The International Bayern Rundfahrt (English: Tour of Bavaria) was a stage race cycling race held each year in Bavaria, Germany, between 1980 and 2015. The race was held as an amateur race between 1980 and 1988, and from 2005 to 2015, the race was organised as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. In December 2015, the organisers cancelled the 2016 event due to a budget shortfall,[1] and the race has not been held since.
Race details | |
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Date | Late-May, Early-June |
Region | Bavaria, Germany |
English name | Tour of Bavaria |
Local name(s) | Bayern Rundfahrt (in German) |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Stage race |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1980 |
Editions | 36 |
Final edition | 2015 |
Most wins | Jens Voigt (GER) Michael Rich (GER) (3 wins) |
Final winner | Alex Dowsett (GBR) |
Winners (from 1989) edit
By year edit
Multiple winners edit
Wins | Rider | Editions |
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3 | Jens Voigt (GER) | 2000, 2001, 2004 |
Michael Rich (GER) | 2002, 2003, 2005 | |
2 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | 2011, 2014 |
Riders in italic are still active.
Wins per country edit
Wins | Country |
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16 | Germany |
3 | United Kingdom |
1 | Australia Belgium Canada Czech Republic Italy Norway Spain Switzerland |
References edit
- ^ "2016 Bayern Rundfahrt canceled". Retrieved 21 December 2015.
External links edit
- Official website (in German)