Delta Tour Zeeland

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Delta Tour Zeeland
Race details
DateJune
Region Zeeland, Netherlands
Local name(s)Delta Tour Zeeland (in Dutch)
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Europe Tour
TypeStage race
Web site tacxproclassic.nl OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition2008 (2008)
Editions4
Final edition2011
First winnerFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Christopher Sutton  (AUS)
Most winsFlag of the United States.svg  Tyler Farrar  (USA) (2)
Final winnerFlag of Germany.svg  Marcel Kittel  (GER)

Delta Tour Zeeland was a road bicycle stage race held annually in June in Zeeland, Netherlands. In 2008, the race was organized as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour as the organizers of the one-day race Delta Profronde and of the OZ Wielerweekend operated a fusion to create the stage race. The first winner of the race was the Australian Christopher Sutton and the last was German Marcel Kittel. [1]

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In 2012, it was renamed Ronde van Zeeland Seaports , coming back to its one-day race roots with a 1.1 ranking on the UCI Europe Tour.

Winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
2008Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Christopher Sutton Slipstream–Chipotle
2009Flag of the United States.svg  United States Tyler Farrar Garmin–Slipstream
2010Flag of the United States.svg  United States Tyler Farrar Garmin–Transitions
2011Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Marcel Kittel Skil–Shimano

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References

  1. "Delta Tour Zeeland: past winners". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 17 August 2012.