| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Mid-Late August |
| Region | Limousin, France |
| English name | Tour of Limousin |
| Local name(s) | Tour du Limousin (in French) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Stage-race |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1968 |
| Editions | 52 (as of 2019) |
| First winner |  Pierre Martelozzo (FRA) |
| Most wins | Francis Duteil (FRA) Charly Mottet (FRA) Patrice Halgand (FRA) Bernard Hinault (FRA) Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) (2 wins) |
| Most recent |  Luca Wackermann (ITA) |
Tour du Limousin is a 4-day road bicycle race held annually in Limousin, France. It was first held in 1968 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2011 it was upgraded to an 2.HC event, and downgraded to 2.1 since 2013. Between 1968 and 1974 it was an amateur race.
Winners
| Year | Country | Rider | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | France | Pierre Martelozzo | |
| 1969 | France | Paul Gutty | Tigra |
| 1970 | France | Francis Duteil | |
| 1971 | France | François Dubreuil | |
| 1972 |  Soviet Union | Juri Dimitriev | |
| 1973 | France | François Dubreuil | |
| 1974 |  Poland | Ryszard Szurkowski | |
| 1975 | France | Francis Campaner | Sporting Clube de Portugal |
| 1976 | France | Bernard Hinault | Gitane–Campagnolo |
| 1977 | France | Bernard Hinault | Gitane–Campagnolo |
| 1978 | France | Gilbert Chaumaz | |
| 1979 | France | Bernard Vallet | La Redoute |
| 1980 | France | René Bittinger | Miko–Mercier–Vivagel |
| 1981 | France | Marc Madiot | Renault–Elf–Gitane |
| 1982 | France | Eric Salomon | |
| 1983 | France | Dominique Arnaud | Wolber |
| 1984 |  Denmark | Kim Andersen | COOP–Hoonved |
| 1985 | France | Thierry Marie | Renault–Elf |
| 1986 | France | Dominique Gaigne | Système U |
| 1987 | France | Charly Mottet | Système U |
| 1988 | France | Jean-Marc Manfrin | |
| 1989 | France | Thierry Claveyrolat | RMO |
| 1990 | France | Martial Gayant | Toshiba |
| 1991 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | Michel Vermote | RMO |
| 1992 | France | Eric Boyer | Z |
| 1993 | France | Charly Mottet | Novemail–Histor–Laser Computer |
| 1994 |  Germany | Jens Heppner | Team Telekom |
| 1995 |  Ukraine | Andrei Tchmil | Lotto–Isoglass |
| 1996 | France | Laurent Brochard | Festina–Lotus |
| 1997 |  Estonia | Lauri Aus | Casino |
| 1998 | France | Vincent Cali | Casino–Ag2r |
| 1999 | France | Stéphane Heulot | Française des Jeux |
| 2000 | France | Patrice Halgand | Jean Delatour |
| 2001 | France | Franck Bouyer | Bonjour |
| 2002 | France | Patrice Halgand | Jean Delatour |
| 2003 | Italy | Massimiliano Lelli | Cofidis |
| 2004 | France | Pierrick Fédrigo | Crédit Agricole |
| 2005 | France | Sébastien Joly | Crédit Agricole |
| 2006 |  Colombia | Leonardo Duque | Cofidis |
| 2007 | France | Pierrick Fédrigo | Bouygues Télécom |
| 2008 | France | Sébastien Hinault | Crédit Agricole |
| 2009 | France | Mathieu Perget | Caisse d'Epargne |
| 2010 |  Sweden | Gustav Larsson | Team Saxo Bank |
| 2011 | Belgium | Björn Leukemans | Vacansoleil–DCM |
| 2012 |  Japan | Yukiya Arashiro | Team Europcar |
| 2013 |  Switzerland | Martin Elmiger | IAM Cycling |
| 2014 | Italy | Mauro Finetto | Neri Sottoli |
| 2015 | Italy | Sonny Colbrelli | Bardiani–CSF |
| 2016 |  United States | Joey Rosskopf | BMC Racing Team |
| 2017 | France | Alexis Vuillermoz | AG2R La Mondiale |
| 2018 | France | Nicolas Edet | Cofidis |
| 2019 | France | Benoît Cosnefroy | AG2R La Mondiale |
| 2020 | Italy | Luca Wackermann | Vini Zabù–KTM |
External links
- Official website (in French)
- English section of the official site