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GP de Fourmies-Le Voix du Nord (1.Pro), France
Winners, podium, distance, average speed
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The race:
The Grand Prix de Fourmies-Le Voix du Nord is a single-day professional bicycle race held in the city of Fourmies in northeast France, near France's border with Belgium. Currently (2018) it is run in early September.
The first edition was held in 1928 with the intention of helping improve the quality of the area's racers. Twelve riders signed up to ride that first edition and only nine showed up at the start line.
In 1936 it was run as two half-stages. In 1960-1962, 1972 and 1973 it was a two-stage race.
The event was not held in 1966.
Since 2005 the Grand Prix de Fourmies has been ranked by the UCI as an HC race and is part of the Coup de France season-long competition.
The French daily Le Voix du Nord sponsors the GP de Fourmies.
Both the first winner, Albert Barthelemy and Belgian Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke are the only racers to win the GP Fourmies three times.
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Complete GP de Formies podium history:
Year |
1st Place |
2nd Place |
3rd Place |
Distance |
Average Speed |
| 1928 | Albert Barthélèmy | Achille Bauwens @ 1/4 wheel |
Maurice Denamur | 160 km | |
| 1929 | Albert Barthélèmy 7hr 5min |
Joseph Vanderhaegen | Emile Decroix | 200 km | 28.234 km/hr |
| 1930 | Albert Barthélèmy 6hr 51min |
Rémy Verschatse @ 3min |
Marcel Muffat | 200 km | 29.197 km/hr |
| 1931 | André Vanderdonckt 6hr 44min |
Joseph Vanderhaegen | Albert Barthélèmy | 204 km | 30.297 km/hr |
| 1932 | Georges Christiaens 4hr 34min |
Albert Barthélèmy @ 1 length |
Gustave Beckaert | 154 km | 33.722 km/hr |
| 1933 | François Mintkiewicz | Fernand Lemay | Camiel Vermassen | ||
| 1934 | Maurice Leleux 4hr 24min |
Marcel Duguenne @ s.t. |
Emile Joly @ 1min 0sec |
146 km | 33.181 km/hr |
| 1935 | Eloi Meulenberg 5hr 7min |
Raymond de Bruyker @ 1/2 bike length |
Robert Wierinckx | 183 km | 35.765 km/hr |
| 1936 | Léon Lebon 3 points |
Emile Bribosia 5 points |
Odilon Mewis 7 points |
224 km | 35.821 km/hr |
| 1937 | Gabriel Dubois 4hr 53min |
Albert Périkel | Paul Botquint | 192 km | 39.317 km/hr |
| 1938 | Gabriel Dubois | André Denhez | Georges Hubatz | ||
| 1939 | Emile Laplanche 3 hours |
Wladislav Albrechlynski @ 200 meters |
Bruno Gasperini | 110 km | 37 km/hr |
| 1941 | Maurice De Muer 3hr 3min |
Albert Delfosse | Louis De Bruyker | 100 km | 32.79 km/hr |
| 1942 | Race not held | ||||
| 1943 | Camille Blanckaert | Jules Carion | Louis Depres | ||
| 1944 1945 |
Race not held | ||||
| 1946 | René La Fosse | Eloi Vantighem | Georges Blum | ||
| 1947 | Fernand Patte | Camille Blanckaert | Fernand Delvalee | ||
| 1948 | Georges Hubatz | Yvon Hayez | Edouard Klabinski | ||
| 1949 | Eugène Dupuis | Alfred Delepiere | Yvon Hayez | ||
| 1950 | Edouard Kablinski | Lucien Malfait | Robert Sannier | ||
| 1951 | Alfred Delepiere | Cyriel Maes | Julien Conan | ||
| 1952 | Michel Vuysteke | César Marcelak | Louis Duprez | ||
| 1953 | Gilbert Pertry | Gilbert Scodeller | Pierre Pardoën | ||
| 1954 | Serge Meneghetti | Stanislas Gnoinski | Hubert Colas | ||
| 1955 | Pierre Pardoën | Elio Gerussi | Paul Taildelman | ||
| 1956 | Elio Gerussi | Pierre Pardoën | Jean-Claude Annaert | ||
| 1957 | Jean Stablinski | Narcisio Carrara | Georges Dufrasne | ||
| 1958 | Pierre Machiels | Jean Pasinetti | Jean Dacquay | ||
| 1959 | André Noyelle | Camille Le Menn | Albert Bouvet | ||
| 1960 | Michel Vermeulin | Maurice Munter | Raymond Poulidor | ||
| 1961 | Joseph Wasko | Edouard Delberghe | Camille Le Menn | ||
| 1962 | Guy Ignolin 8hr 29min 36sec |
Gérard Thiélin @ 50sec |
Alfons Hellemans @ 1min 21sec |
343 km | 40.385 |
| 1963 | Benoni Beheyt | Norbert Coreelman | Jean-Pierre van Haverbeke | ||
| 1964 | Frans Melckenbeeck | Louis Troonbeeckx | Johan De Roo | ||
| 1965 | Georges Vanconingsloo | Willy Bocklant | Roger Swerts | ||
| 1966 | Race not held | ||||
| 1967 | Willy Vanneste | Jozef Huysmans | Willy Monty | ||
| 1968 | Gerben Karstens 6h 5min 28sec |
Willy Bocklant @ 2sec |
Roger Rosiers @ 4sec |
237 km | 38.909 |
| 1969 | Ronald de Witte | Jan Krekels | Harry Steevens | ||
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| 1970 | Noël Vantyghem | Leif Mortensen | Frans Verbeeck | ||
| 1971 | Barry Hoban | Herman Beyssens | Gilbert Bellone | ||
| 1972 | René Pijnen | Leif Mortensen | Noël Vantyghem | ||
| 1973 | Eddy Merckx 8hr 28min 9sec |
Joop Zoetemelk @ 1min 53sec |
Joseph Bruyère @ 1min 59sec |
345 km | 40.736 |
| 1974 | Willy Teirlinck | Christian De Buysschere | Georges Talbourdet | ||
| 1975 | Dietrich Thurau 4hr 53min 4sec |
Ludo Peeters @ s.t. |
Walter Planckaert @ 4sec |
204 km | 41.764 |
| 1976 | Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke | Dietrich Thurau | Patrick Beon | ||
| 1977 | Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke | Raphaël Constant | André Chalmel | ||
| 1978 | Yves Hezard | Daniel Gisiger | Jean Chassang | ||
| 1979 | Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke 5hr 42min 28sec |
Etienne Van der Helst @ s.t. |
Jean-René Bernaudeau @ s.t. |
230.2 km | 40.331 |
| 1980 | Jacques Bossis 5hr 39min 41sec |
Gery Verlinden @ s.t. |
Etienne Van der Helst @ 1min 0sec |
233 km | 41.156 |
| 1981 | Jozef Lieckens 6hr 6min 38sec |
Régis Clère @ s.t. |
Francis Castaing @ 13sec |
237 km | 38.375 |
| 1982 | Rudy Matthijs 5hr 17min 0sec |
Paul Haghedooren @ 2min 40sec |
Jan Wijnants @ s.t. |
227 km | 42.965 |
| 1983 | Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle 5hr 45min 2sec |
Kim Andersen @ 3min 5sec |
Ferdi Van den Haute @ 4min 30sec |
227 km | 39.474 |
| 1984 | Ferdi Van de Haute 5hr 33min 31sec |
Pierre Bazzo @ s.t. |
Laurent Fignon @ 1min 25sec |
232.1 km | 41.755 |
| 1985 | Jean Habets 5hr 31min 16sec |
Leo van Vliet @ 1sec |
Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle @ s.t. |
232.1 km | 42.039 |
| 1986 | Jozef Lieckens 5hr 53min 28sec |
Gert-Jan Theunisse @ s.t. |
Jean-Marie Wampers @ s.t. |
226 km | 38.363 |
| 1987 | Adri Van der Poel 5hr 58min 56sec |
Josef Lieckens @ 10sec |
Eric van Lancker @ s.t. |
226 km | 37.779 |
| 1988 | Edwin Bafcop 6hr 11min 23sec |
Sean Kelly @ s.t. |
Dirk Demol @ s.t. |
226 km | 36.512 |
| 1989 | Martial Gayant 5hr 0min 34sec |
Jean-François Brasseur @ 41sec |
Hendrik Redant @ 4min 8sec |
201 km | 40.124 |
| 1990 | Frans Massen 5hr 17min 38sec |
Soren Lilholt @ s.t. |
Mauro Gianetti @ s.t. |
211 km | 39.857 |
| 1991 | Vincent Lecressonniere 5hr 20min 49sec |
Jean-Claude Colotti @ 1min 40sec |
Nico Verhoeven @ s.t. |
210 km | 39.274 |
| 1992 | Olaf Ludwig 5hr 16min 42sec |
Serge Hennebert @ s.t. |
Mauro Gianetti @ s.t. |
210 km | 39.785 |
| 1993 | Maximillian Sciandri 5hr 13min 2sec |
Dimitri Jdanov @ 22sec |
Laurent Madouas @ 23sec |
212 km | 40.634 |
| 1994 | Andrea Tafi 5hr 5min 50sec (time is approx.) |
Gianluca Bortolami @ 9sec |
Gianluca Gorini @ 11sec |
210 km | 41.182 |
| 1995 | Maximillian Sciandri 5hr 1min 52sec |
Frank Vandenbroucke @ 17sec |
Rolf Sorensen @ 19sec |
210 km | 41.740 |
| 1996 | Michele Bartoli 4hr 42min 0sec |
Frank Vandenbroucke @ s.t. |
Claudio Chiappucci @ s.t. |
210 km | 44.680 |
| 1997 | Andrea Tafi 4hr 51min 14sec |
Gianluca Bortolami @ 9sec |
Michele Bartoli @ s.t. |
208 km | 42.852 |
| 1998 | Luca Mazzanti 4hr 51min 11sec |
Anthony Langella @ 1sec |
Oscar Pellicioli @ 19sec |
208 km | 42.853 |
| 1999 | Dimitri Konyshev 4hr 52min 16sec |
Maximillian Sciandri @ s.t. |
Dave Bruylandts @ s.t. |
211 km | 43.316 |
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| 2000 | Andrej Hauptman 4hr 46min 5sec |
Andrea Ferrigato @ s.t. |
Bo Hamburger @ s.t. |
210 km | 44.041 |
| 2001 | Scott Sunderland 5hr 11min 11sec |
Fred Rodriguez @ s.t. |
Jens Voigt @ s.t. |
210 km | 40.490 |
| 2002 | Gianluca Bortolami 4hr 28min 5sec |
Laurent Jalabert @ s.t. |
Cédric Vasseur @ s.t. |
200 km | 44.762 |
| 2003 | Baden Cooke 4hr 36min 23sec |
Daniele Nardello @ s.t. |
Fabian Wegmann @ s.t. |
200 km | 43.417 |
| 2004 | Andrey Kashechkin 4hr 45min 5sec |
Dmitriy Fofonov @ s.t. |
Thor Hushovd @ 2sec |
202 km | 42.513 |
| 2005 | Robbie McEwen 4hr 25min 2sec |
Stefan van Dijk @ s.t. |
Jean-Patrick Nazon @ s.t. |
200 km | 45.277 |
| 2006 | Philippe Gilbert 4hr 34min 44sec |
Adrian Palomares @ 3sec |
Michael Albasini @ s.t. |
198 km | 43.241 |
| 2007 | Peter Velits 4hr 25min 32sec |
Daniele Nardello @ s.t. |
Baden Cooke @ s.t. |
200 km | 45.192 |
| 2008 | Giovanni Visconti 4hr 26min 54sec |
Stéphane Goubert @ s.t. |
Fabio Sacchi @ s.t. |
205 km | 46.084 |
| 2009 | Romain Feillu 4hr 50min 57sec |
Manuele Belletti @ s.t. |
Yauheni Hutarovich @ s.t. |
205 km | 42.274 |
| 2010 | Romain Feillu 4hr 39min 5sec |
Davide Appollonio @ s.t. |
Kenny de Haes @ s.t. |
205 km | 44.073 |
| 2011 | Guillaume Blot 4hr 49min 48sec |
Alexander Kristoff @ s.t. |
Stefan van Dijk @ s.t. |
200 km | 41.408 |
| 2012 | Lars Ytting Bak 4hr 45min 1sec |
Aleander Kristoff @ 1sec |
Marcel Kittel @ s.t. |
205 km | 43.155 |
| 2013 | Nacer Bouhanni 4hr 37min 29sec |
André Greipel @ s.t. |
Bryan Coquard @ s.t. |
205 km | 44.327 |
| 2014 | Jonas van Genechten 4hr 46min 3sec |
Tom van Asbroeck @ s.t. |
Elia Viviani @ s.t. |
205 km | 42.999 |
| 2015 | Fabio Felline 4hr 43min 59sec |
Tom Boonen @ s.t. |
Nacer Bouhanni @ s.t. |
205 km | 43.312 |
| 2016 | Marcel Kittel 4hr 48min 32sec |
Nacer Bouhanni @ s.t. |
Bryan Coquard @ s.t. |
205 km | 42.629 km/hr |
| 2017 | Nacer Bouhanni 4hr 22min 29sec |
Marc Sarreau @ s.t. |
Rudiger Selig @ s.t. |
205 km | 46.860 km/hr |
| 2018 | Pacal Ackermann 4hr 46min 56sec |
Arnaud Démare @ s.t. |
Alvaro Hodeg @ s.t. |
205 km | 42.867 km/hr |
| 2019 | Pascal Ackermann 4hr 46min 29sec |
Jasper Philipsen @ s.t. |
Boy Van Poppel @ s.t. |
205 km | 42.934 km/hr |
| 2020 | Race not run in 2020 because of Covid-19 | ||||
| 2021 | Elia Viviani 4hr 23min 12sec |
Pascal Ackermann @ s.t. |
Fernando Gaviria @ s.t. |
197.6 km | 45.046 km/hr |
| 2022 | Caleb Ewan 4hr 27min 7sec |
Dylan Groenewegen @ s.t. |
Amaury Capiot @ s.t. |
197.6 km | 44.385 km/hr |
| 2023 | Tim Merlier 4hr 25min 34sec |
Gerben Thijssen @ s.t. |
Matteo Moschetti @ s.t. |
197.6 km | 44.644 km/hr |
| 2024 | Arvid De Kleijn 4hr 29min 7sec |
Gerben Thiijssen @ s.t. |
Soren Waerenskjold @ s.t. |
197.7 km | 44.078 km/hr |