Tour du Haut Var
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Mid-February |
| Region |
Var department Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| English name | Tour of the Haut-Var |
| Local name(s) | Tour du Haut-Var (French) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Single-day |
| Organiser | Association Sportive Seillanaise |
| Race director | Moïse Puginier |
| History | |
| First edition | 1969 |
| Editions | 48 (as of 2016) |
| First winner |
 Raymond Poulidor (FRA) |
| Most wins |
 Joop Zoetemelk (NED) (3 wins) |
| Most recent |
Arthur Vichot (FRA) |
The Tour du Haut Var (English: Tour of the Haut Var) is an early-season two-day road bicycle race in the Var department region in the south of France. Until 2008 it was run as a one-day race, part of the UCI Europe Tour. In 2009, the race transformed to a 2.1 event, raced over two days. Dutchman Joop Zoetemelk holds the record with three wins.
The Tour du Haut Var is one of several stage races held in the hilly Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in February, alongside the Étoile de Bessèges, La Méditerranéenne and the Tour La Provence.[1] These early-season races are competed mainly by French teams and are considered preparations for Paris–Nice, the first European World Tour event in March.[1]
Palmarès
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References
- 1 2 "News shorts: New French stage race planned for February". Cycling News. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
External links
- Official website (French)
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