The Tour des Pays de Savoie was born thanks to a passion…

Patrice Pion and Laurent Josserand, good friends, had a passion for cycling, they both decided in 1999 to finally honor the routes and passes of Savoie where numerous champions built their careers.

On the routes of Savoie, Haute Savoie and Val d’Aoste in Italy, The Tour des Pays de Savoie is reserved to the young amateur cyclists and semiprofessionals of less than 26 years old.

Today this stage race is one of the most difficult of its category… Ranked international, the Tour des Pays de Savoie has become a true stepping stone for the professional world…
A great number of young cyclists, who shined during the race, signed within the next weeks following their achievement a contract with a professional team.

A total of 20 teams, its passing on the roads is always an event…a multi-color pack of about a hundred cyclists which for the time of the race become a true warrior…

Award list for The Tour des Pays de Savoie
Winners of the general ranking

2010 : Nicolas Schnyder (Switzerland)
2009 : Ben Gastauer (Luxemburg)
2008 : Guillaume Bonnafond (France)
2007 : Jean-Charles Senac (France)
2006 : Daniel Martin (Ireland)
2005 : Blaise Sonnery (France)
2004 : Rémi Pauriol (France)
2003 : Mathieu Spritch (France)
2002 : Mathieu Spritch (France)
2001 : Christophe Edaleine (France)
2000 : Florian Germain (France)
1999 : Christian Millési (France)