Tour of Taihu Lake

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Tour of Taihu Lake
Race details
Date
  • October/November (2010–2019)
  • September (2023–)
RegionChina
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI ProSeries 2.Pro
TypeStage race
Web sitewww.taihucycling.com Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition2010 (2010)
Editions11 (as of 2023)
First winner David Kemp (AUS)
Most wins Jakub Mareczko (ITA) (2 wins)
Most recent George Jackson (NZL)

The Tour of Taihu Lake is a multi-day road cycling race held in China annually. It has been held since 2010, but the first edition was a one-day race.[1] The 2010 and 2011 editions were rated 1.2 and 2.2, and was upgraded to 2.1 in 2013. In 2023, the race became part of the UCI ProSeries.[2]

Jakub Mareczko holds the record for most stage wins, with 18, as of the end of the 2018 edition of the race.[3]

After cancellations in 2020-2022, the race returns on 14-17 September 2023 as part of the UCI ProSeries.

Winners[edit]

Year Country Rider Team
2010  Australia David Kemp Fly V Australia
2011  Russia Boris Shpilevsky Tabriz Petrochemical Team
2012  Czech Republic Milan Kadlec ASC Dukla Praha
2013  Ukraine Yuriy Metlushenko Torku Şeker Spor
2014  Australia Sam Witmitz Team Budget Forklifts
2015  Italy Jakub Mareczko Southeast Pro Cycling
2016  France Leonardo Duque Delko–Marseille Provence KTM
2017  Italy Jakub Mareczko Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia
2018  Belgium Boris Vallée Wanty–Groupe Gobert
2019  New Zealand Dylan Kennett St George Continental Cycling Team
2020–2022 No race
2023  New Zealand George Jackson Bolton Equities Black Spoke

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tour of Taihu Lake". FirstCycling.com. 2023.
  2. ^ "Tour of Taihu Lake (Chn) - Cat.2.1". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Tour of Taihu Lake 2017 Stage 7 results".

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