Tour de Normandie is a road bicycle race held annually in the region of Normandy, France. The race started in 1939, but was not held in the periods of 1940–1955 and 1960–1980. It was originally a race for amateurs, but was opened for professionals in 1996. The Tour de Normandie has been one of the races in the UCI Europe Tour since 2005, in the 2.2 category.[1] The race was not held in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2] The first edition of the women's race was held in March 2023 and was won by Cédrine Kerbaol.[3]
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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | March |
| Region | Normandie, France |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1939 |
| Editions | 45 (as of 2022) |
| First winner |  Guillaume Godere (FRA) |
| Most wins | Yvan Frebert (FRA) Kai Reus (NED)(2 wins) |
| Most recent | Mathis Le Berre (FRA) |
Winners
editMen's race
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Women's race
edit| Year | Country | Rider | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | France
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Cédrine Kerbaol | Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling |
| 2024 |  Norway
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Mie Bjørndal Ottestad | Uno-X Mobility |
References
edit- ^ "Tour de Normandie". UCI. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Après deux ans d'absence, le Tour de Normandie revient ce lundi pour sa 40e édition". France 3 Normandie (in French). 20 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ Tyson, Jackie (19 March 2023). "Tour de Normandie Féminin: Kerbaol holds on for overall title at inaugural stage race". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "Baptiste Planckaert Gets PEZ'd". PezCycling News. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Le Manchois Anthony Delaplace remporte le Tour de Normandie 2017". France Bleu (in French). 26 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ Wynn, Nigel (26 March 2018). "'I don't know how we've done it': Tom Stewart becomes first Brit to win Tour de Normandie since 1985". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Team News: Tom Stewart wins Tour of Normandie | velouk.net". velouk.net. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ Vergouwen, Thomas. "2019 UCI cycling calendar | 2019 Tour de Normandie :: velowire.com :: (photos, videos + actualités cyclisme)". velowire.com. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ Frattini, Kirsten (22 January 2021). "Organisers cancel Tour de Normandie amid COVID-19 surge". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
External links
edit- Official website (in French)
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