The 2012 Tour de Singkarak was the 4th edition of the

Tour de Singkarak 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 Inte ...

, one of Indonesian official tournament series of

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(UCI). It started on 4 June in

Sawahlunto Sawahlunto (Jawi script, Jawi: ) is a city in West Sumatra, Western Sumatra province, Indonesia, and lies 90 kilometres (a 2-hour drive) from Padang, the provincial capital. Sawahlunto is known as the site for the oldest coal mining site in Southe ...

and ended in the

Padang Padang () is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of West Sumatra. With a Census population of 1,015,000 as of 2022, it is the 16th most populous city in Indonesia and the most populous city on the west coast of Sumatra. Th ...

on 10 June. Like previous edition, the international cyclists competed in 7 stages over 7 days, which the routes has been surveyed by

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which surveyed also

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routes. Covering a distance of 854 kilometres with prize money total to IDR 1 billion. The route across

Lake Singkarak Lake Singkarak ( id, Danau Singkarak) is a lake in West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is located between the regencies of Tanah Datar and Solok Regency. It has an area of 107.8 km2, being approximately 21 km long and 7 km wide. The natural ...

on stage 2 and stage 5. Starting in Sawahlunto and finishing in provincial capital Padang, the race visited 14 regencies and cities in the West Sumatra: Sawahlunto,

Payakumbuh Payakumbuh (Indonesian: Kota Payakumbuh, Minangkabau: Payokumbuah, Jawi: ) is the second largest city in West Sumatra province, Indonesia, with a population of 116,825 at the 2010 Census and 139,576 at the 2020 Census. It covers an area of 80.4 ...

Lima Puluh Kota Lima Puluh Kota Regency (meaning ''fifty towns'' in the Minangkabau language) is a regency ''(kabupaten)'' of West Sumatra province, Indonesia. It has an area of 3,354.53 km2 and had a population of 348,249 at the 2010 census and 383,525 at ...

, Sijunjung,

Tanah Datar Tanah Datar Regency is a landlocked regency (''kabupaten'') in West Sumatra province, Indonesia. The regency has an area of 1,336 km2, and had a population of 338,484 at the 2010 Census, which rose to 371,704 at the 2020 Census. The regency seat ...

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Pariaman Pariaman ( Jawi: ), is a coastal city in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Pariaman covers an area of , with a coastline. It had a population of 79,043 at the 2010 Census and 94,224 at the 2020 census. "Pariaman" means "safe area". History According to th ...

, Agam,

Solok (BERAS)(Clean, Elegant, Neat, Safe and Prosperous) , image_shield = Logo Kota Solok.png , image_map = Lokasi Sumatra Barat Kota Solok.svg , map_caption = Location within West Sumatra , pushpin_map =Indon ...

Solok Regency Solok Regency is a regency ''(kabupaten)'' of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It covers an area of 3,738 km2 and had a population of 348,566 at the 2010 Census and 391,497 at the 2020 Census. The administrative centre of the regency is the town of Aros ...

Pesisir Selatan Pesisir Selatan Regency ( id, Kabupaten Pesisir Selatan, min, Kabupaten Pasisia Salatan, literally South Coast Regency) is a regency ''(kabupaten)'' of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It has an area of 6,049.33 km² and a population of 429,246 at t ...

, and

Difference

Different from organization of the Tour de Singkarak in previous years which always start from the city of

, this year's Tour de Singkarak actually began in

, one of the best old city in

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. While the city of Padang as the capital of

West Sumatra West Sumatra ( id, Sumatra Barat) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. It is located on the west coast of the island of Sumatra and includes the Mentawai Islands off that coast. The province has an area of , with a population of 5, ...

, as a finish place Tour de Singkarak, after previously placed in

. However, Lake Singkarak and other famous objects remain a part of this year trajectory pathway, which length is 854 km. These differences occurred caused this championship has cooperated with the

or ASO, organizers of the

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Teams

:As of 29 May 2012: * Action Cycling Team * Aisan Racing Team * Australian National Team *

Azad University Cross Team Azad may refer to: People Mononym * Azad (fl. 345), a eunuch and a companion in martyrdom of Simeon Barsabae * Azad (Maoist) (1952–2010), alias Cherukuri Rajkumar, Spokesperson and Central Politburo member of the Communist Party of India * Azad ...

* CCN Cycling Team * Colossi Miche Team * Eddy Hollands Bicycle Services * Genesis Wealth Advisers Pro * Global Cycling Team *

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* Mess Kerman Cycling Team * OCBC Singapore Continental * Plan B Racing Team * Reine Blanche * Trengganu Pro * Uzbekistan Suren Team * Binong Baru Pesisir Selatan * Cikeas Cycling Team * Custom Cycling Club * Pengprov ISSI Sumatera Barat * Polygon Sweet Nice * PSN Gillas * Putra Perjuangan * Wimcycle Araya * WPS Management Jogja

Stages

References

External links

Official site Tour de Singkarak
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