Tour de Flores
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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | May (2016) July (2017) |
| Region | Flores |
| Nickname(s) | TdF |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Asia Tour |
| Type | Stage race |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 2016 |
| Editions | 2 (As of 2017) |
| First winner |  Daniel Whitehouse (GBR) |
| Most wins | No repeat winners |
| Most recent |  Thomas Lebas (FRA) |
Tour de Flores (abbreviated TdF) is a multi-day cycling race on the Indonesian island of Flores. It is part of UCI Asia Tour in category 2.2.[1] Aside from Larantuka, Labuan Bajo and Komodo National Park, 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 in Ende. Tour de Flores had become an annual international cycling event since 2016.
| Year | Country | Rider | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Great Britain |
Daniel Whitehouse | Terengganu Cycling Team |
| 2017 | France |
Thomas Lebas | Kinan Cycling Team |
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, Larantuka to Labuan Bajo, the capital of West Manggarai Regency.[2]
