The Race

16 Tour de France races have been won by Tour de l'Avenir winners: Felice GIMONDI, Joop ZOETEMELK, Greg LEMOND, Miguel INDURAIN, Laurent FIGNON, Egan BERNAL and Tadej POGACAR.
The Full Palmarès

The Prizes

Awarded at the end of each stage

Yellow Jersey

General classification leader
The general individual time classification is established by adding the times recorded by each rider in the 9 stages. The yellow jersey is worn by the rider leading the race.

Polka dot jersey

Best climber
Covered by the rider who accumulates the greatest number of points acquired on the summits of the climbs and passes listed and classified by category.

Green jersey

Leader of the points ranking
Worn by the leader of the points classification. Points are awarded at each stage finish and at the intermediate sprint in some road stages.

White jersey

Best younger
The general individual time classification is established by adding the times recorded by each rider in the 9 stages. The white jersey is worn by the rider in the 19-20 age category who is best placed in the general classification of the event.

Stage victory

Winner of the day
Each day, the first rider to cross the finish line receives praise from the race announcer on the podium and is honoured by five-time Tour de France winner Bernard Hinault.

Combativity prize

The most combative rider
Awarded at the end of each stage by a jury chaired by the event director to the rider who is the most generous in his or her efforts and shows the best sportsmanship. The winning rider wears a red number on the next stage.

Team classification

Best Team at the general classification
The team classification is established by adding the times of the three best riders from each team on each stage.

Awarded on the last day

Team classification

Best Team at the general classification
The team classification is established by adding the times of the three best riders from each team on each stage.

Super combative rider

Super combative rider
The Super Combative rider of the Tour de l'Avenir is chosen by the jury at the end of the last stage.

History

The Tour de l’Avenir was created in 1961 by Jacques Marchand, editor-in-chief of the newspaper L’Équipe.

The race has changed its name several times throughout its history. From 1972 to 1979, it was called the Peugeot Trophy of the Future, in reference to its official sponsor.

Then, from 1986 to 1990, this event was called the Tour de la Communauté Européenne (Tour of the European Community), since it was organized with the support of the European Community and the European Parliament.

It finally took its current name, the Tour de l’Avenir, in 1992.

At its inception, it brought together national teams of eight riders, half of whom were under 25 years old.

The race was gradually opened to professionals.

Since 2007, the event has been entirely dedicated to young riders aged 19 to 23.

The previous edition

  • Winner
    SEIXAS Paul (FRA)
  • Second
    WIDAR Jarno (BEL)
  • Third
    NORDHAGEN Jørgen (NOR)
  • Green Jersey
    HOBBS Alfred Bruce Noah (GBR)
  • Polka Dot Jersey
    WIDAR Jarno (BEL)
  • White Jersey
    SEIXAS Paul (FRA)
  • Super combative rider
    WIDAR Jarno (BEL)
  • Team Classification
    BELGIUM
The race palmarès
2025Paul SEIXAS (FRA)
2024Peter Joseph BLACKMORE (GBR)
2023Isaac DEL TORO (MEX)
2022Cian UIJTDEBROEKS (BEL)
2021Tobias JOHANNESSEN (NOR)
2020Annulé
2019Tobias FOSS (NOR)
2018Tadej POGACAR (SLO)
2017Egan BERNAL (COL)
2016David GAUDU (FRA)
2015Marc SOLER GIMENEZ (ESP)
2014Miguel Angel LOPEZ (COL)
2013Ruben FERNANDEZ ANDUJAR (ESP)
2012Warren BARGUIL (FRA)
2011Esteban CHAVES (COL)
2010Nairo QUINTANA (COL)
2009Romain SICARD (FRA)
2008Jan BAKELANTS (BEL)
2007Bauke MOLLEMA (NED)
2006Moisés DUENAS (ESP)
2005Lars Ytting BAK (DEN)
2004Sylvain CALZATI (FRA)
2003Egoi MARTINEZ (ESP)
2002Evgueni PETROV (RUS)
2001Denis MENCHOV (RUS)
2000Iker FLORES (ESP)
1999Unai OSA (ESP)
1998Christophe RINERO (FRA)
1997Laurent ROUX (FRA)
1996David ETXEBARRIA (ESP)
1995Emmanuel MAGNIEN (FRA)
1994Angel CASERO (ESP)
1993Thomas DAVY (FRA)
1992Hervé GAREL (FRA)
1991aucun
1990Johan BRUYNEEL (BEL)
1989Pascal LINO (FRA)
1988Laurent FIGNON (FRA)
1987Marc MADIOT (FRA)
1986Miguel INDURAIN (ESP)
1985Martin RAMIREZ (COL)
1984Charly MOTTET (FRA)
1983Olaf LUDWIG (ALL)
1982Greg LEMOND (USA)
1981Pascal SIMON (FRA)
1980Alfonso FLOREZ (COL)
1979Sergueï SOUKHOROUTCHENKOV (URS)
1978Sergueï SOUKHOROUTCHENKOV (URS)
1977Eddy SCHEPERS (BEL)
1976Sven-Ake NILSSON (SWE)
1975Aucun
1974Enrique MARTINEZ HEREDI (ESP)
1973Gianbattista BARONCHELLI (ITA)
1972Fedor DEN HERTOG (NED)
1971Régis OVION (FRA)
1970Marcel DUCHEMIN (FRA)
1969Joop ZOETEMELK (FRA)
1968Jean-Pierre BOULARD (FRA)
1967Christian ROBINI (FRA)
1966Mino DENTI (ITA)
1965Mariano DIAZ (ESP)
1964Felice GIMONDI (ITA)
1963André ZIMMERMANN (FRA)
1962Antonio GOMEZ DEL MORAL (ESP)
1961Guido DE ROSSO (ITA)