Tour du Mali

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Tour du Mali
Race details
DateMarch
Region Mali
DisciplineRoad
Competition UCI Africa Tour
Type Stage race
History
First edition2002 (2002)
Editions3
Final edition2010
Most winsNo repeat winners
Final winnerFlag of Morocco.svg  Mouhssine Lahsaini  (MAR)

The Tour du Mali was a cycling race held in Mali. It was part of UCI Africa Tour in category 2.2 in 2010. [1] The race was held 3 times, in 2002, 2004 and 2010.

Mali Republic in West Africa

Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali is the eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of just over 1,240,000 square kilometres (480,000 sq mi). The population of Mali is 18 million. 67% of its population was estimated to be under the age of 25 in 2017. Its capital is Bamako. The sovereign state of Mali consists of eight regions and its borders on the north reach deep into the middle of the Sahara Desert, while the country's southern part, where the majority of inhabitants live, features the Niger and Senegal rivers. The country's economy centers on agriculture and mining. Some of Mali's prominent natural resources include gold, being the third largest producer of gold in the African continent, and salt.

Winners

RiderTeam
2004 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Seydou Tall  (BUR)
2010 Flag of Morocco.svg Mouhssine Lahsaini  (MAR) Morocco (national team)

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References

  1. "2010 Tour du Mali". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 14 August 2016.