Race details | |
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Date | Mid-February |
Region | Egypt |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Africa Tour |
Type | Stage race |
History | |
First edition | 1954 |
Editions | 28 (as of 2016) |
First winner | René Van Meenen (BEL) |
Most wins | Urs Dietschi (SUI) (2 Wins) Amr Elnady (EGY) (2 Wins) |
Most recent | Polychronis Tzortzakis (GRE) |
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