page_title: Tour de Timor
section_title: 2011 event
hierarchical_section_title: Tour de Timor / 2011 event
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Etappenziele der Tour de Timor 2011English: Stops of the Tour de Timor 2011
context_page_description: The Tour de Timor is an international Mountain Bike race held in East Timor.
  It is a stage race with five stages, with US$75,000 in total prizes.
  The race is open for male and female cyclists.
  The first Tour de Timor international mountain bike race was held in August 2009
  This race is an initiative of HE the President of the Republic, Dr. José Ramos-Horta, as part of his “Dili – City of Peace” campaign.
  The inaugural race was a watershed event for the country, with 300 competitors from 12 countries, over 100 registered media and the largest level of Timorese participation in any event of the young country’s history.
  288 riders participated in the 5-day, 450 km race that commenced on 24 August and ended in Dili on 28 August 2009. Hundreds of thousands of Timorese lined the streets of the 450-km course through 9 of the country’s 13 districts, greeting riders each day with smiles, chants and warm hospitality.
  The event included a squad of 25 Timorese riders, chosen from a national selection race in July 2009, who represented their country for the first time.
context_section_description: The 2011 Tour de Timor was held from 11 to 16 September and ran under the theme "Peace Begins With Me." 350 riders in total took part in the race, and about 80 of them were natives of East Timor. The course lasted 6 days and covered approximately 500 km. The total prize money increased to 100,000 U.S. dollars, of which $10,000 each went to the male and female winners.
  Luke Fetch won the open men's category, and Peta Mullens won the open women's category. The highest finishing East Timorese woman and man were Franchilina "Anche" Cabral and Orlando da Costa respectively.
  The first stage started from the capital Dili and ran southeast to Laclubar. On the second day it went south to Beaco, and on the third day it went along the coast to Iliomar. The fourth stage ended in Com on the north coast. Stage Five was from Baucau along the north coast to Manatuto, with a return to Dili on the sixth and final stage.
caption: Tour de Timor 2011
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