1961 Super Prestige Pernod

1961 Super Prestige Pernod
Third edition of the Super Prestige Pernod
Details
Dates	5 March – 21 October
Location	Europe
Races	19
Champions
Individual champion	Jacques Anquetil (FRA) (Helyett–Fynsec–Hutchinson)
	← 1960 1962 →

The 1961 Super Prestige Pernod was a series of races that included nineteen road cycling events. It began with the Genoa–Nice on 5 March and concluded with the Giro di Lombardia on 21 October.^[1] The overall title was won by French rider Jacques Anquetil.^[2]

Events

Races in the 1961 Super Prestige Pernod^[1]
Race	Date	Winner	Second	Third
/ Genoa–Nice	5 March	Fernand Picot (FRA)	Édouard Delberghe (FRA)	Raymond Poulidor (FRA)
Milan–San Remo	18 March	Raymond Poulidor (FRA)	Rik Van Looy (BEL)	Rino Benedetti (ITA)
Tour of Flanders	26 March	Tom Simpson (GBR)	Nino Defilippis (ITA)	Jo de Haan (NED)
Paris–Roubaix	9 April	Rik Van Looy (BEL)	Marcel Janssens (BEL)	René Vanderveken (BEL)
/ Paris–Brussels	23 April	Pino Cerami (BEL)	Gilbert Desmet (BEL)	Frans Schoubben (BEL)
Vuelta a España	26 April – 11 May	Angelino Soler (ESP)	François Mahé (FRA)	José Pérez Francés (ESP)
Tour de Romandie	11–14 May	Louis Rostollan (FRA)	Giuseppe Fezzardi (ITA)	Imerio Massignan (ITA)
Four Days of Dunkirk	11–14 May	Albertus Geldermans (NED)	Raymond Poulidor (FRA)	Pierre Beuffeuil (FRA)
La Flèche Wallonne	16 May	Willy Vannitsen (BEL)	Jean Graczyk (FRA)	Frans Aerenhouts (BEL)
Giro d'Italia	20 May – 11 June	Arnaldo Pambianco (ITA)	Jacques Anquetil (FRA)	Antonio Suárez (ESP)
Grand Prix du Midi Libre	24–27 May	Joseph Groussard (FRA)	Jean-Claude Annaert (FRA)	Raymond Poulidor (FRA)
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré	29 May – 4 June	Brian Robinson (GBR)	Raymond Mastrotto (FRA)	François Mahé (FRA)
Bordeaux–Paris	4 June	Wim van Est (NED)	Louison Bobet (FRA)	Camille Le Menn (FRA)
Tour de France	25 June – 16 July	Jacques Anquetil (FRA)	Guido Carlesi (ITA)	Charly Gaul (LUX)
Tre Valli Varesine	13 August	Willy Vannitsen (BEL)	Carlo Azzini (ITA)	Diego Ronchini (ITA)
World Championships	3 September	Rik Van Looy (BEL)	Nino Defilippis (ITA)	Raymond Poulidor (FRA)
Grand Prix des Nations	17 September	Jacques Anquetil (FRA)	Gilbert Desmet (BEL)	Aldo Moser (ITA)
Paris–Tours	8 October	Joseph Wouters (BEL)	Gilbert Desmet (BEL)	Anatole Novak (FRA)
Giro di Lombardia	21 October	Vito Taccone (ITA)	Imerio Massignan (ITA)	Renzo Fontona (ITA)

Final standings

1961 Super Prestige Pernod final standings (1–10)^[3]
Rank	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	Jacques Anquetil (FRA)	Helyett–Fynsec–Hutchinson	241
2	Raymond Poulidor (FRA)	Mercier–BP–Hutchinson	198
3	Rik Van Looy (BEL)	Faema	197
4	Gilbert Desmet (BEL)	Carpano	136
5	Nino Defilippis (ITA)	Carpano	120
5	Imerio Massignan (ITA)	Legnano	120
7	Charly Gaul (LUX)	Gazzola–Fiorelli	110
8	Guido Carlesi (ITA)	Philco	103
9	Willy Vannitsen (BEL)	Baratti–Milano	100
10	Jean Graczyk (FRA)	Helyett–Fynsec–Hutchinson	82

References

^ ^a ^b "Season Calendar 1961". CyclingRanking. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
^ "Super Prestige Pernod – Race History". CyclingRanking. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
^ "Super Prestige Pernod 1961". CyclingRanking. Retrieved 23 May 2025.

[Calendar-1] "Season Calendar 1961". CyclingRanking. Retrieved 23 May 2025.

[2] "Super Prestige Pernod – Race History". CyclingRanking. Retrieved 23 May 2025.

[3] "Super Prestige Pernod 1961". CyclingRanking. Retrieved 23 May 2025.

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