Date | Mid-Late August |
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Region | Limousin, France |
English name | Tour of Limousin |
Local name(s) | Tour du Limousin (French) |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Stage-race |
First edition | 1968 |
Editions | 49 (as of 2016) |
First winner | Pierre Martelozzo (FRA) |
Most wins |
Francis Duteil (FRA) Charly Mottet (FRA) Patrice Halgand (FRA) Bernard Hinault (FRA) Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) (2 wins) |
Most recent | Joey Rosskopf (USA) |
Tour du Limousin is a 4-day road bicycle race held annually in Limousin, France. It was first held in 1968 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2011 it was upgraded to an 2.HC event. Between 1968 and 1974 it was an amateur race.