Tour du Faso
The Tour du Faso is a 10-day road bicycle racing stage race held in Burkina Faso in the late fall. Since 2005, the race has been part of the UCI Africa Tour. The race covered 811 miles (1306 km) in 2006 and is televised on the Versus cable channel. The race was first held in 1987. The race is operated by the Amaury Sport Organisation, the same organization that operates the Tour de France. From 1987 to 1998 it was reserved to amateurs; since 2005, it is organized as a 2.2 event on the UCI Africa Tour. In 2014, the Tour was cancelled because of the Ebola outbreak.[1]
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Late-October |
| Region | Burkina Faso |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Africa Tour |
| Type | Stage race |
| Organiser | Amaury Sport Organisation |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1987 |
| Editions | 32 (as of 2019) |
| First winner |  Igor Luchinko (URS) |
| Most wins |  Ernest Zongo (BUR) (2 wins) |
| Most recent |  Dario Marcelino (ANG) |
Winners
| Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Soviet Union |
Igor Luchinko | ||
| 1988 | Burkina Faso |
Mady Kadore | ||
| 1989 | Burkina Faso |
Maxime Ouedraogo | ||
| 1990 | Burkina Faso |
Aimé Zongo | ||
| 1991 | Burkina Faso |
Saidou Rouamba | ||
| 1992 |  France |
Philippe Lepeurien | ||
| 1993 | Burkina Faso |
Maurice Sawadogo | ||
| 1994 | Burkina Faso |
Karim Yameogo | ||
| 1995 | Burkina Faso |
Ernest Zongo | ||
| 1996 |  Germany |
Guido Fulst | ||
| 1997 | Burkina Faso |
Ernest Zongo | ||
| 1998 | France |
Jacques Castan | ||
| 1999 |  Egypt |
Saïd Nasry | ||
| 2000 |  Ukraine |
Mikhaylo Khalilov | Aguardiente Néctar-Selle Italia | |
| 2001 |  Netherlands |
Joost Legtenberg | AXA-VvZ Professional Cycling Team | |
| 2002 |  Morocco |
Abdelati Saadoune | Morocco (national team) | |
| 2003 | Netherlands |
Maarten Tjallingii | Marco Polo Cycling Team | |
| 2004 | Burkina Faso |
Abdul Wahab Sawadogo | Sifa-Peugeot | |
| 2005 | Burkina Faso |
Rabaki Jeremie Ouedraogo | Cafe Samba | |
| 2006 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
David Verdonck | Bio Avia Mode Markets | |
| 2007 | Morocco |
Adil Jelloul | Morocco (national team) | |
| 2008 | Belgium |
Guy Smet | Belgium (national team) | |
| 2009 | Morocco |
Abdelatif Saadoune | Morocco (national team) | |
| 2010 | France |
Julien Schick | Team Reine Blanche | |
| 2011 | Burkina Faso |
Hamidou Zidweiba | Burkina Faso (national team) | |
| 2012 | Burkina Faso |
Rasmane Ouedraogo | Burkina Faso (national team) | |
| 2013 | Burkina Faso |
Abdoul-Aziz Nikiema | Burkina Faso (national team) | |
| 2014 | No race | |||
| 2015 | Morocco |
Mouhssine Lahsaini | Morocco (national team) | |
| 2016 | Burkina Faso |
Harouna Ilboudo | Burkina Faso (national team) | |
| 2017 | Morocco |
Salah Eddine Mraouni | Morocco (national team) | |
| 2018 | Burkina Faso |
Wendkouni Songho | Burkina Faso (national team) | |
| 2019 | Angola |
Dario Marcelino | BAI-Sicasal-Petro De Luanda | |
References
- "News Shorts: Tour du Faso cancelled". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- Tour du Faso at letour.fr: official website.
- Cyclists Converge on Burkina Faso for Tour de Faso Competition, Voice of America News, 30 October 2006.
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