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 first Tour de Timor international mountain bike race was held in August 2009.
This race is an initiative of José Ramos-Horta, former President of Timor-Leste, as part of his “Dili – City of Peace” peace building 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.
By 2011 it had become a world class event with champion mountain bike racers traveling to Timor-Leste to compete in the rugged event.