Date | Late-June |
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Region | Southern France |
English name | South Cycling Route |
Local name(s) | La Route du Sud Cycliste (French) |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Stage-race |
First edition | 1977 |
Editions | 39 (as of 2016) |
First winner | Jacques Esclassan (FRA) |
Most wins | Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (FRA) (3 wins) |
Most recent | Nairo Quintana (COL) |
The Route du Sud 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.