Race details | |
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Date | Mid-February |
Region | Var department Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
English name | Tour of the Haut-Var |
Local name(s) | Tour du Haut-Var (in French) |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Stage race |
Organiser | Association Sportive Seillanaise |
Race director | Moïse Puginier |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1969 |
Editions | 55 (as of 2023) |
First winner | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) |
Most wins | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) Arthur Vichot (FRA) (3 wins) |
Most recent | Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) |
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