The Tour du Sud-Est was a professional cycle race held as a stage race in France. It was first held in 1919 and held for the final time in 1983, although it wasn't held every year. In 1965 it was part of the Super Prestige Pernod series. The race was also known by different names in its history: Circuit de Provence (1919–1920), Circuit du Byrrh (1927–1929), Tour des Provinces du Sud-Est (1955–1957) and Circuit du Provençal (1964–1965).
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Region | Southeast France |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | Super Prestige Pernod |
| Type | Stage race |
| History | |
| First edition | 1919 |
| Editions | 26 |
| Final edition | 1983 |
| First winner |  Alfred Steux (BEL) |
| Most wins | 2 wins: Bernard Gauthier (FRA) |
| Final winner |  Jean-Marie Grezet (SUI) |
Winners
edit| Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | Belgium
|
Alfred Steux | ||
| 1920 | France
|
Francis Pélissier | ||
| 1921–1923 | No race | |||
| 1924 |  Italy
|
Alfredo Binda | ||
| 1925 | France
|
André Villevieille | ||
| 1926 | France
|
José Pelletier | ||
| 1927 | France
|
Joseph Maurel | ||
| 1928 | France
|
François Menta | ||
| 1929 | France
|
Georges Cuvelier | ||
| 1930–1937 | No race | |||
| France
|
Oreste Bernardoni | |||
| 1939 | Italy
|
Nello Troggi | ||
| 1940–1949 | No race | |||
| 1950 | France
|
Marius Bonnet | ||
| 1951 | France
|
Robert Bonnaventure | ||
| 1952 | France
|
Bernard Gauthier | ||
| 1953 | France
|
Roger Hassenforder | ||
| 1954 | France
|
Jean Dacquay | ||
| 1955 |  Luxembourg
|
Charly Gaul | ||
| 1956 | France
|
Jean Stablinski | ||
| 1957 | France
|
Jean Graczyk | ||
| 1958 | France
|
Bernard Gauthier | ||
| 1959 | France
|
René Privat | ||
| 1960 |  Great Britain
|
Tom Simpson | ||
| 1961 | No race | |||
| 1962 | France
|
Gérard Thiélin | ||
| 1963 | France
|
Jean-Claude Lebaube | ||
| 1964 | France
|
Jean-Claude Annaert | ||
| 1965 |  Spain
|
Federico Bahamontes | ||
| 1966–1982 | No race | |||
| 1983 | Switzerland
|
Jean-Marie Grezet | ||
References
edit- Tour du Sud-Est palmares at Cycling Archives
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