Date March Local name(s) 國際自由車環台公路大賽 (Chinese) Most recent Benjamín Prades (ESP) Region Taiwan Competition UCI Asia Tour 2.1 | English name Tour of Taiwan Type Stage race Discipline Road bicycle racing First edition 1978 | |
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Organiser Chinese Taipei Cycling Association | ||
2017 tour de taiwan stage 3 2017
The Tour de Taiwan is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Taiwan since 1978, and is part of the UCI Asia Tour since 2005. It has been classed 2.1 category race for the first time in 2012.
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2017 tour de taiwan stage 2 2017
History
Tour de Taiwan was established by Giant Sports Foundation's founder, King Liu in 1978. The first race began in Taipei, through Western Taiwan, Southern Taiwan, Eastern Taiwan, and finally ended in Taipei.
This cycling tour championship is recognized by International Cycling Union (UCI) in 2005, and is integrated with the Taipei Cycle Show, organized by Taiwan External Trade Development Council, in 2006.
References
Tour de Taiwan Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA