- History
- Winners
- See also
- Citations
- References
- External links
The Super Prestige Pernod International was a season-long competition in road bicycle racing between 1958 and 1988. HistoryDisagreements between the organisers of the similar Challenge Desgrange-Colombo led to its demise and a gap in season-long competitions. In 1958, the publicity division of Pernod offered a trophy for the best French rider of the year. The competition was known as the Prestige Pernod. It was a rival to Challenge Yellow, run by the chain company Sedis since 1931. The following year, Pernod added the Super Prestige Pernod, for the best rider of the year, assessed on points attributed to the biggest races. At the same time it introduced Promotion Pernod, for the best French rider under 25. The Super Prestige Pernod became an unofficial world points championship. A fourth class, Promotion Internationale, appeared in 1983 but that and the Promotion Pernod vanished the following year to create a single Super Prestige Pernod International. A women's competition was added in 1985. Both were abandoned at the end of 1987 when France banned drinks advertising in sport.{{sfn|Heijmans|Mallon|2011|p=189}} The Super Prestige Pernod International was won by some of the greatest names in professional cycle racing. They included Jacques Anquetil, who won four times, Eddy Merckx won a record seven times (1969–1975); Bernard Hinault equalled Anquetil's total with his fourth consecutive victory in 1982; while the final four years were dominated by Ireland: Sean Kelly won three times (1984–1986) and Stephen Roche won in 1987. Anquetil was the only rider to regain the title having lost it, a feat he achieved twice. WinnersSource:[1] Year | Winner | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth |
---|
1959 | FRA}} | Roger Rivière | Noël Foré | Rik Van Looy | Gérard Saint | 1960 | FRA}} | Pino Cerami | Gastone Nencini | Raymond Mastrotto | Rik Van Looy | 1961 | FRA}} | Raymond Poulidor | Rik Van Looy | Gilbert Desmet I | Nino Defilippis | 1962 | NED}} | Jef Planckaert | Emile Daems | Rik Van Looy | Jacques Anquetil | 1963 | FRA}} | Tom Simpson | Raymond Poulidor | Jo de Roo | Rik Van Looy | 1964 | FRA}} | Jan Janssen | Jacques Anquetil | Rik Van Looy | Benoni Beheyt | 1965 | FRA}} | Tom Simpson | Ward Sels | Raymond Poulidor | Felice Gimondi | 1966 | FRA}} | Felice Gimondi | Raymond Poulidor | Jan Janssen | Lucien Aimar | 1967 | NED}} | Eddy Merckx | Felice Gimondi | Roger Pingeon | Franco Balmamion | 1968 | BEL}} | Felice Gimondi | Jan Janssen | Eddy Merckx | Walter Godefroot | 1969 | BEL}} | Felice Gimondi | Herman Van Springel | Raymond Poulidor | Walter Godefroot | 1970 | BEL}} | Herman Van Springel | Luis Ocaña | Eric Leman | Felice Gimondi | 1971 | BEL}} | Luis Ocaña | Gösta Pettersson | Joop Zoetemelk | Cyrille Guimard | 1972 | BEL}} | Raymond Poulidor | Cyrille Guimard | Yves Hézard | Joop Zoetemelk | 1973 | BEL}} | Luis Ocaña | Felice Gimondi | Joop Zoetemelk | Freddy Maertens | 1974 | BEL}} | Roger De Vlaeminck | Frans Verbeeck | Raymond Poulidor | Joop Zoetemelk | 1975 | BEL}} | Roger De Vlaeminck | Francesco Moser | Bernard Thévenet | Freddy Maertens | 1976 | BEL}} | Francesco Moser | Joop Zoetemelk | Eddy Merckx | Lucien Van Impe | 1977 | BEL}} | Roger De Vlaeminck | Bernard Hinault | Joop Zoetemelk | Francesco Moser | 1978 | ITA}} | Bernard Hinault | Joop Zoetemelk | Gerrie Knetemann | Jan Raas | 1979 | FRA}} | Giuseppe Saronni | Joop Zoetemelk | Francesco Moser | Jan Raas | 1980 | FRA}} | Fons De Wolf | Francesco Moser | Hennie Kuiper | Giuseppe Saronni | 1981 | FRA}} | Roger De Vlaeminck | Jan Raas | Fons De Wolf | Hennie Kuiper | 1982 | FRA}} | Giuseppe Saronni | Silvano Contini | Tommy Prim | Sean Kelly | 1983 | USA}} | Sean Kelly | Jan Raas | Giuseppe Saronni | Adrie van der Poel | 1984 | IRL}} | Bernard Hinault | Phil Anderson | Laurent Fignon | Francesco Moser | 1985 | IRL}} | Phil Anderson | Greg LeMond | Bernard Hinault | Moreno Argentin | 1986 | IRL}} | Greg LeMond | Claude Criquielion | Adrie van der Poel | Urs Zimmermann | 1987 | IRL}} | Sean Kelly | Claude Criquielion | Charly Mottet | Eric Vanderaerden |
See also{{Portal|Cycling}}- List of road bicycle racing events
{{clear}}Citations1. ^{{cite web|title=Challenge Pernod|language=French|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/dossiers/dos_pernod.php|work=Memoire du cyclisme|accessdate=20 May 2015}}
References- {{cite book | ref=harv | last1=Heijmans | last2=Mallon | first1=Jeroen | first2=Bill | authorlink2=Bill Mallon | title=Historical Dictionary of Cycling | series=Historical Dictionaries of Sports | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZdXCmwpk-SAC | accessdate=20 May 2015| year=2011 | publisher=Scarecrow Press | location=Lanham, MD | isbn=978-0-8108-7175-5 }}
External links- {{Cycling archives race|2356}}
{{Super Prestige Pernod International winners}}{{Cycling season competitions}} 5 : Cycle races in France|Recurring sporting events established in 1958|1958 establishments in France|Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1988|Men's road bicycle races |