The Tour de Snowy was an international women's road bicycle race held in the

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region of

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from 1998 to 2002. The Tour had from five to nine

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and attracted professional

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from around the world as an important event in the women's road racing calendar. Originally sponsored by the

Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority Snowy Hydro Limited is an electricity generation and retailing company in Australia that owns, manages, and maintains the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme that consists of nine hydro-electric power stations and sixteen large dams connected ...

and the NSW Department of Sport & Recreation, the Tour De Snowy was discontinued in 2003 due to lack of sponsorship.

General Classification Winners

Women's road bicycle races Defunct cycling races in Australia Recurring sporting events established in 1998 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2002 1998 establishments in Australia 2002 disestablishments in Australia {{Australia-sport-stub