Pomerania Tour

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Pomerania Tour
Pomorski klasyk 2006.jpg
The winner of Pomerania Tour in 2006
Race details
Region Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Europe Tour
TypeSingle-day race
History
First edition2003 (2003)
Editions8 (as of 2010)
First winnerFlag of Poland.svg  Zbigniew Piątek  (POL)
Most recentFlag of Germany.svg  Dirk Müller  (GER)

The Pomerania Tour (2003-2008: Pomorski Klasyk) is a cycling race held annually in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. It was first held in 2003 as the Pomorski Klasyk and since 2005 has been part of the UCI Europe Tour. In 2009, the name was changed to Pomerania Tour and the event was extended to a stage race. In 2010, it was held as a single-day race again.

Past winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
2003Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Zbigniew Piątek
2004Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Piotr Chmielewski
2005Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Piotr Wadecki
2006Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Krzysztof Jeżowski
2007Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Marcin Sapa
2008Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Dariusz Baranowski
2009Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Artur Detko
2010Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Dirk Müller


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