International Rhodes Grand Prix

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International Rhodes Grand Prix
Race details
DateMarch
Region Greece
DisciplineRoad
Competition UCI Europe Tour
Type One-day race
Web site rhodestour.gr OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition2017 (2017)
Editions8 (as of 2024)
First winnerFlag of Poland.svg  Alan Banaszek  (POL)
Most winsNo repeat winners
Most recentFlag of the United States.svg  Tyler Stites  (USA)

International Rhodes Grand Prix is a one-day road cycling race held annually since 2017 in the Greek island of Rhodes. It is part of UCI Europe Tour in category 1.2. [1] [2]

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Winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
2017Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Alan Banaszek CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice
2018 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Matteo Moschetti Polartec–Kometa
2019 Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Dušan Rajović Adria Mobil
2020 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Erlend Blikra Uno-X Norwegian Development Team
2021 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Tord Gudmestad Team Coop
2022 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway André Drege Team Coop [3]
2023Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Eirik Lunder Team Coop–Repsol
2024Flag of the United States.svg  United States Tyler Stites Project Echelon Racing

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References

  1. "Rhodes GP by Culture & Sports Organization 1.2 UCI Cat - Rhodes Tour". rhodestour.gr. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  2. "Palmares Rhodes GP by Culture & Sports Organization". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  3. Gauthier, Nicolas (20 March 2022). "International Rhodes GP – André Drege perpétue l'hégémonie norvégienne" [International Rhodes GP – André Drege perpetuates the Norwegian hegemony]. Cyclism'Actu (in French). Retrieved 25 March 2022.