Race details | |
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Date | Late July - Early August |
Region | Wallonia, Belgium |
English name | Tour of Wallonia |
Local name(s) | Tour de Wallonie (in French) |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI ProSeries |
Type | Stage-race |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1974 |
Editions | 50 (as of 2023) |
First winner | Luc Demets (BEL) [1] |
Most wins | Mario Kummer (DDR) Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) (2 wins) |
Most recent | Filippo Ganna (ITA) |
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