Tour of Belize explained

Tour of Belize
Region:Belize
Localnames:Tour of Belize
Discipline:Road
Type:Stage race
Director:Roque Matus
Number:7 (as of 2009)

The Tour of Belize is a road cycling stage race, covering a majority of the Belize countryside. The 2008 edition included six stages in more than five days. The race was started in 2003 by race director Roque Matus and was won by Belizean Jose Choto of Team Cayo.

The 2008 edition was the first time the race has not been won by a native. The 2008 edition also marks the first time a race in Belize has been recognized by the UCI, the international governing body for cycling.