3-Länder-Tour Explained

3-Länder-Tour
Date:Mid September
Region:Central Germany
English:Three Länder Tour of Sparkassen Versicherung
Localnames:3-Länder-Tour der Sparkassen Versicherung
Discipline:Road
Competition:UCI Europe Tour
Type:Stage race
Number:26
Final:2007

The 3-Länder-Tour der Sparkassen Versicherung was a multi-stage road bicycle race held around three Länder of Germany: Hessen, Thuringia and Baden-Württemberg. From 2005 until 2007 it was part of the UCI Europe Tour, being organised as a 2.1 race.

The race was previously known as Hessen-Rundfahrt, taking place in the Bundesland of Hessen, but in 2006 it expanded its territory to take place in the states of Thuringia and Baden-Württemberg.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hessen Rundfahrt . 7 February 2016 . Cycling Archives.
  2. Web site: Länder-Tour . 7 February 2016 . Cycling Archives.