Tour de Okinawa

Tour de Okinawa
Race details
Date Mid-November
Region Okinawa, Japan
Local name(s) ツール・ド・おきなわ
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Asia Tour
Type Stage race
History
First edition 1989 (1989)
Editions 23 (as of 2011)
First winner  Kazuo Ōishi (JPN)
Most wins  Wong Kam-Po (HKG) (4 wins)
Most recent  Kazuhiro Mori (JPN)

Tour de Okinawa (ツール・ド・おきなわ Tsūru do Okinawa?) is a cycling competition that is part of the UCI Asia Tour and takes place on Okinawa Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It was first started in 1989 as an amateur race, but became professional in 1999. It became part of the UCI Asia Tour in 2005. Until 2007, it was a one-day race, billing itself as the longest single-day course in Japan, but was transformed into a two-day stage race in 2008, its UCI category changing from 1.2 to 2.2.[1] In 2008, the first day was a criterium,[1] but from 2009, it was changed to a time trial run on the streets of Nago.[2] The 2010 edition extended the second stage to 210 kilometers.[3]

In addition to the main international champion race, there is also a women's and junior international race, as well as several amateur races.[3]

Past winners

Rider Team
1989 Ōishi, KazuoKazuo Ōishi (JPN)
1990 Miura, KyōshiKyōshi Miura (JPN)
1991 Yamada, TakahiroTakahiro Yamada (JPN)
1992 Tarocco, GianlucaGianluca Tarocco (ITA)
1993 Yamada, TakahiroTakahiro Yamada (JPN)
1994 Fujino, TomokazuTomokazu Fujino (JPN)
1995 Kam-Po, WongWong Kam-Po (HKG)
1996 Hashikawa, KenKen Hashikawa (JPN)
1997 Fujino, TomokazuTomokazu Fujino (JPN)
1998 Kam-Po, WongWong Kam-Po (HKG)
1999 Walters, MarkMark Walters (CAN) Canada (national team)
2000 Kam-Po, WongWong Kam-Po (HKG) Hong Kong-China
2001 Iijima, MakotoMakoto Iijima (JPN) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi
2002 Redenbach, PaulPaul Redenbach (AUS) Giant Asia Racing Team
2003 Okazaki, KazuyaKazuya Okazaki (JPN) Team Nippon Hodo
2004 Kam-Po, WongWong Kam-Po (HKG) Hong Kong-China
2005 Tashiro, YasutakaYasutaka Tashiro (JPN) Team Bridgestone Anchor
2006 Miyazawa, TakashiTakashi Miyazawa (JPN) Cycle Racing Team Vang
2007 Miyazawa, TakashiTakashi Miyazawa (JPN) Nippo Corporation-Meitan Hompo co. LTD-Asada
2008 Arashiro, YukiyaYukiya Arashiro (JPN) Meitan Hompo-GDR
2009 Itami, KenjiKenji Itami (JPN) Team Bridgestone Anchor
2010 Fukushima, ShinichiShinichi Fukushima (JPN) Geumsan Ginseng Asia
2011 Mori, KazuhiroKazuhiro Mori (JPN) Aisan Racing Team

References

  1. ^ a b Ayano, Makoto (7 November 2008). "Tour de Okinawa 2008 midokoro" (in Japanese). Cycling Time. http://www.cyclingtime.com/modules/ctnews/view.php?p=9519. Retrieved 20 November 2010. 
  2. ^ Suzaki, Nobuhiro (7 November 2009). "Tsūru do Okinawa 2009 rēsu purebyū" (in Japanese). Cycling Time. http://www.cyclingtime.com/modules/ctnews/view.php?p=12367. Retrieved 20 November 2010. 
  3. ^ a b "Tsūru do Okinawa taikai jōhō" (in Japanese). Cyclowired. 2 August 2010. http://www.cyclowired.jp/?q=node/39356. Retrieved 20 November 2010. 

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