The Souvenir Jacques Goddet is an award and cash prize in the Tour de France bicycle race that began in 2001. The Souvenir is named in honour of the iconic second Tour de France director and French sports journalist Jacques Goddet. It is awarded to the first rider to reach the summit of the -high Col du Tourmalet mountain pass in the Pyrenees, apart from 2002 Tour when the Col d'Aubisque was used and 2007 Tour where it was awarded in Port de Pailhères. A monument to Goddet was erected at the summit soon after his death in 2000. Since 2003, the cash prize is €5,000. In 2019, Thibaut Pinot became the first repeat winner of the prize.
List of winners
+List of Souvenir Jacques Goddet winners Year Stage Location Elevation Winner Nationality Team Cash prize 2001 14 Col du Tourmalet Ffr. 20,000 2002 11 Col d'Aubisque 2003 15 Col du Tourmalet €5,000 2004 not awarded 2005 not awarded 2006 11 Col du Tourmalet €5,000 2007 14 Port de Pailhères Euskaltel–Euskadi €5,000 2008 10 Col du Tourmalet €5,000 2009 9 Col du Tourmalet €5,000 2010 16 Col du Tourmalet €5,000 2011 12 Col du Tourmalet €5,000 2012 16 Col du Tourmalet €5,000 2013 not awarded 2014 18 Col du Tourmalet €5,000 2015 11 Col du Tourmalet €5,000 2016 8 Col du Tourmalet €5,000 2017 not awarded 2018 19 Col du Tourmalet €5,000 2019 14 Col du Tourmalet €5,000 2020 not awarded 2021 18 Col du Tourmalet €5,000 2022 not awarded 2023 6 Col du Tourmalet €5,000 2024 14 Col du Tourmalet €5,000 2025 14 Col du Tourmalet Lenny Martinez €5,000 2026 6 Col du Tourmalet Tadej Pogačar €5,000
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