'Knowledge is here, we just need the money' - Organisers to reform Joe Martin Stage Race as Tour of Arkansas

Women's classification leaders are called to the start line for the final stage of Joe Martin Stage Race in Fayetteville, Arkansas in 2023.

A Tour of Arkansas is in the works for May 2026 as an internationally sanctioned stage race in the US. All Sports Productions will lead efforts to "reimagine" a UCI-sanctioned stage race for men and women, similar to the long-standing but financially-challenged Joe Martin Stage Race that ended a four-decade run two years ago.  

Early plans for the Tour of Arkansas will focus on the event to be held in northwest Arkansas, where Joe Martin Stage Race was based as an amateur event and then a UCI 2.2 event for 46 editions. All Sports Productions has owned and produced the Joe Martin Stage Race for the last 25 years and will oversee all operations for the Tour of Arkansas.