| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Mid-February |
| Region | Var department Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| English name | Tour of the Haut-Var |
| Local name(s) | Tour du Haut-Var (in French) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Stage race |
| Organiser | Association Sportive Seillanaise |
| Race director | Moïse Puginier |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1969 |
| Editions | 51 (as of 2019) |
| First winner |  Raymond Poulidor (FRA) |
| Most wins |  Joop Zoetemelk (NED) Arthur Vichot (FRA)(3 wins) |
| Most recent |  Nairo Quintana (COL) |
The Tour du Haut Var (English: Tour of the Haut Var) is an early-season two-day road bicycle race in the Var department region in the south of France. Until 2008 it was run as a one-day race, part of the UCI Europe Tour. In 2009, the race transformed to a 2.1 event, raced over two days. Dutchman Joop Zoetemelk and France's Arthur Vichot hold the record with three wins.
The Tour du Haut Var is one of several stage races held in the hilly Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in February, alongside the Étoile de Bessèges, La Méditerranéenne and the Tour La Provence.[1] These early-season races are competed mainly by French teams and are considered preparations for Paris–Nice, the first European World Tour event in March.[1]
Winners
| Year | Country | Rider | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | France | Raymond Poulidor | Mercier-BP-Hutchinson |
| 1970 | France | René Grelin | Frimatic-De Gribaldy |
| 1971 | France | Désiré Letort | Bic |
| 1972 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | Frans Verbeeck | Watneys-Avia |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Joop Zoetemelk | Gitane-Frigécrème |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Gerben Karstens | Bic |
| 1975 | France | Raymond Delisle | Peugeot-BP-Michelin |
| 1976 | Belgium | Frans Verbeeck | IJsboerke-Colnago |
| 1977 | France | Bernard Thevenet | Peugeot-Esso-Michelin |
| 1978 | Belgium | Freddy Maertens | Flandria–Velda–Lano |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Joop Zoetemelk | Miko-Mercier |
| 1980 | France | Pascal Simon | Peugeot-Esso-Michelin |
| 1981 | France | Jacques Bossis | Peugeot-Esso-Michelin |
| 1982 |  Ireland | Sean Kelly | Sem-France Loire |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Joop Zoetemelk | Coop-Mercier |
| 1984 | France | Eric Caritoux | Skil-Reydel |
| 1985 | France | Charly Mottet | Renault-Elf |
| 1986 | France | Pascal Simon | Peugeot-Shell-Velo Talbot |
| 1987 |  Germany | Rolf Gölz | Superconfex-Yoko |
| 1988 | Belgium | Luc Roosen | Roland |
| 1989 | France | Gerard Rué | Super U-Raleigh-Fiat |
| 1990 | France | Luc Leblanc | Castorama |
| 1991 | France | Eric Caritoux | RMO |
| 1992 | France | Gerard Rué | Castorama |
| 1993 | France | Thierry Claveyrolat | GAN |
| 1994 | France | Laurent Brochard | Castorama |
| 1995 |  Italy | Marco Lietti | MG Maglificio-Technogym |
| 1996 |  Switzerland | Bruno Boscardin | Festina–Lotus |
| 1997 | Italy | Rodolfo Massi | Casino |
| 1998 | France | Laurent Jalabert | ONCE |
| 1999 | Italy | Davide Rebellin | Polti |
| 2000 | Italy | Daniele Nardello | Mapei–Quick-Step |
| 2001 | Italy | Daniele Nardello | Mapei–Quick-Step |
| 2002 | France | Laurent Jalabert | CSC–Tiscali |
| 2003 | France | Sylvain Chavanel | Brioches La Boulangère |
| 2004 | Netherlands | Marc Lotz | Rabobank |
| 2005 | Belgium | Philippe Gilbert | Française des Jeux |
| 2006 | Italy | Leonardo Bertagnolli | Cofidis |
| 2007 | Italy | Filippo Pozzato | Liquigas |
| 2008 | Italy | Davide Rebellin | Gerolsteiner |
| 2009 | France | Thomas Voeckler | Bbox Bouygues Telecom |
| 2010 | France | Christophe Le Mével | Française des Jeux |
| 2011 | France | Thomas Voeckler | Team Europcar |
| 2012 |  Great Britain | Jonathan Tiernan-Locke | Endura Racing |
| 2013 | France | Arthur Vichot | FDJ |
| 2014 | Colombia | Carlos Betancur | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
| 2015 |  Luxembourg | Ben Gastauer | AG2R La Mondiale |
| 2016 | France | Arthur Vichot | FDJ |
| 2017 | France | Arthur Vichot | FDJ |
| 2018 | France | Jonathan Hivert | Direct Énergie |
| 2019 | France | Thibaut Pinot | Groupama–FDJ |
| 2020 | Colombia | Nairo Quintana | Arkéa–Samsic |
References
- ^ a b "News shorts: New French stage race planned for February". Cycling News. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
External links
- Official website (in French)