Race details | |
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Date | Mid-Late August |
Region | Limousin, France |
English name | Tour of Limousin |
Local name(s) | Tour du Limousin (in French) |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Stage-race |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1968 |
Editions | 56 (as of 2023) |
First winner | Pierre Martelozzo (FRA) |
Most wins | Francis Duteil (FRA) Charly Mottet (FRA) Patrice Halgand (FRA) Bernard Hinault (FRA) Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) (2 wins) |
Most recent | Romain Grégoire (FRA) |
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