The Grand Prix des Nations was an individual time trial (against the clock) for both professional and amateur racing cyclists.[1] Held annually in Cannes, France, it was instituted in 1932 and often regarded as the unofficial time trial championship of the world and as a Classic cycle race. The race was the idea of a Parisian newspaper editor called Gaston Bénac. The beret-wearing sports editor was looking for a race to make a name for Paris-Soir, the biggest French evening paper before the war.
Grand Prix des Nations
Race details
Date
September
Region
France
English name
Grand Prix of the Nations
Local name(s)
Grand Prix des Nations (in French)
Discipline
Road
Type
Individual time-trial
History
First edition
1932 (1932)
Editions
70
Final edition
2004
First winner
Maurice Archambaud
Most wins
Jacques Anquetil ( 9 wins)
Final winner
Michael Rich
He and his colleague Albert Baker d'Isy had been inspired by the world road race championship in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1931. That, unusually, had been run as a time trial, and the two were impressed and also, they said, aware that a time-trial cost less to organise than a conventional road race. Baker d'Isy decided the name Grand Prix des Nations.[2]
The introduction of an official time trial champion at the UCI Road World Championships in 1994 and an Olympic individual time trial championship (1996) reduced its importance. With the introduction of the UCI ProTour in 2005, the event was removed from the calendar.
HistoryEdit
Race distances have varied. Until 1955, it was approximately 140 km; six years later, the distance was 100 km; from 1965 onwards the distance rarely exceeded 90 km, with many events run of around 75 km. The events were in the Vallée de Chevreuse in the Paris area, then near Cannes on the French Riviera; for five years from 1993, it was held at the Madine Lake in the Meuse; from 1998, it has taken place in Seine-Maritimedépartement, two circuits of 35 km around Dieppe.
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The Grand Prix des Nations was an individual time trial against the clock for both professional and amateur racing cyclists 1 Held annually in Cannes France it was instituted in 1932 and often regarded as the unofficial time trial championship of the world and as a Classic cycle race The race was the idea of a Parisian newspaper editor called Gaston Benac The beret wearing sports editor was looking for a race to make a name for Paris Soir the biggest French evening paper before the war Grand Prix des NationsRace detailsDateSeptemberRegionFranceEnglish nameGrand Prix of the NationsLocal name s Grand Prix des Nations in French DisciplineRoadTypeIndividual time trialHistoryFirst edition1932 1932 Editions70Final edition2004First winnerMaurice ArchambaudMost winsJacques Anquetil 9 wins Final winnerMichael RichHe and his colleague Albert Baker d Isy had been inspired by the world road race championship in Copenhagen Denmark in 1931 That unusually had been run as a time trial and the two were impressed and also they said aware that a time trial cost less to organise than a conventional road race Baker d Isy decided the name Grand Prix des Nations 2 There is a dispute over who devised the first route The American French writer Rene de Latour said in the UK magazine Sporting Cyclist that he did Baker d Isy says that he did The route started near the Versailles chateau and ran round a triangle through Rambouillet Maulette Saint Remy les Chevreuse Versailles and Boulogne to finish on the Velodrome Buffalo where the founder of the Tour de France Henri Desgrange had become the world s first hour record holder in 1893 There were three hills one in the first 100 km plenty of cobbles and the last 40 km went through the woods of the Vallee de Chevreuse a popular area for bike riders The distance was 142 km 3 The introduction of an official time trial champion at the UCI Road World Championships in 1994 and an Olympic individual time trial championship 1996 reduced its importance With the introduction of the UCI ProTour in 2005 the event was removed from the calendar History EditRace distances have varied Until 1955 it was approximately 140 km six years later the distance was 100 km from 1965 onwards the distance rarely exceeded 90 km with many events run of around 75 km The events were in the Vallee de Chevreuse in the Paris area then near Cannes on the French Riviera for five years from 1993 it was held at the Madine Lake in the Meuse from 1998 it has taken place in Seine Maritime departement two circuits of 35 km around Dieppe The roll of honour includes cycling s greatest time trialists but the event s history was dominated by two Frenchmen Jacques Anquetil won nine times Bernard Hinault five 4 British amateur woman Beryl Burton competed in 1968 finishing only minutes behind her male rivals Winners professionals EditYear Country Rider Team1932 nbsp France Maurice Archambaud1933 nbsp France Raymond Louviot1934 nbsp France Antonin Magne1935 nbsp France Antonin Magne1936 nbsp France Antonin Magne1937 nbsp France Pierre Cogan1938 nbsp France Louis Aimar1941 nbsp Italy Jules Rossi victory shared with Louis Aimar 1941 nbsp France Louis Aimar victory shared with Jules Rossi 1942 nbsp France Jean Marie Goasmat victory shared with Emile Idee 1942 nbsp France Emile Idee victory shared with Jean Marie Goasmat 1943 nbsp Belgium Jozef Somers1944 nbsp France Emile Carrara1945 nbsp France Eloi Tassin1946 nbsp Italy Fausto Coppi1947 nbsp Italy Fausto Coppi1948 nbsp France Rene Berton1949 nbsp France Charles Coste1950 nbsp Belgium Maurice Blomme1951 nbsp Switzerland Hugo Koblet1952 nbsp France Louison Bobet Stella Huret Dunlop1953 nbsp France Jacques Anquetil La Francaise Dunlop1954 nbsp France Jacques Anquetil La Perle Hutchinson1955 nbsp France Jacques Anquetil La Perle Hutchinson1956 nbsp France Jacques Anquetil Helyett Potin1957 nbsp France Jacques Anquetil Helyett Potin1958 nbsp France Jacques Anquetil Helyett Potin1959 nbsp Italy Aldo Moser EMI Guerra1960 nbsp Italy Ercole Baldini Ignis1961 nbsp France Jacques Anquetil Helyett Fynsec1962 nbsp Belgium Ferdinand Bracke Peugeot1963 nbsp France Raymond Poulidor Mercier BP1964 nbsp Belgium Walter Boucquet Flandria Faema1965 nbsp France Jacques Anquetil Ford Gitane1966 nbsp France Jacques Anquetil Ford Hutchinson1967 nbsp Italy Felice Gimondi Salvarani1968 nbsp Italy Felice Gimondi Salvarani1969 nbsp Belgium Herman van Springel Mann Grundig1970 nbsp Belgium Herman van Springel Mann Grundig1971 nbsp Spain Luis Ocana Bic1972 nbsp Belgium Roger Swerts Molteni1973 nbsp Belgium Eddy Merckx Molteni1974 nbsp Netherlands Roy Schuiten TI Raleigh1975 nbsp Netherlands Roy Schuiten TI Raleigh1976 nbsp Belgium Freddy Maertens Flandria Velda1977 nbsp France Bernard Hinault Gitane Campagnolo1978 nbsp France Bernard Hinault Renault Elf Gitane1979 nbsp France Bernard Hinault Renault Elf Gitane1980 nbsp Belgium Jean Luc Vandenbroucke La Redoute Motobecane1981 nbsp Switzerland Daniel Gisiger Cilo Aufina1982 nbsp France Bernard Hinault Renault Elf1983 nbsp Switzerland Daniel Gisiger Malvor Bottecchia1984 nbsp France Bernard Hinault La Vie Claire1985 nbsp France Charly Mottet Renault Elf Gitane1986 nbsp Ireland Sean Kelly Kas1987 nbsp France Charly Mottet Systeme U Gitane1988 nbsp France Charly Mottet Systeme U Gitane1989 nbsp France Laurent Fignon Super U Raleigh Fiat1990 nbsp Switzerland Thomas Wegmuller Weinn SMM1991 nbsp Switzerland Tony Rominger Toshiba1992 nbsp Belgium Johan Bruyneel ONCE1993 nbsp France Armand de Las Cuevas Banesto Pinarello1994 nbsp Switzerland Tony Rominger Mapei CLAS1995 No race1996 nbsp Great Britain Chris Boardman GAN1997 nbsp Germany Uwe Peschel Cantina Tollo Carrier1998 nbsp France Francisque Teyssier Mutuelle de Seine et Marne1999 nbsp Ukraine Serhiy Honchar Vini Caldirola2000 Result Void 5 6 2001 nbsp Germany Jens Voigt Credit Agricole2002 nbsp Germany Uwe Peschel Gerolsteiner2003 nbsp Germany Michael Rich Gerolsteiner2004 nbsp Germany Michael 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