Race details | |
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Date | January |
Region | Biskra, Algeria |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Africa Tour |
Type | stage race |
Organiser | Algerian Cycling Federation |
History | |
First edition | 2018 |
Editions | 2 (as of 2018) |
First winner | Abdellah Ben Youcef (ALG) |
Most wins | No repeat winners |
Most recent | Abdellah Hida (MAR) |
The Tour International des Zibans is a stage cycling race held annually in Algeria since 2018. It is rated 2.2 and is part of UCI Africa Tour. [1]
Year | Country | Rider | Team |
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2017 | Algeria | Abdellah Ben Youcef | Groupement Sportif des Pétroliers |
2018 | Morocco | Abdellah Hida | |
2019 | |||
2020 |
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