{{Short description|Road cycling course in France}} {{Infobox cycling race | name = Grand Prix du Midi Libre | current_event = | image = | date = Before Tour de France | region = South France | english = Grand Prix du Midi Libre | localnames = Grand Prix du Midi Libre {{in lang|fr}} | nickname = Midi Libre | discipline = [[Road bicycle racing|Road]] | competition = | type = [[Stage race (cycling)|Stage race]] | organiser = [[Midi Libre]] | director = | first = {{start date|1949}} | number = 55 | last = 2004 | firstwinner = {{flagathlete|Henri Massal|FRA}} | mostwins = {{flagathlete|Jean-René Bernaudeau|FRA}} (4 wins) | mostrecent = {{flagathlete|Christophe Moreau|FRA}} (2004) }}
The '''Grand Prix du Midi Libre''' (referred to as just '''Midi Libre''') was a multiple-stage [[road bicycle racing|road cycling]] course in the south of France. The race, named after [[Midi Libre|the newspaper that organized it]], was first organized in 1949 and was an important preparation courses for the [[Tour de France]]. Because of the hills in southern France, a climber usually won but sometimes the decision was made in a flat stage.
In 2003 the course was not organized, due to financial problems. One year later it returned, named '''Tour du Languedoc-Roussillon''', but this turned out to be a one-time comeback.
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== Winners == {{Cycling past winner start}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1949|name={{sortname|Henri|Massal}}|nat=FRA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1950|name={{sortname|Antonin|Rolland}}|nat=FRA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1951|name={{sortname|Raphaël|Geminiani||Geminiani, Raphael}}|nat=FRA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1952|name={{sortname|Siro|Bianchi}}|nat=ITA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1953|name={{sortname|Pierre|Nardi}}|nat=FRA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1954|name={{sortname|Jesús|Martínez|Jesús Martinez (cyclist)}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1955|name={{sortname|Miguel|Poblet}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1956|name={{sortname|Antonin|Rolland}}|nat=FRA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1957|name={{sortname|Jempy|Schmitz}}|nat=LUX|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1958|name={{sortname|Francis|Pipelin}}|nat=FRA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1959|name={{sortname|Jean|Brankart}}|nat=BEL|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1960|name={{sortname|Valentin|Huot}}|nat=FRA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1961|name={{sortname|Joseph|Groussard}}|nat=FRA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1962|name={{sortname|Mies|Stolker}}|nat=NED|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1963|name={{sortname|Fernando|Manzaneque}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1964|name={{sortname|André|Foucher|André Foucher (cyclist)|Foucher, Andre}}|nat=FRA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1965|name={{sortname|André|Foucher|André Foucher (cyclist)|Foucher, Andre}}|nat=FRA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1966|name={{sortname|Jean-Claude|Theillière}}|nat=FRA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1967|name={{sortname|Michel|Grain}}|nat=FRA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1969|name={{sortname|Luis|Ocaña||Ocana, Luis}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1970|name={{sortname|Walter|Ricci}}|nat=ITA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1971|name={{sortname|Eddy|Merckx}}|nat=BEL|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1972|name={{sortname|Cyrille|Guimard}}|nat=FRA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1973|name={{sortname|Raymond|Poulidor}}|nat=FRA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1974|name={{sortname|Jean-Pierre|Danguillaume}}|nat=FRA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1975|name={{sortname|Francesco|Moser}}|nat=ITA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1976|name={{sortname|Alain|Meslet}}|nat=FRA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1977|name={{sortname|Wladimiro|Panizza}}|nat=ITA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1978|name={{sortname|Claudio|Bortolotto}}|nat=ITA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1979|name={{sortname|Giuseppe|Saronni}}|nat=ITA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1980|name={{sortname|Jean-René|Bernaudeau||Bernaudeau, Jean Rene}}|nat=FRA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1981|name={{sortname|Jean-René|Bernaudeau||Bernaudeau, Jean Rene}}|nat=FRA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1982|name={{sortname|Jean-René|Bernaudeau||Bernaudeau, Jean Rene}}|nat=FRA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1983|name={{sortname|Jean-René|Bernaudeau||Bernaudeau, Jean Rene}}|nat=FRA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1984|name={{sortname|Dominique|Garde}}|nat=FRA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1985|name={{sortname|Silvano|Contini}}|nat=ITA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1986|name={{sortname|Claude|Criquielion}}|nat=BEL|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1987|name={{sortname|Patrice|Esnault}}|nat=FRA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1988|name={{sortname|Claude|Criquielion}}|nat=BEL|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1989|name={{sortname|Jérôme|Simon}}|nat=FRA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1990|name={{sortname|Gérard|Rué||Rue, Gerard}}|nat=FRA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1991|name={{sortname|Gilbert|Duclos-Lassalle}}|nat=FRA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1992|name={{sortname|Luc|Leblanc}}|nat=FRA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1993|name={{sortname|Maurizio|Fondriest}}|nat=ITA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1994|name={{sortname|Ján|Svorada}}|nat=SVK|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1995|name={{sortname|Miguel|Induráin}}|nat=ESP|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1996|name={{sortname|Laurent|Jalabert}}|nat=FRA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1997|name={{sortname|Alberto|Elli}}|nat=ITA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1998|name={{sortname|Laurent|Dufaux}}|nat=SUI|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1999|name={{sortname|Benoît|Salmon||Salmon, Benoit}}|nat=FRA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2000|name={{sortname|Didier|Rous}}|nat=FRA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2001|name={{sortname|Iban|Mayo}}|nat=ESP|team=}} |-style="color:gray" |2002 |colspan="4"|'''Result Void'''<ref name=BBC-UCI>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/20008520|title=Lance Armstrong: Governing body strips American of Tour wins|date=22 October 2012|publisher=BBC News|access-date=22 October 2012}}</ref><ref name=UCI>{{cite web|title=Union Cycliste Internationale|url=http://www.uci.ch/Modules/ENews/ENewsDetails2011.asp?id=ODg0NQ&MenuId=MTI2Mjc&LangId=1&BackLink=%2Ftemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI7%2Flayout%2Easp%3FMenuId%3DMTI2Mjc%26LangId%3D1}}{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> {{Cycling past winner no race|year=2003|reason=}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2004|name={{sortname|Christophe|Moreau}}|nat=FRA|team=}} {{Cycling past winner end}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Grand Prix Du Midi Libre}} [[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1949]] [[Category:1949 establishments in France]] [[Category:Defunct cycling races in France]] [[Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2004]] [[Category:Men's road bicycle races]] [[Category:2004 disestablishments in France]] [[Category:Super Prestige Pernod races]]