Race details | |
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Date | April |
Region | Indre-et-Loire, France |
English name | Tour of Indre-et-Loire |
Discipline | Road |
Type | Stage race |
History | |
First edition | 1970 |
Editions | 13 |
Final edition | 1982 |
First winner | Ercole Gualazzini (ITA) |
Final winner | Patrick Perret (FRA) |
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