The Tour de Taiwan is an annual professional

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held in

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

since 1978, and has been part of the

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since 2005. It was classed a 2.1 category race for the first time in 2012.

History

The Tour de Taiwan was established by

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Sports Foundation's founder, King Liu, in 1978. The first race began in

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, continued through Western Taiwan, Southern Taiwan, Eastern Taiwan, and finally ended in Taipei. This cycling tour championship has been recognized by the

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(UCI) in 2005, and was integrated with the Taipei Cycle Show, organized by the

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, in 2006.

Past winners

External links

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History

Past winners

See also

External links