Tour du Sahel

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Tour du Sahel
Race details
DateFebruary
Region Sahel, Mauritania
DisciplineRoad
Competition UCI Africa Tour
Type Stage race
OrganiserMauritanian Cycling Federation
History
First edition2018 (2018)
Editions4 (as of 2023)
First winnerFlag of Morocco.svg  El Houcaine Sabbahi  (MAR)
Most winsFlag of Morocco.svg  El Houcaine Sabbahi  (MAR)(2 wins)
Most recentFlag of Morocco.svg  Adil El Arbaoui  (MAR)

The Tour du Sahel is a multi-day road cycling race annually held in Mauritania, in the Sahel region. The race was first held in 2018. [1] Since 2023 it has been held as a 2.2 category event on the UCI Africa Tour. [2]

Winners

YearWinnerSecondThird
2018 Flag of Morocco.svg El Houcaine Sabbahi Flag of Algeria.svg Aymen Merdj Flag of Senegal.svg Bécaye Traoré
2019 Flag of France.svg Grzegorz Kwiatkowski Flag of Libya.svg Allaeldin Ahmouda Flag of Morocco.svg Abdeladim Al Moutaouakkel
2020 Flag of Morocco.svg El Houcaine Sabbahi Flag of Morocco.svg Yasser Tahiri Flag of Morocco.svg Lahcene Sabbahi
2021–2022No race
2023 Flag of Morocco.svg Adil El Arbaoui Flag of Morocco.svg Achraf Ed Doghmy Flag of Morocco.svg El Houcaine Sabbahi

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References

  1. "Tour du Sahel cycliste de Mauritanie : la première édition a vécu". rimsport.net (in French).
  2. "2023 Tour du Sahel". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 3 February 2023.