Joe Martin Multi Day Race

Joe Martin Stage Race , a multi-day race, is a multi-day road race held since 1978 in the US city ​​of Fayetteville , Arkansas .

Multi day race Joe martin
English Joe Martin Stage Race
Race info
Discipline	road cycling
Founded by	1978 year
Racing	42 (in 2019)
Location	USA , Arkansas , Fayetteville
Type of	multi-day
Competition	UCI America Tour ( 2.2 )
Time spending	April
Status	professional
Site	joemartinstagerace.com
Other names	Fayetteville Spring Classics (1978-1988)
Record winners
Record holder	Rory Sutherland 3 wins

Until 1989, it was called the Fayetteville Spring Classic, after which it was renamed in honor of race director Joe Martin , who died a year earlier. Initially, the stage race was held as an amateur, in 2006 it received the status of a national level competition, and in 2015 it became a semi-professional race, entering the UCI America Tour calendar under category 2.2 .