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The Tour of Eritrea ((ティグリニャ語:ዙር ኤርትራ), (イタリア語:Giro d'Eritrea)) is a multistage bicycle race held annually throughout Eritrea. ==History== The first race was staged in 1946. It was promoted by the Italian community of Eritrea with the Italian name ''Primo Giro dell'Eritrea''.〔http://www.maitacli.it/arg_menu/Sport/Ciclismo/giro_di_vita.htm The first Tour of Eritrea/Giro d'Eritrea of 1946 (in Italian)〕 It inaugual Tour of Eritrea had 34 participants and was won by Nunzio Barilà of the team A.C. Piemonte.〔http://www.maitacli.it/arg_menu/Sport/Ciclismo/nunzio.htm〕 It had five stages, with a very difficult ''Premio della Montagna'' (Stage of the Mountain). In 1947, the second ''Giro dell'Eritrea'' was not allowed because of political reasons related to a growing guerrilla war in British occupied Eritrea. However, a smaller Giro/Tour was held in its place called the ''Giro delle 3 Valli'' ("Tour of the 3 Valleys"). It was won by Esmiles Zoli. In 2001, after a fifty-year-long hiatus, the Tour was resurrected as celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Eritrean independence. It was won by Habte Weldesimon, who repeated his victory in 2003 and 2004. Merhawi Ghebrehiwot won both the 2007 and 2008 Tours. In 2009 the tour of eritrea was recongnaized by the UCI for the first time .It was given a 2.2 HC and included 5 stage. The winner was Meron Russom and Bereket Yemane got the jersey awarded for the best climber 〔http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/voorloopfiche.php?wedstrijdvoorloopid=7584 Information about the 2008 Tour of Eritrea〕 As of 2014, the latest tour was held in 2013 and was won by Mekseb Abrha Debesay.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?editie_id=23762 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tour of Eritrea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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