Tour of Sweden

Tour of Sweden
Race details
Region	Sweden
Local name(s)	Postgirot Open
Discipline	Road
Type	Stage race
History
First edition	1982
Editions	21
Final edition	2002
First winner	Tommy Prim (SWE)
Most wins	Michael Andersson (SWE) (3)
Final winner	Kurt Asle Arvesen (NOR)

The Tour of Sweden (or Postgirot Open) was an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Sweden from 1982 to 2002. It replaced the former Six Days Race, which was held between 1924 and 1975.[1]

Past winners

1982 : Tommy Prim (SWE)
1983 : Tommy Prim (2) (SWE)
1984 : Allan Peiper (AUS)
1985 : Marc Gomez (FRA)
1986 : Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (FRA)
1987 : Gerrie Knetemann (NED)
1988 : Jesper Worre (DEN)
1989 : Atle Kvålsvoll (NOR)
1990 : Dimitri Zhdanov (USSR)
1991 : Michael Andersson (SWE)
1992 : Michael Andersson (2) (SWE)

1993 : Phil Anderson (AUS)
1994 : Erik Dekker (NED)
1995 : Erik Dekker (2) (NED)
1996 : Michael Blaudzun (DEN)
1997 : Giampaolo Mondini (ITA)
1998 : Steven de Jongh (NED)
1999 : Jakob Piil (DEN)
2000 : Michael Andersson (3) (SWE)
2001 : Thor Hushovd (NOR)
2002 : Kurt Asle Arvesen (NOR)

References

Åke Stenqvist. "Sexdagarsloppet" (in Swedish). Cycle Historic Club of Sweden. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

External links

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[1] Åke Stenqvist. "Sexdagarsloppet" (in Swedish). Cycle Historic Club of Sweden. Retrieved 16 June 2019.