Tour du Bénin

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Tour du Bénin
Race details
DateMay
RegionBenin
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Africa Tour
TypeStage race
History
First edition1992 (1992)
Editions19 (as of 2024)
First winner Inoussa Saka (BEN)
Most wins Inoussa Saka (BEN) (5 wins)
Most recent Achraf Ed-Doghmy (MAR)

The Tour du Bénin is a multi-day road cycling race annually held in Benin. Since 2022 it has been held as a 2.2 category event on the UCI Africa Tour.[1]

Winners[edit]

Year Winner Second Third
1992 Benin Inoussa Saka
1994 Benin Inoussa Saka
1996 Benin Inoussa Saka
1998 Benin Inoussa Saka
2003 Benin Eric Ahouandjinou
2004 Benin Inoussa Saka Niger Ibrahim Abdoulaye Benin Eric Ahouandjinou
2005–2013 No race
2014 France Jérémy Letué France Stéphane Cognet France Sébastien Leday
2015 Burkina Faso Mathias Sorgho France Jérémy Letué Senegal Malick Thiam
2016 Burkina Faso Mathias Sorgho Ivory Coast Abou Sanogo Burkina Faso Noufou Minoungou
2017 Burkina Faso Abdoul Aziz Nikiéma Burkina Faso Mathias Sorgho Burkina Faso Harouna Ilboudo
2018 Burkina Faso Salif Yerbanga Burkina Faso Seydou Bamogo Burkina Faso Salfo Bikienga
2019 No race[2]
2020 No race
2021 Burkina Faso Paul Daumont Burkina Faso Souleymane Koné Burkina Faso Harouna Ilboudo
2022 Germany Marcel Peschges Netherlands Jarri Stravers Morocco Adil El Arbaoui
2023 Morocco Achraf Ed-Doghmy Algeria Yacine Hamza Cameroon Clovis Kamzong
2024 Morocco Achraf Ed-Doghmy Algeria Azzedine Lagab Eritrea Yoel Habteab

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2022 Tour du Bénin". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  2. ^ Steven Lavon (29 January 2019). "Bénin: Pas de tour international cycliste en 2019". africatopsports.com.