Super Prestige Pernod International

The " Super Prestige Pernod " classification was one years ranking in professional road cycling, which existed from 1961 to 1987 to honor the most versatile and overall most successful cyclist. In the evaluation, the most important one-day races and tours of the cycling season went with a different point numbers ( depending on their importance ). Sponsor of the rating was the French Pernod Pastismarke.

The Super Prestige Pernod was officially introduced in 1961, continuing a similar annual ranking, called the Challenge Desgrange - Colombo, continued. This was fought from 1948 to 1958, was employed after disputes between the French and Italian organizers, however.

In the late 1980s a ban on sports sponsorship was approved by alcohol brands in France. Under this scheme, the Super Prestige Pernod- rating, which was then abolished after the 1987 season fell. In parallel, the UCI World Ranking had established itself as the general index for the classification of cyclists since 1984. 1989 World Cup cycling additionally introduced a series of ten one-day race of the year.

The Super Prestige Pernod- rating was naturally dominated by the best cyclists of their respective generation: Eddy Merckx won the annual rankings - an impressive demonstration of the " era Merckx " - a total of seven times in a row between 1969 and 1975, the Frenchman Jacques Anquetil and Bernard Hinault won ever. four times. In recent years, the rating dominated two Irishmen: Sean Kelly won from 1984 to 1986, Stephen Roche latest review in 1987.

The women's competition was introduced in 1985 and then won three of Jeannie Longo.

List of winners

Super Prestige Pernod women

• Racing series