Souvenir Henri Desgrange

The information below is what I found about the Souvenir Henri Desgrange. It seems to me that the tradition didn't exist in Tours before 1947, because Desgrange was still alive then, but I have not found any evidence that it was introduced in 1947 (such as a newspaper article mentioning so). Initially, it was a simple sprint (for example, past the estate where Desgrange had lived in 1955, or the 50,000th kilometer completed in 1956), but later it became tradition to do it on the top of a mountain.

The "Galibier?" column indicates whether the Galibier was included in the Tour. The "Highest mountain" column indicates which mountain, according to my database, was the highest in the Tour; I haven't checked this thoroughly.

Since 1966, if the Galibier is included, the Souvenir Henri Desgrange is awarded there. If the Galibier isn't included, it is often (but not consistently) the highest mountain, except for the Tourmalet, where the Souvenir Goddet is awarded.

I couldn't find a result from 1963. I did find a mention that in 1963 there was a special Desgrange prize for the rider who used his "head and legs" the best. rode, won by Anquetil. (source) It's unclear to me whether this is a replacement for the Souvenir Henri Desgrange, or an additional prize. In 1964, the Desgrange Prize for best "head and legs" was expanded into a proper classification, which more or less replaced the combativity award.

The prizes were, of course, awarded in the then-current French currency, i.e., the French franc or the euro. My overview shows the prizes as I found them, so sometimes converted to Dutch guilders or Belgian francs.

Souvenir Henri Desgrange
YearStageMountainWinnerPrizeSourcesGalibier?Highest mountain
1947 11OvalonEdouard Fachleitner (1) Yes Galibier
1948 1PicardieRoger LambrechtFfr. 30.000 (1) Yes Galibier
1949 15Le BeauvallonPaul GiguetFfr. 60.000 (1)(2) No Iseran
1950 19LautaretJean-Apotre LazaridèsFfr. 75000 (1) No Izoard
1951 21LautaretGino SciardisFfr. 30000 (1)(2) No Izoard
1952 11GalibierFausto CoppiFfr. 40000 (1)(2) Yes Galibier
1953 16VillaClaude ColetteFfr. 100.000 (1) No Izoard
1954 19GalibierFederico BahamontesFfr. 100.000 (1) Yes Galibier
1955 10Saint TropaixAndré DarrigadeFfr. 100.000 (1)(2)(3) Yes Galibier
1956 2CysoingPierre PardoenFfr. 100.000 (1)(2) No Izoard
1957 10Le BeauvallonJean StablinskiFfr. 100.000 (1) Yes Galibier
1958 21LautaretPiet van EstFfr. 100.000 (1)(2) No Izoard
1959 18GalibierCharly GaulFfr. 100.000 Yes Iseran
1960 17LautaretJean GraczykFfr. 200.000 (1) No Izoard
1961 6Ballon d'AlsaceJoseph PlanckaertFfr. 2000 (1)(2) No Tourmalet
1962 19LautaretJuan CampilloFfr. 2000 (1) No Bonette
1963 No Iseran
1964 10ALe BeauvallonAndré DarrigadeFfr. 2000 (1) Yes Bonette
1965 17LautaretFrancisco GabicaFfr. 2000 (1) No Izoard
1966 16GalibierJulio JiménezFfr. 2000 (1)(2) Yes Galibier
1967 10GalibierJulio JiménezFfr. 2000 (1) Yes Galibier
1968 19AravisBarry HobanFfr. 2000 (1) No Port d'Envalira
1969 10GalibierEddy MerckxFfr. 2000 (1)(2)(3)(4) Yes Galibier
1970 19AubisqueRaymond DelisleFfr. 2000 (1)(2) No Tourmalet
1971 19DourdanWilmo FrancioniFfr. 2000 (1)(2) No Tourmalet
1972 14aGalibierJoop ZoetemelkFfr. 2000 (1) Yes Galibier
1973 8GalibierLuis OcañaFfr. 2000 (1) Yes Galibier
1974 11GalibierVicente LópezFfr. 2000 (1) Yes Galibier
1975 17TelegrapheLuis BalagueFfr. 2000 (1) No Izoard
1976 11LautaretLuciano ConatiFfr. 2000 (1)(2) No Izoard
1977 2TourmaletLucien Van ImpeFfr. 4000 (1)(2) No Tourmalet
1978 11Sainte Marie de CampanChristian SeznecFfr. 4000 (1)(2) No Tourmalet
1979 17GalibierLucien Van Impe (1) Yes Galibier
1980 17GalibierJohan De Muynck (1) Yes Galibier
1981 7na 185 kmTheo de RooijFfr. 5000 (1)(2) No Joux-Verte
1982 12TourmaletBeat BreuFfr. 5000 (1) No L'Alpe d'Huez
1983 10TourmaletJosé Patrocinio JiménezFfr. 8500 (1)(2) No Tourmalet
1984 18GalibierFrancisco RodríguezFfr. 6000 (1) Yes Galibier
1985 17TourmaletPello Ruiz10000 Fr (1) No Tourmalet
1986 18GalibierLuis Alberto HerreraFl. 5000 (1) Yes Galibier
1987 21GalibierFederico MuñozBfr 125000 (1)(2) Yes Galibier
1988 15TourmaletLaudelino CubinoBfr 90000 (1)(2) No Tourmalet
1989 17GalibierLaurent Biondi (1) Yes Galibier
1990 16TourmaletMiguel Ángel Martínez (1) No Tourmalet
1991 13TourmaletClaudio ChiappucciFfr. 30.000 (1)(2) No Tourmalet
1992 14GalibierFranco ChioccioliFl. 7.000 (1) Yes Iseran
1993 10GalibierToni Rominger (1) Yes Bonette
1994 12TourmaletRichard Virenque30.000 Ffr (1)(2) No Val-Thorens
1995 15TourmaletRichard Virenque (1) No Tourmalet
1996 17AubisqueNeil Stephens120.000 Bfr (1) Yes Iseran
1997 10Port d'EnvaliraRichard Virenque (1) No Port d'Envalira
1998 15GalibierMarco Pantani (1) Yes Galibier
1999 9GalibierJosé Luis ArrietaFfr. 20.000 (1) Yes Galibier
2000 15GalibierPascal HervéFfr. 20.000 (1) Yes Galibier
2001 10MadeleineLaurent RouxFfr. 20.000 (1) No Tourmalet
2002 16GalibierSantiago Botero€ 3000,- (1)(2) Yes Galibier
2003 8GalibierStefano Garzelli€ 5000,- (1) Yes Galibier
2004 17MadeleineGilberto Simoni€ 5000,- (1) No Madeleine
2005 11GalibierAlexandre Vinokourov€ 5000,- (1) Yes Galibier
2006 16GalibierMichael Rasmussen€ 5000,- (1) Yes Galibier
2007 9GalibierJuan Mauricio Soler€ 5000,- (1) Yes Iseran
2008 17GalibierStefan Schumacher€ 5000,- (1)(2) Yes Bonette
2009 16Grand Saint-BernardFranco Pellizotti€ 5000,- (1) No Grand Saint-Bernard
2010 17TourmaletAndy Schleck€ 5000,- (1) No Tourmalet
2011 18GalibierAndy Schleck€ 5000,- (1) Yes Agnel
2012 11Croix de FerFredrik Kessiakoff€ 5000,- (1) No Tourmalet
2013 8Port de PailhèresNairo Alexander Quintana€ 5000,- (1) No Port de Pailhères
2014 14IzoardJoaquim Rodríguez€ 5000,- (1) No Izoard
2015 17AllosSimon Geschke€ 5000,- (1) No Allos
2016 10Port d'EnvaliraRui Alberto Costa€ 5000,- No Port d'Envalira
2017 17GalibierPrimož Rogli耠5000,- Yes Galibier
2018 17Col du PortetNairo Alexander Quintana€ 5000,- No Col du Portet
2019 19IseranEgan Arley Bernal€ 5000,- Yes Iseran
2020 17CourchevelMiguel Ángel López Moreno€ 5000,- No Courchevel
2021 15Port d'EnvaliraNairo Alexander Quintana€ 5000,- No Port d'Envalira
2022 11GalibierWarren Barguil€ 5000,- Yes Galibier
2023 17CourchevelFelix Gall€ 5000,- No Tourmalet
2024 4GalibierTadej Pogačar€ 5000,- Yes Bonette
2025 18CourchevelBen Alexander O'Connor€ 5000,- No Tourmalet