Tour of Vendée is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in October (Previously May) in the region of Vendée, France, finishing in a circuit inside La Roche-sur-Yon town.[1] From 2005 until 2009, the race was organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, moving to 1.HC classification in 2010, and also being part of the Coupe de France de cyclisme sur route.[2] Between 1972 and 1979 it was an amateur race.[3]
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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | October |
| Region | Vendée, France |
| English name | Tour of Vendée |
| Local name(s) | Tour de Vendée (in French) |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Single-day |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1972 |
| Editions | 51 (as of 2023) |
| Most wins |  Jaan Kirsipuu (EST) (4 wins) |
| Most recent |  Arnaud Démare (FRA) |
Winners
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References
edit- ^ "Tour de Vendée". FirstCycling.com. 2023.
- ^ "Tour de Vendée(1.1)". ProcyclingStats. 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Tour de Vendée (Fra) - Cat.1.1". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Tour de Vendée ( 18.04.2004 - 18.04.2004 )". Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2011-05-30.
- ^ "Tour de Vendée ( 25.05.2006 - 25.05.2006 )". Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2011-05-30.
- ^ "Tour de Vendée ( 01.05.2007 - 01.05.2007 )". Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2011-05-30.
- ^ "Tour de Vendée ( 05.10.2008 - 05.10.2008 )". Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2011-05-30.