Tour of Somerville
The Tour of Somerville is an annual series of bicycle races held in Somerset County, New Jersey.[1] The races are held over Memorial Day weekend with the premiere race held on Monday. The series of races are called "tours" due to a New Jersey state law forbidding racing on highways for prizes.
In 1940, Fred "Pop" Kugler, a local Bicycle shop owner and professional bike racer, decided to start a bicycle race in his home town of Somerville. The Tour of Somerville has been held every year (with the exception of 1943-1946 due to World War II) since its inception. The Tour has become known as "The Kentucky Derby of Cycling" and draws international Olympians and top cyclists from around the world. It was the predominant American cycling race from the 1940s to the 1980s.[2]
Past Winners (Kugler-Anderson Memorial Tour)
| Year | Winner | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Scott Savory |  United States |
| 2015 | Andrew Dahlheim | United States |
| 2014 | Adam Alexander | United States |
| 2013 | Hilton Clarke |  Australia |
| 2012 | Luke Keough | United States |
| 2011 | Timothy Gudsell |  New Zealand |
| 2010 | Ben Kersten | Australia |
| 2009 | Lucas Sebastian Haedo |  Argentina |
| 2008 | Lucas Sebastian Haedo | Argentina |
| 2007 | Hilton Clarke | Australia |
| 2006 | Juan Haedo | Argentina |
| 2005 | Kyle Wamsley | United States |
| 2004 | Victor Repinski | United States |
| 2003 | Jonas Carney | United States |
| 2002 | Jonas Carney | United States |
| 2001 | Eric Wohlberg |  Canada |
| 2000 | Jonas Carney | United States |
| 1999 | Eric Wohlberg | Canada |
| 1998 | Jonas Carney | United States |
| 1997 | Brett Aitken | United States |
| 1996 | Julian Dean | New Zealand |
| 1995 | Jason Snow | United States |
| 1994 | J-Me Carney | United States |
| 1993 | Gary Anderson | United States |
| 1992 | Jonas Carney | United States |
| 1991 | Brian Moroney | United States |
| 1990 | Matt Eaton | United States |
| 1989 | Graeme Miller | New Zealand |
| 1988 | Roberto Gaggioli | United States |
| 1987 | Paul Pearson | United States |
| 1986 | Marc Maertens | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
| 1985 | Matt Eaton | United States |
| 1984 | Davis Phinney | United States |
| 1983 | Steve Bauer | Canada |
| 1982 | Gary Tevisiol | Canada |
| 1981 | Wayne Stetina | United States |
| 1980 | Steve Bauer | Canada |
| 1979 | William Martin | United States |
| 1978 | Jocelyn Lovell | Canada |
| 1977 | Dave Ware | United States |
| 1976 | Dave Boll | United States |
| 1975 | Rory O'Reilly | Canada |
| 1974 | Ron Skarin | United States |
| 1973 | Ron Skarin | United States |
| 1972 | Rodger Young | United States |
| 1970 | Robert Farrell | United States |
| 1969 | Jackie Simes | United States |
| 1968 | Siegi Koch | United States |
| 1967 | Jackie Simes | United States |
| 1966 | John Aschen | United States |
| 1965 | Eckhard Viehover |  Germany |
| 1964 | Hans Wolfe | United States |
| 1963 | Olaf Moetus | United States |
| 1962 | Richard Centore | United States |
| 1961 | Robert McKnown | United States |
| 1960 | Mike Hiltner | United States |
| 1959 | Rupert Waitl | United States |
| 1958 | Art Longsjo | United States |
| 1957 | Arnold Uhrlass | United States |
| 1956 | Jack Heid | United States |
| 1955 | Pat Murphy | Canada |
| 1954 | John Chiselko | United States |
| 1953 | Hugh Starrs | United States |
| 1952 | Ernest Seubert | United States |
| 1951 | Francis Mertens | United States |
| 1950 | Richard Cortright | United States |
| 1949 | Frank Brilando | United States |
| 1948 | Donald Sheldon | United States |
| 1947 | Donald Sheldon | United States |
| 1946 | No Race World War II | |
| 1945 | No Race World War II | |
| 1944 | No Race World War II | |
| 1943 | No Race World War II | |
| 1942 | Carl Anderson | United States |
| 1941 | Furman Kugler | United States |
| 1940 | Furman Kugler | United States |
References
- ↑ "Tour of Somerville". Retrieved 2008-04-26.
- ↑ "Cycling Hall of Fame Celebrates Sport". New York Times. July 7, 2003.