Race details | |
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Region | Egypt |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Africa Tour |
Type | One-day race |
History | |
First edition | 2007 |
Editions | 3 |
Final edition | 2009 |
First winner | ![]() |
Most wins | No repeat winners |
Final winner | ![]() |
The Grand Prix of Sharm el-Sheikh was a one-day road cycling race held annually in Egypt from 2007 to 2009. It was part of UCI Africa Tour as a category 1.2 event. [1]
Year | Country | Rider | Team |
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2007 | ![]() | Ján Šipeky | Dukla Trenčín–Merida |
2008 | ![]() | Amr Mahmoud | |
2009 | ![]() | Ivaïlo Gabrovski | Heraklion–Nessebar |
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