The Internationale Jeugdtour Assen is the largest youth
cycle racing
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event held in
Europe
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. It has been held annually since 1960 in the city of
Assen
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in the
Netherlands
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. Each year it attracts hundreds of racing cyclists, many of whom go on to success in later years.
Erik Dekker is an example of a well known Dutch cycle racer who started in the Jeugdtour.
In 2009 the Jeugdtour will be associated with the
Vuelta a España
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which is also starting in the city of Assen.
Sources
*http://www.jeugdtourassen.nl/
Cycling in Assen
Cycle races in the Netherlands
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