Tour de Taiwan

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Tour de Taiwan
Tour de Taiwan logo.svg
Race details
DateMarch
Region Taiwan
English nameTour of Taiwan
Local name(s)國際自由車環台公路大賽 (in Chinese)
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Asia Tour 2.1
Type Stage race
Organiser Chinese Taipei Cycling Association
Web site www.tourdetaiwan.org.tw/index.aspx OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition1978 (1978)
Most recentFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Joseph Blackmore  (GBR)

The Tour de Taiwan is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Taiwan since 1978, and has been part of the UCI Asia Tour since 2005. It was classed a 2.1 category race for the first time in 2012.

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History

The Tour de Taiwan was established by Giant Sports Foundation's founder, King Liu, in 1978. The first race began in Taipei, continued through Western Taiwan, Southern Taiwan, Eastern Taiwan, and finally ended in Taipei.

This cycling tour championship has been recognized by the International Cycling Union (UCI) in 2005, and was integrated with the Taipei Cycle Show, organized by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council, in 2006.

Past winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
1994Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Ralf Schmidt
1999Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Brendan Vesty Navigare–Gaerne
2003Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Ghader Mizbani Giant Asia Racing Team
2004Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Moritz Milatz Merida Europe Team
2005Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Ahad Kazemi Giant Asia Racing Team
2006Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Stephen Gallagher Giant Asia Racing Team
2007Flag of the United States.svg  United States Shawn Milne Health Net–Maxxis
2008Flag of the United States.svg  United States John Murphy Health Net–Maxxis
2009Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Krzysztof Jeżowski Merida Europe Team
2010Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland David McCann Giant Asia Racing Team
2011Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Markus Eibegger Tabriz Petrochemical Team
2012Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Rhys Pollock Drapac Cycling
2013Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Bernard Sulzberger Drapac Cycling
2014Flag of France.svg  France Rémy Di Gregorio Team La Pomme Marseille 13
2015 Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Samad Pourseyedi Tabriz Petrochemical Team
2016Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Robbie Hucker Avanti IsoWhey Sports
2017Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Benjamín Prades Team Ukyo
2018Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Yukiya Arashiro Japan (national team)
2019Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Jonathan Clarke Floyd's Pro Cycling
2020Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Nicholas White Team BridgeLane
2021No race due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Ben Dyball Team Ukyo
2023Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Jeroen Meijers Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team
2024Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Joseph Blackmore Israel–Premier Tech

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