The Polynormande is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in the region of Normandy, France.[1] Between 1980 and 2002 it was a criterium.[2] Since 2003, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, also being part of the French Road Cycling Cup.[3]

Polynormande
Race details
DateEarly August
RegionNormandy, France
English namePolynormand
Local name(s)Polynormande (in French)
DisciplineRoad race
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
French Road Cycling Cup
TypeSingle-day
Web sitewww.polynormande.com Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition1980 (1980)
Editions44 (as of 2024)
First winner Bernard Thévenet (FRA)
Most wins Richard Virenque (FRA) (2 wins)
Most recent Paul Lapeira (FRA)

Winners

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Year Country Rider Team
1980   France Bernard Thévenet Teka
1981   Belgium Lucien Van Impe Boston–Mavic
1982   France Bernard Hinault Renault–Elf
1983   France Marc Madiot Renault–Elf
1984   France Vincent Barteau Renault–Elf
1985   Belgium Claude Criquielion Hitachi–Splendor
1986   France Jean-René Bernaudeau Fagor
1987   France Marc Madiot Système U
1988   France Philippe Bouvatier BH
1989   France Laurent Fignon Super U-Raleigh
1990   France Thierry Claveyrolat RMO
1991   France Thierry Marie Castorama
1992   France Jean-François Bernard Banesto
1993    Switzerland Tony Rominger CLAS–Cajastur
1994   Uzbekistan Djamolidine Abdoujaparov Team Polti–Vaporetto
1995   France Richard Virenque Festina–Lotus
1996   France Laurent Brochard Festina–Lotus
1997   France Richard Virenque Festina–Lotus
1998   France Stéphane Heulot Française des Jeux
1999    Switzerland Laurent Dufaux Saeco–Cannondale
2000   France Pascal Hervé Team Polti
2001   France Laurent Jalabert CSC–Tiscali
2002   France Nicolas Vogondy Française des Jeux
2003   France Jérôme Pineau Brioches La Boulangère
2004   France Sylvain Chavanel Brioches La Boulangère
2005   Belgium Philippe Gilbert Française des Jeux
2006   France Anthony Charteau Crédit Agricole
2007   France Benoît Vaugrenard Française des Jeux
2008   France Arnaud Gérard Française des Jeux
2009   France Matthieu Ladagnous Française des Jeux
2010   Belgium Andy Cappelle Verandas Willems
2011   France Anthony Delaplace Saur–Sojasun
2012   France Tony Hurel Team Europcar
2013   Portugal José Gonçalves La Pomme Marseille
2014   Belgium Jan Ghyselinck Wanty–Groupe Gobert
2015   Belgium Oliver Naesen Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
2016   Belgium Baptiste Planckaert Wallonie-Bruxelles–Group Protect
2017   France Alexis Gougeard AG2R La Mondiale
2018   France Pierre-Luc Périchon Fortuneo–Samsic
2019   France Benoît Cosnefroy AG2R La Mondiale
2020 No race due to COVID-19 pandemic in France
2021   France Valentin Madouas Groupama–FDJ
2022   France Franck Bonnamour B&B Hotels–KTM
2023   Belgium Arnaud De Lie Lotto–Dstny
2024   France Paul Lapeira Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale

References

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  1. ^ "Polynormande". FirstCycling.com. 5 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Polynormande (Fra) - Cat.1.1". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  3. ^ "La Polynormande(1.1)". ProcyclingStats. 6 October 2023.