Tour International de la Wilaya d'Oran

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Tour International de la Wilaya d'Oran
Race details
Region Oran Province, Algeria
DisciplineRoad
Competition UCI Africa Tour
TypeStage race
History
First edition2015 (2015)
Editions3 (as of 2018)
First winnerFlag of Algeria.svg  Azzedine Lagab  (ALG)
Most winsNo repeat winners
Most recentFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  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]

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Winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
2015Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Azzedine Lagab Groupement Sportif des Pétroliers d'Algérie
2016Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Luca Wackermann Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team–Dubai
2017No race
2018Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Laurent Évrard Sovac–Natura4Ever

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References

  1. "ProCyclingStats". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2017-09-15.