Tour de Guadeloupe explained

Tour de Guadeloupe
Date:July/August
Discipline:Road race
Type:Stage race
Organiser:Comité régional de cyclisme de la Guadeloupe
Number:72 (as of 2023)

The Tour de Guadeloupe (in French pronounced as /tuʁ də ɡwad(ə)lup/; English: Tour of Guadeloupe) is an annual men's multiple stage road bicycle race held each August in the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe.

Founded in 1948 under the name Tour Cycliste de la Guadeloupe, this elite men's competition opened officially to overseas racers in 1979,[1] changing its name to Tour Cycliste international de la Guadeloupe. Covering a majority of the island's territory, the race includes today a prologue time trial and eight to nine stages.

For 2005 to 2012, 2014, and in 2021, the race was part of the UCI America Tour, which is one of six UCI Continental Circuits ruled by the Union Cycliste Internationale, the international governing body for cycling. Since then, the race has been rated as a 2.2 event on the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) classification standards.[2] In 2013, from 2015 to 2020 and since 2022, the race has been on the UCI Europe Tour calendar.

This event is organized by the Comité régional de cyclisme de la Guadeloupe (en: Regional cycling committee of Guadeloupe).[3]

History of Results

Top Three as of 2.2 UCI race classification (since 2005)

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scope=col Yearscope=col Overall Winnerscope=col Secondscope=col Third
2023
2022
2021
2020Cancelled
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005

Amateur winners (1948-2004)

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scope=col Yearscope=col Overall Winnerscope=col Secondscope=col Third
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991 Anse-Bertrand
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985[5] Sainte-Rose
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980 Le Gosier
1979 Lamentin
1978 Abymes
1977 Abymes
1976
1975 Lamentin
1974
1973
1972
1971
1970 Lamentin
1969 Lamentin
1968No Race
1967 Petit-Canal
1966 Petit-Canal
1965No Race
1964 Basse-Terre
1963No Race
1962
1961
1960
1959 Petit-Bourg Abymes
1958 A-Bertrand Abymes
1957 Abymes
1956 Le Moule
1955 Abymes
1954 Le Moule P-Bourg
1953 P-Bourg
1952 M-à-L'E A-Bertrand
1951 M-à-L'E
1950 A-Bertrand A-Bertrand
1949 A-Bertrand A-Bertrand
1948 A-Bertrand

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/amateurs/td_guadeloupe.php Cycling memories : Tour de la Guadeloupe
  2. http://www.uciamericatour.com/templates/UCI/UCI1/layout.asp?MenuId=MjAzNA&LangId=1 2010 - 2011 UCI Road Calendar, Men Elite and Under 23j, America Tour
  3. http://www.guadeloupecyclisme.com/ Official website of the Regional Cycling Committee of Guadeloupe
  4. http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/etapes/eta_guadeloupe.php Cycling memories : Tour de la Guadeloupe (FRA) - Cat. 2.2
  5. In 1985, winner Richard Méthony was disqualified for doping. Eric Zubar, second in overall rankings, was declared new winner of the 1985 edition of the Tour of Guadeloupe.