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
| Year | Stage | Mountain | Winner | Prize | Sources | Galibier? | Highest mountain |
|---|
| 1947 |
11 | Ovalon | Edouard Fachleitner | |
(1) |
Yes |
Galibier |
| 1948 |
1 | Picardie | Roger Lambrecht | Ffr. 30.000 |
(1) |
Yes |
Galibier |
| 1949 |
15 | Le Beauvallon | Paul Giguet | Ffr. 60.000 |
(1)(2) |
No |
Iseran |
| 1950 |
19 | Lautaret | Jean-Apotre Lazaridès | Ffr. 75000 |
(1) |
No |
Izoard |
| 1951 |
21 | Lautaret | Gino Sciardis | Ffr. 30000 |
(1)(2) |
No |
Izoard |
| 1952 |
11 | Galibier | Fausto Coppi | Ffr. 40000 |
(1)(2) |
Yes |
Galibier |
| 1953 |
16 | Villa | Claude Colette | Ffr. 100.000 |
(1) |
No |
Izoard |
| 1954 |
19 | Galibier | Federico Bahamontes | Ffr. 100.000 |
(1) |
Yes |
Galibier |
| 1955 |
10 | Saint Tropaix | André Darrigade | Ffr. 100.000 |
(1)(2)(3) |
Yes |
Galibier |
| 1956 |
2 | Cysoing | Pierre Pardoen | Ffr. 100.000 |
(1)(2) |
No |
Izoard |
| 1957 |
10 | Le Beauvallon | Jean Stablinski | Ffr. 100.000 |
(1) |
Yes |
Galibier |
| 1958 |
21 | Lautaret | Piet van Est | Ffr. 100.000 |
(1)(2) |
No |
Izoard |
| 1959 |
18 | Galibier | Charly Gaul | Ffr. 100.000 |
|
Yes |
Iseran |
| 1960 |
17 | Lautaret | Jean Graczyk | Ffr. 200.000 |
(1) |
No |
Izoard |
| 1961 |
6 | Ballon d'Alsace | Joseph Planckaert | Ffr. 2000 |
(1)(2) |
No |
Tourmalet |
| 1962 |
19 | Lautaret | Juan Campillo | Ffr. 2000 |
(1) |
No |
Bonette |
| 1963 |
| | | |
|
No |
Iseran |
| 1964 |
10A | Le Beauvallon | André Darrigade | Ffr. 2000 |
(1) |
Yes |
Bonette |
| 1965 |
17 | Lautaret | Francisco Gabica | Ffr. 2000 |
(1) |
No |
Izoard |
| 1966 |
16 | Galibier | Julio Jiménez | Ffr. 2000 |
(1)(2) |
Yes |
Galibier |
| 1967 |
10 | Galibier | Julio Jiménez | Ffr. 2000 |
(1) |
Yes |
Galibier |
| 1968 |
19 | Aravis | Barry Hoban | Ffr. 2000 |
(1) |
No |
Port d'Envalira |
| 1969 |
10 | Galibier | Eddy Merckx | Ffr. 2000 |
(1)(2)(3)(4) |
Yes |
Galibier |
| 1970 |
19 | Aubisque | Raymond Delisle | Ffr. 2000 |
(1)(2) |
No |
Tourmalet |
| 1971 |
19 | Dourdan | Wilmo Francioni | Ffr. 2000 |
(1)(2) |
No |
Tourmalet |
| 1972 |
14a | Galibier | Joop Zoetemelk | Ffr. 2000 |
(1) |
Yes |
Galibier |
| 1973 |
8 | Galibier | Luis Ocaña | Ffr. 2000 |
(1) |
Yes |
Galibier |
| 1974 |
11 | Galibier | Vicente López | Ffr. 2000 |
(1) |
Yes |
Galibier |
| 1975 |
17 | Telegraphe | Luis Balague | Ffr. 2000 |
(1) |
No |
Izoard |
| 1976 |
11 | Lautaret | Luciano Conati | Ffr. 2000 |
(1)(2) |
No |
Izoard |
| 1977 |
2 | Tourmalet | Lucien Van Impe | Ffr. 4000 |
(1)(2) |
No |
Tourmalet |
| 1978 |
11 | Sainte Marie de Campan | Christian Seznec | Ffr. 4000 |
(1)(2) |
No |
Tourmalet |
| 1979 |
17 | Galibier | Lucien Van Impe | |
(1) |
Yes |
Galibier |
| 1980 |
17 | Galibier | Johan De Muynck | |
(1) |
Yes |
Galibier |
| 1981 |
7 | na 185 km | Theo de Rooij | Ffr. 5000 |
(1)(2) |
No |
Joux-Verte |
| 1982 |
12 | Tourmalet | Beat Breu | Ffr. 5000 |
(1) |
No |
L'Alpe d'Huez |
| 1983 |
10 | Tourmalet | José Patrocinio Jiménez | Ffr. 8500 |
(1)(2) |
No |
Tourmalet |
| 1984 |
18 | Galibier | Francisco Rodríguez | Ffr. 6000 |
(1) |
Yes |
Galibier |
| 1985 |
17 | Tourmalet | Pello Ruiz | 10000 Fr |
(1) |
No |
Tourmalet |
| 1986 |
18 | Galibier | Luis Alberto Herrera | Fl. 5000 |
(1) |
Yes |
Galibier |
| 1987 |
21 | Galibier | Federico Muñoz | Bfr 125000 |
(1)(2) |
Yes |
Galibier |
| 1988 |
15 | Tourmalet | Laudelino Cubino | Bfr 90000 |
(1)(2) |
No |
Tourmalet |
| 1989 |
17 | Galibier | Laurent Biondi | |
(1) |
Yes |
Galibier |
| 1990 |
16 | Tourmalet | Miguel Ángel Martínez | |
(1) |
No |
Tourmalet |
| 1991 |
13 | Tourmalet | Claudio Chiappucci | Ffr. 30.000 |
(1)(2) |
No |
Tourmalet |
| 1992 |
14 | Galibier | Franco Chioccioli | Fl. 7.000 |
(1) |
Yes |
Iseran |
| 1993 |
10 | Galibier | Toni Rominger | |
(1) |
Yes |
Bonette |
| 1994 |
12 | Tourmalet | Richard Virenque | 30.000 Ffr |
(1)(2) |
No |
Val-Thorens |
| 1995 |
15 | Tourmalet | Richard Virenque | |
(1) |
No |
Tourmalet |
| 1996 |
17 | Aubisque | Neil Stephens | 120.000 Bfr |
(1) |
Yes |
Iseran |
| 1997 |
10 | Port d'Envalira | Richard Virenque | |
(1) |
No |
Port d'Envalira |
| 1998 |
15 | Galibier | Marco Pantani | |
(1) |
Yes |
Galibier |
| 1999 |
9 | Galibier | José Luis Arrieta | Ffr. 20.000 |
(1) |
Yes |
Galibier |
| 2000 |
15 | Galibier | Pascal Hervé | Ffr. 20.000 |
(1) |
Yes |
Galibier |
| 2001 |
10 | Madeleine | Laurent Roux | Ffr. 20.000 |
(1) |
No |
Tourmalet |
| 2002 |
16 | Galibier | Santiago Botero | € 3000,- |
(1)(2) |
Yes |
Galibier |
| 2003 |
8 | Galibier | Stefano Garzelli | € 5000,- |
(1) |
Yes |
Galibier |
| 2004 |
17 | Madeleine | Gilberto Simoni | € 5000,- |
(1) |
No |
Madeleine |
| 2005 |
11 | Galibier | Alexandre Vinokourov | € 5000,- |
(1) |
Yes |
Galibier |
| 2006 |
16 | Galibier | Michael Rasmussen | € 5000,- |
(1) |
Yes |
Galibier |
| 2007 |
9 | Galibier | Juan Mauricio Soler | € 5000,- |
(1) |
Yes |
Iseran |
| 2008 |
17 | Galibier | Stefan Schumacher | € 5000,- |
(1)(2) |
Yes |
Bonette |
| 2009 |
16 | Grand Saint-Bernard | Franco Pellizotti | € 5000,- |
(1) |
No |
Grand Saint-Bernard |
| 2010 |
17 | Tourmalet | Andy Schleck | € 5000,- |
(1) |
No |
Tourmalet |
| 2011 |
18 | Galibier | Andy Schleck | € 5000,- |
(1) |
Yes |
Agnel |
| 2012 |
11 | Croix de Fer | Fredrik Kessiakoff | € 5000,- |
(1) |
No |
Tourmalet |
| 2013 |
8 | Port de Pailhères | Nairo Alexander Quintana | € 5000,- |
(1) |
No |
Port de Pailhères |
| 2014 |
14 | Izoard | Joaquim Rodríguez | € 5000,- |
(1) |
No |
Izoard |
| 2015 |
17 | Allos | Simon Geschke | € 5000,- |
(1) |
No |
Allos |
| 2016 |
10 | Port d'Envalira | Rui Alberto Costa | € 5000,- |
|
No |
Port d'Envalira |
| 2017 |
17 | Galibier | Primož Roglič | € 5000,- |
|
Yes |
Galibier |
| 2018 |
17 | Col du Portet | Nairo Alexander Quintana | € 5000,- |
|
No |
Col du Portet |
| 2019 |
19 | Iseran | Egan Arley Bernal | € 5000,- |
|
Yes |
Iseran |
| 2020 |
17 | Courchevel | Miguel Ángel López Moreno | € 5000,- |
|
No |
Courchevel |
| 2021 |
15 | Port d'Envalira | Nairo Alexander Quintana | € 5000,- |
|
No |
Port d'Envalira |
| 2022 |
11 | Galibier | Warren Barguil | € 5000,- |
|
Yes |
Galibier |
| 2023 |
17 | Courchevel | Felix Gall | € 5000,- |
|
No |
Tourmalet |
| 2024 |
4 | Galibier | Tadej Pogačar | € 5000,- |
|
Yes |
Bonette |
| 2025 |
18 | Courchevel | Ben Alexander O'Connor | € 5000,- |
|
No |
Tourmalet |
