The Tartu GP was a one-day
road cycling race
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...
in
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast o ...
,
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and t ...
. It was first run in 2001 and became part of the
UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale
The ''Union Cycliste Internationale'' (UCI; ; en, International Cycling Union) is the world gove ...
as a
1.1 event in 2005. The most successful rider was
Jaan Kirsipuu
Jaan Kirsipuu (born 17 July 1969 in Tartu) is an Estonian former road bicycle racer, who currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team .
He spent the majority of his career riding under the management of Vincent Lavenu, initial ...
with three consecutive victories. The race was discontinued in 2012 and has instead been run as the final stage of the
Tour of Estonia
The Tour of Estonia is a road bicycle racing stage race held in Estonia. The race is organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by ...
since that race's inception in 2013.
Past winners
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UCI Europe Tour races
Cycle races in Estonia
Recurring sporting events established in 2001
2001 establishments in Estonia
Summer events in Estonia
Defunct cycling races in Estonia
2012 disestablishments in Estonia
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2012
Sport in Tartu
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