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

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

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