Tour of Belize

Tour of BelizeRace details

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* August (from 2011)
* February (2003–2009)

Region| Belize
Local name(s)| Tour of Belize
Discipline| Road
Type| Stage race
Race director| Roque Matus
History
First edition| 2003 (2003)
Editions| 7 (as of 2009)
First winner|  José Choto (BIZ)
Most recent|  Tanner Putt (USA)

The Tour of Belize is a road cycling stage race, covering a majority of the Belize 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. The 2008 edition also marks the first time a race in Belize has been recognized by the UCI, the international governing body for cycling.

## Previous winners

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Year  | Country  | Rider  | Team

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2003  |  Belize | José Choto | Team Cayo
2004  |  Belize | Mateo Cruz | Team Santino's
2005  |  Belize | José Choto | Team Santino's
2006  |  Belize | Marlon Castillo | Team Santino's
2007  |  Belize | Marlon Castillo | Team Santino's
2008  |  Chile | Carlos Oyarzun | Tecos
2009  |  United States | Tanner Putt | United States (national team)

## External links

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* Tour of Belize palmares at Cycling Archives (archived, or current page in French)

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