Tour de Taiwan
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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | March (since 2006) |
| Region | Taiwan |
| English name | Tour of Taiwan |
| Local name(s) | 國際自由車環台賽 (Chinese) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Asia Tour |
| Type | Stage race |
| History | |
| First edition | 1978 |
| Most recent |  Markus Eibegger (AUT) |
Tour de Taiwan (Chinese: 國際自由車環台賽) is a professional road bicycle racing event on the UCI Asia Tour. Tour de Taiwan was established by Giant Sports Foundation 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 Union Cycliste Internationale in 2005, and is integrated with the Taipei Cycle Show, organized by Taiwan External Trade Development Council, in 2006.
[edit] Past winners
| Rider | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 |  |
Ghader Mizbani (IRI) | Giant Asia Racing Team |
| 2004 |  |
Moritz Milatz (GER) | Merida Europe Team |
| 2005 | |
Ahad Kazemi (IRI) | Giant Asia Racing Team |
| 2006 |  |
Stephen Gallagher (IRL) | Giant Asia Racing Team |
| 2007 |  |
Shawn Milne (USA) | Health Net Presented by Maxxis |
| 2008 | |
John Murphy (USA) | Health Net Presented by Maxxis |
| 2009 |  |
Krzysztof Jezowski (POL) | Merida Europe Team |
| 2010 | |
David McCann (IRL) | Giant Asia Racing Team |
| 2011 | |
Markus Eibegger (AUT) | Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team |
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[edit] References
- Palmares at Cycling Archives
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