The Tour Poitou-Charentes in New Aquitaine is a stage race. It crosses the four departments of the former Poitou-Charentes region (Charente, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres and Vienne), in the north of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. With its time trial, it favors very good riders. The former runner, Sylvain Chavanel, won the race four times.