Grand Prix Midi Libre

The Grand Prix Midi Libre (short: GP Midi Libre ) was a French cycling tour over several stages, sponsored by the French daily Midi Libre, which took place 54 times from 1949 to 2002 . Many high-class cyclists used the race in May to prepare for the Tour de France , the last Midi winner was Lance Armstrong . In 2003 it was discontinued due to economic problems of the main sponsor and the doping affair in cycling and replaced by the Tour du Languedoc-Roussillon , organized by Amaury Sport Organization (also organizer of the Tour de France). However, this was also discontinued after only one event. The only winner was Christophe Moreau .

Winners lists

Tour du Languedoc-Roussillon 2004 Christophe Moreau Grand Prix Midi Libre 2002 Lance Armstrong 2001 Iban Mayo 2000 Didier Rous 1999 Benoît Salmon 1998 Laurent Dufaux 1997 Alberto Elli 1996 Laurent Jalabert 1995 Miguel Indurain 1994 Ján Svorada 1993 Maurizio Fondriest 1992 Luc Leblanc 1991 Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle 1990 Gérard Rué 1989 Jerome Simon 1988 Claude Criquielion

1987 Patrice Esnault 1986 Claude Criquielion 1985 Silvano Contini 1984 Dominique Garde 1983 Jean-René Bernaudeau 1982 Jean-René Bernaudeau 1981 Jean-René Bernaudeau 1980 Jean-René Bernaudeau 1979 Giuseppe Saronni 1978 Claudio Bortolotto 1977 Wladimiro Panizza 1976 Alain Meslet 1975 Francesco Moser 1974 Jean-Pierre Danguillaume 1973 Raymond Poulidor 1972 Cyrille Guimard 1971 Eddy Merckx 1970 Walter Ricci 1969 Luis Ocaña Pernía

1967 Michel Grain 1966 Jean-Claude Theilliere 1965 André Foucher 1964 André Foucher 1963 Fernando Manzaneque 1962 Michel Stolker 1961 Joseph Groussard 1960 Valentin Huot 1959 Jean Brankart 1958 Francis Pipeline 1957 Jean-Pierre Schmitz 1956 Antonin Rolland 1955 Miguel Poblet 1954 Jesús Martínez 1953 Pierre Nardi 1952 Siro Bianchi 1951 Raphaël Géminiani 1950 Antonin Rolland 1949 Henri Massal

References and comments

1. ↑ Armstrong was subsequently disqualified for doping, cf. Armstrong loses all seven tour titles , zeit.de from October 22, 2012.

Web links

• Memoire du Cyclisme on memoire-du-cyclisme.eu
• Grand Prix Midi Libre in the Radsportseiten.net database