Chrono des Nations

Chrono des Nations

Race details
Date	Mid October
Region	Vendée, France
English name	Chrono of the Nations Les Herbiers Vendée
Local name(s)	Chrono des Nations - Les Herbiers Vendée (French)
Discipline	Road race
Competition	UCI Europe Tour
Type	Individual time-trial
History
First edition	1982 (1982)
Editions	30 (as of 2011)
First winner	Gary Dowdell (GBR)
Most wins	Serhiy Honchar (UKR) (3 wins)
Most recent	Tony Martin (GER)

Chrono des Nations - Les Herbiers Vendée is a single-day time-trial bicycle race held annually in October in Vendée, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.

It was originally called Chrono des Herbiers but in 2006 the race merged with the now defunct Grand Prix des Nations to create the currently called Chrono des Nations.^[1]

Winners

Men

		Rider	Team
1982	GBR !	Dowdell, GaryGary Dowdell (GBR)
1983	GBR !	Akam, DavidDavid Akam (GBR)
1984	FRA !	Esnault, PatricePatrice Esnault (FRA)
1985	FRA !	Richard, BernardBernard Richard (FRA)
1986	FRA !	Petiteau, FranckFranck Petiteau (FRA)
1987	FRA !	Lance, PascalPascal Lance (FRA)
1988	FRA !	Lance, PascalPascal Lance (FRA)
1989	NED !	Jeletich, MarcoMarco Jeletich (NED)
1990	SWE !	Karlsson, JanJan Karlsson (SWE)
1991	SWE !	Karlsson, JanJan Karlsson (SWE)
1992	LTU !	Kasputis, ArturasArturas Kasputis (LTU)	Postobón-Manzana
1993	GBR !	Boardman, ChrisChris Boardman (GBR)	GAN
1994	FRA !	Lance, PascalPascal Lance (FRA)	GAN
1995	FRA !	Lance, PascalPascal Lance (FRA)	GAN
1996	GBR !	Boardman, ChrisChris Boardman (GBR)	GAN
1997	UKR !	Honchar, SerhiySerhiy Honchar (UKR)	Aki-Safi
1998	UKR !	Honchar, SerhiySerhiy Honchar (UKR)	Cantina Tollo-Alexia Alluminio
1999	UKR !	Honchar, SerhiySerhiy Honchar (UKR)	Vini Caldirola
2000	SUI !	Nuttli, JeanJean Nuttli (SUI)	Phonak
2001	SUI !	Nuttli, JeanJean Nuttli (SUI)	Phonak
2002	GER !	Rich, MichaelMichael Rich (GER)	Gerolsteiner
2003	GER !	Rich, MichaelMichael Rich (GER)	Gerolsteiner
2004	BEL !	Roesems, BertBert Roesems (BEL)	Relax-Bodysol
2005	CZE !	Sosenka, OndřejOndřej Sosenka (CZE)	Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil
2006	LAT !	Belohvoščiks, RaivisRaivis Belohvoščiks (LAT)	C.B. Immobiliare–Universal Caffè
2007	HUN !	Bodrogi, LászlóLászló Bodrogi (HUN)	Crédit Agricole
2008	NED !	Clement, StefStef Clement (NED)	Bouygues Télécom
2009	KAZ !	Vinokourov, AlexandreAlexandre Vinokourov (KAZ)	Astana
2010	GBR !	Millar, DavidDavid Millar (GBR)	Garmin-Transitions
2011	GER !	Martin, TonyTony Martin (GER)	HTC-Highroad

Women & Espoirs

Year	Women	Espoir men
1982	Gary Dowdell (GBR)
1983	David Akam (GBR)
1984	Patrice Esnault (FRA)
1985	Bernard Richard (FRA)
1986	Frank Petiteau (FRA)
1987	Jeannie Longo (FRA)
1988	Maria Canins (ITA)
1989	Maria Canins (ITA)
1990	Astrid Shop
1991	Nathalie Gendron (FRA)
1992	Jeannie Longo (FRA)
1993	Roselyne Riou (FRA)
1994	Marion Clignet (FRA)
1995	Jeannie Longo (FRA)
1996	Chrystèle Richard (FRA)
1997	Zulfiya Zabirova (RUS)
1998	Zulfiya Zabirova (RUS)
1999	Zulfiya Zabirova (RUS)
2000	Jeannie Longo (FRA)
2001	Edwige Pitel (FRA)
2002	Zulfiya Zabirova (RUS)
2003	Margaret Hemsley (AUS)
2004	Edwige Pitel (FRA)
2005	Edwige Pitel (FRA)
2006	Priska Doppmann (SUI)
2007	Susanne Ljungskog (SWE)
2008	Susanne Ljungskog (SWE)
2009	Jeannie Longo (FRA)
2010	Jeannie Longo (FRA)	Alex Dowsett (GBR)
2011	Amber Neben (USA)	Yoann Paillot (FRA)

External links

• Official site

References

1. ^ www.cyclingnews.com - the world centre of cycling