Grand Prix du Midi Libre

The Grand Prix Midi Libre (short: GP Midi Libre ) was a French cycling race over several stages, sponsored by the French newspaper Midi Libre, which took place from 1949 until 2002, 54 times. Many high-class cyclists used the race takes place in May in preparation for the Tour de France, the last Midi- winner was Lance Armstrong. In 2003 it was halted due to economic problems, the main sponsor and the doping scandal in cycling and the Tour du Languedoc- Roussillon, organized by Amaury Sport Organisation (including the organizer of the Tour de France), replaced. However, this was also discontinued after only one host. The only winner was Christophe Moreau.

List of winners

Tour du Languedoc -Roussillon

  • 2004 France Christophe Moreau

Grand Prix Midi Libre

  • 2002 United States Lance Armstrong
  • 2001, Spain Iban Mayo
  • 2000 France Didier Rous
  • 1999 France Benoît Salmon
  • 1998 Switzerland Laurent Dufaux
  • 1997 Italy Alberto Elli
  • 1996 France Laurent Jalabert
  • 1995 Spain Miguel Indurain
  • 1994 Slovakia Ján Svorada
  • 1993 Italy Maurizio Fondriest
  • 1992 France Luc Leblanc
  • Gilbert Duclos - Lassalle in 1991 France
  • 1990 France Gérard Rué
  • 1989 France Jerome Simon
  • 1988 Belgium Claude Criquielion
Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle Silvano Contini Giuseppe Saronni Wladimiro Panizza Francesco Moser Cyrille Guimard Joseph Groussard Jean-Pierre Schmitz Miguel Poblet
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