Tour du Faso
The Tour du Faso is a 10-day road cycling stage race held in Burkina Faso every year in late October. It is organized by the Amaury Sport Organisation (the group behind the Tour de France) and has been part of the UCI Africa Tour since 2005 as a 2.2 event.
The race began in 1987 and was originally for amateur riders until 1998. Since 2005 it has been a professional event. In 2006 the course stretched about 1,306 kilometers, and the race has been shown on TV in some years (including Versus).
The first edition was won by Igor Lyushenko of the Soviet Union. The record for most wins belongs to Ernest Zongo and Paul Daumont of Burkina Faso, each with two titles. The most recent winner is Paul Daumont.
The Tour du Faso has been cancelled a few times: in 2014 because of the Ebola outbreak, in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and in 2022 for security issues. There have been 34 editions as of 2023.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 18:32 (CET).