The Tour de Guadeloupe (; ) is an annual men's multiple stage

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held each August in the

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island of

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. Founded in 1948 under the name Tour Cycliste de la Guadeloupe, this elite men's competition opened officially to overseas racers in 1979,Cycling memories : Tour de la Guadeloupe
on memoire-du-cyclisme.net changing its name to Tour Cycliste international de la Guadeloupe. Covering a majority of the island's territory, the race includes today a prologue time trial and eight to nine stages. For 2005 to 2012, 2014, and in 2021, the race was part of the

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, which is one of six

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ruled by the

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, the international governing body for

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. Since then, the race has been rated as a

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event on the

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on uciamericatour.com In 2013, from 2015 to 2020 and since 2022, the race has been on the

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calendar. This event is organized by the ''Comité régional de cyclisme de la Guadeloupe'' (en: ''Regional cycling committee of Guadeloupe'').

History of Results

Top Three as of 2.2 UCI race classification (since 2005)

Cycling memories : Tour de la Guadeloupe (FRA) - Cat. 2.2
on memoire-du-cyclisme.net

Amateur winners (1948-2004)

Notes

References

External links

Official website of the Regional Cycling Committee of GuadeloupeInternational Cycling Tour of Guadeloupe on info97.com
* {{Portal, Sports Cycle racing in Guadeloupe UCI America Tour races Cycle races in France Recurring sporting events established in 1948 1948 establishments in France UCI Europe Tour races