The Suisse tour organizer, Pierrot Auger-Micou, announced the bike tour for the deaf in Switzerland in 2013. See the pdf file. For more information, please contact Mr. Auger-Micou.

Steeve Touboul from France won the third Tour de Formosa. The Tour was an international deaf cycling competition in Taiwan hosted by the Chinese Taipei Sports Association of the Deaf.

Eleven countries participated in the Tour. Participating nations included Australia, Belgium  the Czech Republic, France, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, and the USA.

Marketa Spilkova from Czech has a video about the Tour in two languages: Czech Sign Language and International Sign.  Jean-Pierre Fauconnier from Belgium who had participated in the Tour created a video for his cycling friends.

Overall Ranking

Credit:Bobby Skedmso

Steeve TOUBOUL (FRA) won the tour.

Rank	Name	Country	Point
1	TOUBOUL, Steeve	FRA	140
2	SCHREIBER, Nicholas	USA	129
3	CARRUTHERS, Daniel	NZL	124
4	ROZANOV, Dmitry	RUS	118
5	FAUCONNIER, Jean-Pierre	BEL	117
6	KLISH, John	USA	114
7	GIRARDET, Remi	FRA	108
	KOCOUREK, Frantisek	CZE	108
9	PROKHOROV, Evgeny	RUS	97
10	DUNN, Justin	AUS	89
11	KALINKIN, Dmitry	RUS	78
12	STAROSTIN, Dmitry	RUS	65
13	CHENG, Huai	TPE	55
14	VAN BEEK, Reece-Emerson	AUS	53
15	SUN, Yi-Feng	TPE	44
16	KIM, Yongsik	KOR	37
17	HUANG, Yu-Min	TPE	34
18	KIM, Daebeen	KOR	18
19	KIM, Myeonghoe	KOR	13
20	CHUANG, Yung-Chih	TPE	8
21	MIYATA, Dai	JPN	7
	TAMURA, Satoshi	JPN	7
	KU, Chageun	KOR	7

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Stage 1 – Keelung City to Taipei City

Credit: Jun-Chun Liu

John KLISH (USA) at the finish line of stage 1 at the top of mountain.

Rank	Name	Country	Point
1	KLISH, John	USA	23
2	PROKHOROV, Evgeny	RUS	22
3	TOUBOUL, Steeve	FRA	21
4	FAUCONNIER, Jean-Pierre	BEL	20
5	DUNN, Justin	AUS	19
6	GIRARDET, Remi	FRA	18
7	STAROSTIN, Dmitry	RUS	17
8	CARRUTHERS, Daniel	NZL	16
9	ROZANOV, Dmitry	RUS	15
10	CHENG, Huai	TPE	14
11	SCHREIBER, Nicholas	USA	13
12	KOCOUREK, Frantisek	CZE	12
13	KIM,Myeonghoe	KOR	11
14	HUANG, Yu-Min	TPE	10
15	VANBEEK, Reece-Emerson	AUS	9
16	KIM, Yongsik	KOR	8
17	CHUANG, Yung-Chih	TPE	7
DNF	KIM, Daebeen	KOR	1
DNF	SUN, Yi-Feng	TPE	1
DNF	MIYATA, Dai	JPN	1
DNF	TAMURA, Satoshi	JPN	1
DNF	KU, Chageun	KOR	1
DNF	KALINKIN, Dmitry	RUS	1

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Stage 2 – New Taipei City to Taichung City

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Rank	Name	Country	Point
1	TOUBOUL, Steeve	FRA	23
2	CARRUTHERS, Daniel	NZL	22
3	SCHREIBER, Nicholas	USA	21
4	KOCOUREK, Frantisek	CZE	20
5	FAUCONNIER, Jean-Pierre	BEL	19
6	KALINKIN, Dmitry	RUS	18
7	PROKHOROV, Evgeny	RUS	17
8	ROZANOV, Dmitry	RUS	16
9	DUNN, Justin	AUS	15
10	KLISH, John	USA	14
11	SUN, Yi-Feng	TPE	13
12	STAROSTIN, Dmitry	RUS	12
13	CHENG, Huai	TPE	11
14	HUANG, Yu-Min	TPE	10
15	GIRARDET, Remi	FRA	9
16	KIM, Daebeen	KOR	8
17	VANBEEK, Reece-Emerson	TPE	7
DNF	KIM, Yongsik	KOR	1
DNF	KIM, Myeonghoe	KOR	1
DNF	CHUANG, Yung-Chih	JPN	1
DNF	KU, Chageun	KOR	1
DNF	TAMURA, Satoshi	JPN	1
DNF	MIYATA, Dai	JPN	1

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Stage 3 – Taichung City to Tainan City

Credit: Jun-Chun Liu

Nicholas SCHRIEBER pulls away from the pack at the final 400 meters of the race for the win.

Rank	Name	Country	Point
1	SCHREIBER, Nicholas	USA	22
2	TOUBOUL, Steeve	FRA	21
3	ROZANOV, Dmitry	RUS	20
4	FAUCONNIER, Jean-Pierre	BEL	19
5	KLISH, John	USA	18
6	PROKHOROV, Evgeny	RUS	17
7	CARRUTHERS, Daniel	NZL	16
8	STAROSTIN, Dmitry	RUS	15
9	GIRARDET, Remi	FRA	14
10	DUNN, Justin	AUS	13
11	KOCOUREK, Frantisek	CZE	12
12	SUN, Yi-Feng	TPE	11
13	HUANG, Yu-Min	TPE	10
14	VANBEEK, Reece-Emerson	AUS	9
DNF	KALINKIN, Dmitry	RUS	1
DNF	CHENG, Huai	TPE	1
DNF	MIYATA, Dai	JPN	1
DNF	KIM, Myeonghoe	KOR	1
DNF	KIM, Daebeen	KOR	1
DNF	KU, Chageun	KOR	1
DNF	KIM, Yongsik	KOR	1
DNF	TAMURA, Satoshi	JPN	1
DNS	CHUANG, Yung-Chih	TPE	0

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Stage 4 – Tainan City to Pingtung County

Credit: Jun-Chun Liu

Nicholas SCHRIEBER (USA) hammered away from a pack at the final kilometer for a win.

Rank	Name	Country	Point
1	SCHREIBER, Nicholas	USA	21
2	TOUBOUL, Steeve	FRA	20
3	CARRUTHERS, Daniel	NZL	19
4	GIRARDET, Remi	FRA	18
5	DUNN, Justin	AUS	17
6	KALINKIN, Dmitry	RUS	16
7	FAUCONNIER, Jean-Pierre	BEL	15
8	KOCOUREK, Frantisek	CZE	14
9	ROZANOV, Dmitry	RUS	13
10	KLISH, John	USA	12
11	VANBEEK, Reece-Emerson	AUS	11
12	SUN, Yi-Feng	TPE	10
13	KIM, Yongsik	KOR	9
DNF	PROKHOROV, Evgeny	RUS	1
DNF	KIM, Daebeen	KOR	1
DNF	HUANG, Yu-Min	TPE	1
DNF	STAROSTIN, Dmitry	RUS	1
DNF	CHENG, Huai	TPE	1
DNF	MIYATA, Dai	JPN	1
DNF	TAMURA, Satoshi	JPN	1
DNF	KU, Chageun	KOR	1
DNS	CHUANG, Yung-Chih	TPE	0
DNS	KIM, Myeonghoe	KOR	0

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Stage 5 – Pingtung County to Taitung County

Credit: Ralph Fernandez

Dmitry ROZANOV (RUS) won the Stage 5 race in a close finish.

Rank	Name	Country	Point
1	ROZANOV, Dmitry	RUS	21
2	TOUBOUL, Steeve	FRA	20
3	CARRUTHERS, Daniel	NZL	19
4	SCHREIBER, Nicholas	USA	18
5	KOCOUREK, Frantisek	CZE	17
6	PROKHOROV, Evgeny	RUS	16
7	DUNN, Justin	AUS	15
8	CHENG, Huai	TPE	14
9	FAUCONNIER, Jean-Pierre	BEL	13
10	KALINKIN, Dmitry	RUS	12
11	STAROSTIN, Dmitry	RUS	11
12	KIM, Yongsik	RUS	10
13	KLISH, John	USA	9
14	GIRARDET, Remi	FRA	8
15	SUN, Yi-Feng	TPE	7
16	VANBEEK, Reece-Emerson	AUS	6
17	KIM, Daebeen	KOR	5
DNF	KU, Chageun	KOR	1
DNF	MIYATA, Dai	JPN	1
DNF	TAMURA, Satoshi	JPN	1
DNF	HUANG,Yu-Min	TPE	1
DNS	CHUANG, Yung-Chih	TPE	0
DNS	KIM, Myeonghoe	KOR	0

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Stage 6 – Taitung County to Hualien County

Credit: Jun-Chun Liu

Remi GIRARDET (FRA) broke away from the pack riding solo for 12 km to the finish.  The pack arrived around 2 minutes later.

Rank	Name	Country	Point
1	GIRARDET, Remi	FRA	21
2	KLISH, John	USA	20
3	CARRUTHERS, Daniel	NZL	19
4	TOUBOUL, Steeve	FRA	18
5	SCHREIBER, Nicholas	USA	17
6	KALINKIN, Dmitry	RUS	16
7	FAUCONNIER, Jean-Pierre	BEL	15
8	KOCOUREK, Frantisek	CZE	14
9	PROKHOROV, Evgeny	RUS	13
10	ROZANOV, Dmitry	RUS	12
DNF	DUNN, Justin	AUS	1
DNF	CHENG, Huai	TPE	1
DNF	KIM, Yongsik	KOR	1
DNF	SUN, Yi-Feng	TPE	1
DNF	HUANG,Yu-Min	TPE	1
DNF	VANBEEK, Reece-Emerson	AUS	1
DNF	KIM, Daebeen	KOR	1
DNF	KU, Chageun	KOR	1
DNF	TAMURA, Satoshi	JPN	1
DNF	MIYATA, Dai	JPN	1
DNS	CHUANG, Yung-Chih	TPE	0
DNS	KIM, Myeonghoe	KOR	0

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Stage 7 – Yilan County to Keelung City

Credit: Jun-Chun Liu

Dmitry ROZANOV won the final stage maintaining a solid lead with his solo ride for 5 km.

Rank	Name	Country	Point
1	ROZANOV, Dmitry	RUS	21
2	GIRARDET, Remi	FRA	20
3	KOCOUREK, Frantisek	CZE	19
4	KLISH, John	USA	18
5	TOUBOUL, Steeve	FRA	17
6	FAUCONNIER, Jean-Pierre	BEL	16
7	SCHREIBER, Nicholas	USA	15
8	KALINKIN, Dmitry	RUS	14
9	CARRUTHERS, Daniel	NZL	13
10	CHENG, Huai	TPE	12
11	PROKHOROV, Evgeny	RUS	11
12	VANBEEK, Reece-Emerson	AUS	10
13	DUNN, Justin	AUS	9
14	STAROSTIN, Dmitry	RUS	8
15	KIM, Yongsik	KOR	7
DNF	SUN, Yi-Feng	TPE	1
DNF	HUANG, Yu-Min	TPE	1
DNF	KIM, Daebeen	KOR	1
DNF	KU, Chageun	KOR	1
DNF	MIYATA, Dai	JPN	1
DNF	TAMURA, Satoshi	JPN	1
DNS	CHUANG, Yung-Chih	TPE	0
DNS	KIM, Myeonghoe	KOR	0

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The celebration of Gallaudet University’s new Capital Bikeshare station will be on Thursday, August 2, at 2 p.m. (For the location of the event, check the recent posting from July for pictures of the new station on the school’s campus)

The president of the university and other D.C. representatives will present to give remarks during the celebration.

Click here to view Gallaudet’s writeup about the upcoming event.

The original date for 2012 Tour de Formosa has been changed.  Here are the new dates:

November 1:  Airport pick-up service ONLY (no meals provided)

November 2nd to 9th: Official service will provide meals and transportation.

November 10: Airport drop-off service ONLY (no meals provided)

Check here to view the TDF’s official release of the new date change.