The Tour du Faso is a 10-day

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stage race held in

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana t ...

in the late fall. The race is organised by the

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, which also organises the

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, and since 2005, the race has been part of the

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. The race was first held in 1987 and until 1998 was reserved for amateurs. Since 2005, it is organised as a 2.2 event on the

. The race covered in 2006 and is televised on the Versus cable channel. In 2014, the Tour was cancelled because of the Ebola outbreak. It was cancelled again in 2020 due to the

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and in 2022 due to security issues.

Winners

References

External links

Tour du Faso at letour.fr
official website. {{DEFAULTSORT:Tour Du Faso Cycle races in Burkina Faso UCI Africa Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 1987 1987 establishments in Burkina Faso