Tobago Cycling Classic
Tobago Cycling Classic | |
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First run | 1986 |
Period | October |
country | Trinidad and Tobago |
Type | One day race |
Data | |
Events | 29 |
Last winner | James Piccoli |
Record winner | Emile Abraham 3 × |
The Tobago International Cycling Classic (also: Tour of Tobago ) is a cycling - day race , which annually on the Caribbean -Insel Tobago takes place. The competition will be held in October and has been part of the UCI America Tour in category 1.2 since 2011 . The Cycling Classic is part of a week-long cycling and tourism festival. The record winner is the local Emile Abraham , who celebrated three victories in a row from 2001 onwards. The only German winner so far is Andreas Hening , who was successful in 2007. In 2011 the competition was won by the Austrian Riccardo Zoidl .
The race was held for the first time in 1986 in order to offer cycling as a platform in addition to the very popular sports on Tobago such as football or athletics . At times the Tobago Cycling Classic was a five-day stage race , but eventually it was again organized as a one-day race. Since 2000 the race has also been open to international participants; subsequently, for example, athletes from Germany and Austria also participated . In 2011, the Tobago Cycling Classic was finally included in the international racing calendar of the UCI World Cycling Federation and marks the start of the UCI America Tour 2012 . At the start there are professionals as well as amateur racers. The race will be held as part of a six-day cycling event, the Tobago Inter Cycle Classic . In 2016 women took part for the first time, including the German drivers Sofie Mangertseder and Alina Lange .
The 112 kilometer route of the race includes some short but very steep gradients of up to 20 percent. Parts of the road run through the island's rainforest , and the high temperatures force participants to increase their fluid intake.
List of winners (since 2001)
- 2017 Peter Schulting
- 2016 James Piccoli
- 2015 Adderlyn Cruz
- 2014 Óscar Pachón
- 2013 Jaime Ramírez
- 2012 Darren Matthews
- 2011 Riccardo Zoidl
- 2010 Jamie Sparling
- 2009 Pete Williams
- 2008 Heath Blackgrove
- 2007 Andreas Hening
- 2006 Bruno Langlois
- 2005 Ivan Stević
- 2004 John Lieswyn
- 2003 Emile Abraham
- 2002 Emile Abraham
- 2001 Emile Abraham
Web links
- Official website of the race
- "Caribbean cycling celebrates its anniversary" on marcopolo.de
- Tobago Cycling Classic in the database of Radsportseiten.net
Individual evidence
- ↑ Women power for Tobago Inter Cycle Classic. In: guardian.co.tt. September 25, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016 .