Baltic Chain Tour
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | August |
| Region | Northern Europe |
| English name | Baltic Chain Tour |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Stage race |
| History | |
| First edition | 1955 |
| Editions | 34 (as of 2025) |
| First winner |  Harijs Japiņš (LAT) |
| Most wins | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Ants Väravas (EST) File:Flag of Estonia.svg Rait Ärm (EST) (3 wins) |
| Most recent | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Rait Ärm (EST) |
Baltic Chain Tour is a stage race for professional road bicycle racers organized as a part of the UCI Continental Circuits. Baltic Chain Tour was established to commemorate Baltic Way. Tour is conducted mainly in the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, however in 2013 it started in Lahti, Finland. Baltic Chain Tour is a UCI category 2.2 cycling tour.[1]
The joint Baltic cycling tour has a long history. The tradition began in the 1950s and was broken in 1987. On November 4, 2010, in Riga, the presidents of three national cycling unions signed a cooperation agreement to restore the tradition of the Baltic cycling tour.[2]
Origins
[edit | edit source]Although the first international cycling race in the Baltics was held in 1889 from Riga (Latvia) to Tallinn (Estonia),[3] the first Baltic Tour was held in 1955. For its first four years the tour was held in Latvia and Lithuania. Since 1959 the tour has been held in three Baltic countries. For many, it was a preparation for the Peace Race, which usually was held after Baltic Tour. At the time, the tour took place in May. The modern tour is raced in August to commemorate the anniversary of the famous Baltic Way event in 1989. The current record holder for most wins is the Estonian Ants Väravas, who won the race three times – in 1959, 1962 and 1964.[4]
Results
[edit | edit source]Baltic Tour
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Baltic Chain Tour
[edit | edit source]| Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia | Erki Pütsep | Alpha Baltic–Unitymarathons.com | |
| 2012 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | Gediminas Bagdonas | Lithuania national team | |
| 2013 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | Philipp Walsleben | BKCP–Powerplus | |
| 2014 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | Mathieu van der Poel | BKCP–Powerplus | |
| 2015 | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | Andriy Kulyk | Kolss BDC Team | |
| 2016 | Latvia
|
Māris Bogdanovičs | Rietumu–Delfin | |
| 2017 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | Herman Dahl | Team Sparebanken Sør | |
| 2018 | Latvia
|
Emīls Liepiņš | ONE Pro Cycling | |
| 2020 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia | Gert Jõeäär | Estonia (national team) | |
| 2021 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | Laurence Pithie | Equipe continentale Groupama–FDJ | |
| 2022 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia | Rait Ärm | Estonia (national team) | |
| 2023 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia | Rait Ärm | Estonia (national team) | |
| 2024 | No race | |||
| 2025 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia | Rait Ärm | Estonia (national team) | |
References
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- ^ Estonian Public Broadcasting
- ^ Estonian Olympic Committee In Estonian
- ^ Delfi.ee In Estonian
External links
[edit | edit source]- Baltic Chain Tour
- Cycle races in Lithuania
- Cycle races in Latvia
- Cycle races in Estonia
- Recurring sporting events established in 2011
- 2011 establishments in Lithuania
- 2011 establishments in Estonia
- 2011 establishments in Latvia
- International cycle races hosted by Estonia
- Summer in Estonia
- Summer in Latvia
- Summer in Lithuania