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Tour de Snowy
The Tour de Snowy was an international women's road bicycle race held in the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia from 1998 to 2002. The Tour had from five to nine stages and attracted professional cyclists from around the world as an important event in the women's road racing calendar.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | March/April |
| Region | New South Wales/Canberra |
| Type | Women road stage race |
| History | |
| First edition | 1998 |
| Editions | 5 |
| Final edition | 2002 |
| First winner | Dede Demet |
| Final winner | Judith Arndt |
Originally sponsored by the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority and the NSW Department of Sport & Recreation, the Tour De Snowy was discontinued in 2003 due to lack of sponsorship.
General Classification Winners
| Year | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Dede Demet | Anna Wilson | Jeannie Longo |
| 1999 | Tracey Gaudry | Karen Kurreck | Lenka Ilavská |
| 2000 | Geneviève Jeanson | Tracey Gaudry | Anna Wilson |
| 2001 | Kim Bruckner | Zinaida Stahurskaia | Margaret Hemsley |
| 2002 | Judith Arndt | Mirjam Melchers | Susanne Ljungskog |