Classique des Alpes
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Early June |
| Region | Savoy, France |
| English name | Classic of the Alps |
| Local name(s) | Classique des Alpes Élites (in French) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Type | One-day |
| Organiser | ASO |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1991 |
| Editions | 14 |
| Final edition | 2004 |
| First winner |  Charly Mottet (FRA) |
| Most wins | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) (2 wins) |
| Final winner |  Óscar Pereiro (ESP) |
Classique des Alpes was a classic taking place as a mountainous single-day cycling race. It took place in Chartreuse Mountains, beginning in Chambéry and finishing in Aix-les-Bains.
It was held between 1991 and 2004, a day before the start of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré. Following the 2004 edition, Jean-Marie Leblanc, head of the organising body the Amaury Sport Organisation, announced the race would no longer take place as the cycling teams were not supportive of the race.[1] Charly Mottet, the first winner of the race, said that the race would have been more successful in August, following the Tour de France, as the climbing specialists would have been in form.[2]
In 1995, a junior version of the Classique des Alpes was organised, which was continued after the senior version was cancelled.[3]
Elite race winners
| Year | Country | Rider | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | France
|
Charly Mottet | |
| 1992 | France
|
Gilles Delion | |
| 1993 |  Netherlands
|
Eddy Bouwmans | Novemail–Histor–Laser Computer |
| 1994 |  Colombia
|
Oliverio Rincón | |
| 1995 | Spain
|
Ramón González Arrieta | |
| 1996 | France
|
Laurent Jalabert | |
| 1997 | France
|
Laurent Roux | |
| 1998 | France
|
Laurent Jalabert | |
| 1999 | Spain
|
Unai Osa | |
| 2000 | Spain
|
José María Jiménez | |
| 2001 | Spain
|
Iban Mayo | |
| 2002 | Colombia
|
Santiago Botero | |
| 2003 | Spain
|
Francisco Mancebo | |
| 2004 | Spain
|
Óscar Pereiro |
Junior race winners
| Year | Country | Rider | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | France
|
Grégory Lapalud | |
| 1996 | France
|
Loïc Lamouller | |
| 1997 | Netherlands
|
Roel Egelmeers | |
| 1998 | France
|
Julien Laidoun | |
| 1999 | Netherlands
|
Pieter Weening | |
| 2000 | France
|
Mikael Malle | |
| 2001 | Netherlands
|
Marc de Maar | |
| 2002 | France
|
Florian Vachon | |
| 2003 | France
|
Julien Loubet | |
| 2004 |  Belgium
|
Pieter Jacobs | |
| 2005 |  Moldova
|
Alexandre Pliușchin | |
| 2006 | Belgium
|
Jan Ghyselinck | |
| 2007 | France
|
Fabien Taillefer | |
| 2008 | France
|
Johan Le Bon | |
| 2009 | Belgium
|
Tim Wellens | |
| 2010 | France
|
Alexis Dulin | |
| 2011 | France
|
Pierre-Roger Latour |
References
- ^ "La fin de la Classique des Alpes" (in French). Agence France Presse. 2004-10-20.
- ^ "La Classique des Alpes disparaît". L'Equipe (in French). 2004-10-21.
- ^ "Le palmarès depuis 1995". Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 2012-08-03.