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{{short description|French one-day road cycling race}}
{{Infobox cycling race
| name          = Paris–Bourges
| current_event = 
| image         =Paris-Bourges-logo 2023.png
| date          = Early October
| region        = Centre, France
| english       = Paris–Bourges
| localnames    = Paris–Bourges {{in lang|fr}}
| nickname      = 
| discipline    = Road
| competition   = UCI Europe Tour
| type          = Single-day
| organiser     = 
| director      = 
| first         = {{start date|1913}}
| number        = 68 (as of 2023)
| last          = 
| firstwinner   = {{flagathlete|[[René Pichon]]|FRA}}
| mostwins      = ''2 wins'':<br>{{flagathlete|[[Marcel Dussault]]|FRA}}<br>{{flagathlete|[[Daniele Nardello]]|ITA}}<br>{{flagathlete|[[John Degenkolb]]|GER}}<br>{{flagathlete|[[Sam Bennett (cyclist)|Sam Bennett]]|IRL}}
| mostrecent    = {{flagathlete|[[Arnaud Démare]]|FRA}}
}}
'''Paris–Bourges''' is a French [[road bicycle racing|road bicycle race]]. The race originally started in Paris and ran to the town of [[Bourges]] in the [[Centre (French region)|Région Centre]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Paris-Bourges (Fra) - Cat.1.1 |url=https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=157 |accessdate= |work=Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu |language=fr}}</ref> However, in recent year with the length of races shortened it has become impossible to link the two cities and since 1996 the race has started in the town of [[Gien]] in the [[Loiret]] department which is {{convert|130|km|miles|round=5}} south of Paris. The official name of the race is now '''Paris-Gien-Bourges''' although it is still referred to as Paris–Bourges on the [[Union Cycliste Internationale|UCI]] calendar and throughout much of the media.<ref name="Star">[http://www.parisbourges.fr/itin.html www.parisbourges.fr (Accessed Oct 7 2016)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312185051/http://www.parisbourges.fr/itin.html |date=2018-03-12 }} Details amended route and name.</ref>

The first race was run in 1913, and won by [[René Pichon]] and it has been an annual event since 1990. Since 1949, it has been for professionals, after previously being an amateur race. It is held as a [[UCI race classifications|1.1]] event in the [[UCI Europe Tour]]. It previously featured as the last of the [[French Road Cycling Cup]] series of races.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Paris - Bourges |url=https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=157 |website=FirstCycling.com |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Paris-Bourges départ de Chartres Agence Rol.jpg|thumb|260px|6 August 1922: Paris–Bourges departure in [[Chartres]]]]
==The route==
The modern version of the race takes place over a distance of approximately 190&nbsp;km with the middle part climbing the hills of the [[Sancerrois]] region including the three classified climbs of the Cote de Jars (324 metres), Cote de Graveron (337 metres) and La Chapelotte (378 metres), these climbs decide the mountains prize. Because of their modest height and distance from the finish (La Chapelotte is 35&nbsp;km from the finish), these hills very rarely have a decisive effect on the race. The race usually concludes with a bunch sprint on the Boulevard de la République in Bourges. Only two riders have won solo in recent editions and denied the sprinters, these were Thomas Voeckler (2006) and Florian Vachon in 2012.<ref name="veloclub12">[http://www.velo-club.net/post/670-paris-bourges-la-presentation-de-la-course Veloclub La presentation de la course (in French)(Accessed Oct 7 2017)]</ref><ref name="itinerie">{{Cite web |url=http://www.parisbourges.fr/itin.html |title=Official Site Itinerie (Accessed Oct 7 2017) |access-date=2016-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312185051/http://www.parisbourges.fr/itin.html |archive-date=2018-03-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[File:Paris-Gien-Bourges 2012 DSC 0329 (8055849076).jpg|thumb|260px|4 October 2012: Paris–Gien–Bourges race]]
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== Winners ==
{{Cycling past winner start}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1913|name={{sortname|René|Pichon}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=''individual''}}
{{Cycling past winner no race|year=1914–<br>1916}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1917|name={{sortname|Charles|Juseret}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=''individual''}}
{{Cycling past winner no race|year=1918–<br>1921}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1922|name={{sortname|Marcel|Godard}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=''individual''}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1923|name={{sortname|Jean|Brunier}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[J.B. Louvet-Soly]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1924|name={{sortname|Marcel|Bidot}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[La Française–Diamant–Dunlop]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1925|name=Gaston Deschamps|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=''individual''}}
{{Cycling past winner no race|year=1926–<br>1946}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1947|name={{sortname|Albert|Bourlon}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Peugeot–Dunlop]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1948|name={{sortname|Marcel|Dussault}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Stella–Dunlop]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1949|name={{sortname|Marcel|Dussault}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Stella–Dunlop]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1950|name={{sortname|Amand|Audaire}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Gitane–Hutchinson]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1951|name={{sortname|Jean-Marie|Goasmat}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Helyett–Hutchinson]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1952|name={{sortname|Stanislas|Bober}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Alcyon–Dunlop]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1953|name={{sortname|Robert|Varnajo}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Gitane–Hutchinson]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1954|name={{sortname|Jean|Stablinski}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Gitane–Hutchinson]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1955|name={{sortname|Jean-Marie|Cieleska}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Gitane–Hutchinson]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1956|name={{sortname|Joseph|Morvan}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Arrow–Hutchinson]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1957|name={{sortname|Raymond|Guegan}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Essor–Leroux]]}}
{{Cycling past winner no race|year=1958–<br>1970}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1971|name={{sortname|Walter|Ricci}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Sonolor–Lejeune]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1972|name={{sortname|Cyrille|Guimard}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1973|name={{sortname|Roland|Berland}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Bic (cycling team)|Bic]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1974|name={{sortname|Barry|Hoban}}|nat=GBR|natvar=|team=[[Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1975|name={{sortname|Jean-Pierre|Danguillaume}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Peugeot–BP–Michelin]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1976|name={{sortname|Jean-Luc|Molinéris}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Peugeot–Esso–Michelin]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1977|name={{sortname|Régis|Delépine||Delepine, Regis}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Peugeot–Esso–Michelin]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1978|name={{sortname|Régis|Ovion||Ovion, Regis}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Peugeot–Esso–Michelin]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1979|name={{sortname|Jean-René|Bernaudeau||Bernaudeau, Jean Rene}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Renault–Gitane]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1980|name={{sortname|Yves|Hézard}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Peugeot–Esso–Michelin]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1981|name={{sortname|Francis|Castaing}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Peugeot–Esso–Michelin]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1982|name={{sortname|Didier|Vanoverschelde}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[La Redoute–Motobécane]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1983|name={{sortname|Stephen|Roche}}|nat=IRL|natvar=|team=[[Peugeot–Shell–Michelin]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1984|name={{sortname|Sean|Kelly|Sean Kelly (cyclist)}}|nat=IRL|natvar=|team=[[Skil–Reydel]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1985|name={{sortname|Niki|Rüttimann}}|nat=SUI|natvar=|team=[[La Vie Claire]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1986|name={{sortname|Dominique|Lecrocq}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Système U]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1987|name={{sortname|Kim|Andersen|Kim Andersen (cyclist)}}|nat=DEN|natvar=|team=[[Toshiba–Look]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1988|name={{sortname|Patrice|Esnault}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[R.M.O. (cycling team)|R.M.O.]]}}
{{Cycling past winner no race|year=1989}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1990|name={{sortname|Laurent|Jalabert}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Toshiba (cycling team)|Toshiba]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1991|name={{sortname|Andrei|Tchmil}}|nat=URS|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|SEFB|1991}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1992|name={{sortname|Wilfried|Nelissen}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[Panasonic–Sportlife]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1993|name={{sortname|Bruno|Cornillet}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|NOV|1993}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1994|name={{sortname|Lars|Michaelsen}}|nat=DEN|natvar=|team=[[Catavana–AS Corbeil–Essonnes–Cedico]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1995|name={{sortname|Daniele|Nardello}}|nat=ITA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|MAP|1995}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1996|name={{sortname|Tristan|Hoffman}}|nat=NED|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|TVM|1996}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1997|name={{sortname|Laurent|Roux}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|TVM|1997}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1998|name={{sortname|Ludo|Dierckxsens}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|LOT|1998}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1999|name={{sortname|Daniele|Nardello}}|nat=ITA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|MAP|1999}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2000|name={{sortname|Laurent|Brochard}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Jean Delatour]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2001|name={{sortname|Florent|Brard}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|FES|2001}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2002|name={{sortname|Allan|Johansen}}|nat=DEN|natvar=|team=[[Team Fakta]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2003|name={{sortname|Jens|Voigt}}|nat=GER|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|C.A|2003}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2004|name={{sortname|Jérôme|Pineau||Pineau, Jerome}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|BBO|2004}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2005|name={{sortname|Lars|Bak}}|nat=DEN|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|SAX|2005}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2006|name={{sortname|Thomas|Voeckler}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|BBO|2006}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2007|name={{sortname|Romain|Feillu}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|AGR|2007}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2008|name={{sortname|Bernhard|Eisel}}|nat=AUT|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|THR|2008b}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2009|name={{sortname|André|Greipel}}|nat=GER|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|THR|2009b}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2010|name={{sortname|Anthony|Ravard}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|A2R|2010}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2011|name={{sortname|Mathew|Hayman}}|nat=AUS|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|SKY|2011}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2012|name={{sortname|Florian|Vachon}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|FST|2012}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2013|name={{sortname|John|Degenkolb}}|nat=GER|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|ARG|2013}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2014|name={{sortname|John|Degenkolb}}|nat=GER|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|GIA|2014}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2015|name={{sortname|Sam|Bennett|Sam Bennett (cyclist)}}|nat=IRL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|BOH|2015}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2016|name={{sortname|Sam|Bennett|Sam Bennett (cyclist)}}|nat=IRL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|BOH|2016}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2017|name={{sortname|Rudy|Barbier}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|ALM|2017}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2018|name={{sortname|Valentin|Madouas}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|FDJ|2018b}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2019|name={{sortname|Marc|Sarreau}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|FDJ|2019}}}}
{{Cycling past winner no race|year=2020|reason=the [[COVID-19 pandemic in France|COVID-19 pandemic]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2021|name={{sortname|Jordi|Meeus}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|BOH|2021}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2022|name={{sortname|Jasper|Philipsen}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|ADC|2022b}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2023|name={{sortname|Arnaud|Démare}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|ARK|2023}}}}
{{Cycling past winner end}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.parisbourges.fr/}} {{in lang|fr}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040819031530/http://www.velo-club.net/article.php?sid=14798 Velo-Club race page], primary source.

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