Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Early-March |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France |
| Local name | Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers (in French) |
| Nickname | Souvenir Bruno Comini |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Single-day |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1964 |
| Editions | 60 (as of 2026)[1] |
| First winner |  Claude Rigaut (FRA) |
| Most wins | Jean-François Laffillée (FRA) Benoît Daeninck (FRA) (3 wins) |
| Most recent | .svg.png){kind=small} Jules Hesters (BEL) |
Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers is a road bicycle race held annually near Lillers, a commune in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France. The editions 1964–1995 were reserved for amateurs. Since 2005, it is rated 1.2 on the UCI Europe Tour. The race was not held in 2015 because of financial difficulties, 2019 because of a storm and in 2021 because of the COVID pandemic.
Winners
| Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | France
|
Claude Rigaut | ||
| 1965 | France
|
Jean Reveillon | ||
| 1966 | France
|
Patrick Cuny | ||
| 1967 | France
|
Jacques-André Hochart | ||
| 1968 | France
|
André Mollet | ||
| 1969 | France
|
Robert Mintkiewicz | ||
| 1970 | France
|
M. Lefebvre | ||
| 1971 | France
|
Guy Leleu | ||
| 1972 | France
|
Claude Tollet | ||
| 1973 |  West Germany
|
Klaus-Peter Thaler | ||
| 1974 | France
|
Alain Molmy | ||
| 1975 | Belgium
|
Eddy Copmans | ||
| 1976 | France
|
Jacques Dutailly | ||
| 1977 | France
|
Claude Bavaye | ||
| 1978 | France
|
Olivier Vantielcke | ||
| 1979 |  Great Britain
|
Robert Millar | ||
| 1980 | France
|
Philippe Miotti | ||
| 1981 | France
|
Jean-Philippe Pipart | ||
| 1982 | France
|
Jean-Philippe Pipart | ||
| 1983 |  Netherlands
|
Rinus Ansems | ||
| 1984 |  Denmark
|
Brian Holm | ||
| 1985 | France
|
Jacques Dutailly | ||
| 1986 | France
|
Vincent Thorey | ||
| 1987 | France
|
Yvan Frebert | ||
| 1988 | France
|
Bruno Bonnet | ||
| 1989 | France
|
William Perard | ||
| 1990 | France
|
Jean-François Laffillé | ||
| 1991 | France
|
Jean-François Laffillé | ||
| 1992 | Netherlands
|
Benny Gosink | ||
| 1993 | Netherlands
|
Jeroen Blijlevens | ||
| 1994 | France
|
Jean-François Laffillé | ||
| 1995 | France
|
Grégory Barbier | ||
| 1996 | Belgium
|
Nico Eeckhout | Collstrop-Lystex | |
| 1997 | Belgium
|
Nico Eeckhout | Lotto–Mobistar–Isoglass | |
| 1998 | Belgium
|
Geert Verheyen | Lotto–Mobistar | |
| 1999 |  Norway
|
Bjørnar Vestøl | Acceptcard Pro Cycling | |
| 2000 | France
|
Francis Moreau | Cofidis | |
| 2001 | France
|
Jean-Michel Tessier | Cofidis | |
| 2002 | France
|
Pascal Deramé | Bonjour | |
| 2003 | France
|
Damien Nazon | Brioches La Boulangère | |
| 2004 | Belgium
|
Benny De Schrooder | Vlaanderen T-Interim | |
| 2005 | Belgium
|
Johan Coenen | MrBookmaker.com-SportsTech | |
| 2006 | Germany
|
Markus Eichler | Team Regiostrom-Senges | |
| 2007 | France
|
Benoît Daeninck | UV Aube Troyes | |
| 2008 | Germany
|
Dominic Klemme | Team 3C Gruppe | |
| 2009 |  Latvia
|
Aleksejs Saramotins | Team Designa Køkken | |
| 2010 | France
|
Benoît Daeninck | Roubaix–Lille Métropole | |
| 2011 | France
|
Denis Flahaut | Roubaix–Lille Métropole | |
| 2012 | Great Britain
|
Russell Downing | Endura Racing | |
| 2013 | France
|
Benoît Daeninck | CC Nogent-sur-Oise | |
| 2014 | France
|
Steven Tronet | BigMat–Auber 93 | |
| 2015 | No race | |||
| 2016 | Belgium
|
Stijn Steels | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | |
| 2017 | France
|
Thomas Boudat | Direct Énergie | |
| 2018 | France
|
Jérémy Lecroq | Vital Concept | |
| 2019 | No race due to stormy weather conditions | |||
| 2020 | France
|
Florian Vachon | Arkéa–Samsic[2] | |
| 2021 | No race | |||
| 2022 | Belgium
|
Milan Menten | Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB[3] | |
| 2023 | Denmark
|
Andreas Stokbro | Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling[4] | |
| 2025 | France
|
Emmanuel Morin | Van Rysel–Roubaix | |
| 2025 | Great Britain
|
Matthew Brennan | Visma–Lease a Bike Development | |
| 2026[5] | Belgium
|
Jules Hesters | Team Flanders–Baloise | |
References
- ^ "2022» 56th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers Souvenir Bruno Comini (1.2) history". procyclingstats. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ Retsin, Frédéric (8 March 2020). "GP de Lillers : Florian Vachon profite du chambardement" [GP of Lillers: Florian Vachon takes advantage of the upheaval]. La Voix du Nord. Groupe Rossel. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "2022» 56th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers Souvenir Bruno Comini (1.2)". procyclingstats. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "2023» 57th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers Souvenir Bruno Comini (1.2)". procyclingstats. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "2026 » 4th Le Tour des 100 Communes (1.2)". procyclingstats. Retrieved 8 March 2026.