Tour de Flores (abbreviated TdF) is a multi-day

cycling race Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling sp ...

on the

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

n island of

Flores Flores is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the eastern half of Indonesia. Including the Komodo Islands off its west coast (but excluding the Solor Archipelago to the east of Flores), the land area is 15,530.58 km2, and th ...

. It is part of

UCI Asia Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, th ...

in category 2.2. Aside from

Larantuka Larantuka () is a ''kecamatan'' (district) and the seat capital of East Flores Regency, on the eastern end of Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Like much of the region, Larantuka has a strong a colonial Portuguese influence. The town ...

Labuan Bajo Labuan Bajo is a fishing town located at the western end of the large island of Flores in the Nusa Tenggara region of east Indonesia. It is the capital of the West Manggarai Regency ''(Kabupaten Manggarai Barat)'', one of the eight regencies which ...

and

Komodo National Park Komodo National Park (Indonesian: ''Taman Nasional Komodo'') is a national park in Indonesia located within the Lesser Sunda Islands in the border region between the provinces of East Nusa Tenggara and West Nusa Tenggara. The park includes the ...

, the cyclists race along natural and cultural wonders of Flores Island such as the tricolor lake on Mt. Kelimutu, the megalithic village of Bena, and the exiled house of Indonesia’s first president,

Sukarno Sukarno). (; born Koesno Sosrodihardjo, ; 6 June 1901 – 21 June 1970) was an Indonesian statesman, orator, revolutionary, and nationalist who was the first president of Indonesia, serving from 1945 to 1967. Sukarno was the leader of ...

in Ende. Tour de Flores had become an annual international cycling event since 2016.

Winners

2016 Tour de Flores

The event was held from May 16 to 26. Cyclists from twenty countries participated in the cycling tour, with a total race length of 661.5 kilometers, starting from the capital city of

East Flores Regency East Flores Regency ( id, Kabupaten Flores Timur) is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Established in 1958, the regency has its seat (capital) in Larantuka on Flores Island. It covers a land area of 1,812.85 km2, and it ha ...

, the capital of

West Manggarai Regency West Manggarai Regency ( id, Kabupaten Manggarai Barat) is one of the eight Regency (Indonesia), regencies which comprise the List of islands of Indonesia, island of Flores, located in the provinces of Indonesia, province of East Nusa Tenggara (''N ...

2017 Tour de Flores

Tour de Flores (TdF) 2017 was held from July 14 to 19. A change of route had been made, the race extended from 661.5 kilometers to 808 kilometers due to an additional new route from Aegela to Mbay in

Nagekeo Regency Nagekeo Regency is a regency on the island of Flores in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,416.96 km2 and had a population of 130,120 at the 2010 Census, and 159,732 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at ...

. Twenty teams, including 17 foreign teams from the United Kingdom, Europe, Africa, Japan, South Korea, China, Australia, Thailand and Malaysia participated the event. The race is divided into six legs: *Larantuka – Maumere (138.5 kilometers), *Maumere – Ende (141.3 kilometers), *Ende – Mbay (111 kilometers), *Mbay – Borong (151 kilometers), *Borong – Ruteng (58 kilometers), and *Ruteng – Labuan Bajo (121.5 kilometers).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tour de Flores Flores Island (Indonesia) Cycle races in Indonesia UCI Asia Tour races Annual events in Indonesia Recurring sporting events established in 2016 2016 establishments in Indonesia