Map of 2007 Sachsen Tour |
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Date | Late July |
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Region | Saxony, Germany |
English name | International Saxony Tour |
Local name(s) | Sachsen-Tour International (German) |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Stage-race |
First edition | 1985 |
Editions | 24 (as of 2008) |
First winner | Wolfgang Lötzsch (DDR) |
Most wins |
Uwe Ampler (DDR) Jörn Reuß (GER) Thomas Liese (GER) (2 wins) |
Most recent | Bert Grabsch (GER) |
The Sachsen Tour is a multi-stage road bicycle race held in the region of Saxony, Germany. It was first held in 1985 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Between 1985 and 1995 it was an amateur race.
It is usually held in 5 stages, running through all of Saxony. This includes flat stages as well as mountain stages in the Erzgebirge.