- Tour Méditerranéen
Infobox Cycling race
name = Tour Méditerranéen
current_event =
Podium of 2007 edition of Tour Méditerranéen
date = February
region = South France
english = Mediterranean Tour
localnames = Tour Méditerranéen fr icon
nickname =
discipline = Road
competition = UCI Europe Tour
type = Stage race
organiser =
director =
first = 1974
number = 35 (as of 2008)
last =
firstwinner = flagicon|FRA Charles Rouxel
mostwins = flagicon|NED Gerrie Knetemann (3 wins)
mostrecent = flagicon|RUS Alexandre BotcharovTour Méditerranéen is a professional
road bicycle racing event held in southern France along theMediterranean Sea . The Tour Méditerranéen is a six-daystage race that began in 1974 and since 2005 has been a part of theUCI Europe Tour . From 1974 to 1977, the race was named Trophée Méditerranéen.The race has been won by many notable
Grand Tour and world champion riders includingEddy Merckx ,Gianni Bugno ,Gerrie Knetemann (three times), andPaolo Bettini .Past results
External links
* [http://www.letourmediterraneen.net/ Official site fr icon]
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