| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | October |
| Region | Vendée, France |
| English name | Tour of Vendée |
| Local name(s) | Tour de Vendée (in French) |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Single-day |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1972 |
| Editions | 48 (as of 2019) |
| Most wins |  Jaan Kirsipuu (EST) (4 wins) |
| Most recent |  Marc Sarreau (FRA) |
Tour of Vendée is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in October (Previously May) in the region of Vendée, France, finishing in a circuit inside La Roche-sur-Yon town. From 2005 until 2009, the race was organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, moving to 1.HC classification in 2010, and also being part of the Coupe de France de cyclisme sur route. Between 1972 and 1979 it was an amateur race.
Winners
| Year | Country | Rider | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | Jean-René Bernaudeau | Renault-Gitane |
| 1981 | France | Bernard Bourreau | Peugeot-Esso-Michelin |
| 1982 | France | Serge Beucherie | Sem-France Loire |
| 1983 | France | Pierre Bazzo | Coop-Mercier-Mavic |
| 1984 | France | Claude Moreau | Coop-Hoonved |
| 1985 | France | Michel Bibollet | Fagor |
| 1986 | France | Francis Castaing | RMO–Cycles Méral–Mavic |
| 1987 | France | Jean-Claude Colotti | RMO–Cycles Méral–Mavic |
| 1988 |  Spain | Alberto Leanizbarrutia | Teka |
| 1989 | France | Laurent Bezault | Toshiba |
| 1990 | France | François Lemarchand | Z–Tomasso |
| 1991 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | Fabrice Naessens | Lotto |
| 1992 | France | Bruno Cornillet | Z |
| 1993 |  Russia | Dimitri Zhdanov | Novemail-Histor |
| 1994 | Belgium | Patrick Van Roosbroeck | Trident-Schick |
| 1995 | Belgium | Mario De Clercq | Lotto–Isoglass |
| 1996 | France | Laurent Desbiens | GAN |
| 1997 | Estonia | Jaan Kirsipuu | Casino |
| 1998 |  Italy | Marco Di Renzo | Cantina Tollo–Alexia Alluminio |
| 1999 | Estonia | Jaan Kirsipuu | Casino–Ag2r Prévoyance |
| 2000 | Estonia | Jaan Kirsipuu | AG2R Prévoyance |
| 2001 | France | Didier Rous | Bonjour |
| 2002 | France | Franck Bouyer | Bonjour |
| 2003 | Estonia | Jaan Kirsipuu | AG2R Prévoyance |
| 2004 |  Norway | Thor Hushovd[1] | Crédit Agricole |
| 2005 |  Sweden | Jonas Ljungblad | Amore & Vita–Beretta |
| 2006 | Spain | Mikel Gaztañaga[2] | Atom |
| 2007 | Spain | Mikel Gaztañaga[3] | Agritubel |
| 2008 | Spain | Koldo Fernández[4] | Euskaltel–Euskadi |
| 2009 | Russia | Pavel Brutt | Team Katusha |
| 2010 | Spain | Koldo Fernández | Euskaltel–Euskadi |
| 2011 | Italy | Marco Marcato | Vacansoleil–DCM |
| 2012 |  Netherlands | Wesley Kreder | Vacansoleil–DCM |
| 2013 | France | Nacer Bouhanni | FDJ.fr |
| 2014 | France | Armindo Fonseca | Bretagne–Séché Environnement |
| 2015 | France | Christophe Laporte | Cofidis |
| 2016 | France | Nacer Bouhanni | Cofidis |
| 2017 | France | Christophe Laporte | Cofidis |
| 2018 |  Germany | Nico Denz | AG2R La Mondiale |
| 2019 | France | Marc Sarreau | Groupama–FDJ |
References
- ^ "Tour de Vendée ( 18.04.2004 - 18.04.2004 )". Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2009-10-04.
- ^ "Tour de Vendée ( 25.05.2006 - 25.05.2006 )". Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2009-10-04.
- ^ "Tour de Vendée ( 01.05.2007 - 01.05.2007 )". Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2009-10-04.
- ^ "Tour de Vendée ( 05.10.2008 - 05.10.2008 )". Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2009-10-04.