Race details | |
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Date | February |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Africa Tour 2.Ncup |
Type | Stage race |
Organiser | Vivendi Sports |
Web site | tourdelespoir |
History | |
First edition | 2018 |
Editions | 2 (as of 2019) |
First winner | Joseph Areruya (RWA) |
Most wins | No repeat winners |
Most recent | Yakob Debesay (ERI) |
The Tour de l'Espoir is a stage cycling race held annually in Cameroon. It is part of the UCI Under 23 Nations' Cup. [1]
Year | Country | Rider | Team |
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2018 | Rwanda | Joseph Areruya | Dimension Data for Qhubeka |
2019 | Eritrea | Yakob Debesay | Eritrea national team |
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