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The quality of field has suffered since the [[Vuelta a España]] moved to September in 1995, many sprinter-roadmen preferring the Spanish Tour.
 
The quality of field has suffered since the [[Vuelta a España]] moved to September in 1995, many sprinter-roadmen preferring the Spanish Tour.
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==Results==
 
==Results==
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{{Cycling pw start}}
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{| table BORDER=5 CELLSPACING=4 CELLPADDING=5 style="font-size: 95%"
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=1893|name=[[André Henry]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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|- tr BGCOLOR="darkred"
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{{Cycling pw no race|year=1894&ndash;<br />1905}}
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| valign=top align=left width=33% |
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=1906|name=[[Albert Dupont]]|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[2005]] - [[Robbie McEwen]]  {{flagiconAUS}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=1907|name=[[Gustave Garrigou]]|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[2004]] - [[Nick Nuyens]]  {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1908|name=[[Lucien Petit-Breton]]|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[2003]] - [[Kim Kirchen]]  {{flagiconLUX}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1909|name=[[François Faber]]|nat=LUX|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[2002]] - [[Robbie McEwen]]  {{flagiconAUS}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1910|name=[[Maurice Brocco]]|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[2001]] - [[Emmanuel Magnien]]  {{flagiconFrance}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1911|name=[[Octave Lapize]]|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[2000]] - [[Max van Heeswijk]]  {{flagiconNED}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1912|name=[[Octave Lapize]]|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1999]] - [[Romans Vainsteins]]  --  LVA
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1913|name=[[Octave Lapize]]|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1998]] - [[Stefano Zanini]]  {{flagiconITA}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1914|name=[[Louis Mottiat]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1997]] - [[Alessandro Bertolini]]  {{flagiconITA}}
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{{Cycling pw no race|year=1915&ndash;<br />1918}}
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* [[1996]] - [[Andrea Tafi]]  {{flagiconITA}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1919|name=[[Alexis Michiels]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1995]] - [[Frank Vandenbroucke (cyclist)|Frank Vandenbroucke]]  {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1920|name=[[Henri Pélissier]]|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1994]] - [[Rolf Sørensen]]   {{flagiconDenmark}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1921|name=[[Robert Reboul]]|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1993]] - [[François Moreau]]   {{flagiconFrance}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=1922|name=[[Félix Sellier]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1992]] - [[Rolf Sørensen]]  {{flagiconDenmark}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1923|name=[[Félix Sellier]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1991]] - [[Brian Holm]]  {{flagiconDenmark}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=1924|name=[[Félix Sellier]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1990]] - [[Franco Ballerini]]  {{flagiconITA}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=1925|name=[[Gerard Debaets]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1989]] - [[Jelle Nijdam]]  {{flagiconNED}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=1926|name=[[Denis Verschueren]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1988]] - [[Rolf Gölz]]  {{flagiconGermany}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1927|name=[[Nicholas Frantz]]|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1987]] - [[Wim Arras]]  {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1928|name=[[Georges Ronsse]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1986]] - [[Guido Bontempi]]  {{flagiconITA}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1929|name=[[Pé Verhaegen]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1985]] - [[Adri van der Poel]]  {{flagiconNED}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1930|name=[[Ernest Mottard]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1984]] - [[Eric Vanderaerden]]  {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1931|name=[[Jean Aerts]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1983]] - [[Tommy Prim]]  {{flagiconSwened}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=1932|name=[[Julian Vervaecke]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1982]] - [[Jacques Hanegraaf]]  {{flagiconNED}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1933|name=[[Albert Barthelèmy]]|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1981]] - [[Roger De Vlaeminck]]  {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1934|name=[[Frans Bonduel]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1980]] - [[Pierino Gavazzi]]  {{flagiconITA}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1935|name=[[Edgard De Caluwé]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1979]] - [[Ludo Peeters]]  {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1936|name=[[Eloi Meulenberg]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1978]] - [[Jan Raas]]  {{flagiconNED}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1937|name=[[Albert Beckaert]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1977]] - [[Ludo Peeters]]   {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1938|name=[[Marcel Kint]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1976]] - [[Felice Gimondi]]  {{flagiconITA}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=1939|name=[[Frans Bonduel]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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| valign=top align=left width=34% |
−
{{Cycling pw no race|year=1940&ndash;<br />1945}}
+
* [[1975]] - [[Freddy Maertens]]   {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1946|name=[[Briek Schotte]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1974]] - [[Marc Demeyer]]  {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1947|name=[[Ernest Sterckx]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1973]] - [[Eddy Merckx]]   {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1948|name=[[Ludo Poels]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1967]]-[[1972]] - no races
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1949|name=[[Maurice Diot]]|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1966]] - [[Felice Gimondi]]   {{flagiconITA}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1950|name=[[Rik Van Steenbergen]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1965]] - [[Edward Sels]]   {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1951|name=[[Jean Geugen]]|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1964]] - [[Georges Van Coningsloo]]   {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1952|name=[[Briek Schotte]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1963]] - [[Jean Stablinski]]   {{flagiconFrance}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1953|name=[[Loretto Petrucci]]|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1962]] - [[Jos Wouters]]  {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1954|name=[[Marcel Hendrickx]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1961]] - [[Pino Cérami]]  {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1955|name=[[Marcel Hendrickx]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1960]] - [[Pierre Everaet]]  {{flagiconFrance}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=1956|name=[[Rik Van Looy]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1959]] - [[Frans Schouben]]  {{flagiconBEL}}
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{{Cycling pw mid}}
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* [[1958]] - [[Rik Van Looy]]   {{flagiconBEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=1957|name=[[Léon Van Daele]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1957]] - [[Léon Van Daele]]   {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1958|name=[[Rik Van Looy]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1956]] - [[Rik Van Looy]]   {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1959|name=[[Frans Schouben]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1955]] - [[Marcel Hendrickx]]   {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1960|name=[[Pierre Everaet]]|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1954]] - [[Marcel Hendrickx]]  {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1961|name=[[Pino Cerami]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1953]] - [[Loretto Petrucci]]  {{flagiconITA}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1962|name=[[Jos Wouters]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1952]] - [[Briek Schotte]]  {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1963|name=[[Jean Stablinski]]|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1951]] - [[Jean Geugen]]  {{flagiconFrance}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1964|name=[[Georges Van Coningsloo]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1950]] - [[Rik Van Steenbergen]]  {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1965|name=[[Edward Sels]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1949]] - [[Maurice Diot]]  {{flagiconFrance}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1966|name=[[Felice Gimondi]]|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1948]] - [[Ludo Poels]]  {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw no race|year=1967&ndash;<br />1972}}
+
* [[1947]] - [[Ernest Sterckx]]  {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1973|name=[[Eddy Merckx]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1946]] - [[Briek Schotte]]   {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1974|name=[[Marc Demeyer]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1940]]-[[1945]] - no races
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1975|name=[[Freddy Maertens]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1939]] - [[Frans Bonduel]]  {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1976|name=[[Felice Gimondi]]|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1938]] - [[Marcel Kint]]  {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1977|name=[[Ludo Peeters]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1937]] - [[Albert Beckaert]]  {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1978|name=[[Jan Raas]]|nat=NED|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1936]] - [[Eloi Meulenberg]]  {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1979|name=[[Ludo Peeters]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
| valign=top align=left width=33% |
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1980|name=[[Pierino Gavazzi]]|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1935]] - [[Edgard De Caluwé]]  {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1981|name=[[Roger De Vlaeminck]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1934]] - [[Frans Bonduel]]  {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1982|name=[[Jacques Hanegraaf]]|nat=NED|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1933]] - [[Albert Barthelèmy]]  {{flagiconFrance}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1983|name=[[Tommy Prim]]|nat=SWE|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1932]] - [[Julian Vervaecke]]  {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1984|name=[[Eric Vanderaerden]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1931]] - [[Jean Aerts]]  {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1985|name=[[Adri van der Poel]]|nat=NED|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1930]] - [[Ernest Mottard]]  {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1986|name=[[Guido Bontempi]]|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1929]] - [[Pé Verhaegen]]  {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1987|name=[[Wim Arras]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1928]] - [[Georges Ronsse]]  {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1988|name=[[Rolf Gölz]]|nat=GER|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1927]] - [[Nicholas Frantz]]  {{flagiconFrance}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1989|name=[[Jelle Nijdam]]|nat=NED|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1926]] - [[Denis Verschueren]]  {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1990|name=[[Franco Ballerini]]|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1925]] - [[Gerard Debaets]]  {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1991|name=[[Brian Holm]]|nat=DNK|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1924]] - [[Félix Sellier]]   {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1992|name=[[Rolf Sørensen]]|nat=DNK|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1923]] - [[Félix Sellier]]   {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1993|name=[[François Moreau]]|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1922]] - [[Félix Sellier]]  {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1994|name=[[Rolf Sørensen]]|nat=DNK|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1921]] - [[Robert Reboul]]  {{flagiconFrance}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1995|name=[[Frank Vandenbroucke (cyclist)|Frank Vandenbroucke]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1920]] - [[Henri Pélissier]]  {{flagiconFrance}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1996|name=[[Andrea Tafi (cyclist)|Andrea Tafi]]|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1919]] - [[Alexis Michiels]]  {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1997|name=[[Alessandro Bertolini]]|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1915]]-[[1918]] - no races
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1998|name=[[Stefano Zanini]]|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1914]] - [[Louis Mottiat]]   {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=1999|name=[[Romāns Vainšteins]]|nat=LVA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1913]] - [[Octave Lapize]]   {{flagiconFrance}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=2000|name=[[Max van Heeswijk]]|nat=NED|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1912]] - [[Octave Lapize]]   {{flagiconFrance}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=2001|name=[[Emmanuel Magnien]]|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1911]] - [[Octave Lapize]]   {{flagiconFrance}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=2002|name=[[Robbie McEwen]]|nat=AUS|natvar=|team=[[Lotto-Adecco]]|teamnat=BEL|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1910]] - [[Maurice Brocco]]   {{flagiconFrance}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=2003|name=[[Kim Kirchen]]|nat=LUX|natvar=|team=[[Fassa Bortolo]]|teamnat=ITA|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1909]] - [[François Faber]]   {{flagiconLUX}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=2004|name=[[Nick Nuyens]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[Quick Step-Davitamon]]|teamnat=BEL|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1908]] - [[Lucien Petit-Breton]]   {{flagiconFrance}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=2005|name=[[Robbie McEwen]]|nat=AUS|natvar=|team=[[Davitamon-Lotto]]|teamnat=BEL|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1907]] - [[Gustave Garrigou]]   {{flagiconFrance}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=2006|name=[[Robbie McEwen]]|nat=AUS|natvar=|team=[[Davitamon-Lotto]]|teamnat=BEL|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1906]] - [[Albert Dupont]]   {{flagiconFrance}}
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=2007|name=[[Robbie McEwen]]|nat=AUS|natvar=|team=[[Predictor-Lotto]]|teamnat=BEL|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1894]]-[[1905]] - no race
−
{{Cycling pw rider|year=2008|name=[[Robbie McEwen]]|nat=AUS|natvar=|team=[[Silence-Lotto]]|teamnat=BEL|teamnatvar=}}
+
* [[1893]] - [[André Henry]]   {{flagiconBEL}}
−
{{Cycling pw end}}
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|}
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[[Category:Classic cycle races|Paris-Brussels]]
 
[[Category:Classic cycle races|Paris-Brussels]]

Revision as of 14:58, 25 November 2008

Paris-Brussels
Region France - Belgium
Date September
Type One-day race
First Edition: 1896
Editions 85
First Winner 22px-Flag of Belgium (civil).png André Henry
Most Recent: 22px-Flag of Australia.svg.png Robbie McEwen
Most Wins: 22px-Flag of France.png Octave Lapize and
22px-Flag of Belgium (civil).png Félix Sellier,
3 times


Paris-Brussels is a semi classic European bicycle race. It is one of the oldest races on the international calendar.

History

Paris-Brussels was first run in 1893 as an amateur event over two days. The race was a Spring Classic towards the end of April, between Paris-Roubaix and Gent-Wevelgem. The event lost its prestige in 1966 when Dutch promoted the Amstel Gold Race. The race was also affected by traffic problems and was not run between 1967 and 1972.

When the race returned in 1973 it was midweek towards the end of September, just before Paris-Tours. The 1973 race was won by Eddy Merckx. The most individual wins stood for a long time at three, by Octave Lapize (France) and Felix Sellier (Belgium). Lapize won in 1911, 1912 and 1913 and Sellier in 1922, 1923 and 1924. Lapize was disqualified after winning the 1910 race for not observing a neutralised section. In 2007, Robbie McEwen broke the record by winning his fourth race, and bettered this again with a fifth win in 2008.

English-speaking riders

Paris-Brussels has only seen moderate success for British riders, Sean Yates finished third in 1994 in a break with Rolf Sørensen and Franco Ballerini. There was animosity between Yates and Sørensen after shirt-pulling in the 1994 Tour de France. Sørensen broke away to win.

Tom Simpson finished second in 1963. He went away well before the border into Belgium. A small group went with him and established a 13-minute lead. The group contained Jean Stablinski and Simpson lost to him when his gears slipped and Stablinski got away for the win.

Robbie McEwen won in 2002 after the peloton caught Erik Dekker with 500m remaining. Another Australian Phil Anderson finished third in 1992. Irishman Seamus Elliott was unfortunate in 1958; with three miles to go he had a lead of a minute when he smashed his frame. He took a spectator's bike but finished down the rankings.

File:Paris-Brussels Map.JPG
Map showing the route of the 2004 edition of Paris-Brussels.

Race length

Before 1926, the race was always over 400km, but this has reduced over the years with 2004 being 225km, although as recently as 1987 the distance was 309km when Wim Arras triumphed. The quickest race was 1975 when a tailwind helped Freddy Maertens finish in 46.11kmh.

Route

The race starts at Soissons, in Picardie, 85km north-east of Paris, although prior to 1996 the race started in Noyon and during the 1980s in Senlis. The race is level but towards the end there are cobbled climbs such as the Alsemberg, Mont Saint Roch and the Keperenberg. The race ended for many years in the Anderlecht district of Brussels outside the Constant Vanden Stock football stadium in the Place de Linde. However, 2005 concluded at the Atomium north of the centre of Brussels. 1996 saw another change when it was moved from midweek date to a Saturday.

The quality of field has suffered since the Vuelta a España moved to September in 1995, many sprinter-roadmen preferring the Spanish Tour.


Results

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