Tour de Timor

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About Tour de Timor

The Tour de Timor is a International Mountain Bike race held in East Timor. It is a phase race with five phases, with US$75,000 in absolute prizes. The race is open for male and female cyclists. The main Tour de Timor global mountain bicycle race was held in August 2009. This race is an activity of HE the President of the Republic, Dr. José Ramos-Horta, as a component of his "Dili – City of Peace" battle.

The inaugural race was a watershed occasion for the nation, with 300 contenders from 12 nations, more than 100 enrolled media and the biggest level of Timorese support in any occasion of the youthful nation's history. A large number of Timorese were occupied with cooperation of this occasion, through sorting out of the occasion and in supporting the competitors as they went through their groups. The "Celebration of Peace" was a further component of the Tour de Timor, which connected with a large number of youngsters and youth in social exercises, for example, craftsmanship, music and show at every one of the end phases of the Tour in the locale.

The Government of Timor-Leste, in conjunction with the Office of the President of the Republic, was the fundamental patron of the Tour de Timor. Her Royal Highness Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein of Jordan was the biggest private support and Digicel was the significant business support. Considerable in-kind help was likewise sourced from AirNorth, UNMIT, the Australian Army ISF, AustAsia Airlines, Timor Telecom and numerous other private undertakings, which added to making the occasion a win.

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