Race details | |
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Date | March |
Region | Normandie, France |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1939 |
Editions | 45 (as of 2022) |
First winner | Guillaume Godere (FRA) |
Most wins | Yvan Frebert (FRA) Kai Reus (NED) (2 wins) |
Most recent | Mathis Le Berre (FRA) |
Tour de Normandie is a road bicycle race held annually in the region of Normandy, France. The race started in 1939, but was not held in the periods of 1940–1955 and 1960–1980. It was originally a race for amateurs, but was opened for professionals in 1996. The Tour de Normandie has been one of the races in the UCI Europe Tour since 2005, in the 2.2 category.[1] The race was not held in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2] The first edition of the women's race was held in March 2023 and was won by Cédrine Kerbaol.[3]