Here you find the presentation of the December Tour 2026 design competition.
One post per tour/designer. I will link all posts here on the start post.
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Proposed Tours:
Tour of Good Hope: Link (Designer: Zappes Raiders)
Caribbean Basin Tour: Link (Designer: Skyr)
The Sunny Peach Tour: Link (Designer: Hoefs Cycling Team)
Tour de Formosa: Link (Designer: Tukhtahuaev)
Vuelta Puerto Rico Libre: Link (Designer: Credit Pommes)
December Tour 2026 - Presentation
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December Tour 2026 - Presentation
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Tour of Good Hope
I am presenting my Tour of Good Hope in South Africa!
The tour has something for every type of rider. There are some pure sprint stages as well as hill and medium mountains and a dirtroad stage. The GC will heavyly depend on the ITT and the mountain finish on Sani Pass. If the gaps on Sani are not too big it could be a classic with ITT in the mix as well.
The whole tour is featuring coastlines and vineyards in the beginning, desert and grasland as well as the durban promanade in the middle up to the high mountains of the drakensberg and the highlands in the end.
Summary:
14 Stages
5 Flat
5 Hilly
2 Mountain
1 ITT
1 Restday
8 Riders per Team
Stage 1: Around Cape Town - 136km / 1270m Elevation
It starts with a hilly stage around Cape Town. It will be sure too hard for pure sprinters and provide some decent possibilities to attack. Especially the Chapmans Peak and Signal Hill will cause some separation, but most likely no big gaps. From the top of Signal Hill it is 9km downhill and flat to the downtown finish.
Climbs:
Red Hill - Cat 3 - 4 6 4 6 4
Wolfkop - Cat 3 - 2 5 9 6 5
Chapman's Peak - Cat 3 - 13
Suikerbossie - Cat 3 - 8 3
Signal Hill - Cat 3 - 4 5 5 7
All day we will have a fantastic view on the infamous Table Mountain and going along the beatiful coast of the Cape.
Stage 2: Cape Town - Paarl - 168km / 1450m Elevation
On the second day we start in Cape Town again before heading into the mountains north of the city. Crossing Brainskloofs Pass first and Du Tooitskloof Pass in the final. With a downhill only finish from the top to Paarl it might favor the GC favorites. But the Pass is not very steep and it might get difficult go get rid of some sprinters with good legs and better climbing skills.
Climbs:
Brainskloof Pass - Cat 1 - 3 3 2 5 6 1 3 8 2 6 2 3 2
Du Toitskloof Pass - Cat 1 - 2 1 6 5 7 4 6 6
Stage 3: Franschoek - Montagu - 177km / 1400m Elevation
On the 3rd stage it is all about vineyards. First the peloton climbs up to Helhoogte and to Franschoek Pass before a long run-in to the finish in Montagu. It is slightly uphill but might an thing for the sprinters if the speed in the beginning is not too high. The start of the stage will surely bring up some of the guys who want to fight for the mountain jersey and it could be a difficult stage for the early group. It might be one of the most beautiful stages of the tour as teh pelOton rides through valleys and vineyards all day
Climbs:
Helshoogte - Cat 3 - 3 7 5 4 6
Franschoek Pass - Cat 1 - 3 6 7 7 6 9 6
Stage 4: Riversdale - George - 209km / 1740m Elevation
You probably cant win the tour today, but you can lose it. It is tough, long day with various sections of dirtroads. After crossing George the first time an additional loop with short hills and more dirtroad sections will be a tough challenge for everyone fighting for GC or the stage. It could be a classic, a classic sprinter or an early break depending on how the stage is ridden. For sure it will open gaps and great racing.
Climbs:
Kleinberg - Cat 3 1* 4** 4
Die Heuwel - Cat 3 - 2 6* 5* 3* 2
Victoria Heights - Cat 3 - 1 8 5 2
Stage 5: Plettenberg Bay - Humansdorp - 155km / 1060m Elevation
The stage has some nasty climbs in the beginning with a long flat section on the plateau. It is pretty likely the sprinters dont want to miss the chance today, but there are chances for the early break or even a late attack as well.
Climbs:
Landshoogte - Cat 3 - 4 4 5 8
Grootkloof Hill - Cat 3 - 7 6 8 2
Coldstream - Cat 3 - 4 5 6 3
Stage 6: Jeffrys Bay - Gqerbha - 179km - 1220m Elevation
This stage might offer the biggest chances for a mass sprint. No hill is difficult enough to create a real separation. Nevertheless it is a beatiful stage with an additional loop via Addo passing some of the biggist elephant parks.
Climbs:
Woodridge - Cat 3 - 3 5 7 2
Motherwell Hill - Cat 3 - 1 4 5 3
Stage 7: Gqerbha - Makhanda - 112km - 1460m Elevation
Stage 7 offers a possibility for late attacks and even some turnarounds in the GC. The Makhanda Hill is not very long and not very steep but it is enough to destry the chances of a mass sprint and opens up for chaos.
Climbs:
Schotia Hill - Cat 3 - 2 5 5 5
Kwantu Reserve - Cat 3 - 3 8 6
Makhanda Hill - Cat 3 - 3 2 3 4 8 7 3
Stage 8: Alfreds Port - KuGompo City (East London) - 151km / 1390m Elevation
The stage is once again a chance for the sprinters before we had into the GC fight after the restday. It is pretty much straight forward along the coast. A small loop in the end could make it chaotic but it is not difficult enough to create a real separation anywhere.
Climbs:
Xhesi - Cat 3 - 2 6 1 5 4 4
Transport and Restday in Durban
Stage 9: ITT in Durban - 29km / 120m Elevation
The final week starts with one of most important stages in an impressive scenery. The ITT starts just in front of the Durban Marine World an passes the infamous promenade before heading to Carrington Height and the Finish in the cits center. Today will be important for all GC favorites and ITT specialists.
Stage 10: Durban - Pietermaritzburg (Town Hill) - 187km / 4510m Elevation
Stage 10 heads to the Town Hill over Pietermaritzburg. This will be a chance for everyone who lost time on the ITT to gain it back. It is the first of 2 intense stages. After some tough up and down after the start the pelOton climbs up to Forest Hill - a climb with 4km and 10% gradient. The route continues via the super steep Nagle Dam climb with 3km and 13% of average gradient. In the final the riders have to climb the Town Hill of Pietermaritzburg twice - the first continues a loop back down to the city while the second time the final km is nearly flat to the top of the Town Hill.
Climbs:
Beverly Hill - Cat 3 - 3 3 9 6
Ntuzuma - Cat 2 - 6 7 7 6 4
Forest Hill - Cat 1 - 5 5 2 7 11 12 8
Nagle Dam - Cat 1 - 3 10 15 13
Town Hill - Cat 1 - 7 7 6 8 4 6 8 6
Stage 11: Edendale - Sani Pass - 154km / 3860m Elevation
Stage 11 will be the decisive queen stage of the tour. The route passes 2 mountains before heading into the final climb up to Sani Pass just before the border to Lesoths. The first part of the climb is on a narrow paved road before it continues on gravel to the top. The final is steep and rough and the whole stage will be a challenge. This will form the final GC.
Climbs:
Kwamyandu - Cat 3 - 6 5 3 9 4
Xosheyakhe - Cat 2 - 8 5 6 5 3 5 5 3 -3 2 1 3 7 5
Sani Pass - Cat HC - 3 5 4 8 2 0 2 3 4 6 8 8 12* 11* 9* 14* 14* 13
Stage 12: uMnabithi - Newcastle - 140km / 1070m Elevation
The stage follows the high plateau of south africa to the north all day. After a relaxed start in to the stage the climb up to Dundee Hill, the IS in Dundee and the following climb up to Schroeders Hope will open up the day. The final passes a short but sharp climb up to Killbarchan which might cost the sprinters all chances. The final kms are all slightly uphill but not enough to create gaps, just hard enough to battle it out between sprinters, escapers and hill sprinters.
Climbs:
Dundee Hill - Cat 3 - 3 2 5 4 6 5
Schroeders Hope - Cat 3 - 2 2 6 3
Killbarchan - IS - 6
Stage 14: Pretoria - Johannesburg - 108km / 1400m Elevation
The final stage from Pretoria to Johannesburg ends in a circuit with an uphill finish to Zoo Lake. The circuit is done 4 times while the first finish passage is the last KOM and each following an IS. The end will be a fight between the good classics and climbers, when there is no earlier attack.
Climbs - Zoo Lake Hill - Cat 3/IS - 6 (also final km)
The tour has something for every type of rider. There are some pure sprint stages as well as hill and medium mountains and a dirtroad stage. The GC will heavyly depend on the ITT and the mountain finish on Sani Pass. If the gaps on Sani are not too big it could be a classic with ITT in the mix as well.
The whole tour is featuring coastlines and vineyards in the beginning, desert and grasland as well as the durban promanade in the middle up to the high mountains of the drakensberg and the highlands in the end.
Summary:
14 Stages
5 Flat
5 Hilly
2 Mountain
1 ITT
1 Restday
8 Riders per Team
Stage 1: Around Cape Town - 136km / 1270m Elevation
It starts with a hilly stage around Cape Town. It will be sure too hard for pure sprinters and provide some decent possibilities to attack. Especially the Chapmans Peak and Signal Hill will cause some separation, but most likely no big gaps. From the top of Signal Hill it is 9km downhill and flat to the downtown finish.
Climbs:
Red Hill - Cat 3 - 4 6 4 6 4
Wolfkop - Cat 3 - 2 5 9 6 5
Chapman's Peak - Cat 3 - 13
Suikerbossie - Cat 3 - 8 3
Signal Hill - Cat 3 - 4 5 5 7
All day we will have a fantastic view on the infamous Table Mountain and going along the beatiful coast of the Cape.
Stage 2: Cape Town - Paarl - 168km / 1450m Elevation
On the second day we start in Cape Town again before heading into the mountains north of the city. Crossing Brainskloofs Pass first and Du Tooitskloof Pass in the final. With a downhill only finish from the top to Paarl it might favor the GC favorites. But the Pass is not very steep and it might get difficult go get rid of some sprinters with good legs and better climbing skills.
Climbs:
Brainskloof Pass - Cat 1 - 3 3 2 5 6 1 3 8 2 6 2 3 2
Du Toitskloof Pass - Cat 1 - 2 1 6 5 7 4 6 6
Stage 3: Franschoek - Montagu - 177km / 1400m Elevation
On the 3rd stage it is all about vineyards. First the peloton climbs up to Helhoogte and to Franschoek Pass before a long run-in to the finish in Montagu. It is slightly uphill but might an thing for the sprinters if the speed in the beginning is not too high. The start of the stage will surely bring up some of the guys who want to fight for the mountain jersey and it could be a difficult stage for the early group. It might be one of the most beautiful stages of the tour as teh pelOton rides through valleys and vineyards all day
Climbs:
Helshoogte - Cat 3 - 3 7 5 4 6
Franschoek Pass - Cat 1 - 3 6 7 7 6 9 6
Stage 4: Riversdale - George - 209km / 1740m Elevation
You probably cant win the tour today, but you can lose it. It is tough, long day with various sections of dirtroads. After crossing George the first time an additional loop with short hills and more dirtroad sections will be a tough challenge for everyone fighting for GC or the stage. It could be a classic, a classic sprinter or an early break depending on how the stage is ridden. For sure it will open gaps and great racing.
Climbs:
Kleinberg - Cat 3 1* 4** 4
Die Heuwel - Cat 3 - 2 6* 5* 3* 2
Victoria Heights - Cat 3 - 1 8 5 2
Stage 5: Plettenberg Bay - Humansdorp - 155km / 1060m Elevation
The stage has some nasty climbs in the beginning with a long flat section on the plateau. It is pretty likely the sprinters dont want to miss the chance today, but there are chances for the early break or even a late attack as well.
Climbs:
Landshoogte - Cat 3 - 4 4 5 8
Grootkloof Hill - Cat 3 - 7 6 8 2
Coldstream - Cat 3 - 4 5 6 3
Stage 6: Jeffrys Bay - Gqerbha - 179km - 1220m Elevation
This stage might offer the biggest chances for a mass sprint. No hill is difficult enough to create a real separation. Nevertheless it is a beatiful stage with an additional loop via Addo passing some of the biggist elephant parks.
Climbs:
Woodridge - Cat 3 - 3 5 7 2
Motherwell Hill - Cat 3 - 1 4 5 3
Stage 7: Gqerbha - Makhanda - 112km - 1460m Elevation
Stage 7 offers a possibility for late attacks and even some turnarounds in the GC. The Makhanda Hill is not very long and not very steep but it is enough to destry the chances of a mass sprint and opens up for chaos.
Climbs:
Schotia Hill - Cat 3 - 2 5 5 5
Kwantu Reserve - Cat 3 - 3 8 6
Makhanda Hill - Cat 3 - 3 2 3 4 8 7 3
Stage 8: Alfreds Port - KuGompo City (East London) - 151km / 1390m Elevation
The stage is once again a chance for the sprinters before we had into the GC fight after the restday. It is pretty much straight forward along the coast. A small loop in the end could make it chaotic but it is not difficult enough to create a real separation anywhere.
Climbs:
Xhesi - Cat 3 - 2 6 1 5 4 4
Transport and Restday in Durban
Stage 9: ITT in Durban - 29km / 120m Elevation
The final week starts with one of most important stages in an impressive scenery. The ITT starts just in front of the Durban Marine World an passes the infamous promenade before heading to Carrington Height and the Finish in the cits center. Today will be important for all GC favorites and ITT specialists.
Stage 10: Durban - Pietermaritzburg (Town Hill) - 187km / 4510m Elevation
Stage 10 heads to the Town Hill over Pietermaritzburg. This will be a chance for everyone who lost time on the ITT to gain it back. It is the first of 2 intense stages. After some tough up and down after the start the pelOton climbs up to Forest Hill - a climb with 4km and 10% gradient. The route continues via the super steep Nagle Dam climb with 3km and 13% of average gradient. In the final the riders have to climb the Town Hill of Pietermaritzburg twice - the first continues a loop back down to the city while the second time the final km is nearly flat to the top of the Town Hill.
Climbs:
Beverly Hill - Cat 3 - 3 3 9 6
Ntuzuma - Cat 2 - 6 7 7 6 4
Forest Hill - Cat 1 - 5 5 2 7 11 12 8
Nagle Dam - Cat 1 - 3 10 15 13
Town Hill - Cat 1 - 7 7 6 8 4 6 8 6
Stage 11: Edendale - Sani Pass - 154km / 3860m Elevation
Stage 11 will be the decisive queen stage of the tour. The route passes 2 mountains before heading into the final climb up to Sani Pass just before the border to Lesoths. The first part of the climb is on a narrow paved road before it continues on gravel to the top. The final is steep and rough and the whole stage will be a challenge. This will form the final GC.
Climbs:
Kwamyandu - Cat 3 - 6 5 3 9 4
Xosheyakhe - Cat 2 - 8 5 6 5 3 5 5 3 -3 2 1 3 7 5
Sani Pass - Cat HC - 3 5 4 8 2 0 2 3 4 6 8 8 12* 11* 9* 14* 14* 13
Stage 12: uMnabithi - Newcastle - 140km / 1070m Elevation
The stage follows the high plateau of south africa to the north all day. After a relaxed start in to the stage the climb up to Dundee Hill, the IS in Dundee and the following climb up to Schroeders Hope will open up the day. The final passes a short but sharp climb up to Killbarchan which might cost the sprinters all chances. The final kms are all slightly uphill but not enough to create gaps, just hard enough to battle it out between sprinters, escapers and hill sprinters.
Climbs:
Dundee Hill - Cat 3 - 3 2 5 4 6 5
Schroeders Hope - Cat 3 - 2 2 6 3
Killbarchan - IS - 6
Stage 14: Pretoria - Johannesburg - 108km / 1400m Elevation
The final stage from Pretoria to Johannesburg ends in a circuit with an uphill finish to Zoo Lake. The circuit is done 4 times while the first finish passage is the last KOM and each following an IS. The end will be a fight between the good classics and climbers, when there is no earlier attack.
Climbs - Zoo Lake Hill - Cat 3/IS - 6 (also final km)
Last edited by Zappes Raiders on Mon Oct 26, 2026 11:52 am, edited 1 time in total.
Caribbean Basin Tour
Hello, here is my presentation for my december tour.
I wanted to create an offensive tour :
- Not too long stage, trying to avoid long stretches of racing without activity where u are held back energy.
No TT, no restday. A little flat stage by way of rest.
Varied profils
We will cross 10 countries :
- Jamaica
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Cuba
Mexico
Belize
Guatemala
Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Caribbean Basin Tour Stage 1 : Bog Walk - Green Hills
Mountain - 150 kms - 2,310+
Stage 2 : Kingston - Moore Town
Hilly - 160 kms - 1,440+
Stage 3 : Dame-Marie - Baraderes
Mountain - 190 kms - 2,670+
Stage 4 : Tabarre - Escondido
Mountain - 212 kms - 4,700+
Stage 5 : Caribe - Velasco
Flat - 206 kms - 1,250+
Stage 6 : La Havane - Los Cayos
Hilly - 166 kms - 1,460+
Stage 7 : Limones - Chetumal
Flat - 88 kms - 100+
Stage 8 : Indepence - San Antonio
Flat - 142 kms - 860+
Stage 9 : Sacapulas - San Mateo Ixtatan
Mountain - 154 kms - 4,370+
Stage 10 : Aguilares - Tejutepeque
Hilly - 101 kms - 1,340+
Stage 11 : Tegucigalpa - Totogalpa
Hilly - 157 kms - 2,150+
Stage 12 : Jinotega - Jinotega
Mountain - 128 kms - 2,800+
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Re: December Tour 2026 - Presentation
9 riders per team will compete for The Sunny 
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Re: December Tour 2026 - Presentation
Tour de Formosa
Tour summary:
9 riders per team
14 days, 13 stages over 1799km with a rest day after stage 7
23860m of elevation gain in total
2 intermediate sprints on flat stages, 1 on hilly and mountain stages
GPM categories completely arbitrary
Stage classifications:
Flat: 4
Hilly: 4
Mountain: 3
ITT: 1
TTT:1
Can't call this one Tour of Taiwan because that would be quite confusing with the shorter tour by Zappes around. Formosa an old name of Taiwan given by the Portuguese. With the TdF acronym it gives the tour a little bit of the Tour de France flair.
There are some really nice high mountain roads in Taiwan, but those are mostly avoided here due to weather concerns and instead we get a lot of short climbs that hopefully promote some active racing. A bit sick, but want to get this done with, so a very short presentation this time
Stage 1: Hualien - Taitung
Flat, 166km
Easy flat stage as a warmup. Only a single climb early on
Fangliao: 2 6 2 5 6
Last 5km: 0 1 -1 0 0
Mintact: Km 164
Stage 2: Taitung - Taitung
Team Time Trial, 22km
Short climb just before the halfway mark. Important decision to keep your team together or not there
Yanwanshan: 7 9 -1 7
Mintact: Km 1
Stage 3: Taitung - Hengchun
Hilly, 182km
First real climbs. With the most difficult parts early in the stage it should be a rather big classic group getting to the finish
Shanyuan: 7 6 6 7
Taimali: 2 7 8 6
Puli Yashe: 3 2 9 4 4 8 9 8 6 8 8 5 2
Dawu: 8 9 9 8
Guitian: 4 8 3 5 4 4 3 2 6 2 1
Mt. Sihlinge: 7 6 8
Last 5km: 0 1 0 0 0
Mintact: Km 162
Stage 4: Hengchun - Beidawushan
Mountain, 158km
First day for the climbers. Irregular climb at the end, with possibilities for early attacks.
Jiuwutan: 5 7 8 6 4 2 7 6
Last 12km: 5 9 7 10 9 0 -2 7 7 8 11 11
Mintact: Km 134
Stage 5: Pingtung - Chiayi
Flat, 160km
Another day for the sprinters. Not as easy as the first one, but no siebs possible in the 50km
Zhongliao: 7 7 6 6
Shangguilin: 4 7
Last 5km: 0 0 1 0 0
Mintact: Km 158
Stage 6: Chiayi - Minxiong
Individual Time Trial, 21km
Relatively flat ITT
Mintact: Km 1
Stage 7: Minxiong - Lugu
Mountain, 166km
Final 36km are pretty much only up and down. Most of it is not very steep, but difficult to control
Songbokeng: 6 9 7 6 4
Dingcheng: 9 9 4 2
Dingchengzi: 3 7 8 11
Yanshan: 7 5 6 7
Lugu: 6 7 4 4 -3 2 2 6 8
Last 8km: 9 -5 1 5 5 5 2 3
Mintact: Km 130
Rest Day
Stage 8: Taichung - Bali
Flat, 172km
Easiest sprintstage of the tour
Last 5km: 0 0 0 0 0
Mintact: Km 170
Stage 9: Tamsui - Keelung
Hilly, 155km
A lot of small climbs and clearly something for the classics
Cat 3: 5 11 8 1 8
Mount Datun: 2 3 4 10 8 5 6 7 4 7 6 5
Cat 4: 6 5 2 6 6
Cat 3: 7 6 8 6
Cat 3: 8 10 9 3
Sanbaibu Mountain: 7 7 2
Dawulun Fort: 2 7 7
Last 10km: -4 3 7 -2 -4 -5 0 -1 1 0
Mintact: Km 140
Stage 10: Keelung - Yilan
Flat, 159km
Final chance for the sprinters. First half still a bit hilly, but no more siebs in the second half
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Cat 4: 4 6 2 2 2
Dacukeng: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 4
Fuan Temple: 6 4 3
Last 5km: -2 -2 0 0 0
Mintact: Km 148
Stage 11: Yilan - Bawushan
Mountain, 136km
Queen stage. Short, but 3 very difficult climbs and a short kicker at the end
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Cat 4: 3 5 5 4 8
Cat 4: 7 1 6
Pengpengshan: 4 9 8 7 7 6 9 7 6 7 9 4 6
Yulao Lookout: 5 0 8 12 10 7 9 7 7 8 7
Dahunshan: 10 11 14 13 6
Last 6km: -11 -16 -16 -10 7 8
Mintact: Km 104
Stage 12: Hengshan - Tonghua Park
Mountain, 152km
Many climbs that are quite steep, but none of them nearly as long as on the day before
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Qiuzishan: 3 6 8 8 6 -2 0 7
Zhulin: 7 11 11 -3 7 7 4 13
Xiangtianhushan: 13 11 6 4 4 0 6
Mawudushan: 5 7 10 7 2
Shimenshan: 6 6 9 7
Shilangshan: 7 7 9 11 10 7
Jizhaoshan: 6 9 10 12
Last 5km: 1 10 10 3 -6
Mintact: Km 120
Stage 13: Sanxia - Wenshan
Hilly, 150km
Difficult to create big separations at the very end, but plenty of climbs before that for desperate moves.
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Hutoushan: 8 6
Shihuikengshan: 10 8 -4 6
Huangkushan: 3 7 5 6 8 7
Houdongjian: 4 11 8 8 7 8
Houshankeng: 7 7 11
Sangonglingshan: 5 7 9 8
Cat 4: 10 5
Cat 4: 4 2 1 8
Last 5km: 5 4 -6 -4 1
Mintact: Km 106
Tour summary:
9 riders per team
14 days, 13 stages over 1799km with a rest day after stage 7
23860m of elevation gain in total
2 intermediate sprints on flat stages, 1 on hilly and mountain stages
GPM categories completely arbitrary
Stage classifications:
Flat: 4
Hilly: 4
Mountain: 3
ITT: 1
TTT:1
Can't call this one Tour of Taiwan because that would be quite confusing with the shorter tour by Zappes around. Formosa an old name of Taiwan given by the Portuguese. With the TdF acronym it gives the tour a little bit of the Tour de France flair.
There are some really nice high mountain roads in Taiwan, but those are mostly avoided here due to weather concerns and instead we get a lot of short climbs that hopefully promote some active racing. A bit sick, but want to get this done with, so a very short presentation this time
Stage 1: Hualien - Taitung
Flat, 166km
Easy flat stage as a warmup. Only a single climb early on
Fangliao: 2 6 2 5 6
Last 5km: 0 1 -1 0 0
Mintact: Km 164
Stage 2: Taitung - Taitung
Team Time Trial, 22km
Short climb just before the halfway mark. Important decision to keep your team together or not there
Yanwanshan: 7 9 -1 7
Mintact: Km 1
Stage 3: Taitung - Hengchun
Hilly, 182km
First real climbs. With the most difficult parts early in the stage it should be a rather big classic group getting to the finish
Shanyuan: 7 6 6 7
Taimali: 2 7 8 6
Puli Yashe: 3 2 9 4 4 8 9 8 6 8 8 5 2
Dawu: 8 9 9 8
Guitian: 4 8 3 5 4 4 3 2 6 2 1
Mt. Sihlinge: 7 6 8
Last 5km: 0 1 0 0 0
Mintact: Km 162
Stage 4: Hengchun - Beidawushan
Mountain, 158km
First day for the climbers. Irregular climb at the end, with possibilities for early attacks.
Jiuwutan: 5 7 8 6 4 2 7 6
Last 12km: 5 9 7 10 9 0 -2 7 7 8 11 11
Mintact: Km 134
Stage 5: Pingtung - Chiayi
Flat, 160km
Another day for the sprinters. Not as easy as the first one, but no siebs possible in the 50km
Zhongliao: 7 7 6 6
Shangguilin: 4 7
Last 5km: 0 0 1 0 0
Mintact: Km 158
Stage 6: Chiayi - Minxiong
Individual Time Trial, 21km
Relatively flat ITT
Mintact: Km 1
Stage 7: Minxiong - Lugu
Mountain, 166km
Final 36km are pretty much only up and down. Most of it is not very steep, but difficult to control
Songbokeng: 6 9 7 6 4
Dingcheng: 9 9 4 2
Dingchengzi: 3 7 8 11
Yanshan: 7 5 6 7
Lugu: 6 7 4 4 -3 2 2 6 8
Last 8km: 9 -5 1 5 5 5 2 3
Mintact: Km 130
Rest Day
Stage 8: Taichung - Bali
Flat, 172km
Easiest sprintstage of the tour
Last 5km: 0 0 0 0 0
Mintact: Km 170
Stage 9: Tamsui - Keelung
Hilly, 155km
A lot of small climbs and clearly something for the classics
Cat 3: 5 11 8 1 8
Mount Datun: 2 3 4 10 8 5 6 7 4 7 6 5
Cat 4: 6 5 2 6 6
Cat 3: 7 6 8 6
Cat 3: 8 10 9 3
Sanbaibu Mountain: 7 7 2
Dawulun Fort: 2 7 7
Last 10km: -4 3 7 -2 -4 -5 0 -1 1 0
Mintact: Km 140
Stage 10: Keelung - Yilan
Flat, 159km
Final chance for the sprinters. First half still a bit hilly, but no more siebs in the second half
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Cat 4: 4 6 2 2 2
Dacukeng: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 4
Fuan Temple: 6 4 3
Last 5km: -2 -2 0 0 0
Mintact: Km 148
Stage 11: Yilan - Bawushan
Mountain, 136km
Queen stage. Short, but 3 very difficult climbs and a short kicker at the end
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Cat 4: 3 5 5 4 8
Cat 4: 7 1 6
Pengpengshan: 4 9 8 7 7 6 9 7 6 7 9 4 6
Yulao Lookout: 5 0 8 12 10 7 9 7 7 8 7
Dahunshan: 10 11 14 13 6
Last 6km: -11 -16 -16 -10 7 8
Mintact: Km 104
Stage 12: Hengshan - Tonghua Park
Mountain, 152km
Many climbs that are quite steep, but none of them nearly as long as on the day before
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Qiuzishan: 3 6 8 8 6 -2 0 7
Zhulin: 7 11 11 -3 7 7 4 13
Xiangtianhushan: 13 11 6 4 4 0 6
Mawudushan: 5 7 10 7 2
Shimenshan: 6 6 9 7
Shilangshan: 7 7 9 11 10 7
Jizhaoshan: 6 9 10 12
Last 5km: 1 10 10 3 -6
Mintact: Km 120
Stage 13: Sanxia - Wenshan
Hilly, 150km
Difficult to create big separations at the very end, but plenty of climbs before that for desperate moves.
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Hutoushan: 8 6
Shihuikengshan: 10 8 -4 6
Huangkushan: 3 7 5 6 8 7
Houdongjian: 4 11 8 8 7 8
Houshankeng: 7 7 11
Sangonglingshan: 5 7 9 8
Cat 4: 10 5
Cat 4: 4 2 1 8
Last 5km: 5 4 -6 -4 1
Mintact: Km 106
Re: December Tour 2026 - Presentation
Welcome to Puerto Rico
The Vuelta Puerto Rico Libre
13 Stages
5Flat
3 Hilly
4Mountain
1 Itt
0 Restdays
2081 Km
9 Riders
Stage 1: Vieques
Short and Flat Start for the Sprinters
Stage 2: Saint Thomas
Hilly Stage with the Last Sieb 20 KM before the Finish
Stage 3: Saint Croix
Another Flat Stage on one of the Virgin Islands, After this stage we are entering Puerto Rico Main Land
Stage 4: Humacao - Pico del Este
First Real GC Test and Mountain Finish
Pico Del Este : 3 4 3 6 7 8 6 2 5 7 5 7 2 4 5 13 5
Stage 5: San Juan - Boquerón
Last Sieb 40 Km before the Finish but a few 5s shortly before the finish
Stage 6: San Sebastian - Pico Rodadero
Most meters of altitude in the whole Tour but no Really long climbs
Pico Rodadero: 5 7 4 7 13 11 -5 8
Stage 7: Hormigueros - Palo Seco
Flat Transition Stage along the South Coast
Stage 8: Juncos - Lares
Hilly Stage with some larger Mountains in the Middle but mostly Classics Terrain
Last 15 km: 5 2 2 -2 -6 0 3 5 5 0 -4 -6 -5 5 2
Stage 9: Lares - Cerro de Punta
Mountain Finish on top of the Highest Mountain on Puerto Rico
Cerro de Punta Last 10 Km: -5 2 2 5 8 9 5 8 15 2
Stage 10: Ponce - Ciales Tower
Mostly Medium Mountains no longer than 5,6 km of Climbing each through the Heart of Puerto Rico
Ciales Tower: 3 12 8 7 9 5
Stage 11: Caguas - Lago Caonillas
Hilly Stage with some longer Mountains in the middle with more of a Hillclassics end
Last 10 km: 2 5 5 -3 -1 5 4 -4 -6 0
Stage 12: El Negro - San Juan
Last chance for the Sprinters with a +2 in the last km
Stage 13: San Juan ITT
29 Km long Itt through San Juan
Start in Castillo San Felipe del Morro and Finish at the Balneario Punta Salinas Beach
The Vuelta Puerto Rico Libre
13 Stages
5Flat
3 Hilly
4Mountain
1 Itt
0 Restdays
2081 Km
9 Riders
Stage 1: Vieques
Short and Flat Start for the Sprinters
Stage 2: Saint Thomas
Hilly Stage with the Last Sieb 20 KM before the Finish
Stage 3: Saint Croix
Another Flat Stage on one of the Virgin Islands, After this stage we are entering Puerto Rico Main Land
Stage 4: Humacao - Pico del Este
First Real GC Test and Mountain Finish
Pico Del Este : 3 4 3 6 7 8 6 2 5 7 5 7 2 4 5 13 5
Stage 5: San Juan - Boquerón
Last Sieb 40 Km before the Finish but a few 5s shortly before the finish
Stage 6: San Sebastian - Pico Rodadero
Most meters of altitude in the whole Tour but no Really long climbs
Pico Rodadero: 5 7 4 7 13 11 -5 8
Stage 7: Hormigueros - Palo Seco
Flat Transition Stage along the South Coast
Stage 8: Juncos - Lares
Hilly Stage with some larger Mountains in the Middle but mostly Classics Terrain
Last 15 km: 5 2 2 -2 -6 0 3 5 5 0 -4 -6 -5 5 2
Stage 9: Lares - Cerro de Punta
Mountain Finish on top of the Highest Mountain on Puerto Rico
Cerro de Punta Last 10 Km: -5 2 2 5 8 9 5 8 15 2
Stage 10: Ponce - Ciales Tower
Mostly Medium Mountains no longer than 5,6 km of Climbing each through the Heart of Puerto Rico
Ciales Tower: 3 12 8 7 9 5
Stage 11: Caguas - Lago Caonillas
Hilly Stage with some longer Mountains in the middle with more of a Hillclassics end
Last 10 km: 2 5 5 -3 -1 5 4 -4 -6 0
Stage 12: El Negro - San Juan
Last chance for the Sprinters with a +2 in the last km
Stage 13: San Juan ITT
29 Km long Itt through San Juan
Start in Castillo San Felipe del Morro and Finish at the Balneario Punta Salinas Beach
Re: December Tour 2026 - Presentation
Oceanian Nations Tour
Safe the best for last they always say, this really isn't cause i always push things to the last possible deadline
. I hereby represent to you the Oceanian Nations Tour, a tour in all 12 Oceania nations that are sometimes forgotten next to Australia and New Zealand. This tour was mostly designed last year and i think over the both years i probably spend about 100 hours working on this Tour. Finding a viable stage in every country of Oceania and trying to make it a balanced tour was an absolute pain and i won't like to do it again 
. All i want to say to start is a big thank you to all the governments of Oceania, regional development programmes and potential sponsors for their support in making this tour across the Pacific possible. Special thanks to the UN's Sport for Development and Peace initiative for its inspiring mission, and to companies such as Fiji Water, Fiji Airways, Air Niugini and Solomon Airlines for representing the best of the Pacific. Together, we hope to bring the nations of Oceania closer through cycling, showcasing the region's incredible cultures, landscapes and communities.
If anybody has problems with logistics all our airlines sponsors will look out for that and for the ecological impact we will work together with the local governments to reduce the carbon footprint. Let's get into the Tour itself.
Ocnato Stage 1: Kiribati (Flat) 174km
We start with a very very flat stage in Kiribati, more specific the island of Kiritimati. The riders will have a very nice hopefully relaxing rides in maybe one of the most beautiful places to ride a bike, ride between the lagunes.
After 174km there will probably be a mass sprint to decide the first leader of this Ocnato Tour.
Ocnato Stage 2: Marshall Islands (ITT) 17km
The next country we visit is the flat as a pancake country Marshall Islands. Here the riders will do a test against the clock, if they look left they will see the lake and if they look right they will see the ocean. Perfect conditions to ride on your own, except when there's wind. The finish will be at the sport stadium they made for the Oceania Games. This day should make the riders with TT have a chance to win this tour but also not give them so much time that it is impossible for others to cacth them.
Ocnato Stage 3: Micronesia (Hilly) 168km
Final 10km: -1 3 0 -2 2 6 -1 -1 0 0
Micronesia gives us our first Hilly parcours. This one is build for the classics that should have their first stage opportunity. The finish is right in front of the government building after we get multiple laps on a local circuit a few kilometres away from it.
Ocnato Stage 4: Palau (Flat) 163km
Final 10km: -5 5 3 0 3 -4 -8 3 -3 0
Palau gives a very special parcours, it is kinda hilly but almost never hard enough to drop the sprinters. Attackers could try their luck today and it will depend on the sprinter teams if they can keep the peloton together of not. This is also the last stage before we really start this tour and the appetizers are done.
Ocnato Stage 5: Fiji (Mountain) 205km
Final 10km: -9 -8 7 2 -4 -3 2 -1 -1 -2
Fiji, and not the main island but Laucala Island. The first mountain stage. But this one is difficult to say cause the Cross Island Road Top climb isn't the most difficult one in the world. Maybe good climbers could come back and challenger them. But to get there you first have to survive Death Road, Death road is a little path right through the jungle and it has a km of 21%/2 star, This should stir up the group a bit but not enough that the race is ridden there. This is the first real test for the climbers and they'll need to use it to get time back on the TT-guys.
Ocnato Stage 6: Samoa (Mountain) 202km
Final 10km: 6 9 9 9 8 10 5 2 3 12
A road trip around the entire main island of Samoa. Both sides of Mount Fiamoe will have to be done to decide who the best climber is in this Tour. This is a real test for the climbers and the climbers only. They go to the absolute top of the climb after riding on absolutely perfect roads for almost the entire race (the main road around the island is better than any road in Belgium it seems ).
Restday
Ocnato Stage 7: Tonga (Hilly) 189km
Final 10km: 4 1 3 3 -5 -4 -2 2 -2 0
After a deserved restday we go to Tonga, to Neiafu which is a not that well known island. There we will get a hilly parcours that in theory is too hard for sprinters but you never know that the right team can keep their sprinter in the running for a stage win and some well needed Points for the sprint jersey.
Ocnato Stage 8: Vanuatu (Hilly) 165km
Final 10km: 4 11 2 7 -5 6 0 -3 -10 -12
Vanuatu
. The home race for half of the team. The finish also has a lot to do with the teams identity. Mangaliliu is the birthplace of Jordan Tasip who is now an ex-rider. He knows the downhill of Snake Hill as the back of his hand. He was also the mentor of Kalip who also knows how to do this downhill to perfection. That's why he is 79 downhill. We do all 4 sides of Snake Hill, 2 uphill and 2 downhill. For the people worrying about the gravel, it is only 1 star. This is a stage where the team is prepared and all riders can expect a very very very warm welcome and party atmosphere.
Ocnato Stage 9: Nauru (Flat) 180km
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Another super flat country is ofcourse Nauru. This one is a sprint unless anyone tries a far attack from Comman Ridge which is 4%. The hardest part of this race will probably be the corners in the downhill of that Command Ridge but this should be a relaxing day. Well needed for the last 2 stages which will be really hard.
Ocnato Stage 10: Solomon Islands (Hilly) 179km
Final 10km: -11 -8 -2* 1 -1 1 -1 0 0 0
Jungle expedition time!!!! The riders can explore the jungle of the solomon islands together to decide who gets a shot at GC in the next stage. This will all be 1 star cause the goverment will make it doable and clean up any big problems my riders and ex-riders had when trying this parcours. So everybody should be happy cause Paulo Tapasei and Asaia Sapele got lost when they were first send to scout the parcours. Just make sure your riders get home safe, thank you
Final 10km: 7 10 5 1 -1 1 8 1 15 15
A Monster stage. The queen stage can only be in 1 country. PNG will make sure that only a very strong rider can win this tour, it is hard and long and the final wall will break people. After 10 stages working up to this. This is not for the weak. Will a pure climber be p1 in GC, someone with tt or maybe even a rogue classic, who knows. But this stage will try to break all of them.
Ocnato Stage 12: Tuvalu (Flat) 120km
Tuvalu . The homebase of the Beullenscycling team. Everybody here will be in for an extreme party, but only after a criterium-esque stage that is flat and just goes one way and back for 5 laps. Hopefully the sprinters survived the last 2 stages so they get a last chance to go for the win. If not maybe an attacker will win it. But everybody gets a whole bunch of drinks and food after the finish and we will make one of the best parties Tuvalu has ever seen .
End word
So this was my Oceanians Nations Tour, i hope this will be a balanced or at least possibly a balanced tour that will bring all types of riders from sprinters to climbers. I hope it makes it to December or at least January so my riders can ride a race in their home countries that isnt a NC
Safe the best for last they always say, this really isn't cause i always push things to the last possible deadline
. I hereby represent to you the Oceanian Nations Tour, a tour in all 12 Oceania nations that are sometimes forgotten next to Australia and New Zealand. This tour was mostly designed last year and i think over the both years i probably spend about 100 hours working on this Tour. Finding a viable stage in every country of Oceania and trying to make it a balanced tour was an absolute pain and i won't like to do it again . All i want to say to start is a big thank you to all the governments of Oceania, regional development programmes and potential sponsors for their support in making this tour across the Pacific possible. Special thanks to the UN's Sport for Development and Peace initiative for its inspiring mission, and to companies such as Fiji Water, Fiji Airways, Air Niugini and Solomon Airlines for representing the best of the Pacific. Together, we hope to bring the nations of Oceania closer through cycling, showcasing the region's incredible cultures, landscapes and communities.If anybody has problems with logistics all our airlines sponsors will look out for that and for the ecological impact we will work together with the local governments to reduce the carbon footprint. Let's get into the Tour itself.
Ocnato Stage 1: Kiribati (Flat) 174km
We start with a very very flat stage in Kiribati, more specific the island of Kiritimati. The riders will have a very nice hopefully relaxing rides in maybe one of the most beautiful places to ride a bike, ride between the lagunes.
After 174km there will probably be a mass sprint to decide the first leader of this Ocnato Tour.
Ocnato Stage 2: Marshall Islands (ITT) 17km
The next country we visit is the flat as a pancake country Marshall Islands. Here the riders will do a test against the clock, if they look left they will see the lake and if they look right they will see the ocean. Perfect conditions to ride on your own, except when there's wind. The finish will be at the sport stadium they made for the Oceania Games. This day should make the riders with TT have a chance to win this tour but also not give them so much time that it is impossible for others to cacth them.
Ocnato Stage 3: Micronesia (Hilly) 168km
Final 10km: -1 3 0 -2 2 6 -1 -1 0 0
Micronesia gives us our first Hilly parcours. This one is build for the classics that should have their first stage opportunity. The finish is right in front of the government building after we get multiple laps on a local circuit a few kilometres away from it.
Ocnato Stage 4: Palau (Flat) 163km
Final 10km: -5 5 3 0 3 -4 -8 3 -3 0
Palau gives a very special parcours, it is kinda hilly but almost never hard enough to drop the sprinters. Attackers could try their luck today and it will depend on the sprinter teams if they can keep the peloton together of not. This is also the last stage before we really start this tour and the appetizers are done.
Ocnato Stage 5: Fiji (Mountain) 205km
Final 10km: -9 -8 7 2 -4 -3 2 -1 -1 -2
Fiji, and not the main island but Laucala Island. The first mountain stage. But this one is difficult to say cause the Cross Island Road Top climb isn't the most difficult one in the world. Maybe good climbers could come back and challenger them. But to get there you first have to survive Death Road, Death road is a little path right through the jungle and it has a km of 21%/2 star, This should stir up the group a bit but not enough that the race is ridden there. This is the first real test for the climbers and they'll need to use it to get time back on the TT-guys.
Ocnato Stage 6: Samoa (Mountain) 202km
Final 10km: 6 9 9 9 8 10 5 2 3 12
A road trip around the entire main island of Samoa. Both sides of Mount Fiamoe will have to be done to decide who the best climber is in this Tour. This is a real test for the climbers and the climbers only. They go to the absolute top of the climb after riding on absolutely perfect roads for almost the entire race (the main road around the island is better than any road in Belgium it seems
). Restday
Ocnato Stage 7: Tonga (Hilly) 189km
Final 10km: 4 1 3 3 -5 -4 -2 2 -2 0
After a deserved restday we go to Tonga, to Neiafu which is a not that well known island. There we will get a hilly parcours that in theory is too hard for sprinters but you never know that the right team can keep their sprinter in the running for a stage win and some well needed Points for the sprint jersey.
Ocnato Stage 8: Vanuatu (Hilly) 165km
Final 10km: 4 11 2 7 -5 6 0 -3 -10 -12
Vanuatu
. The home race for half of the team. The finish also has a lot to do with the teams identity. Mangaliliu is the birthplace of Jordan Tasip who is now an ex-rider. He knows the downhill of Snake Hill as the back of his hand. He was also the mentor of Kalip who also knows how to do this downhill to perfection. That's why he is 79 downhill. We do all 4 sides of Snake Hill, 2 uphill and 2 downhill. For the people worrying about the gravel, it is only 1 star. This is a stage where the team is prepared and all riders can expect a very very very warm welcome and party atmosphere. Ocnato Stage 9: Nauru (Flat) 180km
Another super flat country is ofcourse Nauru. This one is a sprint unless anyone tries a far attack from Comman Ridge which is 4%. The hardest part of this race will probably be the corners in the downhill of that Command Ridge but this should be a relaxing day. Well needed for the last 2 stages which will be really hard.
Ocnato Stage 10: Solomon Islands (Hilly) 179km
Final 10km: -11 -8 -2* 1 -1 1 -1 0 0 0
Jungle expedition time!!!! The riders can explore the jungle of the solomon islands together to decide who gets a shot at GC in the next stage. This will all be 1 star cause the goverment will make it doable and clean up any big problems my riders and ex-riders had when trying this parcours. So everybody should be happy cause Paulo Tapasei and Asaia Sapele got lost when they were first send to scout the parcours. Just make sure your riders get home safe, thank you
Final 10km: 7 10 5 1 -1 1 8 1 15 15
A Monster stage. The queen stage can only be in 1 country. PNG will make sure that only a very strong rider can win this tour, it is hard and long and the final wall will break people. After 10 stages working up to this. This is not for the weak. Will a pure climber be p1 in GC, someone with tt or maybe even a rogue classic, who knows. But this stage will try to break all of them.
Ocnato Stage 12: Tuvalu (Flat) 120km
Tuvalu
. The homebase of the Beullenscycling team. Everybody here will be in for an extreme party, but only after a criterium-esque stage that is flat and just goes one way and back for 5 laps. Hopefully the sprinters survived the last 2 stages so they get a last chance to go for the win. If not maybe an attacker will win it. But everybody gets a whole bunch of drinks and food after the finish and we will make one of the best parties Tuvalu has ever seen . End word
So this was my Oceanians Nations Tour, i hope this will be a balanced or at least possibly a balanced tour that will bring all types of riders from sprinters to climbers. I hope it makes it to December or at least January so my riders can ride a race in their home countries that isnt a NC
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