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The race:
The Tour de Luxembourg is currently (2011) a 5-day stage race held in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg during either late Summer or early Fall.
The race features many short, steep climbs and in the past, when the race was held in late May and early June, riders looking to perfect their form for the Tour de France would often ride the Luxembourg tour for training.
Mathias Clemens (active as an independent and as a pro from 1935 to 1948) holds the record for Tour de Luxembourg wins at five. Pierre Clemens, Mathias' brother, shows up a lot in this race's results as well, getting second but never winning the race.
Charly Gaul and Edy Schutz have both won it 3 times. All three riders are from Luxembourg.
Complete podium history:
Year |
1st Place |
2nd Place |
3rd Place |
Distance |
Average Speed |
1935 | Mathias Clemens 31hr 46min 25sec |
Julien Hamelryckx @ 3min 5sec |
Jean Oeyen @ 5min 51sec |
1128 km | 35.501 |
1936 | Mathias Clemens 32hr 27min 53sec |
Pierre Clemens @ 12min 44sec |
Julien Hamelryckx @ 18min 30sec |
1122 km | 34.561 |
1937 | Mathias Clemens 24hr 37min 37sec |
Pierre Clemens @ 2min 2sec |
Camille Michielsen @ 8min 2sec |
826 km | 35.540 |
1938 | Lucien Vlaemynck 21hr 13min 54sec |
Adolphe Braeckeveldt @ 2min 49sec |
Hubert Deltour @ 5min 17sec |
713 km | 33581 |
1939 | Mattias Clemens 21hr 6min 57sec |
Lucien Vlaemynck @ 11sec |
Fernand Mithouard @ 3min 23sec |
722 km | 34.192 |
1940 | Race not held | ||||
1941 | Christophe Didier 6hr 52min 39sec |
Erich Bautz @ 4min 31sec |
Richard Menapace @ s.t. |
235 km (single stage) |
34.225 |
1942 | François Neuens 13 hr 2 min 9sec |
Christophe Didier @ s.t. |
Mathias Clemens @ s.t. |
448 km | 34.366 |
1943 | François Neuens 66 points |
Mathias Clemens 60 points |
Pierre Clemens @ 55 points |
||
1944 | Race not held | ||||
1945 | Jean Goldschmit 5hr 52min 55sec |
Bim Diederich @ 36sec |
Marcel Poiré @ 2min 54sec |
184 km | 33.873 |
1946 | Briek Schott 20hr 47min 50sec |
Bim Diederich @ s.t. |
Norbert Callens @ 3sec |
693.9 km | 33.365 |
1947 | Mathias Clemens 32hr 57min 51sec |
Bim Diederich @ 3min 53sec |
Jean Kirchen @ 6min 5sec |
1079 km | 32.732 |
1948 | Jean Goldschmit 22hr 29min 42sec |
Guy Lapébie @ 5min 36sec |
Mathias Clemens @ 6min 30sec |
788 km | 35.030 |
1949 | Bim Diederich 34hr 16min 13sec |
Nello Sforacchi @ 6min 11sec |
Marcel Ernzer @ 7min 18sec |
1103.9 km | 32.211 |
1950 | Isidore De Rijk 23hr 28min 57sec |
Bim Diederich @ 12sec |
Jean Kirchen @ s.t. |
800 km | 34.067 |
1951 | Marcel Ernzer 25hr 19min 12sec |
Bim Diederich @ 55sec |
Georges Jobé @ s.t. |
901 km | 35.584 |
1952 | Jean Kirchen 25hr 37min 27sec |
Jean Goldschmit @ 2min 45sec |
Robert Vanderstokt @ 3min 27sec |
833 km | 32.508 |
1953 | Robert Vanderstokt 24hr 50min 21sec |
Alex Close @ 2min 1sec |
Charly Gaul @ 2min 41sec |
858 km | 34.542 |
1954 | Jean Pierre Schmitz 25hr 23min 19sec |
Charly Gaul @ 2min 38sec |
Marcel Enzer @ 21min 7sec |
879 km | 34.621 |
1955 | Louison Bobet 18hr 40min 30sec |
Marcel Enzer @ s.t. |
Charly Gaul @ 1min 47sec |
639 km | 34.216 |
1956 | Charly Gaul 20hr 35min 24sec |
René Remangeon @ 4min 5sec |
Jean Forestier @ 5min 18sec |
679 km | 32.977 |
1957 | Gérard Saint 26hr 10min 2sec |
Raymond Elena @ 8min 4sec |
Elio Gerussi @ 8min 16sec |
885.8 km | 33.851 |
1958 | Jean Pierre Schmitz 19hr 29min 8sec |
Jean Claude Annaert @ 3min 1sec |
Piet De Jongh @ 4min 27sec |
705.2 km | 36.190 |
1959 | Charly Gaul 21hr 13min 13sec |
Aldo Bolzan @ 2min 51sec |
Pino Cerami @ 5min 28sec |
719 km | 33.882 |
1960 | Marcel Ernzer 22hr 18min 24sec |
Aldo Bolzan @ 2min 21sec |
Giuseppe Pintarelli @ 2min 25sec |
787 km | 35.280 |
1961 | Charly Gaul 23hr 36min 41sec |
Marcel Ernzer @ 7min 15sec |
Georges Grouzzard @ s.t. |
819 km | 34.686 |
1962 | Joseph Planckaert 23hr 7min 28sec |
Willy Schroeders @ 1min 39sec |
Frans De Mulder @ 2min 41sec |
826 km | 35.719 |
1963 | Yvo Molenaers 21hr 59min 3sec |
Jo De Roo @ 1min 19sec |
Martin Van De Borgh @ s.t. |
796 km | 36.207 |
1964 | Arie Den Hartog 23hr 29min 10sec |
Baastian Maliepaard @ 50sec |
Hans Junkermann @ 3min 26sec |
834 km | 35.510 |
1965 | Vin Denson 20hr 44min 40sec |
Jean Claude Lebaube @ 11sec |
Arie Den Hartog @ 17sec |
748.8 km | 36.096 |
1966 | Edy Schutz 21hr 40min 34sec |
Armand Desmet @ 27sec |
Willy Planckaert @ 3min 16sec |
785.4 km | 36.233 |
1967 | Frans Brands 21hr 57min 23sec |
Bernard Vanderkerkhove @ 31sec |
Raymond Delisle @ 47sec |
801.4 km | 36.499 |
1968 | Edy Schutz 19hr 37min 6sec |
Cees Haast @ 1min 32sec |
Franco Bodrero @ 7min 10sec |
790.9 km | 40.314 |
1969 | Davide Boifava 20hr 36min 30sec |
Marinus Wagtmans @ 3sec |
Arie Den Hartog @ 1min 51sec |
800.2 km | 38.828 |
1970 | Edy Schutz 20hr 58min 32sec |
Georges Pintens @ 53sec |
René Pijnen @ 1min 51sec |
798.2 km | 38.053 |
1971 | André Dierickx 23hr 17min 44sec |
Ferdinand Bracke @ 43sec |
Leif Mortensen @ 44sec |
871.1 km | 37.393 |
1972 | Roger Rosiers 19hr 57min 37sec |
Paul Aerts @ 16sec |
Barry Hoban @ 45sec |
759.9 km | 38.071 |
1973 | Sylvain Vasseur 20hr 31min 55sec |
Willy Planckaert @ 11min 19sec |
Jean Pierre Guitard @ 11min 24sec |
755.5 km | 36.796 |
1974 | Freddy Maertens 17hr 37min 14sec |
Frans Verbeeck @ 5sec |
Herman Van Springel @ 14sec |
686 km | 38.932 |
1975 | Frans Verbeeck 18hr 17min 51sec |
Willy Teirlinck @ 6sec |
Herman Van Springel @ 9sec |
683.3 km | 37.344 |
1976 | Frans Verbeeck 18hr 35min 18sec |
Joseph Jacobs @ 16sec |
Gerrie Knetemann @ 18sec |
697.8 km | 37.540 |
1977 | Bert Pronk 16hr 24min 42sec |
Gerrie Knetemann @ 4min 23sec |
Willi Lienhard @ 4min 33sec |
598 km | 36.437 |
1978 | Ludo Peeters 19hr 29min 25sec |
Wilfried Wesemael @ 1min 6sec |
Gerben Karstens @ 1min 13sec |
726 km | 37.249 |
1979 | Lucien Didier 17hr 16min 17sec |
Bernard Hinault @ 10sec |
Bert Oosterbosch @ 12sec |
621.1 km | 35.961 |
1980 | Bert Oosterbosch 18hr 50min 2sec |
Leo Van Vliet @ 3sec |
Daniel Gisiger @ 25sec |
697.8 km | 37.050 |
1981 | Yuri Barinov 19hr 4min 42sec |
Igor Bokov @ 26sec |
Riho Suun @ 1min 14sec |
724 km | 37.949 |
1982 | Bernard Hinault 19hr 47min 11sec |
Hennie Kuiper @ 31sec |
Igor Bokov @ 1min 20sec |
722.9 km | 36.535 |
1983 | Lucien Didier 19hr 35min 36sec |
Charly Mottet @ 27sec |
Kim Andersen @ 28sec |
731.8 km | 37.349 |
1984 | Christophe Lavainne 19hr 33min 36sec |
William Tackaert @ 7sec |
Rudy Dhaenens @ 26sec |
735.3 km | 37.592 |
1985 | Jelle Nijdam 16hr 36min 9sec |
William Tackaert @ 41sec |
Louis Luyten @ 5min 58sec |
637 km | 38.368 |
1986 | Steven Rooks 16hr 30min 6sec |
Søren Lilholt @ 4sec |
Harald Maier @ 11sec |
633.3 km | 38.378 |
1987 | Søren Lilholt 19hr 52min 56sec |
Laurent Fignon @ 44sec |
Benjamin Van Itterbeeck @ 58sec |
745.2 km | 37.081 |
1988 | Richard Trinkler 20hr 3min 20sec |
Jaanus Kuum @ 6sec |
Jacques Decrion @ 14sec |
750.1 km | 37.401 |
1989 | Michel Cornelisse 20hr 47min 48sec |
Dariusz Kajzer @ 9sec |
Eddy Schurer @ 12sec |
781.7 km | 37.588 |
1990 | Christophe Lavainne 20hr 41min 55sec |
Erich Maechler @ 15sec |
Maximilian Sciandri @ 38sec |
777.3 km | 37.553 |
1991 | Gert-Jan Theinisse 19hr 36min 6sec |
Frans Maassen @ 4sec |
Adri Van Der Poel @ 1min 30sec |
756 km | 38.568 |
1992 | Jean Phillippe Dojwa 18hr 36min 13sec |
Johan Van Der Akker @ 59sec |
Ron Kiefel @ 1min 20sec |
708 km | 38.057 |
1993 | Maximilian Sciandri 18hr 51min 56sec (Edwig Van Hooydonck 1st, dq'd for irregular sprint last stage) |
Maarten Den Bakker @ 10sec |
Johan Museeuw @ 45sec |
703 km | 37.264 |
1994 | Frans Maassen 19hr 34min 41sec |
George Hincapie @ 7sec |
Melchor Mauri @ 59sec |
710 km | 36.265 |
1995 | Rolf Jaermann 15hr 52min 10sec |
Emmanuel Magnien @ 5sec |
Gianluca Bortolami @ 18sec |
645 km | 40.644 |
1996 | Alberto Elli 16hr 37min 26sec |
Laurent Desbiens @ 17sec |
Erik Breukink @ 23sec |
655 km | 39.401 |
1997 | Frank Vandenbroucke 16hr 57min 7sec |
Alberto Elli @ 21sec |
Erik Breukink @ 28sec |
703 km | 41.470 |
1998 | Lance Armstrong 17hr 14min 29sec |
Erik Dekker @ 3min 6sec |
Dirk Muller @ 3min 16sec |
726 km | 42.108 |
1999 | Marc Wauters 16hr 10min 25sec |
Steffen Kjaergaard @ 19sec |
Tobias Steinhauser @ 20sec |
697.6 km | 43.132 |
2000 | Alberto Elli 16hr 50min 11sec |
Benoît Joachim @ 1min 28sec |
Nicola Loda @ 1min 34sec |
692.5 km | 41.131 |
2001 | Jørgen Bo Petersen 16hr 37min 4sec |
Raivis Belovosciks @ 12sec |
Fred Rodriguez @ 35sec |
684.5 km | 41.191 |
2002 | Marcus Ljungqvist 15hr 54min 32sec |
Bart Voskamp @ 2min 47sec |
Ondrej Sosenka @ s.t. |
664.8 km | 41.788 |
2003 | Thomas Voeckler 16hr 10min 40sec |
Piotr Wadecki @ 30sec |
David Cañada @ 45sec |
643.8 km | 39.795 |
2004 | Maxime Monfort 16hr 4min 15sec |
Torsten Hiekmann @ 6sec |
Jörg Jaksche @ 9sec |
635.8 km | 39.562 |
2005 | Laszlo Bodrogi 15hr 35min 14sec |
Fabian Cancellara @ s.t. |
Jukka Vastaranta @ 8sec |
625 km | 40.097 |
2006 | Christian Vande Velde 16hr 39min 49sec |
Tomasz Brozyna @ 10sec |
Allan Johansen @ 24sec |
683.2 km | 40.997 |
2007 | Grégory Rast 16hr 47min 40sec |
Laurent Brochard @ 10sec |
Tiziano Dall'Antonia @ 15sec |
685.8 km | 40.836 |
2008 | Joost Posthuma 17hr 43min 2sec |
Michael Albasini @ 1sec |
Frank Schleck @ 18sec |
703.47 km | 39.71 |
2009 | Frank Schleck 17hr 51min 49sec |
Andreas Klöden @ 10sec |
Marco Marcato @ 1min 32sec |
693.7 km | 38.833 |
2010 | Matteo Carrara 17hr 43min 21sec |
Frank Schleck @ 1sec |
Lance Armstrong @ 30sec |
711.55 km | 40.15 |
2011 | Linus Gerdemann 18hr 35min 32sec |
Alexandre Geniez @ 2sec |
Tony Gallopin @ 3sec |
730.6 km | 39.439 |
2012 | Jakob Fuglsang 17hr 8min 40sec |
Wout Poels @ 2sec |
Frank Schleck @ 5sec |
726.46 km | 42.37 |
2013 | Paul Martens 16hr 45min 38sec |
Jonathan Hivert @ 4sec |
Jan Bakelants @ 6sec |
681.85 km | 40.682 |
2014 | Matti Breschel 17hr 59min 4sec |
Jean-Pierre Drucker @ 19sec |
Michael Morkov @ 20sec |
704.0 km | 39.14 |
2015 | Linus Gerdemann 18hr 12min 51sec |
Marc De Maar @ 8sec |
Huub Duijn @ 41sec |
717.57 km | 39.40 |
2016 | Maurits Lammertink 16hr 28min 21sec |
Philippe Gilbert @ 9sec |
Alex Kirsch @ 19sec |
685.6 km | 41.62 km/hr |
2017 | Greg Van Avermaet 18hr 27min 50sec |
Xandro Meurisse @29sec |
Anthony Perez @36sec |
720 km | 39.00 km/hr |
2018 | Andrea Pasqualon 14hr 31min 33sec |
Jan Tratnik @ 15sec |
Pit Leyder @ 29sec |
617.9 km | 42.524 km/hr |
2019 | Jesus Herrada 17hr 41min 49sec |
Maurits Lammertink @ 25sec |
Andrea Pasqualon @ 36sec |
716.7 km | 40.491 km/hr |
2020 | Diego Ulissi 16hr 32min 39sec |
Markus Hoelgaard @ 25sec |
Aimé De Gendt @ 27sec |
712 km | 43.036 km/hr |
2021 | Joao Almeida 17hr 20min 44sec |
Marc Hirschi @ 46sec |
Matteo Cattaneo @ 1min 5sec |
724.5 km | 41.752 km/hr |
2022 | Mattias Skjelmose 17hr 43min 29sec |
Kévin Vauquelin @ 5sec |
Valentin Madouas @ 17sec |
720.1 km | 40.627 km/hr |
2023 | Marc Hirschi 17hr 15min 11sec |
Brandon McNulty @ 3sec |
Ben Healy @ 5sec |
709.8 km | 41.141 km/hr |
2024 | Antonio Tiberi 16hr 47min 34sec |
Mathieu van der Poel @ 15sec |
David Gaudu @ 16sec |
706.7km | 42.084 km/hr |