Classique des Alpes

Classique des Alpes

Race details
Date	Early June
Region	Savoy, France
English name	Classic of the Alps
Local name(s)	Classique des Alpes Élites (French)
Discipline	Road race
Type	Single-day race
Organiser	ASO
History
First edition	1991 (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]

As of 2007^[update], the race continues for juniors.

Winners Elite race

		Rider	Team
1991	FRA !	Mottet, CharlyCharly Mottet (FRA)
1992	FRA !	Delion, GillesGilles Delion (FRA)
1993	NED !	Bouwmans, EddyEddy Bouwmans (NED)
1994	COL !	Rincon, OliverioOliverio Rincon (COL)
1995	ESP !	Gonzalez Arrieta, RamonRamon Gonzalez Arrieta (ESP)
1996	FRA !	Jalabert, LaurentLaurent Jalabert (FRA)
1997	FRA !	Roux, LaurentLaurent Roux (FRA)
1998	FRA !	Jalabert, LaurentLaurent Jalabert (FRA)
1999	ESP !	Osa, UnaiUnai Osa (ESP)
2000	ESP !	Jimenez, Jose MariaJosé María Jiménez (ESP)
2001	ESP !	Mayo, IbanIban Mayo (ESP)
2002	COL !	Botero, SantiagoSantiago Botero (COL)
2003	ESP !	Mancebo, FranciscoFrancisco Mancebo (ESP)
2004	ESP !	Pereiro, OscarÓscar Pereiro (ESP)

Winners junior race

		Rider	Team
1995	FRA !	Lapalud, GregoryGrégory Lapalud (FRA)
1996	FRA !	Lamouller, LoicLoïc Lamouller (FRA)
1997	NED !	Egelmeers, RoelRoel Egelmeers (NED)
1998	FRA !	Laidoun, JulienJulien Laidoun (FRA)
1999	NED !	Weening, PieterPieter Weening (NED)
2000	FRA !	Malle, MikaelMikael Malle (FRA)
2001	NED !	Maar, Marc deMarc de Maar (NED)
2002	FRA !	Vachon, FlorianFlorian Vachon (FRA)
2003	FRA !	Loubet, JulienJulien Loubet (FRA)
2004	BEL !	Jacobs, PieterPieter Jacobs (BEL)
2005	MDA !	Pliuschin, AlexandrAlexandr Pliuschin (MDA)
2006	BEL !	Ghyselinck, JanJan Ghyselinck (BEL)
2007	FRA !	Taiilefer, FabienFabien Taiilefer (FRA)
2008	FRA !	Le Bon, JohanJohan Le Bon (FRA)

References

1. ^ "La fin de la Classique des Alpes" (in French). Agence France Presse. 2004-10-20. 
2. ^ "La Classique des Alpes disparaît" (in French). L'Equipe. 2004-10-21. 

External links

• Official Site