Route du Sud
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| Race details | |
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| Date | Late-June |
| 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 |
| History | |
| First edition | 1977 |
| Editions | 38 (as of 2015) |
| First winner |  Jacques Esclassan (FRA) |
| Most wins | Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (FRA) (3 wins) |
| Most recent |  Alberto Contador (ESP) |
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.
Name of the race
- 1977 – 1981 : Tour du Tarn
- 1982 – 1987 : Tour Midi-Pyrénées
- Since 1988 : La Route du Sud
Winners
Multiple winners
| Wins | Rider | Editions |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (FRA) |
1980, 1983, 1989 |
| 2 |  Laurent Dufaux (SUI) |
1991, 1995 |
| Thomas Voeckler (FRA) |
2006, 2013 |
Wins per country
| Wins | Country |
|---|---|
| 18 | France |
| 3 |  Australia,  Ireland,  Switzerland |
| 2 |  Poland,  United States,  Colombia, Spain |
| 1 |  Belarus,  Italy,  Kazakhstan,  Lithuania |
