{{Short description|French multi-day road cycling race}} {{Infobox cycling race | name = Route d'Occitanie | image = [[File:Peloton La Mongie RDS 2012.jpg|230px]] | date = Late June | region = Southern France | english = South Cycling Route (when known as Route du Sud) | localnames = La Route d'Occitanie Cycliste {{in lang|fr}} | nickname = | discipline = [[Road bicycle racing|Road]] | competition = [[UCI Europe Tour]] | type = Stage-race | organiser = | director = | first = {{start date|1977}} | number = 48 (as of 2025) | last = | firstwinner = {{flagathlete|[[Jacques Esclassan]]|FRA}} | mostwins = {{flagathlete|[[Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle]]|FRA}} ''(3 wins)'' | mostrecent = {{flagathlete|[[Nicolas Prodhomme]]|FRA}} }} 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 == {{Cycling past winner start}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1977|name={{sortname|Jacques|Esclassan}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|Peugeot|1977}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1978|name={{sortname|Pierre-Raymond|Villemiane}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|REN|1978}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1979|name={{sortname|Yvon|Bertin}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|REN|1979}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1980|name={{sortname|Gilbert|Duclos-Lassalle}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|Peugeot|1980}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1981|name={{sortname|Jean-René|Bernaudeau||Bernaudeau, Jean Rene}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|Peugeot|1981}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1982|name={{sortname|Francesco|Moser}}|nat=ITA|team=[[Famcucine–Campagnolo|Famcucine]]}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1983|name={{sortname|Gilbert|Duclos-Lassalle}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|Peugeot|1983}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1984|name={{sortname|Pascal|Simon}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|Peugeot|1984}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1985|name={{sortname|Stephen|Roche}}|nat=IRL|team={{UCI team code|La Redoute|1985}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1986|name={{sortname|Niki|Rüttimann||Ruttimann, Niki}}|nat=SUI|team={{UCI team code|LVC|1986}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1987|name={{sortname|Régis|Clère||Clere, Regis}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|Teka|1987}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1988|name={{sortname|Ronan|Pensec}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|C.A|1988}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1989|name={{sortname|Gilbert|Duclos-Lassalle}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|C.A|1989}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1990|name={{sortname|Yves|Bonnamour}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|CAS|1990}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1991|name={{sortname|Laurent|Dufaux}}|nat=SUI|team={{UCI team code|HEL|1991}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1992|name={{sortname|Artūras|Kasputis}}|nat=LTU|team={{UCI team code|Postobón|1992}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1993|name={{sortname|Éric|Boyer}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|C.A|1993}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1994|name={{sortname|Álvaro|Mejía|Álvaro Mejía (cyclist)}}|nat=COL|team={{UCI team code|MOT|1994}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1995|name={{sortname|Laurent|Dufaux}}|nat=SUI|team={{UCI team code|FES|1995}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1996|name={{sortname|Laurent|Jalabert}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|ONC|1996}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1997|name={{sortname|Patrick|Jonker}}|nat=AUS|team={{UCI team code|RAB|1997}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1998|name={{sortname|Armand|de Las Cuevas}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|GCE|1998}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=1999|name={{sortname|Jonathan|Vaughters}}|nat=USA|team={{UCI team code|DSC|1999}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2000|name={{sortname|Tomasz|Brożyna||Brozyna, Tomasz}}|nat=POL|team={{UCI team code|GCE|2000}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2001|name={{sortname|Andrey|Kivilev}}|nat=KAZ|team={{UCI team code|COF|2001}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2002|name=<s>{{sortname|Levi|Leipheimer}}</s>|nat=USA|team=<s>{{UCI team code|RAB|2002}}}}</s> {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2003|name={{sortname|Michael|Rogers|Michael Rogers (cyclist)}}|nat=AUS|team={{UCI team code|QST|2003}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2004|name={{sortname|Bradley|McGee||Macgee, Bradley}}|nat=AUS|team={{UCI team code|FDJ|2004}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2005|name={{sortname|Sandy|Casar}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|FDJ|2005}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2006|name={{sortname|Thomas|Voeckler}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|BTL|2006}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2007|name={{sortname|Óscar|Sevilla||Sevilla, Oscar}}|nat=ESP|team={{UCI team code|REG|2007}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2008|name={{sortname|Dan|Martin|Dan Martin (cyclist)}}|nat=IRL|team={{UCI team code|GRM|2008a}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2009|name={{sortname|Przemysław|Niemiec||Niemiec, Przemyslaw}}|nat=POL|team={{UCI team code|MIE|2009}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2010|name={{sortname|David|Moncoutié}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|COF|2010}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2011|name={{sortname|Vasil|Kiryienka}}|nat=BLR|team={{UCI team code|MOV|2011}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2012|name={{sortname|Nairo|Quintana}}|nat=COL|team={{UCI team code|MOV|2012}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2013|name={{sortname|Thomas|Voeckler}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|EUC|2013}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2014|name={{sortname|Nicolas|Roche}}|nat=IRL|team={{UCI team code|SAX|2014}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2015|name={{sortname|Alberto|Contador}}|nat=ESP|team={{UCI team code|SAX|2015}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2016|name={{sortname|Nairo|Quintana}}|nat=COL|team={{UCI team code|MOV|2016}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2017|name={{sortname|Silvan|Dillier}}|nat=SUI|team={{UCI team code|BMC|2017}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2018|name={{sortname|Alejandro|Valverde}}|nat=ESP|team={{UCI team code|MOV|2018}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2019|name={{sortname|Alejandro|Valverde}}|nat=ESP|team={{UCI team code|MOV|2019}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2020 Route d'Occitanie|2020]]|name={{sortname|Egan|Bernal}}|nat=COL|team={{UCI team code|INS|2020a}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2021 Route d'Occitanie|2021]]|name={{sortname|Antonio|Pedrero}}|nat=ESP|team={{UCI team code|MOV men|2021}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2022 Route d'Occitanie|2022]]|name={{sortname|Michael|Woods|Michael Woods (cyclist)}}|nat=CAN|team={{UCI team code|IPT|2022}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2023 Route d'Occitanie|2023]]|name={{sortname|Michael|Woods|Michael Woods (cyclist)}}|nat=CAN|team={{UCI team code|IPT|2023}}}} {{Cycling pw no race|year=2024|reason=being cancelled}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2025 Route d'Occitanie|2025]]|name= {{sortname|Nicolas|Prodhomme}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|DAT|2025}}}} {{Cycling past winner end}}
=== Multiple winners === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Wins|| Rider || Editions |- | align=center | 3 || {{flagathlete|[[Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle]]|FRA}} || 1980, 1983, 1989 |- | align=center rowspan=5 | 2 || {{flagathlete|[[Laurent Dufaux]]|SUI}} || 1991, 1995 |- | {{flagathlete|[[Thomas Voeckler]]|FRA}} || 2006, 2013 |- | {{flagathlete|[[Nairo Quintana]]|COL}} || 2012, 2016 |- | {{flagathlete|[[Alejandro Valverde]]|ESP}} || 2018, 2019 |- | {{flagathlete|[[Michael Woods (cyclist)|Michael Woods]]|CAN}} || 2022, 2023 |- |}
=== Wins per country === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Wins || Country |- | align=center | 18|| {{FRA}} |- | align=center | 5|| {{ESP}} |- | align=center | 4|| {{COL}}, {{SUI}} |- | align=center | 3|| {{AUS}}, {{IRL}} |- | align=center | 2|| {{POL}} |- | align=center | 1|| {{BLR}}, {{CAN}}, {{ITA}}, {{KAZ}}, {{LIT}}, {{USA}} |- | align=center | 1|| ''No winner'' |- |}
==External links== *{{official website}} {{in lang|fr}}
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