Here you find the presentation of the December Tour 2026 design competition.
One post per tour/designer. I will link all posts here on the start post.
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Proposed Tours:
Tour of Good Hope: Link (Designer: Zappes Raiders)
Caribbean Basin Tour: Link (Designer: Skyr)
The Sunny Peach Tour: Link (Designer: Hoefs Cycling Team)
Tour de Formosa: Link (Designer: Tukhtahuaev)
December Tour 2026 - Presentation
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December Tour 2026 - Presentation
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Tour of Good Hope
I am presenting my Tour of Good Hope in South Africa!
The tour has something for every type of rider. There are some pure sprint stages as well as hill and medium mountains and a dirtroad stage. The GC will heavyly depend on the ITT and the mountain finish on Sani Pass. If the gaps on Sani are not too big it could be a classic with ITT in the mix as well.
The whole tour is featuring coastlines and vineyards in the beginning, desert and grasland as well as the durban promanade in the middle up to the high mountains of the drakensberg and the highlands in the end.
Summary:
14 Stages
5 Flat
5 Hilly
2 Mountain
1 ITT
1 Restday
8 Riders per Team
Stage 1: Around Cape Town - 136km / 1270m Elevation
It starts with a hilly stage around Cape Town. It will be sure too hard for pure sprinters and provide some decent possibilities to attack. Especially the Chapmans Peak and Signal Hill will cause some separation, but most likely no big gaps. From the top of Signal Hill it is 9km downhill and flat to the downtown finish.
Climbs:
Red Hill - Cat 3 - 4 6 4 6 4
Wolfkop - Cat 3 - 2 5 9 6 5
Chapman's Peak - Cat 3 - 13
Suikerbossie - Cat 3 - 8 3
Signal Hill - Cat 3 - 4 5 5 7
All day we will have a fantastic view on the infamous Table Mountain and going along the beatiful coast of the Cape.
Stage 2: Cape Town - Paarl - 168km / 1450m Elevation
On the second day we start in Cape Town again before heading into the mountains north of the city. Crossing Brainskloofs Pass first and Du Tooitskloof Pass in the final. With a downhill only finish from the top to Paarl it might favor the GC favorites. But the Pass is not very steep and it might get difficult go get rid of some sprinters with good legs and better climbing skills.
Climbs:
Brainskloof Pass - Cat 1 - 3 3 2 5 6 1 3 8 2 6 2 3 2
Du Toitskloof Pass - Cat 1 - 2 1 6 5 7 4 6 6
Stage 3: Franschoek - Montagu - 177km / 1400m Elevation
On the 3rd stage it is all about vineyards. First the peloton climbs up to Helhoogte and to Franschoek Pass before a long run-in to the finish in Montagu. It is slightly uphill but might an thing for the sprinters if the speed in the beginning is not too high. The start of the stage will surely bring up some of the guys who want to fight for the mountain jersey and it could be a difficult stage for the early group. It might be one of the most beautiful stages of the tour as teh pelOton rides through valleys and vineyards all day
Climbs:
Helshoogte - Cat 3 - 3 7 5 4 6
Franschoek Pass - Cat 1 - 3 6 7 7 6 9 6
Stage 4: Riversdale - George - 209km / 1740m Elevation
You probably cant win the tour today, but you can lose it. It is tough, long day with various sections of dirtroads. After crossing George the first time an additional loop with short hills and more dirtroad sections will be a tough challenge for everyone fighting for GC or the stage. It could be a classic, a classic sprinter or an early break depending on how the stage is ridden. For sure it will open gaps and great racing.
Climbs:
Kleinberg - Cat 3 1* 4** 4
Die Heuwel - Cat 3 - 2 6* 5* 3* 2
Victoria Heights - Cat 3 - 1 8 5 2
Stage 5: Plettenberg Bay - Humansdorp - 155km / 1060m Elevation
The stage has some nasty climbs in the beginning with a long flat section on the plateau. It is pretty likely the sprinters dont want to miss the chance today, but there are chances for the early break or even a late attack as well.
Climbs:
Landshoogte - Cat 3 - 4 4 5 8
Grootkloof Hill - Cat 3 - 7 6 8 2
Coldstream - Cat 3 - 4 5 6 3
Stage 6: Jeffrys Bay - Gqerbha - 179km - 1220m Elevation
This stage might offer the biggest chances for a mass sprint. No hill is difficult enough to create a real separation. Nevertheless it is a beatiful stage with an additional loop via Addo passing some of the biggist elephant parks.
Climbs:
Woodridge - Cat 3 - 3 5 7 2
Motherwell Hill - Cat 3 - 1 4 5 3
Stage 7: Gqerbha - Makhanda - 112km - 1460m Elevation
Stage 7 offers a possibility for late attacks and even some turnarounds in the GC. The Makhanda Hill is not very long and not very steep but it is enough to destry the chances of a mass sprint and opens up for chaos.
Climbs:
Schotia Hill - Cat 3 - 2 5 5 5
Kwantu Reserve - Cat 3 - 3 8 6
Makhanda Hill - Cat 3 - 3 2 3 4 8 7 3
Stage 8: Alfreds Port - KuGompo City (East London) - 151km / 1390m Elevation
The stage is once again a chance for the sprinters before we had into the GC fight after the restday. It is pretty much straight forward along the coast. A small loop in the end could make it chaotic but it is not difficult enough to create a real separation anywhere.
Climbs:
Xhesi - Cat 3 - 2 6 1 5 4 4
Transport and Restday in Durban
Stage 9: ITT in Durban - 29km / 120m Elevation
The final week starts with one of most important stages in an impressive scenery. The ITT starts just in front of the Durban Marine World an passes the infamous promenade before heading to Carrington Height and the Finish in the cits center. Today will be important for all GC favorites and ITT specialists.
Stage 10: Durban - Pietermaritzburg (Town Hill) - 187km / 4510m Elevation
Stage 10 heads to the Town Hill over Pietermaritzburg. This will be a chance for everyone who lost time on the ITT to gain it back. It is the first of 2 intense stages. After some tough up and down after the start the pelOton climbs up to Forest Hill - a climb with 4km and 10% gradient. The route continues via the super steep Nagle Dam climb with 3km and 13% of average gradient. In the final the riders have to climb the Town Hill of Pietermaritzburg twice - the first continues a loop back down to the city while the second time the final km is nearly flat to the top of the Town Hill.
Climbs:
Beverly Hill - Cat 3 - 3 3 9 6
Ntuzuma - Cat 2 - 6 7 7 6 4
Forest Hill - Cat 1 - 5 5 2 7 11 12 8
Nagle Dam - Cat 1 - 3 10 15 13
Town Hill - Cat 1 - 7 7 6 8 4 6 8 6
Stage 11: Edendale - Sani Pass - 154km / 3860m Elevation
Stage 11 will be the decisive queen stage of the tour. The route passes 2 mountains before heading into the final climb up to Sani Pass just before the border to Lesoths. The first part of the climb is on a narrow paved road before it continues on gravel to the top. The final is steep and rough and the whole stage will be a challenge. This will form the final GC.
Climbs:
Kwamyandu - Cat 3 - 6 5 3 9 4
Xosheyakhe - Cat 2 - 8 5 6 5 3 5 5 3 -3 2 1 3 7 5
Sani Pass - Cat HC - 3 5 4 8 2 0 2 3 4 6 8 8 12* 11* 9* 14* 14* 13
Stage 12: uMnabithi - Newcastle - 140km / 1070m Elevation
The stage follows the high plateau of south africa to the north all day. After a relaxed start in to the stage the climb up to Dundee Hill, the IS in Dundee and the following climb up to Schroeders Hope will open up the day. The final passes a short but sharp climb up to Killbarchan which might cost the sprinters all chances. The final kms are all slightly uphill but not enough to create gaps, just hard enough to battle it out between sprinters, escapers and hill sprinters.
Climbs:
Dundee Hill - Cat 3 - 3 2 5 4 6 5
Schroeders Hope - Cat 3 - 2 2 6 3
Killbarchan - IS - 6
Stage 14: Pretoria - Johannesburg - 108km / 1400m Elevation
The final stage from Pretoria to Johannesburg ends in a circuit with an uphill finish to Zoo Lake. The circuit is done 4 times while the first finish passage is the last KOM and each following an IS. The end will be a fight between the good classics and climbers, when there is no earlier attack.
Climbs - Zoo Lake Hill - Cat 3/IS - 6 (also final km)
The tour has something for every type of rider. There are some pure sprint stages as well as hill and medium mountains and a dirtroad stage. The GC will heavyly depend on the ITT and the mountain finish on Sani Pass. If the gaps on Sani are not too big it could be a classic with ITT in the mix as well.
The whole tour is featuring coastlines and vineyards in the beginning, desert and grasland as well as the durban promanade in the middle up to the high mountains of the drakensberg and the highlands in the end.
Summary:
14 Stages
5 Flat
5 Hilly
2 Mountain
1 ITT
1 Restday
8 Riders per Team
Stage 1: Around Cape Town - 136km / 1270m Elevation
It starts with a hilly stage around Cape Town. It will be sure too hard for pure sprinters and provide some decent possibilities to attack. Especially the Chapmans Peak and Signal Hill will cause some separation, but most likely no big gaps. From the top of Signal Hill it is 9km downhill and flat to the downtown finish.
Climbs:
Red Hill - Cat 3 - 4 6 4 6 4
Wolfkop - Cat 3 - 2 5 9 6 5
Chapman's Peak - Cat 3 - 13
Suikerbossie - Cat 3 - 8 3
Signal Hill - Cat 3 - 4 5 5 7
All day we will have a fantastic view on the infamous Table Mountain and going along the beatiful coast of the Cape.
Stage 2: Cape Town - Paarl - 168km / 1450m Elevation
On the second day we start in Cape Town again before heading into the mountains north of the city. Crossing Brainskloofs Pass first and Du Tooitskloof Pass in the final. With a downhill only finish from the top to Paarl it might favor the GC favorites. But the Pass is not very steep and it might get difficult go get rid of some sprinters with good legs and better climbing skills.
Climbs:
Brainskloof Pass - Cat 1 - 3 3 2 5 6 1 3 8 2 6 2 3 2
Du Toitskloof Pass - Cat 1 - 2 1 6 5 7 4 6 6
Stage 3: Franschoek - Montagu - 177km / 1400m Elevation
On the 3rd stage it is all about vineyards. First the peloton climbs up to Helhoogte and to Franschoek Pass before a long run-in to the finish in Montagu. It is slightly uphill but might an thing for the sprinters if the speed in the beginning is not too high. The start of the stage will surely bring up some of the guys who want to fight for the mountain jersey and it could be a difficult stage for the early group. It might be one of the most beautiful stages of the tour as teh pelOton rides through valleys and vineyards all day
Climbs:
Helshoogte - Cat 3 - 3 7 5 4 6
Franschoek Pass - Cat 1 - 3 6 7 7 6 9 6
Stage 4: Riversdale - George - 209km / 1740m Elevation
You probably cant win the tour today, but you can lose it. It is tough, long day with various sections of dirtroads. After crossing George the first time an additional loop with short hills and more dirtroad sections will be a tough challenge for everyone fighting for GC or the stage. It could be a classic, a classic sprinter or an early break depending on how the stage is ridden. For sure it will open gaps and great racing.
Climbs:
Kleinberg - Cat 3 1* 4** 4
Die Heuwel - Cat 3 - 2 6* 5* 3* 2
Victoria Heights - Cat 3 - 1 8 5 2
Stage 5: Plettenberg Bay - Humansdorp - 155km / 1060m Elevation
The stage has some nasty climbs in the beginning with a long flat section on the plateau. It is pretty likely the sprinters dont want to miss the chance today, but there are chances for the early break or even a late attack as well.
Climbs:
Landshoogte - Cat 3 - 4 4 5 8
Grootkloof Hill - Cat 3 - 7 6 8 2
Coldstream - Cat 3 - 4 5 6 3
Stage 6: Jeffrys Bay - Gqerbha - 179km - 1220m Elevation
This stage might offer the biggest chances for a mass sprint. No hill is difficult enough to create a real separation. Nevertheless it is a beatiful stage with an additional loop via Addo passing some of the biggist elephant parks.
Climbs:
Woodridge - Cat 3 - 3 5 7 2
Motherwell Hill - Cat 3 - 1 4 5 3
Stage 7: Gqerbha - Makhanda - 112km - 1460m Elevation
Stage 7 offers a possibility for late attacks and even some turnarounds in the GC. The Makhanda Hill is not very long and not very steep but it is enough to destry the chances of a mass sprint and opens up for chaos.
Climbs:
Schotia Hill - Cat 3 - 2 5 5 5
Kwantu Reserve - Cat 3 - 3 8 6
Makhanda Hill - Cat 3 - 3 2 3 4 8 7 3
Stage 8: Alfreds Port - KuGompo City (East London) - 151km / 1390m Elevation
The stage is once again a chance for the sprinters before we had into the GC fight after the restday. It is pretty much straight forward along the coast. A small loop in the end could make it chaotic but it is not difficult enough to create a real separation anywhere.
Climbs:
Xhesi - Cat 3 - 2 6 1 5 4 4
Transport and Restday in Durban
Stage 9: ITT in Durban - 29km / 120m Elevation
The final week starts with one of most important stages in an impressive scenery. The ITT starts just in front of the Durban Marine World an passes the infamous promenade before heading to Carrington Height and the Finish in the cits center. Today will be important for all GC favorites and ITT specialists.
Stage 10: Durban - Pietermaritzburg (Town Hill) - 187km / 4510m Elevation
Stage 10 heads to the Town Hill over Pietermaritzburg. This will be a chance for everyone who lost time on the ITT to gain it back. It is the first of 2 intense stages. After some tough up and down after the start the pelOton climbs up to Forest Hill - a climb with 4km and 10% gradient. The route continues via the super steep Nagle Dam climb with 3km and 13% of average gradient. In the final the riders have to climb the Town Hill of Pietermaritzburg twice - the first continues a loop back down to the city while the second time the final km is nearly flat to the top of the Town Hill.
Climbs:
Beverly Hill - Cat 3 - 3 3 9 6
Ntuzuma - Cat 2 - 6 7 7 6 4
Forest Hill - Cat 1 - 5 5 2 7 11 12 8
Nagle Dam - Cat 1 - 3 10 15 13
Town Hill - Cat 1 - 7 7 6 8 4 6 8 6
Stage 11: Edendale - Sani Pass - 154km / 3860m Elevation
Stage 11 will be the decisive queen stage of the tour. The route passes 2 mountains before heading into the final climb up to Sani Pass just before the border to Lesoths. The first part of the climb is on a narrow paved road before it continues on gravel to the top. The final is steep and rough and the whole stage will be a challenge. This will form the final GC.
Climbs:
Kwamyandu - Cat 3 - 6 5 3 9 4
Xosheyakhe - Cat 2 - 8 5 6 5 3 5 5 3 -3 2 1 3 7 5
Sani Pass - Cat HC - 3 5 4 8 2 0 2 3 4 6 8 8 12* 11* 9* 14* 14* 13
Stage 12: uMnabithi - Newcastle - 140km / 1070m Elevation
The stage follows the high plateau of south africa to the north all day. After a relaxed start in to the stage the climb up to Dundee Hill, the IS in Dundee and the following climb up to Schroeders Hope will open up the day. The final passes a short but sharp climb up to Killbarchan which might cost the sprinters all chances. The final kms are all slightly uphill but not enough to create gaps, just hard enough to battle it out between sprinters, escapers and hill sprinters.
Climbs:
Dundee Hill - Cat 3 - 3 2 5 4 6 5
Schroeders Hope - Cat 3 - 2 2 6 3
Killbarchan - IS - 6
Stage 14: Pretoria - Johannesburg - 108km / 1400m Elevation
The final stage from Pretoria to Johannesburg ends in a circuit with an uphill finish to Zoo Lake. The circuit is done 4 times while the first finish passage is the last KOM and each following an IS. The end will be a fight between the good classics and climbers, when there is no earlier attack.
Climbs - Zoo Lake Hill - Cat 3/IS - 6 (also final km)
Last edited by Zappes Raiders on Mon Oct 26, 2026 11:52 am, edited 1 time in total.
Caribbean Basin Tour
Hello, here is my presentation for my december tour.
I wanted to create an offensive tour :
- Not too long stage, trying to avoid long stretches of racing without activity where u are held back energy.
No TT, no restday. A little flat stage by way of rest.
Varied profils
We will cross 10 countries :
- Jamaica
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Cuba
Mexico
Belize
Guatemala
Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Caribbean Basin Tour Stage 1 : Bog Walk - Green Hills
Mountain - 150 kms - 2,310+
Stage 2 : Kingston - Moore Town
Hilly - 160 kms - 1,440+
Stage 3 : Dame-Marie - Baraderes
Mountain - 190 kms - 2,670+
Stage 4 : Tabarre - Escondido
Mountain - 212 kms - 4,700+
Stage 5 : Caribe - Velasco
Flat - 206 kms - 1,250+
Stage 6 : La Havane - Los Cayos
Hilly - 166 kms - 1,460+
Stage 7 : Limones - Chetumal
Flat - 88 kms - 100+
Stage 8 : Indepence - San Antonio
Flat - 142 kms - 860+
Stage 9 : Sacapulas - San Mateo Ixtatan
Mountain - 154 kms - 4,370+
Stage 10 : Aguilares - Tejutepeque
Hilly - 101 kms - 1,340+
Stage 11 : Tegucigalpa - Totogalpa
Hilly - 157 kms - 2,150+
Stage 12 : Jinotega - Jinotega
Mountain - 128 kms - 2,800+
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Re: December Tour 2026 - Presentation
9 riders per team will compete for The Sunny 
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Re: December Tour 2026 - Presentation
Tour de Formosa
Tour summary:
9 riders per team
14 days, 13 stages over 1799km with a rest day after stage 7
23860m of elevation gain in total
2 intermediate sprints on flat stages, 1 on hilly and mountain stages
GPM categories completely arbitrary
Stage classifications:
Flat: 4
Hilly: 4
Mountain: 3
ITT: 1
TTT:1
Can't call this one Tour of Taiwan because that would be quite confusing with the shorter tour by Zappes around. Formosa an old name of Taiwan given by the Portuguese. With the TdF acronym it gives the tour a little bit of the Tour de France flair.
There are some really nice high mountain roads in Taiwan, but those are mostly avoided here due to weather concerns and instead we get a lot of short climbs that hopefully promote some active racing. A bit sick, but want to get this done with, so a very short presentation this time
Stage 1: Hualien - Taitung
Flat, 166km
Easy flat stage as a warmup. Only a single climb early on
Fangliao: 2 6 2 5 6
Last 5km: 0 1 -1 0 0
Mintact: Km 164
Stage 2: Taitung - Taitung
Team Time Trial, 22km
Short climb just before the halfway mark. Important decision to keep your team together or not there
Yanwanshan: 7 9 -1 7
Mintact: Km 1
Stage 3: Taitung - Hengchun
Hilly, 182km
First real climbs. With the most difficult parts early in the stage it should be a rather big classic group getting to the finish
Shanyuan: 7 6 6 7
Taimali: 2 7 8 6
Puli Yashe: 3 2 9 4 4 8 9 8 6 8 8 5 2
Dawu: 8 9 9 8
Guitian: 4 8 3 5 4 4 3 2 6 2 1
Mt. Sihlinge: 7 6 8
Last 5km: 0 1 0 0 0
Mintact: Km 162
Stage 4: Hengchun - Beidawushan
Mountain, 158km
First day for the climbers. Irregular climb at the end, with possibilities for early attacks.
Jiuwutan: 5 7 8 6 4 2 7 6
Last 12km: 5 9 7 10 9 0 -2 7 7 8 11 11
Mintact: Km 134
Stage 5: Pingtung - Chiayi
Flat, 160km
Another day for the sprinters. Not as easy as the first one, but no siebs possible in the 50km
Zhongliao: 7 7 6 6
Shangguilin: 4 7
Last 5km: 0 0 1 0 0
Mintact: Km 158
Stage 6: Chiayi - Minxiong
Individual Time Trial, 21km
Relatively flat ITT
Mintact: Km 1
Stage 7: Minxiong - Lugu
Mountain, 166km
Final 36km are pretty much only up and down. Most of it is not very steep, but difficult to control
Songbokeng: 6 9 7 6 4
Dingcheng: 9 9 4 2
Dingchengzi: 3 7 8 11
Yanshan: 7 5 6 7
Lugu: 6 7 4 4 -3 2 2 6 8
Last 8km: 9 -5 1 5 5 5 2 3
Mintact: Km 130
Rest Day
Stage 8: Taichung - Bali
Flat, 172km
Easiest sprintstage of the tour
Last 5km: 0 0 0 0 0
Mintact: Km 170
Stage 9: Tamsui - Keelung
Hilly, 155km
A lot of small climbs and clearly something for the classics
Cat 3: 5 11 8 1 8
Mount Datun: 2 3 4 10 8 5 6 7 4 7 6 5
Cat 4: 6 5 2 6 6
Cat 3: 7 6 8 6
Cat 3: 8 10 9 3
Sanbaibu Mountain: 7 7 2
Dawulun Fort: 2 7 7
Last 10km: -4 3 7 -2 -4 -5 0 -1 1 0
Mintact: Km 140
Stage 10: Keelung - Yilan
Flat, 159km
Final chance for the sprinters. First half still a bit hilly, but no more siebs in the second half
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Cat 4: 4 6 2 2 2
Dacukeng: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 4
Fuan Temple: 6 4 3
Last 5km: -2 -2 0 0 0
Mintact: Km 148
Stage 11: Yilan - Bawushan
Mountain, 136km
Queen stage. Short, but 3 very difficult climbs and a short kicker at the end
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Cat 4: 3 5 5 4 8
Cat 4: 7 1 6
Pengpengshan: 4 9 8 7 7 6 9 7 6 7 9 4 6
Yulao Lookout: 5 0 8 12 10 7 9 7 7 8 7
Dahunshan: 10 11 14 13 6
Last 6km: -11 -16 -16 -10 7 8
Mintact: Km 104
Stage 12: Hengshan - Tonghua Park
Mountain, 152km
Many climbs that are quite steep, but none of them nearly as long as on the day before
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Qiuzishan: 3 6 8 8 6 -2 0 7
Zhulin: 7 11 11 -3 7 7 4 13
Xiangtianhushan: 13 11 6 4 4 0 6
Mawudushan: 5 7 10 7 2
Shimenshan: 6 6 9 7
Shilangshan: 7 7 9 11 10 7
Jizhaoshan: 6 9 10 12
Last 5km: 1 10 10 3 -6
Mintact: Km 120
Stage 13: Sanxia - Wenshan
Hilly, 150km
Difficult to create big separations at the very end, but plenty of climbs before that for desperate moves.
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Hutoushan: 8 6
Shihuikengshan: 10 8 -4 6
Huangkushan: 3 7 5 6 8 7
Houdongjian: 4 11 8 8 7 8
Houshankeng: 7 7 11
Sangonglingshan: 5 7 9 8
Cat 4: 10 5
Cat 4: 4 2 1 8
Last 5km: 5 4 -6 -4 1
Mintact: Km 106
Tour summary:
9 riders per team
14 days, 13 stages over 1799km with a rest day after stage 7
23860m of elevation gain in total
2 intermediate sprints on flat stages, 1 on hilly and mountain stages
GPM categories completely arbitrary
Stage classifications:
Flat: 4
Hilly: 4
Mountain: 3
ITT: 1
TTT:1
Can't call this one Tour of Taiwan because that would be quite confusing with the shorter tour by Zappes around. Formosa an old name of Taiwan given by the Portuguese. With the TdF acronym it gives the tour a little bit of the Tour de France flair.
There are some really nice high mountain roads in Taiwan, but those are mostly avoided here due to weather concerns and instead we get a lot of short climbs that hopefully promote some active racing. A bit sick, but want to get this done with, so a very short presentation this time
Stage 1: Hualien - Taitung
Flat, 166km
Easy flat stage as a warmup. Only a single climb early on
Fangliao: 2 6 2 5 6
Last 5km: 0 1 -1 0 0
Mintact: Km 164
Stage 2: Taitung - Taitung
Team Time Trial, 22km
Short climb just before the halfway mark. Important decision to keep your team together or not there
Yanwanshan: 7 9 -1 7
Mintact: Km 1
Stage 3: Taitung - Hengchun
Hilly, 182km
First real climbs. With the most difficult parts early in the stage it should be a rather big classic group getting to the finish
Shanyuan: 7 6 6 7
Taimali: 2 7 8 6
Puli Yashe: 3 2 9 4 4 8 9 8 6 8 8 5 2
Dawu: 8 9 9 8
Guitian: 4 8 3 5 4 4 3 2 6 2 1
Mt. Sihlinge: 7 6 8
Last 5km: 0 1 0 0 0
Mintact: Km 162
Stage 4: Hengchun - Beidawushan
Mountain, 158km
First day for the climbers. Irregular climb at the end, with possibilities for early attacks.
Jiuwutan: 5 7 8 6 4 2 7 6
Last 12km: 5 9 7 10 9 0 -2 7 7 8 11 11
Mintact: Km 134
Stage 5: Pingtung - Chiayi
Flat, 160km
Another day for the sprinters. Not as easy as the first one, but no siebs possible in the 50km
Zhongliao: 7 7 6 6
Shangguilin: 4 7
Last 5km: 0 0 1 0 0
Mintact: Km 158
Stage 6: Chiayi - Minxiong
Individual Time Trial, 21km
Relatively flat ITT
Mintact: Km 1
Stage 7: Minxiong - Lugu
Mountain, 166km
Final 36km are pretty much only up and down. Most of it is not very steep, but difficult to control
Songbokeng: 6 9 7 6 4
Dingcheng: 9 9 4 2
Dingchengzi: 3 7 8 11
Yanshan: 7 5 6 7
Lugu: 6 7 4 4 -3 2 2 6 8
Last 8km: 9 -5 1 5 5 5 2 3
Mintact: Km 130
Rest Day
Stage 8: Taichung - Bali
Flat, 172km
Easiest sprintstage of the tour
Last 5km: 0 0 0 0 0
Mintact: Km 170
Stage 9: Tamsui - Keelung
Hilly, 155km
A lot of small climbs and clearly something for the classics
Cat 3: 5 11 8 1 8
Mount Datun: 2 3 4 10 8 5 6 7 4 7 6 5
Cat 4: 6 5 2 6 6
Cat 3: 7 6 8 6
Cat 3: 8 10 9 3
Sanbaibu Mountain: 7 7 2
Dawulun Fort: 2 7 7
Last 10km: -4 3 7 -2 -4 -5 0 -1 1 0
Mintact: Km 140
Stage 10: Keelung - Yilan
Flat, 159km
Final chance for the sprinters. First half still a bit hilly, but no more siebs in the second half
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Cat 4: 4 6 2 2 2
Dacukeng: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 4
Fuan Temple: 6 4 3
Last 5km: -2 -2 0 0 0
Mintact: Km 148
Stage 11: Yilan - Bawushan
Mountain, 136km
Queen stage. Short, but 3 very difficult climbs and a short kicker at the end
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Cat 4: 3 5 5 4 8
Cat 4: 7 1 6
Pengpengshan: 4 9 8 7 7 6 9 7 6 7 9 4 6
Yulao Lookout: 5 0 8 12 10 7 9 7 7 8 7
Dahunshan: 10 11 14 13 6
Last 6km: -11 -16 -16 -10 7 8
Mintact: Km 104
Stage 12: Hengshan - Tonghua Park
Mountain, 152km
Many climbs that are quite steep, but none of them nearly as long as on the day before
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Qiuzishan: 3 6 8 8 6 -2 0 7
Zhulin: 7 11 11 -3 7 7 4 13
Xiangtianhushan: 13 11 6 4 4 0 6
Mawudushan: 5 7 10 7 2
Shimenshan: 6 6 9 7
Shilangshan: 7 7 9 11 10 7
Jizhaoshan: 6 9 10 12
Last 5km: 1 10 10 3 -6
Mintact: Km 120
Stage 13: Sanxia - Wenshan
Hilly, 150km
Difficult to create big separations at the very end, but plenty of climbs before that for desperate moves.
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Hutoushan: 8 6
Shihuikengshan: 10 8 -4 6
Huangkushan: 3 7 5 6 8 7
Houdongjian: 4 11 8 8 7 8
Houshankeng: 7 7 11
Sangonglingshan: 5 7 9 8
Cat 4: 10 5
Cat 4: 4 2 1 8
Last 5km: 5 4 -6 -4 1
Mintact: Km 106
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