The Tour du Poitou-Charentes 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 favours very good rouleurs. Former rider Sylvain Chavanel has won the race four times.