The Tour of Belize is a
road cycling
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stage race, covering a majority of the
Belize
Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...
countryside. The 2008 edition included six stages in more than five days. The race was started in 2003 by race director
Roque Matus and was won by Belizean
Jose Choto of
Team Cayo.
The 2008 edition was the first time the race has not been won by a
native
Native may refer to:
People
* Jus soli, citizenship by right of birth
* Indigenous peoples, peoples with a set of specific rights based on their historical ties to a particular territory
** Native Americans (disambiguation)
In arts and entert ...
. The 2008 edition also marks the first time a race in Belize has been recognized by the
UCI, the international governing body for
cycling
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.
Previous winners
External links
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UCI America Tour races
Cycle races in Belize
Recurring sporting events established in 2003
2003 establishments in Belize
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