Tour of Greece

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Tour of Hellas
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Race details
DateApril/May
Region Greece
Local name(s)Ποδηλατικός Γύρος Ελλάδος (in Greek)
Nickname(s)ToH
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Europe Tour
Type Stage race
Organiser
Web site www.hellas-tour.gr
History
First edition1968 (1968)
Editions21
First winnerFlag of Denmark.svg  Gerhard Nielsen  (DEN)
Most winsNo repeat winners
Most recentFlag of Ecuador.svg  Harold Martín López  (ECU)

The Tour of Hellas is a road bicycle racing stage race. It consists of five stages and is usually held between April and May. [1] The race was first held in 1968 as the Antiquities Trophy, and was later known as the Tour of Hellas (or Greece). The race was held sporadically from 1968 until 2012. The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) made the race part of the UCI Europe Tour in 2005; the race had previously been held as an amateur event. [2] The race was revived in 2022 as a category 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. [3] [4]

Contents

Cycling Greece is the organizing committee for the race working together with the local authorities of the hosting cities.

History

Nikos Kapsokefalos envisioned the organization of the first Tour of Hellas, drawing inspiration from the popularity of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia at the time. The first edition of the race was held in 1968, and was known as the Tour of Ancient Monuments. The first stage was held on 7 October, covering 170 kilometres (110 mi) from Athens to Delphi, and the first overall winner was Danish rider Gerhard Nielsen.

The second edition was held in 1981, 13 years later. That year, Greek riders completed a podium sweep, with Kanellos Kanellopoulos (PO Patras) becoming the first Greek cyclist to win the race.

After several problems,[ clarification needed ] the race, now known as the Tour of Hellas, [5] returned in 2002. The race went on its most recent hiatus after 2012 due to a lack of financial resources and sponsors.

On 13 December 2021, the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports announced that the race, which was rebranded as the International Tour of Hellas, would return in 2022. [6] [7]

Past winners

Sources: [2] [8] [9]

YearWinnerSecondThird
1968Flag of Denmark.svg  Gerhard Nielsen  (DEN)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Noël Vantyghem  (BEL)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Břetislav Souček  (CZE)
1969–1980Not Held
1981Flag of Greece.svg  Kanellos Kanellopoulos  (GRE)Flag of Greece.svg  Evaggelos Papadakis  (GRE)Flag of Greece.svg  Ilias Kelesidis  (GRE)
1982Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Henri Manders  (NED)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Pascal Kolkhuis Tanke  (NED)Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Dragić Borovičanin  (YUG)
1983Not Held
1984Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Asiat Saitov  (URS)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Evgeni Korolkov  (URS)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vasily Zhdanov  (URS)
1985Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Jonas Romanovas  (URS)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Marat Ganeyev  (URS)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vassili Schpundov  (URS)
1986Flag of Austria.svg  Roland Königshofer  (AUT)Flag of Greece.svg  Kanellos Kanellopoulos  (GRE)Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Stancho Stanchev  (BUL)
1987Flag of East Germany.svg  Olaf Jentzsch  (DDR)Flag of Greece.svg  Kanellos Kanellopoulos  (GRE)Flag of East Germany.svg  Jan Schur  (DDR)
1988Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Gintautas Umaras  (URS)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Michel Zanoli  (NED)Flag of East Germany.svg  Dan Radtke  (DDR)
1989Flag of East Germany.svg  Frank Kühn  (DDR)Flag of East Germany.svg  Jan Schur  (DDR)Flag of East Germany.svg  Andreas Wartenberg  (DDR)
1990–1997Not Held
1998Flag of Germany.svg  Thomas Liese  (GER)Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Hristo Zaikov  (BUL)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Matthew Stephens  (GBR)
1999–2001Not Held
2002Flag of New Zealand.svg  Fraser MacMaster  (NZL)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Philippe Schnyder  (SUI)Flag of Poland.svg  Adam Gawlik  (POL)
2003Flag of Greece.svg  Vasilis Anastopoulos  (GRE)Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Svetoslav Tchanliev  (BUL)Flag of Greece.svg  Ioannis Tamouridis  (GRE)
2004Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Assan Bazayev  (KAZ)Flag of Germany.svg  André Schulze  (GER)Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Maxim Iglinskiy  (KAZ)
2005Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Valeriy Dmitriyev  (KAZ)Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Alexandr Dymovskikh  (KAZ)Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Nebojša Jovanović  (SRB)
2006Flag of Russia.svg  Pavel Brutt  (RUS)Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Vladimir Koev  (BUL)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  René Andrle  (CZE)
2007–2010Not Held
2011Flag of Germany.svg  Stefan Schäfer  (GER)Flag of Greece.svg  Ioannis Tamouridis  (GRE)Flag of Germany.svg  Markus Fothen  (GER)
2012Flag of Slovenia.svg  Robert Vrečer  (SLO)Flag of Italy.svg  Davide Rebellin  (ITA)Flag of Greece.svg  Ioannis Tamouridis  (GRE)
2013–2021Not Held
2022 Flag of New Zealand.svg  Aaron Gate  (NZL)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lennert Teugels  (BEL)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mark Stewart  (GBR)
2023 Flag of Portugal.svg  Iúri Leitão  (POR)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Aaron Gate  (NZL)Flag of Poland.svg  Stanisław Aniołkowski  (POL)
2024 Flag of Austria.svg  Riccardo Zoidl  (AUT)Flag of Austria.svg  Hermann Pernsteiner  (AUT)Flag of Italy.svg  Valerio Conti  (ITA)
2025Flag of Ecuador.svg  Harold Martín López  (ECU)Flag of Germany.svg  Anton Schiffer  (GER)Flag of France.svg  Adrien Maire  (FRA)

Wins per country

WinsCountry
3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
2Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany
Flag of Greece.svg Greece
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Flag of Austria.svg Austria
1Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal

References

  1. ↑ "International Tour of Hellas (Grè) - Cat.2.1". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French).
  2. 1 2 "Tour of Hellas". FirstCycling. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "ΔΕΗ International Tour of Hellas". Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 20 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Palmares International Tour of Hellas". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  5. ↑ "Home". hellas-tour.gr. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  6. ↑ "The "ΔΕΗ International Tour of Hellas" returns after 10 years". International Tour of Hellas. Cycling Greece. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "Preview statistics for International Tour of Hellas 2022". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  8. ↑ "Top-3 per edition". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "History". International Tour of Hellas. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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