Tour d'Egypte

Tour d'Egypte
Race details
DateMid-February
RegionEgypt
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Africa Tour
TypeStage race
History
First edition1954 (1954)
Editions28 (as of 2016)
First winner René Van Meenen (BEL)
Most wins Urs Dietschi (SUI) (2 Wins)  Amr Elnady (EGY) (2 Wins)
Most recent Polychronis Tzortzakis (GRE)

Tour d'Egypte is a professional road cycling stage race held annually each February in Egypt. Tour d'Egypte is part of the UCI Africa Tour.

Winners

Year Country Rider Team
1954  Belgium René Van Meenen
1955  Denmark Hans Edmund Andresen
1956  Bulgaria Nentcho Christov
1957  Germany Werner Malitz
1958  Soviet Union Anatolij Olizarenko
1959  Germany Gerard Löffler
1960  Germany Kurt Müller
1961  Poland Andrzej Piechaczek
1962  Germany Lothar Appler
1963–1974 No race
1975   Switzerland Urs Dietschi
1976   Switzerland Urs Dietschi
1977–1985 No race
1986  Soviet Union Gintautas Umaras
1987–1995 No race
1996  Ukraine Yuri Sinoukov
1997  Russia Sergei Sinyukov
1998  Kazakhstan Vadim Kravchenko
1999  Egypt Amr Elnady
2000  Lithuania Remigius Lupeikis
2001  Egypt Amr Elnady
2002  Slovakia Radovan Husar Slovakia (national team)
2003  South Africa Tiaan Kannemeyer Barloworld.com
2004  Slovakia Maroš Kovác Dukla Trencin
2005  Kazakhstan Sergey Tretyakov Kazakhstan (national team)
2006  Kazakhstan Ilya Chernyshov Cycling Team Capec
2007  South Africa Waylon Woolcock South Africa (national team)
2008  South Africa Jay Robert Thomson Team MTN
2009  Germany Christoph Springer Heraklion-Nessebar
2010–2014 No race
2015  Spain Francisco Mancebo Skydive Dubai–Al Ahli Pro Cycling Team
2016  Morocco Mounir Makhchoun Morocco (national team)
2017–2018 No race
2019  Greece Polychronis Tzortzakis Tarteletto–Isorex

References

  • "Pro Cycling Stats - Tour of Egypt". Retrieved 2020-11-27.


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