Tour de Singkarak
Cycling race in Indonesia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tour de Singkarak (abbreviated TdS) is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in West Sumatra, Indonesia, and named after the Lake Singkarak. First staged in 2009, Tour de Singkarak is classified by the Union Cycling International (UCI) as a 2.2 category race as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It covers more than 1267 kilometres — from/to Padang passing around lake Singkarak and runs through inland West Sumatran cities — and lasted for a week and held annually. This exciting tour across the picturesque West Sumatra countryside's scenic landscapes, comprising beaches, blue lakes, and numerous hairpin bends, as they climb up to the foot of the volcanoes. The total prize money is IDR 1,000,000,000 (US$100,000). BNI-Maybank was the platinum sponsor of the Tour De Singkarak since 2009 with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Indonesia. TDS is the biggest international cycling race in Indonesia, having the fifth largest audience in the world, it attracted many top international cyclists to participate in this world famous annual sports event.[1]
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Race details | |
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Region | West Sumatra, Indonesia |
Local name(s) | Tour of Singkarak |
Nickname(s) | TdS |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Asia Tour 2.2 |
Type | Stage race |
Organiser | BNI-Maybank Parekraf |
Web site | tourdesingkarak![]() |
History | |
First edition | 2009 (2009) |
Editions | 10 (as of 2018) |
Final edition | 3–10 November 2019 |
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