This race initially counted 4 stages. The 2nd stage was held in heavy rain and temperatures close to zero, and only 15 riders reached the finish.
Considering the extreme conditions the jury decided to cancel the results and let everybody start again for the 3rd stage. As the next day the weather was still the same, the 3rd stage was cancelled altogether.
The jury then deciced to reinstate the results of stage 2 and consider the GC after stage 2 as the Final GC.
Stage 4 was changed into a 1.2 race with all stage race riders allowed to participate: the GP de la Pharmacie Centrale de Tunisie.