The Tour de l'Ouest (English: Tour of the West), also known as the Circuit de I'Ouest, was a road bicycle race held annually from 1911 to 1959 in France.[1][2]

Tour de l'Ouest
Race details
DateJuly/September
RegionFrance
English nameTour of the West
DisciplineRoad
TypeStage race
History
First edition1911 (1911)
Editions24
Final edition1959
First winner Théodule Pierre (FRA)
Final winner Joseph Morvan (FRA)
Riders passing in Saint-Malo during the 1958 Tour de l'Ouest.

Winners

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Year Country Rider Team
1911   France Théodule Pierre
1931   France Germain Nicot Roold-Wolber
1932   Belgium Emile Joly Génial Lucifer-Hutchinson
1933   France Romain Maes Alcyon-Dunlop
1934   Belgium Robert Wierinckx Alcyon-Dunlop
1935   France Robert Tanneveau Armor
1936   France Albertin Disseaux Helyett
1937   France Jean-Marie Goasmat Essor-Hutchinson
1938   France Paul Rossier Peugeot-Dunlop
1939   Belgium Briek Schotte Mercier-Hutchinson
1946   France Pierre Brambilla Metropole-Dunlop
1947   France Edouard Muller Alcyon-Dunlop
1948   France Albert Dubuisson Rochet-Dunlop
1949   France Louison Bobet Bianchi-Ursus
1950   France Attilio Redolfi Mercier-Hutchinson
1951   Belgium Rik Van Steenbergen Condor
1952   France Ugo Anzile Peugeot-Dunlop
1953   France Bruno Benuzzi Stella-Wolber-Dunlop
1954   Belgium André Vlayen Alcyon-Dunlop
1955   Belgium Marcel Janssens Elvé-Peugeot
1956   France Francis Pipelin Mercier-BP-Hutchinson
1957   France Pierre Gouget Mercier-BP-Hutchinson
1958   France Gilbert Scodeller Saint-Raphael-Geminiani
1959   France Joseph Morvan Saint-Raphael-Geminiani

References

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  1. ^ "Tour de l'Ouest". Cycling Archives. de Wielersite. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Tour de l'Ouest (Fra)" [Tour of the West (Gbr)]. Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2015.
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