Tour of the Bahamas

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Tour of the Bahamas
Race details
DateJanuary/March
Region The Bahamas
Nickname"The Tour"
Discipline Road
Type Stage race
OrganiserJAR Cycling
Race directorJeff Major
History
First edition2005 (2005)
Editions7
First winnerFlag of the Bahamas.svg Joe Fernandes (BAH)
Most recentFlag of the United States.svg Ty Magner (USA)

The Tour of the Bahamas is a road cycling race held in Nassau, the capital of The Bahamas. [1] The Tour is a competition over three stages. On the first stage there is an individual time trial, a race against the clock, followed by a circuit race, the next day. Finally, a road race is held, this stage is the only stage that leaves Nassau City. [2] Due to the Bahamas's warm climate, the race is used by many cyclists to kick off their racing seasons. [3]

Past winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
2005Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas Joe Fernandes [4]
2006Flag of the United States.svg  United States Ricardo Hernandez [5] Cafeteros
2007Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Frank Travieso [6] AEG Toshiba
2008Flag of the United States.svg  United States Tyler Farrar [7] Slipstream–Chipotle
2009No race
2010Flag of the United States.svg  United States Caleb Fairly [8] Garmin–Transitions
2011Flag of the United States.svg  United States Chuck Hutcheson [9] [10] Battley Harley Davidson
2012Flag of the United States.svg  United States Ty Magner [11] [12] BMC-Hincapie Sportswear
2013No race

References

  1. Official website
  2. Tour of the Bahamas - Courses & Directions
  3. Tour of the Bahamas Archived 2012-05-08 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Tour of the Bahamas 2005
  5. Tour of the Bahamas 2006
  6. Tour of the Bahamas 2007
  7. Tour of the Bahamas 2008
  8. Tour of the Bahamas 2010
  9. Tour of the Bahamas 2011
  10. Tour of the Bahamas 2011
  11. Tour of the Bahamas 2012
  12. The Nassau Guardian