almost winning the Tour de France in 1968, when he was beaten in the last stage by Dutchman, Jan Janssen in a time-trial...

     
  • 1973 - Enzo Mattioda 
  • 1974 - Herman van Springel
    Herman Van Springel
    Herman van Springel is a Belgian former road racing cyclist, from Grobbendonk, in the Flemish Campine or Kempen region.He was an accomplished time-trial rider, almost winning the Tour de France in 1968, when he was beaten in the last stage by Dutchman, Jan Janssen in a time-trial...

      and
    Régis Delepine
    Régis Delépine
    Régis Delépine was a French professional road bicycle racer. In the 1974 edition of Bordeaux–Paris, he was ranked first together with Herman Van Springel, after Van Springel went the wrong way in the final.- Palmarès :...

     
  • 1975 - Herman van Springel
    Herman Van Springel
    Herman van Springel is a Belgian former road racing cyclist, from Grobbendonk, in the Flemish Campine or Kempen region.He was an accomplished time-trial rider, almost winning the Tour de France in 1968, when he was beaten in the last stage by Dutchman, Jan Janssen in a time-trial...

     
  • 1976 - Walter Godefroot
    Walter Godefroot
    Walter Godefroot is a retired Belgian professional road bicycle racer and former directeur sportif of , later known as T-Mobile Team, professional team....

     
  • 1977 - Herman van Springel
    Herman Van Springel
    Herman van Springel is a Belgian former road racing cyclist, from Grobbendonk, in the Flemish Campine or Kempen region.He was an accomplished time-trial rider, almost winning the Tour de France in 1968, when he was beaten in the last stage by Dutchman, Jan Janssen in a time-trial...

     
  • 1978 - Herman van Springel
    Herman Van Springel
    Herman van Springel is a Belgian former road racing cyclist, from Grobbendonk, in the Flemish Campine or Kempen region.He was an accomplished time-trial rider, almost winning the Tour de France in 1968, when he was beaten in the last stage by Dutchman, Jan Janssen in a time-trial...

     
  • 1979 - André Chalmel
    André Chalmel
    André Chalmel is a French former road racing cyclist, born in Saint-Malo . He was, during a few years, one of Bernard Hinault's team-mates on the Renault-Elf-Gitane professional cycling team. He is a former winner of Bordeaux–Paris...

     
  • 1980 - Herman van Springel
    Herman Van Springel
    Herman van Springel is a Belgian former road racing cyclist, from Grobbendonk, in the Flemish Campine or Kempen region.He was an accomplished time-trial rider, almost winning the Tour de France in 1968, when he was beaten in the last stage by Dutchman, Jan Janssen in a time-trial...

     
  • 1981 - Herman van Springel
    Herman Van Springel
    Herman van Springel is a Belgian former road racing cyclist, from Grobbendonk, in the Flemish Campine or Kempen region.He was an accomplished time-trial rider, almost winning the Tour de France in 1968, when he was beaten in the last stage by Dutchman, Jan Janssen in a time-trial...

     
  • 1982 - Marcel Tinazzi
    Marcel Tinazzi
    Marcel Tinazzi is a former French professional road bicycle racer of Italian parents. He was the cousin of an Italian professional cyclist Giorgio Tinazzi. He was a professional cyclist from 1977 until 1986...

     
  • 1983 - Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle
    Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle
    Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle is a former French professional road racing cyclist who was a specialist at one-day classic cycling races...

     
  • 1984 - Hubert Linard 
  • 1985 - René Martens
    René Martens
    René Martens was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.- Palmarès :1976...

     
  • 1986 - Gilbert Glaus
    Gilbert Glaus
    Gilbert Glaus was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer. In 1983, Glaus won a stage in the 1983 Tour de France, but in the 1984 Tour de France he was the Lanterne rouge .- Palmarès :...

     
  • 1987 - Bernard Vallet
    Bernard Vallet
    Bernard Vallet is a French former road bicycle racer who won the Polka dot jersey in the 1982 Tour de France.- Palmarès :1968197719791980...

     
  • 1988 - Jean-François Rault
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