Chrono des Nations

Chrono des Nations – Les Herbiers Vendée is a single-day individual time trial road bicycle race held annually in October in Les Herbiers, Vendée, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.

Chrono des Nations
Race details
DateMid-October
RegionVendée, France
Local name(s)Chrono des Nations – Les Herbiers Vendée (in French)
DisciplineRoad race
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeIndividual time trial
Web sitewww.chronodesnations.com Edit this at Wikidata
Men's history
First edition1982 (1982)
Editions41 (as of 2023)
First winner Gary Dowdell (GBR)
Most wins Pascal Lance (FRA)
(4 wins)
Most recent Joshua Tarling (GBR)
Women's history
First edition1988 (1988)
Editions36 (as of 2023)
First winner Jeannie Longo (FRA)
Most wins Jeannie Longo (FRA)
(6 wins)
Most recent Anna Kiesenhofer (AUT)

It was originally called Chrono des Herbiers but in 2006 the race merged with the now defunct Grand Prix des Nations to create the currently called Chrono des Nations.[1]

Winners

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Elite

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YearCountryRiderTeam
1982  Great BritainGary DowdellWolber Spidel
1983  Great BritainDave AkamAthletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt
1984  FrancePatrice EsnaultSkil-Sem
1985  FranceBernard RichardMercier
1986  FranceFranck Petiteau
1987  FrancePascal LanceToshiba-La Vie Claire
1988  FrancePascal LanceToshiba-Look
1989  NetherlandsMarco Jeletich
1990  SwedenJan KarlssonAcceptcard Pro Cycling
1991  SwedenJan KarlssonAcceptcard Pro Cycling
1992  LithuaniaArturas KasputisPostobón-Manzana
1993  Great BritainChris BoardmanGAN
1994  FrancePascal LanceGAN
1995  FrancePascal LanceGAN
1996  Great BritainChris BoardmanGAN
1997  UkraineSerhiy HoncharAki-Safi
1998  UkraineSerhiy HoncharCantina Tollo–Alexia Alluminio
1999  UkraineSerhiy HoncharVini Caldirola
2000   SwitzerlandJean NuttliPhonak
2001   SwitzerlandJean NuttliPhonak
2002  GermanyMichael RichGerolsteiner
2003  GermanyMichael RichGerolsteiner
2004  BelgiumBert RoesemsRelax–Bodysol
2005  Czech RepublicOndřej SosenkaAcqua & Sapone–Adria Mobil
2006  LatviaRaivis BelohvoščiksC.B. Immobiliare–Universal Caffè
2007  HungaryLászló BodrogiCrédit Agricole
2008  NetherlandsStef ClementBouygues Télécom
2009  KazakhstanAlexandre VinokourovAstana
2010  Great BritainDavid MillarGarmin–Transitions
2011  GermanyTony MartinHTC–Highroad
2012  GermanyTony MartinOmega Pharma–Quick-Step
2013  GermanyTony MartinOmega Pharma–Quick-Step
2014  FranceSylvain ChavanelIAM Cycling
2015  BelarusVasil KiryienkaTeam Sky
2016  BelarusVasil KiryienkaTeam Sky
2017  DenmarkMartin Toft MadsenBHS–Almeborg Bornholm
2018  DenmarkMartin Toft MadsenBHS–Almeborg Bornholm
2019  NetherlandsJos van EmdenTeam Jumbo–Visma
2020No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
2021   SwitzerlandStefan Küng[3]Groupama–FDJ
2022   SwitzerlandStefan KüngGroupama–FDJ
2023  Great BritainJoshua TarlingIneos Grenadiers

Under-23

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YearWinnerSecondThird
1993 Sébastien Noel Samuel Renaux Roman Krylov
1994 Sébastien Noel Samuel Renaux Gilles Rouyau
1995 Anthony Morin Guillaume Auger Damien Nazon
1996 Florent Brard László Bodrogi Christophe Barbier
1997 Guillaume Auger László Bodrogi Stephano Panetta
1998 Oleg Joukov László Bodrogi Florent Brard
1999 Yuriy Krivtsov Christian Poos Eric Trokimo
2000 Niels Brouzes Yuriy Krivtsov Mariusz Witecki
2001 Yuriy Krivtsov Xavier Pache David Le Lay
2002 Gianluca Moi Jochen Rochau Damien Monier
2003 Damien Monier Émilien-Benoît Bergès Jean Zen
2004 Olivier Kaisen Florian Morizot Nicolas Rousseau
2005 Dimitri Champion Mickaël Muck Nicolas Baldo
2006 Dominique Cornu Yoann Offredo Stéphane Rossetto
2007 Michael Færk Christensen Yoann Offredo Alexandre Roux
2008 Julien Fouchard Fabien Taillefer Daniel Kreutzfeldt
2009 Romain Lemarchand Étienne Pieret Nicolas Boisson
2010 Alex Dowsett Romain Bacon Nicolas Bonnet
2011 Yoann Paillot Erwan Téguel Pierre Lebreton
2012 Yoann Paillot Joseph Perrett Alexis Guérin
2013 Ryan Mullen Bruno Armirail Alexis Guérin
2014 Alexis Dulin Rémi Cavagna Edmund Bradbury
2015 Truls Engen Korsæth Julian Braun Louis Pijourlet
2016 Louis Louvet Maxime Roger Louis Pijourlet
2017 Mathias Norsgaard Christoffer Lisson Louis Louvet
2018 Mathias Norsgaard Alexys Brunel Matt Langworthy
2019 Jasper De Plus Mathias Norsgaard Clément Davy
2020No race
2021 Antoine Devanne Branko Huys Jon Knolle
2022 Alec Segaert Søren Wærenskjold Pierre Thierry
2023 Kacper Gieryk Maximilian Cushway Jonas Walton

Junior

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YearWinnerSecondThird
1997 Fabrice Salanson Anthony Michelet Sandy Casar
1998 Eric Trokimo Anthony Geslin Guillaume Reux
1999 Hedson Mathieu Ludovic Lanceleur Niels Brouzes
2000 Nicolas Rousseau Charly Carlier Alexandre Pichot
2001 Nicolas Rousseau Olivier Kaisen Thierry Hupond
2002 Sébastien Coeffier Romain Feillu Sébastien Turgot
2003 Damien Gaudin Anthony Martin Dimitri Krivtsov
2004 Alexandre Binet Anthony Martin Damien Gaudin
2005 Sébastien Ivars Tony Gallopin Stéphane Rossetto
2006 Tony Gallopin Étienne Pieret Yann Moritz
2007 Fabien Taillefer Romain Bacon Aurélien Corbin
2008 Romain Bacon Kévin Labèque Adrien Petit
2009 Anthony Saux Yoann Paillot Jimmy Turgis
2010 Alliaume Leblond Jauffrey Bétouigt-Suire Pierre Almeida
2011 Paul Moerland Guillaume Thévenot Thomas Bourreau
2012 Ryan Mullen David Michaud Maxime Piveteau
2013 Igor Decraene Élie Gesbert Martin Palm
2014 Filippo Ganna Thomas Denis Martin Palm
2015 Nazar Lahodych Julien Souton Thomas Denis
2016 Alexys Brunel Sébastien Grignard Émilien Jeannière
2017 Sébastien Grignard Antoine Raugel Thomas Delphis
2018 Remco Evenepoel Donavan Grondin Joshua Sandman
2019 Hugo Page Joris Kroon Alex Baudin
2020No race
2021 Alec Segaert Darren Rafferty Eddy Le Huitouze
2022 Joshua Tarling Titouan Fontaine Baptiste Gillet
2023 Davide Donati Finlay Tarling Adam Rafferty

Women

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YearCountryRiderTeam
1987  FranceJeannie Longo
1988  ItalyMaria Canins
1989  ItalyMaria Canins
1990  NetherlandsAstrid Schop
1991  FranceNathalie Gendron
1992  FranceJeannie Longo
1993  FranceRoselyne Riou
1994  FranceMarion Clignet
1995  FranceJeannie Longo
1996  FranceChrystèle Richard
1997  RussiaZulfiya Zabirova
1998  RussiaZulfiya ZabirovaAcca Due O–Lorena Camicie
1999  RussiaZulfiya ZabirovaAcca Due O–Lorena Camicie
2000  FranceJeannie Longo
2001  FranceEdwige Pitel
2002  RussiaZulfiya ZabirovaUSC Chirio
2003  AustraliaMargaret HemsleyEquipe Nürnberger Versicherung
2004  FranceEdwige Pitel
2005  FranceEdwige Pitel
2006   SwitzerlandPriska DoppmannUnivega Pro Cycling Team
2007  SwedenSusanne LjungskogTeam Flexpoint
2008  SwedenSusanne LjungskogTeam Flexpoint
2009  FranceJeannie LongoTeam Pro Féminin Les Carroz
2010  FranceJeannie Longo
2011  United StatesAmber NebenTeam HTC–Highroad Women
2012  United StatesAmber NebenTeam Specialized-lululemon
2013  UkraineHanna Solovey
2014  UkraineHanna Solovey
2015  RussiaTatiana AntoshinaServetto Footon
2016  BelgiumAnn-Sophie DuyckTopsport Vlaanderen–Etixx
2017  FranceAudrey Cordon-RagotWiggle High5 Pro Cycling
2018  UzbekistanOlga ZabelinskayaCogeas–Mettler Pro Cycling Team
2019  United StatesLeah ThomasBigla Pro Cycling
2020No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
2021   SwitzerlandMarlen Reusser[4]Alé BTC Ljubljana
2022  NetherlandsEllen van DijkTrek–Segafredo
2023  AustriaAnna KiesenhoferIsrael Premier Tech Roland

References

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  1. ^ www.cyclingnews.com - the world centre of cycling
  2. ^ a b "2020 Chrono des Nations". Velowire. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  3. ^ Quénet, Jean-François (17 October 2021). "Stefan Küng takes Le Chrono des Nations title". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Marlen Reusser dominates to win Le Chrono des Nations Women". cyclingnews.com. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
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