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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Late June |
| Region | Southern France |
| English name | South Cycling Route (when known as Route du Sud) |
| Local name(s) | La Route d'Occitanie Cycliste (in French) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Stage-race |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1977 |
| Editions | 47 (as of 2023) |
| First winner |  Jacques Esclassan (FRA) |
| Most wins | Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (FRA) (3 wins) |
| Most recent | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Michael Woods (CAN) |
The Route d'Occitanie is a road bicycle race with 4 stages held annually in Southern France. It was first held in 1977 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is usually held a week before the Tour de France.
Name of the race
- 1977 – 1981 : Tour du Tarn
- 1982 – 1987 : Tour Midi-Pyrénées
- 1988 – 2017 : La Route du Sud
- 2018 – : Route d'Occitanie
Winners
Multiple winners
| Wins | Rider | Editions |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (FRA) | 1980, 1983, 1989 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Laurent Dufaux (SUI) | 1991, 1995 |
| Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | 2006, 2013 | |
 Nairo Quintana (COL) | 2012, 2016 | |
 Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | 2018, 2019 | |
| Michael Woods (CAN) | 2022, 2023 | |
Wins per country
| Wins | Country |
|---|---|
| 18 | France |
| 5 | Spain |
| 4 | Colombia, Switzerland |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia,  Ireland |
| 2 |  Poland |
| 1 |  Belarus, Canada,  Italy,  Kazakhstan,  Lithuania,  United States |
| 1 | No winner |
External links
- Official website
(in French)
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