The organizing committee of the Tour du Faso unveiled the main details of the 37th edition during a press conference held on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, in Ouagadougou. Scheduled from October 30 to November 9, this edition will bring together riders from 12 countries, with three Burkinabé teams confirmed at the start.
The program includes ten stages covering eight regions of Burkina Faso, for a total distance of 1,399.97 km. Transfers will total 988 km, bringing the cumulative distance to 2,387.97 km. The estimated budget for the event is 420 million FCFA. Each team will consist of six riders.
Participating teams will include Burkina Faso, Belgium, Morocco, Ghana, Benin, Mali, Cameroon, the Netherlands, Algeria, and South Africa. Rwanda is also among the announced countries. On the Burkinabé side, preparations have been ongoing for several weeks: 21 riders have been training since September 21 in anticipation of this major cycling event.
Another significant announcement is the confirmed presence of Paul Daumont for this 37th edition. The two-time Tour champion, who currently competes in Guadeloupe under the colors of CSCA Propreté 2000, was scheduled to take his flight on Wednesday to reach Ouagadougou. This information was validated by Martin Sawadogo, the national technical director of the Burkinabé Cycling Federation.
Burkina Faso is thus preparing to host a new edition of its major cycling event, with the ambition to offer a race that meets the expectations of the public and the participating teams.
