The first stage of the 10th Tour of Hainan cycling race started in Wanning City on October 20th.

 

The length of the Tour of Hainan 2015 reaches 1,478.6 kilometers. It is divided into 9 stages with a total distance of 1487.6km covering all kinds of roads include highway, provincial, county, and country roads. The race route proceeds in a clockwise direction through all 18 cities and counties on the island.

 

 

With total prize money of 350,000 USD, the nine-day race has 20 participant teams consisting of 16 foreign teams and one domestic teams. Among them there are three UCI professional teams, five continental professional teams, 10 continental teams, one national team, and one regional team.

 

 

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the race, the organizing committee has held “The Most Beautiful Moment” photographic exhibition and showed the photos in the Hainan Provincial Library during the National Holiday, to build interest in the race among Hainan people.

 

SOURCE: WOS Team