Tour de France 1997

Stage 21, Disneyland (Paris) to Champs Elysses (Paris), 149.5 kms:


  1. Nicola Minali (Ita) BAT                   3.54.36 (avs. 38,2 km/h) 
  2. Erik Zabel (Ger) TEL                         s.t. 
  3. Henk Vogels (Aus) GAN                        s.t. 
  4. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM                  s.t. 
  5. George Hincapie (USA) USP                    s.t. 
  6. Robbie McEwen (Aus) RAB                      s.t. 
  7. Lauri Aus (Est) CSO                          s.t. 
  8. Nicola Loda (Ita) MAG                        s.t. 
  9. Philippe Gaumont (Fra) COF                   s.t. 
 10. Rolf Sorensen (Dan) RAB                      s.t. 
 11. Mario Traversoni (Ita) MER                   s.t. 
 12. Frederic Moncassin (Fra) GAN                 s.t. 
 13. Adriano Baffi (Ita) USP                      s.t. 
 14. Orlando Rodrigues (Por) BAN                  s.t. 
 15. Maximilian Sciandri (G-B) FDJ                s.t. 
 16. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONC                   s.t. 
 17. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) MAG                     s.t. 
 18. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) SAE                s.t. 
 19. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) BIG                   s.t. 
 20. François Simon (Fra) GAN                     s.t. 
 21. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) CSO               s.t. 
 22. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) TVM                 s.t. 
 23. Bobby Julich (USA) COF                       s.t. 
 24. Marco Artunghi (Ita) MER                     s.t. 
 25. Zenon Jaskula (Pol) MAP                      s.t. 
 26. Oskar Camenzind (Swi) MAP                    s.t. 
 27. Tyler Hamilton (USA) USP                     s.t. 
 28. Andrea Tafi (Ita) MAP                        s.t. 
 29. Angel Casero (Spa) BAN                       s.t. 
 30. Cedric Vasseur (Fra) GAN                     s.t. 
 31. Laurent Brochard (Fra) FES                   s.t. 
 32. Richard Virenque (Fra) FES                   s.t. 
 33. Christophe Mengin (Fra) FDJ                  s.t. 
 34. Abraham Olano (Spa) BAN                      s.t. 
 35. Michael Boogerd (Ned) RAB                    s.t. 
 36. Christophe Rinero (Fra) COF                  s.t. 
 37. Frankie Andreu (USA) COF                     s.t. 
 38. Manuel Beltran (Spa) BAN                     s.t. 
 39. Jan Ullrich (Ger) TEL                        s.t. 
 40. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) PLT                 s.t. 
 41. Beat Zberg (Swi) MER                         s.t. 
 42. Marcello Siboni (Ita) MER                    s.t. 
 43. Erik Breukink (Ned) RAB                      s.t. 
 44. Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) MAP                s.t. 
 45. Marco Pantani (Ita) MER                      s.t. 
 46. Marty Jemison (USA) USP                      s.t. 
 47. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) CSO                    s.t. 
 48. Erik Dekker (Ned) RAB                        s.t. 
 49. Stephane Heulot (Fra) FDJ                    s.t. 
 50. Daniele Nardello (Ita) MAP                   s.t. 
 51. Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) PLT                    s.t. 
 52. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) COF                   s.t. 
 53. Rossano Brasi (Ita) PLT                      s.t. 
 54. Kevin Livingston (USA) COF                   s.t. 
 55. Francesco Casagrande (Ita) SAE               s.t. 
 56. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) CSO                     s.t. 
 57. Jon Odriozola (Spa) BAT                      s.t. 
 58. Marco Zen (Ita) ROS                          s.t. 
 59. Daniele Sgnaolin (Ita) ROS                   s.t. 
 60. Bruno Cenghialta (Ita) BAT                   s.t. 
 61. Davide Rebellin (Ita) FDJ                    s.t. 
 62. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM                  s.t. 
 63. Rolf Aldag (Ger) TEL                         s.t. 
 64. Gianluca Valoti (Ita) PLT                    s.t. 
 65. Francisco Benitez (Spa) KEL                  s.t. 
 66. Christophe Moreau (Fra) FES                  s.t. 
 67. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) SAE                 s.t. 
 68. Fernando Escartin (Spa) KEL                  s.t. 
 69. Laurent Roux (Fra) TVM                       s.t. 
 70. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM                    s.t. 
 71. Bjarne Riis (Dan) TEL                        s.t. 
 72. Javier Pascual (Spa) KEL                     s.t. 
 73. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) MAP                   s.t. 
 74. Peter Farazijn (Bel) LOT                     s.t. 
 75. Miguel Arroyo (Mex) BIG                      s.t. 
 76. Arnaud Pretot (Fra) GAN                      s.t. 
 77. Peter Luttenberger (Aut) RAB                 s.t. 
 78. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) FES                     s.t. 
 79. Pascal Herve (Fra) FES                       s.t. 
 80. Frederic Guesdon (Fra) FDJ                   s.t. 
 81. Andrea Peron (Ita) FDJ                       s.t. 
 82. Carlo Finco (Ita) MAG                        s.t. 
 83. Jose Maria Jimenez (Spa) BAN                 s.t. 
 84. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) COF                   s.t. 
 85. Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) FES                 s.t. 
 86. Giuseppe Tartaggia (Ita) BAT                 s.t. 
 87. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) BIG                s.t. 
 88. Roberto Conti (Ita) MER                      s.t. 
 89. Laurent Madouas (Fra) LOT                    s.t. 
 90. Eros Poli (Ita) GAN                          s.t. 
 91. Oscar Pellicioli (Ita) MER                   s.t. 
 92. Peter Meinert (Dan) USP                      s.t. 
 93. Flavio Vanzella (Ita) FDJ                    s.t. 
 94. Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) PLT                   s.t. 
 95. Christian Henn (Ger) TEL                     s.t. 
 96. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) USP                   s.t. 
 97. Laurent Genty (Fra) BIG                      s.t. 
 98. Giorgio Furlan (Ita) SAE                     s.t. 
 99. Georg Totschnig (Aut) TEL                    s.t. 
100. Gerrit De Vries (Ned) PLT                    s.t. 
101. Jose de los Angeles (Spa) KEL                s.t. 
102. Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) BAN                  s.t. 
103. Philipp Buschor (Swi) SAE                    s.t. 
104. Didier Rous (Fra) FES                        s.t. 
105. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONC                     s.t. 
106. Neil Stephens (Aus) FES                      s.t. 
107. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) MAG                    s.t. 
108. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM                       s.t. 
109. Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) USP                 s.t. 
110. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GAN                     s.t. 
111. Massimo Podenzana (Ita) MER                  s.t. 
112. Arturas Kasputis (Lit) CSO                   s.t. 
113. Pascal Derame (Fra) USP                      s.t. 
114. Santiago Blanco (Spa) BAN                    s.t. 
115. Joona Laukka (Fin) FES                       s.t. 
116. Javier Mauleon (Spa) ONC                     s.t. 
117. Jesper Skibby (Dan) TVM                      s.t. 
118. Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) LOT                     s.t. 
119. Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) USP                 s.t. 
120. Marino Alonso (Spa) BAN                      s.t. 
121. Jens Heppner (Ger) TEL                       s.t. 
122. Jose Angel Vidal (Spa) KEL                   s.t. 
123. Patrick Jonker (Aus) RAB                     s.t. 
124. Francisco Cabello (Spa) KEL                  s.t. 
125. Luca Scinto (Ita) MAG                        s.t. 
126. Alberto Elli (Ita) CSO                       s.t. 
127. Marco Saligari (Ita) CSO                     s.t. 
128. Udo Bolts (Ger) TEL                          s.t. 
129. Inigo Cuesta (Spa) ONC                       s.t. 
130. Aitor Garmendia (Spa) ONC                    s.t. 
131. Dominique Rault (Fra) MUT                    s.t. 
132. Marcelino Garcia (Spa) ONC                   s.t. 
133. Hernan Buenahora (Col) KEL                   s.t. 
134. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM                     s.t. 
135. Stephane Cueff (Fra) MUT                     s.t. 
136. Torsten Schmidt (Ger) ROS                    s.t. 
137. Mirco Crepaldi (Ita) PLT                     0.42 
138. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) TEL                  0.45 
139. Gianluca Pierobon (Ita) BAT                  3.07

Final General Classification

  1. Jan Ullrich (Ger) TEL                     100.30.35 
  2. Richard Virenque (Fra) FES                     9.09 
  3. Marco Pantani (Ita) MER                       14.03 
  4. Abraham Olano (Spa) BAN                       15.55 
  5. Fernando Escartin (Spa) KEL                   20.32 
  6. Francesco Casagrande (Ita) SAE                22.47 
  7. Bjarne Riis (Dan) TEL                         26.34 
  8. Jose Maria Jimenez (Spa) BAN                  31.17 
  9. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) FES                      31.55 
 10. Roberto Conti (Ita) MER                       32.26 
 11. Beat Zberg (Swi) MER                          35.41 
 12. Oskar Camenzind (Swi) MAP                     35.52 
 13. Peter Luttenberger (Aut) RAB                  45.39 
 14. Manuel Beltran (Spa) BAN                      49.34 
 15. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) USP                    58.35 
 16. Michael Boogerd (Ned) RAB                   1.00.33 
 17. Bobby Julich (USA) COF                      1.01.10 
 18. Daniele Nardello (Ita) MAP                  1.01.30 
 19. Christophe Moreau (Fra) FES                 1.02.48 
 20. Stephane Heulot (Fra) FDJ                   1.06.13 
 21. Udo Bolts (Ger) TEL                         1.09.02 
 22. Hernan Buenahora (Col) KEL                  1.13.48 
 23. Laurent Roux (Fra) TVM                      1.17.44 
 24. Massimo Podenzana (Ita) MER                 1.20.56 
 25. Laurent Madouas (Fra) LOT                   1.24.58 
 26. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) CSO                   1.25.48 
 27. Santiago Blanco (Spa) BAN                   1.29.18 
 28. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) BIG               1.29.35 
 29. Angel Casero (Spa) BAN                      1.35.11 
 30. Alberto Elli (Ita) CSO                      1.37.23 
 31. Laurent Brochard (Fra) FES                  1.39.15 
 32. François Simon (Fra) GAN                    1.40.40 
 33. Orlando Rodrigues (Por) BAN                 1.42.33 
 34. Georg Totschnig (Aut) TEL                   1.42.49 
 35. Joona Laukka (Fin) FES                      1.43.05 
 36. Pascal Herve (Fra) FES                      1.44.04 
 37. Javier Pascual (Spa) KEL                    1.45.52 
 38. Kevin Livingston (USA) COF                  1.46.23 
 39. Peter Farazijn (Bel) LOT                    1.47.54 
 40. Cedric Vasseur (Fra) GAN                    1.54.02 
 41. Marcello Siboni (Ita) MER                   1.56.05 
 42. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) CSO                    1.56.15 
 43. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONC                  1.58.32 
 44. Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) USP                2.01.23 
 45. Didier Rous (Fra) FES                       2.01.46 
 46. Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) FES                2.03.35 
 47. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) SAE                2.05.26 
 48. Christophe Mengin (Fra) FDJ                 2.06.57 
 49. Peter Meinert (Dan) USP                     2.07.38 
 50. Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) MAP               2.09.34 
 51. Rolf Aldag (Ger) TEL                        2.10.36 
 52. Erik Breukink (Ned) RAB                     2.13.44 
 53. Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) PLT                  2.14.21 
 54. Neil Stephens (Aus) FES                     2.23.40 
 55. Jose de los Angeles (Spa) KEL               2.24.12 
 56. Andrea Peron (Ita) FDJ                      2.24.48 
 57. Andrea Tafi (Ita) MAP                       2.25.53 
 58. Davide Rebellin (Ita) FDJ                   2.29.54 
 59. Zenon Jaskula (Pol) MAP                     2.30.15 
 60. Jens Heppner (Ger) TEL                      2.31.12 
 61. Marino Alonso (Spa) BAN                     2.32.25 
 62. Patrick Jonker (Aus) RAB                    2.33.38 
 63. Aitor Garmendia (Spa) ONC                   2.35.30 
 64. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) TVM                2.38.30 
 65. Jon Odriozola (Spa) BAT                     2.40.08 
 66. Erik Zabel (Ger) TEL                        2.41.16 
 67. Maximilian Sciandri (G-B) FDJ               2.42.24 
 68. Rolf Sorensen (Dan) RAB                     2.43.47 
 69. Tyler Hamilton (USA) USP                    2.47.51 
 70. Inigo Cuesta (Spa) ONC                      2.50.02 
 71. Francisco Benitez (Spa) KEL                 2.53.37 
 72. Daniele Sgnaolin (Ita) ROS                  2.54.00 
 73. Marco Zen (Ita) ROS                         2.54.29 
 74. Giorgio Furlan (Ita) SAE                    2.56.21 
 75. Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) BAN                 2.57.04 
 76. Miguel Arroyo (Mex) BIG                     3.04.05 
 77. Jose Angel Vidal (Spa) KEL                  3.04.27 
 78. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONC                    3.04.58 
 79. Frankie Andreu (USA) COF                    3.05.00 
 80. Oscar Pellicioli (Ita) MER                  3.07.09 
 81. Erik Dekker (Ned) RAB                       3.07.17 
 82. Jesper Skibby (Dan) TVM                     3.07.50 
 83. Dominique Rault (Fra) MUT                   3.09.58 
 84. Christian Henn (Ger) TEL                    3.10.01 
 85. Javier Mauleon (Spa) ONC                    3.11.00 
 86. Gianluca Valoti (Ita) PLT                   3.11.57 
 87. Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) USP                3.12.45 
 88. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) BIG                  3.12.52 
 89. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) MAP                  3.13.33 
 90. Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) LOT                    3.18.11 
 91. Marco Artunghi (Ita) MER                    3.18.29 
 92. Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) PLT                   3.20.28 
 93. Arturas Kasputis (Lit) CSO                  3.22.01 
 94. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) CSO              3.22.57 
 95. Marco Saligari (Ita) CSO                    3.23.36 
 96. Marty Jemison (USA) USP                     3.25.21 
 97. Giuseppe Tartaggia (Ita) BAT                3.25.54 
 98. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM                      3.26.27 
 99. Henk Vogels (Aus) GAN                       3.26.46 
100. Mario Traversoni (Ita) MER                  3.27.30 
101. Laurent Genty (Fra) BIG                     3.27.56 
102. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM                 3.29.20 
103. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) SAE               3.29.34 
104. George Hincapie (USA) USP                   3.31.08 
105. Arnaud Pretot (Fra) GAN                     3.32.07 
106. Flavio Vanzella (Ita) FDJ                   3.32.52 
107. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM                    3.34.52 
108. Francisco Cabello (Spa) KEL                 3.35.42 
109. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GAN                    3.35.56 
110. Nicola Loda (Ita) MAG                       3.39.10 
111. Frederic Guesdon (Fra) FDJ                  3.41.04 
112. Bruno Cenghialta (Ita) BAT                  3.41.06 
113. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) PLT                3.42.48 
114. Frederic Moncassin (Fra) GAN                3.45.03 
115. Christophe Rinero (Fra) COF                 3.45.14 
116. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) MAG                   3.45.33 
117. Robbie McEwen (Aus) RAB                     3.45.47 
118. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) TEL                 3.45.59 
119. Adriano Baffi (Ita) USP                     3.46.55 
120. Luca Scinto (Ita) MAG                       3.48.04 
121. Marcelino Garcia (Spa) ONC                  3.49.33 
122. Nicola Minali (Ita) BAT                     3.51.26 
123. Mirco Crepaldi (Ita) PLT                    3.51.49 
124. Lauri Aus (Est) CSO                         3.52.31 
125. Gerrit De Vries (Ned) PLT                   3.54.05 
126. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM                 3.54.10 
127. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) COF                  3.54.32 
128. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM                   3.54.49 
129. Carlo Finco (Ita) MAG                       3.57.27 
130. Rossano Brasi (Ita) PLT                     4.02.11 
131. Pascal Derame (Fra) USP                     4.04.57 
132. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) MAG                    4.06.05 
133. Gianluca Pierobon (Ita) BAT                 4.06.53 
134. Eros Poli (Ita) GAN                         4.11.22 
135. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) COF                  4.11.31 
136. Torsten Schmidt (Ger) ROS                   4.15.48 
137. Philipp Buschor (Swi) SAE                   4.17.35 
138. Stephane Cueff (Fra) MUT                    4.18.18 
139. Philippe Gaumont (Fra) COF                  4.26.09

Points classification:

  1. Erik Zabel (Ger) TEL                     350 pts 
  2. Frederic Moncassin (Fra) GAN             223     
  3. Mario Traversoni (Ita) MER               198     
  4. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM              192     
  5. Nicola Minali (Ita) BAT                  156     
  6. Jan Ullrich (Ger) TEL                    154     
  7. Robbie McEwen (Aus) RAB                  151     
  8. Richard Virenque (Fra) FES               151     
  9. François Simon (Fra) GAN                 145     
 10. Adriano Baffi (Ita) USP                  131

Mountains classification:

 1. Richard Virenque (Fra) FES               579 pts 
 2. Jan Ullrich (Ger) TEL                    328     
 3. Francesco Casagrande (Ita) SAE           309     
 4. Marco Pantani (Ita) MER                  269     
 5. Laurent Brochard (Fra) FES               241     
 6. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) FES                 212     
 7. Pascal Herve (Fra) FES                   176     
 8. Fernando Escartin (Spa) KEL              141     
 9. Bjarne Riis (Den) TEL                    139     
10. Jose Maria Jimenez (Spa) BAN             136   

Final Team classification:

  1. Telekom                                 301.51.30 
  2. Mercatone Uno                               31.56 
  3. Festina                                     47.52 
  4. Banesto                                   1.05.15 
  5. Kelme                                     2.20.22 
  6. Mapei                                     2.28.14 
  7. Rabobank                                  2.40.30 
  8. Casino                                    4.06.13 
  9. La Française des Jeux                     4.15.59 
 10. US Postal Service                         4.26.19 
 11. Lotto                                     4.32.12 
 12. Saeco                                     4.47.32 
 13. Big Mat Auber                             4.51.32 
 14. Cofidis                                   4.56.08 
 15. TVM                                       5.05.29 
 16. ONCE                                      5.22.48 
 17. GAN                                       6.02.28 
 18. Roslotto                                  6.47.21 
 19. Polti                                     7.33.58 
 20. Batik                                     8.40.35 
 21. MG                                        9.48.28

Final Reports

Jan Ullrich became the first German to win the Tour de France Sunday.

Ullrich, who was second in 1996 and won two stages this year, completed the 22-day classic in just over 100 at 23 years eight months the fourth youngest winner since 1947.

He finished nine minutes nine seconds in front of Richard Virenque of France, the biggest winning margin sin

Virenque was second and crowned king of the mountains for the fourth Tour in succession.

Italian Marco Pantani, who won two stages in three days in the Alps, was third for the second time in three

Erik Zabel of Germany took the points winner's green jersey for the second consecutive year.

Nicola Minali of Italy won the last stage over 149.5 kms from Disneyland in a sprint finish on the Champs El won the fourth stage.

Jan Ullrich's Data

-- Born December 2, 1973 in Rostock, then East Germany. Brought up by mother Marianne after father left home was three

-- 1986 joined the East German National Sports School

-- 1987 joined Peter Becker's Dynamo Berlin cycling team. Becker took the youngster under his wing.

-- 1993 won world amateur road race championship in Oslo.

-- 1994 with Becker acting as agent, signed for the Deutsche Telekom team under Belgian manager Walter Godef third behind winner Chris Boardman of Britain in the world time trial championship in Sicily.

-- 1996 took part in first Tour de France, emerging into the limelight with victory in penultimate stage tim outside Bordeaux. He beat Spaniard Miguel Indurain by 56 seconds and eventual Tour winner and team mate Bjar Denmark by more than two minutes. Finished second overall.

-- 1997 raced in second Tour, taking yellow jersey with victory in the 10th stage in a remarkable climb of t Andorra. Another stage win in the St Etienne time trial three days later helped him significantly to his eve

1997 Stage Winners

 Prologue time trial (Rouen): Chris Boardman (Britain) GAN. 
 1 Rouen-Forges-les-Eaux: Mario Cipollini (Italy) Saeco. 
 2 St.Valery-en-Caux-Vire: Cipollini. 
 3 Vire-Plumelec: Erik Zabel (Germany) Telekom. 
 4 Plumelec-Le Puy-du-Fou: Nicola Minali (Italy) Batik. 
 5 Chantonnay-La Chatre: Cedric Vasseur (France) GAN. 
 6 Le Blanc-Marennes: Jeroen Blijlevens (Netherlands) TVM. 
 7 Marennes-Bordeaux: Zabel. 
 8 Sauternes-Pau: Zabel. 
 9 Pau-Loudenvielle: Laurent Brochard (France) Festina. 
10 Luchon-Andorra: Jan Ullrich (Germany) Telekom. 
11 Andorra-Perpignan: Laurent Desbiens (France) Cofidis. 
12 St. Etienne time trial: Ullrich. 
13 St. Etienne-l'Alpe d'Huez: Marco Pantani (Italy) Mercatone Uno. 
14 Le Bourg d'Oisans-Courchevel: Richard Virenque (France) Festina. 
15 Courchevel-Morzine: Pantani. 
16 Morzine-Fribourg: Christophe Mengin (France) La Francaise des Jeux. 
17 Fribourg-Colmar: Neil Stephens (Australia) Festina. 
18 Colmar-Montbeliard: Didier Rous (France) Festina. 
19 Montbeliard-Dijon: Mario Traversoni (Italy) Mercatone Uno. 
20 Disneyland (Paris) time trial: Abraham Olano (Spain) Banesto. 
21 Disneyland-Paris: Nicola Minali (Italy) Batik. 

Past Winners

1997 - Jan Ullrich (Germany) 
1996 - Bjarne Riis (Denmark) 
1995 - Miguel Indurain (Spain) 
1994 - Miguel Indurain (Spain) 
1993 - Miguel Indurain (Spain) 
1992 - Miguel Indurain (Spain) 
1991 - Miguel Indurain (Spain) 
1990 - Greg LeMond (U.S.) 
1989 - Greg LeMond (U.S.) 
1988 - Pedro Delgado (Spain) 
1987 - Stephen Roche (Ireland) 
1986 - Greg LeMond (U.S.) 
1985 - Bernard Hinault (France) 
1984 - Laurent Fignon (France) 
1983 - Laurent Fignon (France) 
1982 - Bernard Hinault (France) 
1981 - Bernard Hinault (France) 
1980 - Joop Zoetemelk (Netherlands) 
1979 - Bernard Hinault (France) 
1978 - Bernard Hinault (France) 
1977 - Bernard Thevenet (France) 
1976 - Lucien van Impe (Belgium) 
1975 - Bernard Thevenet (France) 
1974 - Eddy Merckx (Belgium) 
1973 - Luis Ocana (Spain)