Tour d'Algérie

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Tour d'Algérie
Riders in the 2011 Tour d'Algérie.
Race details
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Africa Tour
TypeStage race
History
First edition1949
Editions29 (as of 2023)
First winner Hilaire Couvreur (BEL)
Most wins
Most recent Paul Hennequin (FRA)

The Tour d'Algérie is an annual multi-day road cycling race held in Algeria. It has been held as a 2.2 category event on UCI Africa Tour since 2011, with the exception of 2017 and 2022 when it was held on the national calendar.

A map of the first Tour d'Algérie

Winners[edit]

Year Country Rider Team
1949  Belgium Hilaire Couvreur
1950  Belgium Hilaire Couvreur
1951  Belgium André Rosseel
1952  France Vincent Vitetta
1953  Belgium Germain Derycke
1954–
1968
No race
1969  Sweden Gösta Pettersson
1970 (1)  Poland Zygmund Hanusik
1970 (2)  East Germany Axel Peschel
1971  Poland Zbignien Krzeszowiec
1972  Netherlands Frits Schur
1973  Poland Stanisław Szozda
1974 No race
1975  Sweden Sven-Åke Nilsson
1976–
1983
No race
1984  Algeria Noureddine Tchambaz
1985  Algeria Sebti Benzine
1986  Algeria Salim Belksir
1987  Algeria Abdelkader Reguigui
1988  East Germany Steffen Rein
1989–
2000
No race
2001  Egypt Mohamed Abdel-Fatah
2002  Algeria Omar Slimane
2003  Morocco Mohamed Er Regragui
2004–
2010
No race
2011  Algeria Azzedine Lagab
2012  Eritrea Natnael Berhane
2013  Spain Víctor de la Parte
2014  Eritrea Mekseb Debesay
2015  Algeria Hichem Chaabane
2016  Italy Luca Wackermann Skydive Dubai–Al Ahli
2017  Tunisia Ali Nouisri
2018  Algeria Azzedine Lagab Groupement Sportif des Pétroliers d'Algérie
2019–
2021
No race
2022  Algeria Hamza Mansouri Mouloudia Club d'Alger
2023  France Paul Hennequin Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur

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