Route d'Occitanie

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.

Route d'Occitanie
Race details
DateLate June
RegionSouthern France
English nameSouth Cycling Route
Local name(s)La Route d'Occitanie Cycliste (in French)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeStage-race
Web sitewww.laroutedoccitanie.fr
History
First edition1977 (1977)
Editions44 (as of 2020)
First winner Jacques Esclassan (FRA)
Most wins Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (FRA) (3 wins)
Most recent Egan Bernal (COL)

Name of the race

  • 1977 – 1981 : Tour du Tarn
  • 1982 – 1987 : Tour Midi-Pyrénées
  • 1988 – 2017 : La Route du Sud
  • 2018 – : Route d'Occitanie

Winners

Year Country Rider Team
1977  France Jacques Esclassan Peugeot-Esso-Michelin
1978  France Pierre-Raymond Villemiane Renault-Gitane
1979  France Yvon Bertin Renault-Gitane
1980  France Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle Peugeot-Esso-Michelin
1981  France Jean-René Bernaudeau Peugeot-Esso-Michelin
1982  Italy Francesco Moser Famcucine
1983  France Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle Peugeot-Shell-Michelin
1984  France Pascal Simon Peugeot-Shell-Michelin
1985  Ireland Stephen Roche La Redoute
1986   Switzerland Niki Rüttimann La Vie Claire
1987  France Régis Clere Teka
1988  France Ronan Pensec Z–Peugeot
1989  France Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle Z–Peugeot
1990  France Yves Bonnamour Castorama
1991   Switzerland Laurent Dufaux Helvetia-La Suisse
1992  Lithuania Arturas Kasputis Postobon
1993  France Eric Boyer GAN
1994  Colombia Álvaro Mejía Motorola
1995   Switzerland Laurent Dufaux Festina–Lotus
1996  France Laurent Jalabert ONCE
1997  Australia Patrick Jonker Rabobank
1998  France Armand De Las Cuevas Banesto
1999  United States Jonathan Vaughters U.S. Postal Service
2000  Poland Tomasz Brożyna Banesto
2001  Kazakhstan Andrei Kivilev Cofidis
2002  United States Levi Leipheimer Rabobank
2003  Australia Michael Rogers Quick-Step–Davitamon
2004  Australia Bradley McGee FDJeux.com
2005  France Sandy Casar Française des Jeux
2006  France Thomas Voeckler Bouygues Télécom
2007  Spain Óscar Sevilla Relax–GAM
2008  Ireland Dan Martin Slipstream–Chipotle
2009  Poland Przemysław Niemiec Miche–Silver Cross–Selle Italia
2010  France David Moncoutié Cofidis
2011  Belarus Vasil Kiryienka Movistar Team
2012  Colombia Nairo Quintana Movistar Team
2013  France Thomas Voeckler Team Europcar
2014  Ireland Nicolas Roche Tinkoff–Saxo
2015  Spain Alberto Contador Tinkoff–Saxo
2016  Colombia Nairo Quintana Movistar Team
2017   Switzerland Silvan Dillier BMC Racing Team
2018  Spain Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team
2019  Spain Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team
2020  Colombia Egan Bernal Team Ineos

Multiple winners

WinsRiderEditions
3 Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (FRA)1980, 1983, 1989
2 Laurent Dufaux (SUI)1991, 1995
 Thomas Voeckler (FRA)2006, 2013
 Nairo Quintana (COL)2012, 2016
 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)2018, 2019

Wins per country

WinsCountry
18 France
4 Colombia,  Spain,   Switzerland
3 Australia,  Ireland
2 Poland
1 Belarus,  Italy,  Kazakhstan,  Lithuania,  United States
1No winner
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