Tour of Good Hope

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Tour of Good Hope
Race details
DateMarch
Region Cape Winelands District
DisciplineRoad
Competition UCI Africa Tour
Type Stage race
OrganiserASG Events
Web site tourofgoodhope.co.za OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition2019 (2019)
Editions2 (as of 2020)
First winnerFlag of South Africa.svg  Marc Pritzen  (RSA)
Most winsNo repeat winners
Most recentFlag of South Africa.svg  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]

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Winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
2019Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Marc Pritzen Team Office Guru
2020Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Jaco Venter AlfaBodyWorks-Giant

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References

  1. "Tour of Good Hope". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 22 September 2019.