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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | May (1962–2015) September (2016–2019) |
| Region | Netherlands |
| Local name(s) | Olympia's Tour |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Stage race |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1909 |
| Editions | 69 (as of 2023) |
| First winner |  Chris Kalkman (NED) |
| Most wins | Jetse Bol (NED)(3 wins) |
| Most recent |  Mathias Bregnhøj (DEN) |
The Olympia's Tour is a cycling stage race held in the Netherlands.
A.S.C. Olympia was founded in Amsterdam on 27 November 1898. It ran one-day races but wanted a race through all the Netherlands. The first Olympia's Tour was in 1909, with three stages and one rest day. The second in 1910 went to Maastricht and Groningen. It was 17 years before the third race, partly because races on public roads were forbidden in the Netherlands during the First World War. An international field with 16 Germans, the champions of Switzerland and Luxembourg and around 40 Dutch riders left the Rembrandtplein on 17 August 1927. The Dutch were mainly amateurs, the Germans sponsored riders who rode for bicycle manufacturers such as Opel and Diamant which provided material and a support team. The German Rudolf Wolke won after four stages and 800 kilometres ahead of Janus Braspennincx. It was the last race until 1955.
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