2012 Tour of Formosa
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
![2012 Tour of Formosa - Final Steeve Touboul](http://dvelo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012TourOfFormosa-Final.jpg)
Steeve TOUBOUL (FRA) won the tour.
Credit: Jun-Chun Liu
John KLISH (USA) at the finish line of stage 1 at the top of mountain.
Credit: Jun-Chun Liu
Rank | Name | Country | Point |
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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 |
Stage 1 - Keelung City to Taipei City
![2012 Tour of Formosa - Stage 1 Stage 1 - John Klish at the finish line](http://dvelo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012TourOfFormosa-Stage1.jpg)
Rank | Name | Country | Point |
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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 |
Stage 2 - New Taipei City to Taichung City
[Photo]Rank | Name | Country | Point |
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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 |
Stage 3 - Taichung City to Tainan City
![2012 Tour of Formosa - Stage 3 Nicholas Schrieber at the finish line](http://dvelo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012TourOfFormosa-Stage3.jpg)
Nicholas SCHRIEBER pulls away from the pack at the final 400 meters of the race for the win.
Credit: Jun-Chun Liu
Rank | Name | Country | Point |
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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 |
Stage 4 - Tainan City to Pingtung County
![2012 Tour of Formosa - Stage 4 Nicholas Schrieber at the finish line](http://dvelo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012TourOfFormosa-Stage4.jpg)
Nicholas SCHRIEBER (USA) hammered away from a pack at the final kilometer for a win.
Credit: Ralph Fernandez
Rank | Name | Country | Point |
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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 |
Stage 5 - Pingtung County to Taitung County
![2012 Tour of Formosa - Stage 5 Dmitry Rozanov at the finish line](http://dvelo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012TourOfFormosa-Stage5.jpg)
Dmitry ROZANOV (RUS) won the Stage 5 race in a close finish.
Credit: Jun-Chun Liu
Rank | Name | Country | Point |
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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 |
Stage 6 - Taitung County to Hualien County
![2012 Tour of Formosa - Stage 6 Remi Girardet at the finish line](http://dvelo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012TourOfFormosa-Stage6.jpg)
Remi GIRARDET (FRA) broke away from the pack riding solo for 12 km to the finish. The pack arrived around 2 minutes later.
Credit: Jun-Chun Liu
Rank | Name | Country | Point |
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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 |
Stage 7 - Yilan County to Keelung City
![2012 Tour of Formosa - Stage 7 Dmitry Rozanov at the finish line](http://dvelo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012TourOfFormosa-Stage7.jpg)
Dmitry ROZANOV won the final stage maintaining a solid lead with his solo ride for 5 km.
Rank | Name | Country | Point |
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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 |