UPDATES ON STAGE ROUTE OF TOUR DE SINGKARAK 2013

Posted: 2013-05-17
Written by: TDS Admin

There is slight change in stage route of Tour de Singkarak 2013. This change is the result of field survey last week and concluded in the coordination meeting in last Monday. Considering the safety factor for riders and international standard in cycling race, the technical team assisted by team from Amaury Sport Organization (ASO) decided  to reverse the route in Stage 2 and 3. Stage 2 will contest the race from Payakumbuh to Lake Singkarak, while the route from Padang Panjang to Istano Basa in Batusangkar will be featured in Stage 3. Besides that, there are also changes in distances per stage as follow:

STAGE 1

June 02nd, 2013

Bukittinggi - Bonjol (Equator) |  104 Km



STAGE 2

June 03rd, 2013

Payakumbuh - Lake Singkarak | 124.5 Km



STAGE 3

June 04th, 2013

Padang Panjang - Istano Basa, Tanah Datar | 206.5 Km



STAGE 4

June 05th, 2013

Sijunjung - Pulau Punjung, Dharmasraya | 189.5 Km



STAGE 5

June 06th , 2013

Sawahlunto - Muara Labuh, Solok Selatan | 138.5 Km



REST DAY

June 07th, 2013

Padang



STAGE 6

June 08th, 2013

Pariaman - Painan | 144.5 Km



STAGE 7

June 09th, 2013

Padang Pariaman - Padang Circuit | 143.5 Km

Source: http://tourdesingkarak.com/blog/2013/05/updates-on-stage-route-of-tour-de-singkarak-2013

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