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Race details | |
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Date | March |
Region | Cape Winelands District |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Africa Tour |
Type | Stage race |
Organiser | ASG Events |
Web site | tourofgoodhope |
History | |
First edition | 2019 |
Editions | 2 (as of 2020) |
First winner | Marc Pritzen (RSA) |
Most wins | No repeat winners |
Most recent | Jaco Venter (RSA) |
The Tour of Good Hope is a multi-day road cycling race that has been held annually in South Africa since 2019. It is part of UCI Africa Tour as a 2.2 event. [1]
Year | Country | Rider | Team |
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2019 | South Africa | Marc Pritzen | Team Office Guru |
2020 | South Africa | Jaco Venter | AlfaBodyWorks-Giant |
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