Race details | |
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Region | Oran Province, Algeria |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Africa Tour |
Type | Stage race |
History | |
First edition | 2015 |
Editions | 3 (as of 2018) |
First winner | Azzedine Lagab (ALG) |
Most wins | No repeat winners |
Most recent | Laurent Évrard (BEL) |
The Tour International de la Wilaya d'Oran (Tour Internationale d'Oranie) is a 2.2-categorised stage race held between 2015 and 2018 in Oran Province, Algeria, as part of the UCI Africa Tour. [1]
Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
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2015 | Algeria | Azzedine Lagab | Groupement Sportif des Pétroliers d'Algérie | |
2016 | Italy | Luca Wackermann | Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai | |
2017 | No race | |||
2018 | Belgium | Laurent Évrard | Sovac–Natura4Ever |
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