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! colspan=2 |'''Grand Prix des Nations'''
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| Date            ||   September
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| Region          ||   {{flagiconFrance}} France
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| English         ||   Grand Prix of the Nations
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| Local names      ||   Grand Prix des Nations {{fr icon}}
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| Nickname        ||   
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| Discipline      ||   Road
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| Competition     ||   
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| Type || Individual time-trial
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| Rirst           ||   1932
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| Number          ||   70
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| Last            ||   2004
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| First winner     ||   {{flagiconFRA}} Maurice Archambaud
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| Most wins        ||   {{flagiconFRA}} Jacques Anquetil ( 9 wins)
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| Most recent      ||   {{flagiconGER}} Michael Rich
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The '''Grand Prix des Nations''' was an [[individual time trial]] (a race against the clock or ''contre la montre'') for Europe's leading professional racing [[cyclist]]s. Held annually in [[France]], it was instituted in [[1932]] and was often regarded as both the unofficial time trial championship of the world and as a [[Classic cycle races|Classic cycle race]].

The introduction of an official world time trial championship (in [[1994]]) and an [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] championship ([[1996]]) reduced its importance. With the introduction of the [[UCI ProTour]] in [[2005]], the event was removed from the calendar.
== History ==

Race distances have varied over the years. Until [[1955]], it was usually run over a course of approximately 140km; six years later, the distance was 100km; from [[1965]] onwards the distance rarely exceeded 90km, with many events run over a course of around 75km.

The early events were run in the [[Vallée de Chevreuse]] in the [[Paris]] area, then near [[Cannes]] on the [[French Riviera]]; for five years from 1993, it was held at the Madine Lake in the [[Meuse]] region; from 1998, it has taken place in [[Seine-Maritime]] ''[[département]]'', being two circuits of a 35km course around [[Dieppe, Seine-Maritime|Dieppe]].

The roll of honour for the event includes many of professional cycling's greatest [[time trialist]]s, but the event's history was dominated by two [[France|French]]men: [[Jacques Anquetil]] won the event nine times, [[Bernard Hinault]] achieved five victories.

Top [[United Kingdom|British]] amateur woman racing cyclist [[Beryl Burton]] competed in the [[1967]] edition, finishing only minutes behind her male professional rivals.

== Winners ==
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*[[2004]] - [[Michael Rich]] {{GER}}
*[[2003]] - [[Michael Rich]] {{GER}}
*[[2002]] - [[Uwe Peschel]] {{GER}}
*[[2001]] - [[Jens Voigt]] {{GER}}
*[[2000]] - [[Lance Armstrong]] {{USA}}
*[[1999]] - [[Sergej Gontsjar]] {{UZB}}
*[[1998]] - [[Francisque Teyssier]] {{FRA}}
*[[1997]] - [[Uwe Peschel]] {{GER}} 
*[[1996]] - [[Chris Boardman]] {{GBR}}
*[[1995]] - ''no race''
*[[1994]] - [[Tony Rominger]] {{SUI}}
*[[1993]] - [[Armand de las Cuevas]] {{FRA}}
*[[1992]] - [[Johan Bruyneel]] {{BEL}}
*[[1991]] - [[Tony Rominger]] {{SUI}}
*[[1990]] - [[Thomas Wegmuller]] {{SUI}}
*[[1989]] - [[Laurent Fignon]] {{FRA}}
*[[1988]] - [[Charly Mottet]] {{FRA}}
*[[1987]] - [[Charly Mottet]] {{FRA}}
*[[1986]] - [[Sean Kelly]] {{IRL}}
*[[1985]] - [[Charly Mottet]] {{FRA}}
*[[1984]] - [[Bernard Hinault]] {{FRA}}
*[[1983]] - [[Daniel Gisiger]] {{SUI}}
*[[1982]] - [[Bernard Hinault]] {{FRA}}
*[[1981]] - [[Daniel Gisiger]] {{SUI}}
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*[[1980]] - [[Jean Luc Vandenbroucke]] {{BEL}}
*[[1979]] - [[Bernard Hinault]] {{FRA}}
*[[1978]] - [[Bernard Hinault]] {{FRA}}
*[[1977]] - [[Bernard Hinault]] {{FRA}}
*[[1976]] - [[Freddy Maertens]] {{BEL}}
*[[1975]] - [[Roy Schuiten]] {{NED}}
*[[1974]] - [[Roy Schuiten]] {{NED}}
*[[1973]] - [[Eddy Merckx]] {{BEL}}
*[[1972]] - [[Roger Swerts]] {{BEL}}
*[[1971]] - [[Luis Ocana]] {{SPA}}
*[[1970]] - [[Herman van Springel]] {{BEL}}
*[[1969]] - [[Herman van Springel]] {{BEL}}
*[[1968]] - [[Felice Gimondi]] {{ITA}}
*[[1967]] - [[Felice Gimondi]] {{ITA}}
*[[1966]] - [[Jacques Anquetil]] {{FRA}}
*[[1965]] - [[Jacques Anquetil]] {{FRA}}
*[[1964]] - [[Walter Boucquet]] {{BEL}}
*[[1963]] - [[Raymond Poulidor]] {{FRA}}
*[[1962]] - [[Ferdinand Bracke]] {{BEL}}
*[[1961]] - [[Jacques Anquetil]] {{FRA}}
*[[1960]] - [[Ercole Baldini]] {{ITA}}
*[[1959]] - [[Aldo Moser]] {{ITA}}
*[[1958]] - [[Jacques Anquetil]] {{FRA}}
*[[1957]] - [[Jacques Anquetil]] {{FRA}}
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*[[1956]] - [[Jacques Anquetil]] {{FRA}}
*[[1955]] - [[Jacques Anquetil]] {{FRA}}
*[[1954]] - [[Jacques Anquetil]] {{FRA}}
*[[1953]] - [[Jacques Anquetil]] {{FRA}}
*[[1952]] - [[Louison Bobet]] {{FRA}}
*[[1951]] - [[Hugo Koblet]] {{SUI}}
*[[1950]] - [[Maurice Blomme]] {{BEL}}
*[[1949]] - [[Charles Coste]] {{FRA}}
*[[1948]] - [[René Berton]] {{FRA}}
*[[1947]] - [[Fausto Coppi]] {{ITA}}
*[[1946]] - [[Fausto Coppi]] {{ITA}}
*[[1945]] - [[Eloi Tassin]] {{FRA}}
*[[1944]] - [[Emile Carrara]] {{FRA}}
*[[1943]] - [[Jozef Somers]] {{BEL}}
*[[1942]] - [[Jean Marie Goasmat]] {{FRA}} / [[Emile Idee]] {{FRA}}
*[[1941]] - [[Jules Rossi]] {{ITA}} / [[Louis Aimar]] {{FRA}}
*[[1938]] - [[Louis Aimar]] {{FRA}}
*[[1937]] - [[Pierre Cogan]] {{FRA}}
*[[1936]] - [[Antonin Magne]] {{FRA}}
*[[1935]] - [[Antonin Magne]] {{FRA}}
*[[1934]] - [[Antonin Magne]] {{FRA}}
*[[1933]] - [[Raymond Louviot]] {{FRA}}
*[[1932]] - [[Maurice Archambaud]] {{FRA}}
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