34th Tour du Limousin - 2.3France, August 21-24, 20012000 results Stage list Preview Start list Past winners The Stages
PreviewThe 34th edition of the Tour du Limousin may not boast a lineup as star studded as the Vuelta a Burgos, but it does have a strong French representation, including national champion Didier Rous (Bonjour). Recent winner of the Regio Tour, Patrice Halgand will head a strong Jean Delatour contingent, including Laurent Brochard and Laurent Roux. These riders are likely to be the favourites for the four day event, with foreign interest coming from Unai Etxebarria (Euskaltel), Bobby Julich (Credit Agricole) and Alexander Botcharov (Ag2r). In total, 15 teams will ride the race. The 701.7 km race starts on Tuesday with a 169 kilometre stage from Limoges to St-Yrieix-la-Perche. The second stage from Saint-Just-le-Martel to Ussel, 166.5 kilometres, is likely to be the toughest with the côtes de Sussac (km 44), Saint-Yrieix-le-Déjalat (km 91) and Margerides (km 149). Teams and ridersJean Delatour Festina
Patrice Halgand (Fra) Nicolas Reynaud (Fra)
Bruno Thibout (Fra) Pascal Chanteur (Fra)
Laurent Brochard (Fra) Florent Brard (Fra)
Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Arnaud Pretot (Fra)
Gilles Bouvard (Fra) Stéphane Auge (Fra)
Cyril Dessel (Fra) Pascal Lino (Fra)
Olivier Trastour (Fra) Andy Flickinger (Fra)
Eddy Seigneur (Fra)
Ag2R-Prevoyance French National Team
Linas Balciunas (Ltu) Stéphane Auroux (Fra)
Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Gilles Canouet (Fra)
Gilles Maignan (Fra) Christophe Laurent (Fra)
Benoît Salmon (Fra) Martial Locatelli (Fra)
Arturas Kasputis (Ltu) Guillaume Lejeune (Fra)
Stéphane Berges (Fra) Franck Laurance (Fra)
Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Carlo Meneghetti (Fra)
Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Romain Mary (Fra)
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Patrick Jonker (Aus) Thomas Brozyna (Pol)
Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Francisco-Javier Vila (Spa)
Stéphane Heulot (Fra) Koldo Gil-Perez (Spa)
Xavier Jan (Fra) Alberto Benito (Spa)
Cyril Saugrain (Fra) Cesar Solaun (Spa)
Lylian Lebreton (Fra) David Navas (Spa)
Guillaume Auger (Fra) David Latasa (Spa)
Ludovic Auger (Fra) Ruben Plaza (Spa)
Bonjour Kelme - Costa Blanca
Franck Bouyer (Fra) David Munoz (Spa)
Walter Beneteau (Fra) Alexis Rodriguez (Spa)
Didier Rous (Fra) Carlos Garcia (Spa)
Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) Juan-Manuel Cuenca (Spa)
Anthony Charteau (Fra) Gustavo Miguel Otero (Spa)
Sébastien Joly (Fra) Joaquim Lopez (Spa)
Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Jesus Maria Manzano (Spa)
Fabrice Salanson (Fra) Laurent Desbiens (Fra)
Cofidis La Française des Jeux
Nico Mattan (Bel) Emmanuel Magnien (Fra)
Peter Farazijn (Bel) Régis Lhuillier (Fra)
Christophe Rinero (Fra) Nicolas Fritsch (Fra)
David Moncoutie (Fra) Sandy Casar (Fra)
Médéric Clain (Fra) Frédéric Guesdon (Fra)
Jean-Michel Tessier (Fra) Grzegorz Gwiazdowski (Pol)
Claude Lamour (Fra) Franck Perque (Fra)
Robert Sassone (Fra) Christophe Mengin (Fra)
Crédit Agricole Mercury
Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Niklas Axelsson (Swe)
Bobby Julich (USA) Chris Wherry (USA)
Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Baden Cooke (Aus)
Chris Jenner (Fra) Plamen Stoianov (Bul)
Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz)
Ludovic Martin (Fra)
Frédéric Bessy (Fra)
Thor Hushovd (Nor)
Euskaltel - Euskadi
Gorka Arrizabalaga (Spa)
Unai Etxebarria (Ven)
Inigo Chaurreau (Spa)
Josu Silloniz (Spa)
Gorka Gonzalez (Spa)
Samuel Sanchez (Spa)
Past Winners2000 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean Delatour 1999 Stéphane Heulot (Fra) Francaise des Jeux 1998 Vincent Cali (Fra) Casino 1997 Lauri Aus (Est) 1996 Laurent Brochard (Fra) 1995 Andrej Tchmil (Mol) 1994 Jens Heppner (Ger) 1993 Charly Mottet (Fra) 1992 Eric Boyer (Fra) 1991 Michel Vermote (Bel) 1990 Martial Gayant (Fra) 1989 Thierry Claveyrolat (Fra) 1988 Jean-Marc Manfrin (Fra) 1987 Charly Mottet (Fra) 1986 Domenique Gaigne (Fra) 1985 Thierry Marie (Fra) 1984 Kim Andersen (Den) 1983 Domenique Arnaud (Fra) 1982 Eric Salomon (Fra) 1981 Patrick Bonnet (Fra) 1980 René Bittinger (Fra) 1979 Bernard Vallet (Fra) 1978 Gilbert Chaumaz (Fra) 1977 Bernard Hinault (Fra) 1976 Bernard Hinault (Fra) 1975 Francis Campaner (Fra) 1974 Ryszard Szurkowski (Pol) 1973 Dubreuil (Fra) 1972 Dimitriev (Rus) 1971 Francis Duteil (Fra) 1970 Francis Duteil (Fra) 1969 Paul Gutty (Fra) 1968 Pierre Martelozzo (Fra) Past winners from Mario Stiehl, Berlin |