Tour de Pakistan

Cycling race infobox
name = Tour de Pakistan
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date = March 4 to March 16 (2007)
region = Pakistan
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discipline = Road
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type = Stage Race - Grand Tour
organiser = Pakistan Sports Board
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first = 1994
number = 13 (as of 2007)
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mostrecent = flagicon|NZL Robin Reid

The Tour de Pakistan is an annual cycling race held in Pakistan. It is modeled after the Tour de France. The race begins in Karachi and ends in Peshawar [ [http://www.sports.gov.pk/html/cycling.html] Accessed March 11, 2006] . The event used to be is 22 stages long and 2200 kilometre in length [ [http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/may2004-daily/20-05-2004/sports/s14.htm] Accessed March 11, 2006] , but in 2007 it was reduced to 1648 kilometre and 11 stages. Still, it is one of the biggest races in the world.

In 2007, the 13th Tour de Pakistan was won by New Zealand cyclist Robin Reid for Discovery Channel Marco Polo Team, with fellow Kiwi Justin Kerr for New Zealand National Team was overall second and Canadian Mathew Usborne riding for Team Integrale in third. WAPDA won the team event of the race ahead of Army and SSCG team.

References

External links

* [http://pakistaniat.com/2007/03/03/tour-de-pakistan-cycle-race/ Comments and a Picture on Tour de Pakistan]
* [http://www.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2007/mar07/pakistan07/default 2007 results]
* [http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/2007/diaries/marcopolo/?id=marcopolo0703 Marco Polo Team on the Tour de Pakistan 2007 and other Pakistani cycling events]