The Tour of the Mediterranean (Tour Méditerranéen) is currently (2009) a 6-stage race held in February. The Mediterranean Tour was created by Lucien Aimar, winner of the 1966 Tour de France, after he retired from professional racing in 1973. From 1974 to 1977 the race was called the Trophée Méditerranéen. It was elevated to 2.1 status in 2005.
Year
|
1st Place
|
2nd Place
|
3rd Place
|
Distance
|
Average Speed
km/hr
|
| 1974 |
Charly Rouxel |
Cyrille Guimard |
Jacky Mourioux |
504.5 km |
|
| 1975 |
Joseph Bruyère
15hr 34min 8sec |
Bernard Labourdette
@ s.t. |
Patricl Perret
@ s.t. |
604 km |
38.795 |
| 1976 |
Roy Schuiten
16hr 16min 16sec |
Roland Salm
@ 38sec |
Michel Laurent
@ 1min 5sec |
590 km |
36.260 |
| 1977 |
Eddy Merckx
15hr 7min 12sec |
Wilfried Wesemael
@ 10sec |
Jean Chassang
@ 26sec |
549.9 km |
36.376 |
| 1978 |
Gerrie Knetemann
9hr 58min 19sec |
Joseph Bruyère
@ 42sec |
Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke
@ 1min 8sec |
400.9 km |
40.213 |
| 1979 |
Michel Laurent
12hr 2min 6sec |
Gerrie Knetemann
@ 8sec |
Adri Schipper
@ 16sec |
477.8 km |
39.717 |
| 1980 |
Gerrie Knetemann
19hr 31min 30sec |
Henk Lubberding
@ 8sec |
Michel Laurent
@ 22sec |
701 km |
35.903 |
| 1981 |
Stephan Mutter
18hr 55min 13sec |
Graham Jones
@ 16sec |
Marcel Tinazzi
@ 9min 31sec |
720.8 km |
38.107 |
| 1982 |
Michel Laurent
14hr 54min 5sec |
Greg LeMond
@ 24sec |
Raniero Gradi
@ 29sec |
594.1 km |
39.862 |
| 1983 |
Gerrie Knetemann
14hr 57min 8sec |
Joop Zoetemelk
@ 1min 3sec |
Steven Rooks
@ 1min 7sec |
576.4 km |
38.549 |
| 1984 |
Jean-Claude Bagot |
Stephen Roche
@ 8sec |
Stephan Mutter
@ 20sec |
744.6 km |
|
| 1985 |
Phil Anderson
16hr 14min 55sec |
Eric Caritoux
@ 8sec |
Stephen Roche
@ 14sec |
657.6 km |
40.471 |
| 1986 |
Jean-François Bernard
13hr 45min 38sec |
Joël Pélier
@ 19sec |
Jean-Marie Grézet
@ 22sec |
523.4 km |
38.036 |
| 1987 |
Gerrit Solleveld
17hr 49min |
Eric Van Lancker
@ 5sec |
Francesco Moser
@ 1min 5sec |
648.4 km |
36.393 |
| 1988 |
Jan Nevens
14hr 54min 51sec |
Charly Mottet
@ 4sec |
Luc Leblanc
@ 13sec |
649.5 km |
43.549 |
| 1989 |
Tony Rominger
18hr 50min 14sec |
Luc Roosen
@ 21sec |
Roland Le Clerc
@ 37sec |
820 km |
43.531 |
| 1990 |
Gérard Rue
21hr 1min 50sec |
Tony Rominger
@ 11sec |
Viatcheslav Ekimov
@ 14sec |
882 km |
41.939 |
| 1991 |
Phil Anderson
20hr 51min 8sec |
Tony Rominger
@ 30sec |
Julian Gorospe
@ 49sec |
807 km |
38.701 |
| 1992 |
Rolf Gölz
21hr 17min 45sec |
Ronan Pensac
@ 22min 17sec |
Laurent Madouas
@ 22min 41sec |
854.5 km |
40.125 |
| 1993 |
Charly Mottet
17hr 53min 7sec |
Heinz Imboden
@ 14sec |
Pascal Lance
@ 24sec |
769.3 km |
43.013 |
| 1994 |
Davide Cassani
17hr 33min 47sec |
Evgeni Berzin
@ 53sec |
Laurent Brochard
@ 1min 28sec |
726.6 km |
41.371 |
| 1995 |
Gianni Bugno
16hr 2min 55sec |
Roberto Petito
@ 7sec |
Davide Rebellin
@ 12sec |
753 km |
46.920 |
| 1996 |
Frank Vandenbroucke
14hr 43min 56sec |
Fabio Baldato
@ 38sec |
Wladimir Belli
@ 1min 13sec |
617.1 km |
41.888 |
| 1997 |
Emmanuel Magnien
16hr 21min 14sec |
Michele Bartoli
@ 2sec |
Francesco Frattini
@ 11sec |
627.9 km |
38.395 |
| 1998 |
Rodolfo Massi
15hr 39min 25sec |
Bo Hamburger
@ 50sec |
Richard Virenque
@ 58sec |
676.9 km |
43.233 |
| 1999 |
Davide Rebellin
17hr 23min 39sec |
Michael Boogerd
@ 32sec |
Wladimir Belli
@ 37sec |
668.5 km |
38.432 |
| 2000 |
Laurent Jalabert
15hr 5min 51sec |
Bobby Julich
@ 51sec |
Jonathan Vaughters
@ 1min 9sec |
669 km |
44.312 |
| 2001 |
Davide Rebellin
17hr 20min 55sec |
David Moncoutié
@ 8sec |
Laurent Brochard
@ 23sec |
729.4 km |
42.044 |
| 2002 |
Michele Bartoli
15hr 18min 13sec |
Paolo Tiralongo
@ 1min 11sec |
Michael Boogerd
@ 2min 5sec |
621 km |
40.579 |
| 2003 |
Paolo Bettini
12hr 54min 40sec |
Laurent Brochard
@ 16sec |
Sylvain Chavanel
@ 23sec |
547 km |
42.367 |
| 2004 |
Jörg Jaksche
12hr 16min 31sec |
Ivan Basso
s.t. |
Jens Voigt
@ 33sec |
552 km |
44.968 |
| 2005 |
Jens Voigt
13hr 52min 38sec |
Frank Schleck
@ 49sec |
Franco Pellizotti
@ 1min |
551 km |
39.705 |
| 2006 |
Cyril Dessel
13hr 6min 5sec |
Alexandre Botcharov
@ 3sec |
Pietro Caucchioli
@ 9sec |
541.1 km |
41.301 |
| 2007 |
José Ivan Gutierrez
16hr 12min 44sec |
Ricardo Serrano
@ 52sec |
Vladimir Efimkin
@ 1min 3sec |
656.2 km |
40.476 |
| 2008 |
Alexandre Botcharov
14hr 27min 8sec |
David Moncoutié
@ 45sec |
Michael Albasini
@ 1min 8sec |
600.5 km |
41.551 |
| 2009 |
Luis Leon Sanchez
16hr 9min 19sec |
Jussi Veikkanen
@ 24sec |
Daniel Martin
@ 52sec |
658.3 km |
40.755 |
| 2010 |
Alejandro Valverde
14hr 55min 17sec |
Rinaldo Nocentini
@ 2sec |
Maxim Iglinskiy
@ 5sec |
613.5 km |
41.115 |
