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Tour of Bulgaria#Tour of Bulgaria – South

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{{Infobox cycling race

| name = Tour of Bulgaria

| current_event =

| image =

| date = September

| region = Bulgaria

| english = Tour of Bulgaria

| localnames = Обиколка на България {{in lang|bg}}

| discipline = Road

| competition = UCI Europe Tour 2.2

| type = Stage race

| first = {{start date|1924}}

| number = 70 (as of 2024)

| final =

| firstwinner = {{flagathlete|Georgi Abadschiev|BUL}}
{{flagathlete|Kosta Djulgerov|BUL}}

| mostwins = {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Ivailo Gabrovski|BUL}} (5 wins)}}

| mostrecent = {{flagathlete|Matteo Malucelli|ITA}}

}}

File:Tour of Bulgaria 2010 Stage 4.jpg

The Tour of Bulgaria is an annual international professional bicycle race held in Bulgaria that was first staged on 21 August 1924.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/wedstrijdfiche.php?wedstrijdid=1963 |title=Tour of Bulgaria |accessdate=11 May 2015 |work=Cycling Archives}} It is part of UCI Europe Tour and is category 2.2. The race covers about 1,500 kilometres and lasts two weeks. As of 2017, 66 editions were held. The longest length of the race was in 1949 – 1905 km. The course changes every year, but the race has always started in Sofia.

In the race, cyclists from more than 40 countries have been competing. During the Cold War, the Tour of Bulgaria was one of the most prestigious cycling races in Europe, drawing skilled cyclists from the countries that traditionally produce strong racers, such as Italy, France and Netherlands. Although after the changes in 1989 the race lost some of its prestige for the cyclists in the peloton, nowadays it becomes more and more attractive for them. For example, in 2010 Francisco Mancebo who finished second in the 2004 Vuelta a España and fourth in the 2005 Tour de France, competed in it but only succeeded to finish third after the Bulgarian Krasimir Vasilev and Ricardo Mestre.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-bulgaria-2-2-1/stage-9/results|title=Stevis tops Bartko for final stage|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=20 September 2010|accessdate=1 May 2012}}

In 2017, the race was split into two three-day races based on geographical location.

Winners

=Tour of Bulgaria=

{{Cycling past winner start}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1924|name={{sortname|Georgi|Abadschiev}}|nat=BUL|natvar=|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1924|name={{sortname|Kosta|Djulgerov}}|nat=BUL|natvar=|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner no race|year=1925
1934}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1935|name={{sortname|Marin|Nikolov}}|nat=BUL|natvar=|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner no race|year=1936
1948}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1949|name={{sortname|Milko|Dimov}}|nat=BUL|natvar=|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1950|name={{sortname|Milko|Dimov}}|nat=BUL|natvar=|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner no race|year=1951
1954}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1955|name={{sortname|Stoyan|Georgiev|Stoyan Georgiev (cyclist)}}|nat=BUL|natvar=1946|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1956|name={{sortname|Dimitar|Kolev|Dimitar Kolev (cyclist)}}|nat=BUL|natvar=1946|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1957|name={{sortname|Nentcho|Christov}}|nat=BUL|natvar=1946|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1958|name={{sortname|Bojan|Kozev}}|nat=BUL|natvar=1946|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1959|name={{sortname|Bojan|Kozev}}|nat=BUL|natvar=1946|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1960|name={{sortname|Bojan|Kozev}}|nat=BUL|natvar=1946|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1961|name={{sortname|Dimitar|Kolev|Dimitar Kolev (cyclist)}}|nat=BUL|natvar=1946|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1962|name={{sortname|Ivan|Bobekov}}|nat=BUL|natvar=1946|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner no race|year=1963}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1964|name={{sortname|Boris|Botschev}}|nat=BUL|natvar=1946|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1965|name={{sortname|Jiří|Háva}}|nat=TCH|natvar=|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1966|name={{sortname|Ivan|Bobekov}}|nat=BUL|natvar=1946|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1967|name={{sortname|Ján|Wenczel}}|nat=TCH|natvar=|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1968|name={{sortname|Vesko|Kutuev}}|nat=BUL|natvar=1967|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1969|name={{sortname|Selvino|Poloni}}|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1970|name={{sortname|Fedor|den Hertog}}|nat=NED|natvar=|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1971|name={{sortname|Ryszard|Szurkowski}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1972|name={{sortname|Ivan|Popov|Ivan Popov (cyclist)}}|nat=BUL|natvar=1971|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1973|name={{sortname|Ivan|Skosirev}}|nat=URS|natvar=|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1974|name={{sortname|Rinat|Charafulin}}|nat=URS|natvar=|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1975|name={{sortname|Janusz|Kowalski}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1976|name={{sortname|Alexandre|Gusiatnikov}}|nat=URS|natvar=|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1977|name={{sortname|Siegbert|Schmeisser}}|nat=GDR|natvar=|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1978|name={{sortname|Nentcho|Staykov}}|nat=BUL|natvar=1971|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1979|name={{sortname|Yuri|Barinov}}|nat=URS|natvar=|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1980|name={{sortname|Nentcho|Staykov}}|nat=BUL|natvar=1971|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1981|name={{sortname|Boris|Issaev}}|nat=URS|natvar=|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1982|name={{sortname|Leon|Deschitz}}|nat=URS|natvar=|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1983|name={{sortname|Venelin|Chubenov}}|nat=BUL|natvar=1971|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1984|name={{sortname|Nentcho|Staykov}}|nat=BUL|natvar=1971|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1985|name={{sortname|Petar|Petrov|Petar Petrov (cyclist)}}|nat=BUL|natvar=1971|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1986|name={{sortname|Boyko|Angelov}}|nat=BUL|natvar=1971|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1987|name={{sortname|Petar|Petrov|Petar Petrov (cyclist)}}|nat=BUL|natvar=1971|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1988|name={{sortname|Valentin|Shivkov}}|nat=BUL|natvar=1971|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1989|name={{sortname|Didier|Pasgrimaud}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1990|name={{sortname|Pavel|Shumanov}}|nat=BUL|natvar=1971|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1991|name={{sortname|Aleksandar|Milenković}}|nat=YUG|natvar=|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1992|name={{sortname|Pavel|Shumanov}}|nat=BUL|natvar=|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1993|name={{sortname|Mano|Lubbers}}|nat=NED|natvar=|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1994|name={{sortname|Hristo|Zaikov}}|nat=BUL|natvar=|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1995|name={{sortname|Hristo|Zaikov}}|nat=BUL|natvar=|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1996|name={{sortname|Hristo|Zaikov}}|nat=BUL|natvar=|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1997|name={{sortname|Pavel|Shumanov}}|nat=BUL|natvar=|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1998|name={{sortname|Krassimir|Vassiliev}}|nat=BUL|natvar=|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1999|name={{sortname|Maxim|Gourov}}|nat=KAZ|natvar=|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2000|name={{sortname|Seweryn|Kohut}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2001|name={{sortname|Dimitar|Dimitrov Gospodinov}}|nat=BUL|natvar=|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2002|name={{sortname|Dimitar|Dimitrov Gospodinov}}|nat=BUL|natvar=|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2003|name={{sortname|Ivailo|Gabrovski}}|nat=BUL|natvar=|team=}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2004|name={{sortname|Tomasz|Kloczko}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=Dominscout-Sniezka-Lody}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2005|name={{sortname|Martin|Prázdnovský}}|nat=SVK|natvar=|team=CK ZP Sport A.S. Podbrezova}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2006|name={{sortname|Ivailo|Gabrovski}}|nat=BUL|natvar=|team=CC Nessebar}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2007|name={{sortname|Evgeni|Gerganov}}|nat=BUL|natvar=|team=Cycling Club Bourgas}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2008|name={{sortname|Ivailo|Gabrovski}}|nat=BUL|natvar=|team=CC Nessebar}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2009|name={{sortname|Ivailo|Gabrovski}}|nat=BUL|natvar=|team=Heraklion-Nessebar}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2010|name={{sortname|Krassimir|Vassiliev}}|nat=BUL|natvar=|team=SK Dobrich}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2011|name={{sortname|Ivailo|Gabrovski}}|nat=BUL|natvar=|team=Heraklion-Nessebar}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2012|name={{sortname|Maxat|Ayazbayev}}|nat=KAZ|natvar=|team=Continental Team Astana}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2013|name={{sortname|Rémy|Di Gregorio}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=Team Martigues SC-Vivelo}}

{{Cycling past winner no race|year=2014}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2015|name={{sortname|Stefan|Hristov|Stefan Hristov (cyclist)}}|nat=BUL|natvar=|team=Brisaspor}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2016|name={{sortname|Marco|Tecchio}}|nat=ITA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|UNI2|2016}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2017
North|name={{sortname|Sergiy|Lagkuti}}|nat=UKR|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|KLS|2017}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2017
South|name={{sortname|Vitaliy|Buts}}|nat=UKR|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|KLS|2017}}}}

{{Cycling past winner no race|year=2018
2019}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2020|name={{sortname|Patryk|Stosz}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|VOS|2020}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2021|name={{sortname|Immanuel|Stark}}|nat=GER|natvar=|team=P&S Metalltechnik}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2022|name={{sortname|Kyrylo|Tsarenko}}|nat=UKR|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|GAL|2022}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2023|name={{sortname|Michal|Schuran}}|nat=CZE|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|ATT|2023}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2024|name={{sortname|Matteo|Malucelli}}|nat=ITA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|UKO|2024}}}}

{{Cycling past winner end}}

References

Diary of Union of Bulgarian cycling, 2007

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External links

{{Commons category|Tour of Bulgaria}}

  • [http://www.facebook.com/BulgariaCyclingTour Facebook page of International Tour of Bulgaria]
  • [http://tourofbulgaria.com/ Website for the Tour of Bulgaria]

Category:Cycle races in Bulgaria

Category:UCI Europe Tour races

Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1924

Category:1924 establishments in Bulgaria