Tour du Faso

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Tour du Faso
Race details
DateLate October
Region Burkina Faso
DisciplineRoad
Competition UCI Africa Tour
TypeStage race
Organiser Amaury Sport Organisation
Web site www.tourdufaso.bf OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition1987 (1987)
Editions34 (as of 2023)
First winnerFlag of the Soviet Union.svg Igor Lyushenko (URS)
Most winsFlag of Burkina Faso.svg  Ernest Zongo  (BUR)(2 wins)
Most recentFlag of Burkina Faso.svg  Paul Daumont  (BUR)

The Tour du Faso is a 10-day road bicycle racing stage race held in Burkina Faso in the late fall. The race is organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation, which also organises the Tour de France, and since 2005, the race has been part of the UCI Africa Tour. [1]

Contents

The race was first held in 1987 and until 1998 was reserved for amateurs. Since 2005, it is organised as a 2.2 event on the UCI Africa Tour. The race covered 1,306 kilometres (812 mi) in 2006 and is televised on the Versus cable channel. In 2014, the Tour was cancelled because of the Ebola outbreak. [2] It was cancelled again in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and in 2022 due to security issues. [3]

Winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
1987Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Igor Lyushenko
1988Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso Mady Kadore
1989Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso Maxime Ouédraogo
1990Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso Aimé Zongo
1991Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso Saidou Rouamba
1992Flag of France.svg  France Philippe Lepeurien
1993Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso Maurice Sawadogo
1994Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso Karim Yameogo
1995Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso Ernest Zongo
1996Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Guido Fulst
1997Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso Ernest Zongo
1998Flag of France.svg  France Jacques Castan
1999Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Saïd Nasry
2000Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Mikhaylo Khalilov Aguardiente Néctar–Selle Italia
2001Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Joost Legtenberg AXA–VvZ Professional Cycling Team
2002Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Abdelatif Saadoune Morocco (national team)
2003Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Maarten Tjallingii Marco Polo Cycling Team
2004Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso Abdul Wahab Sawadogo Sifa–Peugeot
2005Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso Rabaki Jérémie Ouédraogo Cafe Samba
2006Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium David Verdonck Bio Avia Mode Markets
2007Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Adil Jelloul Morocco (national team)
2008Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Guy Smet Belgium (national team)
2009Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Abdelatif Saadoune Morocco (national team)
2010Flag of France.svg  France Julien Schick Team Reine Blanche
2011Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso Hamidou Zidweiba Burkina Faso (national team)
2012Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso Rasmané Ouédraogo Burkina Faso (national team)
2013Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso Abdoul-Aziz Nikiema Burkina Faso (national team)
2014No race
2015Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Mouhssine Lahsaini Morocco (national team)
2016Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso Harouna Ilboudo Burkina Faso (national team)
2017Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Salah Eddine Mraouni Morocco (national team)
2018Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso Wendkouni Songho Burkina Faso (national team)
2019Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Dario Marcelino BAI–Sicasal–Petro de Luanda
2020No race
2021Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Daniel Bichlmann Maloja Pushbikers
2022No race
2023Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso Paul Daumont Burkina Faso (national team)
2024Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Mohcine El Kouraji Morocco (national team)

References

  1. "Cyclists Converge on Burkina Faso for Tour de Faso Competition". VOA News. Archived from the original on 16 December 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  2. "News Shorts: Tour du Faso cancelled". Cyclingnews.com . 3 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  3. Asala, Kizzi (15 April 2021). "Burkinabé Tour du Faso cycling race back after pandemic hiatus". africanews. Retrieved 8 January 2022.