The Tour du Faso is a 10-day road bicycle racing stage race held in Burkina Faso in the late fall. The race is organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation, which also organises the Tour de France, and since 2005, the race has been part of the UCI Africa Tour.[1]

Tour du Faso
Race details
DateLate October
RegionBurkina Faso
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Africa Tour
TypeStage race
OrganiserAmaury Sport Organisation
Web sitewww.tourdufaso.bf Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition1987 (1987)
Editions34 (as of 2023)
First winner Igor Lyushenko (URS)
Most wins Ernest Zongo (BUR) (2 wins)
Most recent Paul Daumont (BUR)

The race was first held in 1987 and until 1998 was reserved for amateurs. Since 2005, it is organised as a 2.2 event on the UCI Africa Tour. The race covered 1,306 kilometres (812 mi) in 2006 and is televised on the Versus cable channel. In 2014, the Tour was cancelled because of the Ebola outbreak.[2] It was cancelled again in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and in 2022 due to security issues.[3]

Winners

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Year Country Rider Team
1987   Soviet Union Igor Lyushenko
1988   Burkina Faso Mady Kadore
1989   Burkina Faso Maxime Ouédraogo
1990   Burkina Faso Aimé Zongo
1991   Burkina Faso Saidou Rouamba
1992   France Philippe Lepeurien
1993   Burkina Faso Maurice Sawadogo
1994   Burkina Faso Karim Yameogo
1995   Burkina Faso Ernest Zongo
1996   Germany Guido Fulst
1997   Burkina Faso Ernest Zongo
1998   France Jacques Castan
1999   Egypt Saïd Nasry
2000   Ukraine Mikhaylo Khalilov Aguardiente Néctar–Selle Italia
2001   Netherlands Joost Legtenberg AXA–VvZ Professional Cycling Team
2002   Morocco Abdelatif Saadoune Morocco (national team)
2003   Netherlands Maarten Tjallingii Marco Polo Cycling Team
2004   Burkina Faso Abdul Wahab Sawadogo Sifa–Peugeot
2005   Burkina Faso Rabaki Jérémie Ouédraogo Cafe Samba
2006   Belgium David Verdonck Bio Avia Mode Markets
2007   Morocco Adil Jelloul Morocco (national team)
2008   Belgium Guy Smet Belgium (national team)
2009   Morocco Abdelatif Saadoune Morocco (national team)
2010   France Julien Schick Team Reine Blanche
2011   Burkina Faso Hamidou Zidweiba Burkina Faso (national team)
2012   Burkina Faso Rasmané Ouédraogo Burkina Faso (national team)
2013   Burkina Faso Abdoul-Aziz Nikiema Burkina Faso (national team)
2014 No race
2015   Morocco Mouhssine Lahsaini Morocco (national team)
2016   Burkina Faso Harouna Ilboudo Burkina Faso (national team)
2017   Morocco Salah Eddine Mraouni Morocco (national team)
2018   Burkina Faso Wendkouni Songho Burkina Faso (national team)
2019   Angola Dario Marcelino BAI–Sicasal–Petro de Luanda
2020 No race
2021   Germany Daniel Bichlmann Maloja Pushbikers
2022 No race
2023   Burkina Faso Paul Daumont Burkina Faso (national team)

References

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  1. ^ "Cyclists Converge on Burkina Faso for Tour de Faso Competition". VOA News. Archived from the original on 16 December 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  2. ^ "News Shorts: Tour du Faso cancelled". Cyclingnews.com. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  3. ^ Asala, Kizzi (15 April 2021). "Burkinabé Tour du Faso cycling race back after pandemic hiatus". africanews. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
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