Tour de Vendée

The Tour de Vendée is a French cycling race .

The one-day race , which usually has its date in May and takes place in the French Département Vendée with the finish in the city of La Roche-sur-Yon , was first held in 1972. In 1996 and 1997 the race was called the Vendée International Classic . Since the introduction of the UCI Europe Tour in the 2005 season, the race has been part of this racing series and classified in category 1.1. The Tour de Vendée is also part of the Coupe de France , a series of French one-day races. The record winner is Jaan Kirsipuu , who won the race four times.

winner

Tour de Vendée

2019 Marc Sarreau  2018 Nico Denz  2017 Christophe Laporte  2016 Nacer Bouhanni

2015 Christophe Laporte  2014 Armindo Fonseca 2013 Nacer Bouhanni 2012 Wesley Kreder 2011 Marco Marcato 2010 Koldo Fernández 2009 Pawel Gross 2008 Koldo Fernández 2007 Mikel Gaztañaga

2006 Mikel Gaztañaga 2005 Jonas Ljungblad 2004 Thor Hushovd 2003 Jaan Kirsipuu 2002 Franck Bouyer 2001 Didier Rous 2000 Jaan Kirsipuu 1999 Jaan Kirsipuu 1998 Marco Di Renzo

Vendée International Classic

• 1997 Jaan Kirsipuu
• 1996 Philippe Gaumont

Tour de Vendée

1995 Mario De Clercq 1994 Patrick Van Roosbroeck 1993 Dimitri Zhdanov 1992 Bruno Cornillet 1991 Fabrice Naessens 1990 François Lemarchand

1989 Laurent Bezault 1988 Alberto Leanizbarrutia 1987 Jean-Claude Colotti 1986 Francis Castaing 1985 Michel Bibollet 1984 Claude Moreau

1983 Pierre Bazzo 1982 Serge Beucherie 1981 Bernard Bourreau 1980 Jean-René Bernaudeau

Web links

• Official website (French)
• Tour de Vendée in the Radsportseiten.net database

References and comments

1. ↑ memoire-du-cyclisme.net: La Coupe de France depuis 1992 (page accessed on July 9, 2008)
2. ↑ The original winner Laurent Desbiens was subsequently deprived of victory because of doping with nandrolone , cf. humanite.fr of July 17, 1997: Tout Desbiens qui finit bien ( Memento of May 7, 2008 in the Internet Archive ).