The high point of the Tour de France? The story behind the Souvenir Henri Desgrange and Souvenir Jacques-Goddet

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Special mountains prize on stage 19 at Tour de France

A monument in the memory of French sportsman and journalist Henri Desgrange 18651940 who created the Tour de France at the top of the Galibier pass HautesAlpes 1945 The monument was designed by architechts A Audouze and Tabourin Photo by CAPRoger Viollet via Getty Images
The Henri Desgrange on the ascent of the Col du Galibier (Image credit: Getty Images)

The Souvenir Henri Desgrange is a prize awarded to the rider who crosses the Col du Galibier first in each edition of the Tour de France. It honours Tour de France founder Henri Desgrange, who died in 1940.

Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) is the most recent winner, having crossed the Col du Galibier first on stage 4 of the 2024 Tour de France en route to the stage win and the race lead.

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Year

Winner

Location

Altitude

Mountain range

1947

Édouard Fachleitner

Row 0 - Cell 2 Row 0 - Cell 3 Row 0 - Cell 4

1948

Roger Lambrecht

Row 1 - Cell 2 Row 1 - Cell 3 Row 1 - Cell 4

1949

Paul Giguet

Row 2 - Cell 2 Row 2 - Cell 3 Row 2 - Cell 4

1950

Apo Lazaridès

Col du Lautaret

2,058 m

Alps

1951

Gino Sciardis

Col du Lautaret

2,058 m

Alps

1952

Fausto Coppi

Col du Galibier

2,556 m

Alps

1953

Claude Colette

Row 6 - Cell 2 Row 6 - Cell 3 Row 6 - Cell 4

1954

Federico Bahamontes

Col du Galibier

2,556 m

Alps

1955

Charly Gaul

Col du Galibier

2,556 m

Alps

1956

Pierre Pardoin

Row 9 - Cell 2 Row 9 - Cell 3 Row 9 - Cell 4

1957

Marcel Janssens

Col du Galibier

2,556 m

Alps

1958

Piet van East

Col du Lautaret

2 058 m

Alps

1959

Charly Gaul

Col du Galibier

2,556 m

Alps

1960

Jean Graczyk

Col du Lautaret

2 058 m

Alps

1961

Joseph Planckaert

Ballon d'Alsace

1,247 m

Vosges

1962

Juan Campillo

Col du Lautaret

2 058 m

Alps

1963

not awarded

Row 16 - Cell 2 Row 16 - Cell 3 Row 16 - Cell 4

1964

Federico Bahamontes

Col du Galibier

2,556 m

Alps

1965

Francisco Gabica

Col du Lautaret

2 058 m

Alps

1966

Julio Jiménez

Col du Galibier

2,556 m

Alps

1967

Julio Jiménez

Col du Galibier

2,556 m

Alps

1968

Barry Hoban

Col des Aravis

1,487 m

Alps

1969

Eddy Merckx

Col du Galibier

2,556 m

Alps

1970

Raymond Delisle

Col d'Aubisque

1,709 m

Pyrenees

1971

Wilmo Francioni

Côte de Dourdan

Row 24 - Cell 3 Row 24 - Cell 4

1972

Joop zoetemelk

Col du Galibier

2,556 m

Alps

1973

Luis Ocaia

Col du Galibier

2,556 m

Alps

1974

Vicente Lopez Carril

Col du Galibier

2,556 m

Alps

1975

Luis Balague

Col du Télégraphe

1,566 m

Alps

1976

Luciano Conati

Col du Lautaret

2 058 m

Alps

1977

Lucien Van Impe

Col du Tourmalet

2 115 m

Pyrenees

1978

Christian Seznec

Sainte-Marie-de-Campan

Row 31 - Cell 3

Pyrenees

1979

Lucien Van Impe

Col du Galibier

2,642 m

Alps

1980

Johan De Muynck

Col du Galibier

2,642 m

Alps

1981

Theo de Rooij

Col de la Madeleine

1,993 m

Alps

1982

André Chalmel

Col du Sulor

1,474 m

Pyrenees

1983

José Patrocinio Jiménez

Col du Tourmalet

2 115 m

Pyrenees

1984

Francisco Rodriguez

Col du Galibier

2,642 m

Alps

1985

Pello Ruiz

Col du Tourmalet

2 115 m

Pyrenees

1986

Luis Herrera

Col du Galibier

2,642 m

Alps

1987

Pedro Munoz

Col du Galibier

2,642 m

Alps

1988

Laudelino Cubino

Col du Tourmalet

2 115 m

Pyrenees

1989

Gert-Jan Theunisse

Col du Galibier

2,642 m

Alps

1990

Miguel Angel Martinez

Col du Tourmalet

2 115 m

Pyrenees

1991

Claudio Chiappucci

Col du Tourmalet

2 115 m

Pyrenees

1992

Franco Chioccioli

Col du Galibier

2,642 m

Alps

1993

Tony Rominger

Col du Galibier

2,642 m

Alps

1994

Richard Virenque

Tourmalet Pass

2 115 m

Pyrenees

1995

Richard Virenque

Col de la Croix-de-Fer

2,068 m

Alps

1996

Neil Stephens

Col d'Aubisque

1,709 m

Pyrenees

1997

Richard Virenque

Port d'Envalira

2,407 m

Pyrenees

1998

Marco Pantani

Col du Galibier

2,642 m

Alps

1999

José Luis Arrieta

Col du Galibier

2,642 m

Alps

2000

Pascal Hervé

Col du Galibier

2,642 m

Alps

2001

Laurent Roux

Col de la Madeleine

1,993 m

Alps

2002

Santiago Botero

Col du Galibier

2,642 m

Alps

2003

Stefano Garzelli

Col du Galibier

2,642 m

Alps

2004

Gilberto Simoni

Col de la Madeleine

1,993 m

Alps

2005

Alexander Vinokourov

Col du Galibier

2,642 m

Alps

2006

Michael Rasmussen

Col du Galibier

2,642 m

Alps

2007

Mauricio Soler

Col du Galibier

2,642 m

Alps

2008

Stefan Schumacher

Col du Galibier

2,642 m

Alps

2009

Franco Pellizotti

Col du Grand-Saint-Bernard

2,469 m

Alps

2010

Andy Schleck

Col du Tourmalet

2 115 m

Pyrenees

2011

Andy Schleck

Col du Galibier

2,642 m

Alps

2012

Fredrik Kessiakoff

Col de la Croix-de-Fer

2,068 m

Alps

2013

Nairo Quintana

Port of Pailhères

2,001 m

Pyrenees

2014

Joaquim Rodriguez

Col d'Izoard

2,361 m

Alps

2015

Simon Geschke

Col d'Allos

2,247 m

Alps

2016

Rui Costa

Port d'Envalira

2,408 m

Pyrenees

2017

Primo, Rogli

Col du Galibier

2,642 m

Alps

2018

Nairo Quintana

Col de Portet

2 215 m

Pyrenees

2019

Egan Bernal

Col d'Iseran

2,764 m

Alps

2020

Miguel Angel Lopez

Col de la Loze

2,304 m

Alps

2021

Nairo Quintana

Port d'Envalira

2,408 m

Pyrenees

2022

Warren Barguil

Col du Galibier

2,642 m

Alps

2023

Felix Gall

Col de la Loze

2,304 m

Alps

2024

Tadej Pogacar

Col du Galibier

2,642 m

Alps

2025

tbd

Col de la Loze

2,304 m

Alps

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Souvenir Jacques-Goddet winners at the Tour de France

Year

Stage

Winner

Header Cell - Column 3

2001

14

Sven Montgomery

Row 0 - Cell 3

2002

11*

Laurent Jalabert

Col d'Aubisque, 1,709m

2003

15

Sylvain Chavanel

Row 2 - Cell 3

2004

not awarded

Row 3 - Cell 2 Row 3 - Cell 3

2005

not awarded

Row 4 - Cell 2 Row 4 - Cell 3

2006

11

David de la Fuente

Row 5 - Cell 3

2007

14*

Rubén Pérez

Port de Pailhères, 2,001m

2008

10

Rémy Di Gregorio

Row 7 - Cell 3

2009

9

Franco Pellizotti3

Row 8 - Cell 3

2010

16

Christophe Moreau

Row 9 - Cell 3

2011

12

Jérémy Roy

Row 10 - Cell 3

2012

16

Thomas Voeckler

Row 11 - Cell 3

2013

not awarded

Row 12 - Cell 2 Row 12 - Cell 3

2014

18

Blel Kadri

Row 13 - Cell 3

2015

11

Rafał Majka

Row 14 - Cell 3

2016

8

Thibaut Pinot

Row 15 - Cell 3

2017

not awarded

Row 16 - Cell 2 Row 16 - Cell 3

2018

19

Julian Alaphilippe

Row 17 - Cell 3

2019

14

Thibaut Pinot

Row 18 - Cell 3

2020

not awarded

Row 19 - Cell 2 Row 19 - Cell 3

2021

18

Pierre Latour

Row 20 - Cell 3

2022

not awarded

Row 21 - Cell 2 Row 21 - Cell 3

2023

6

Tobias Halland Johannessen

Row 22 - Cell 3

2024

14

Row 23 - Cell 2 Row 23 - Cell 3

2025

14

Row 24 - Cell 2 Row 24 - Cell 3
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