The Tour de Helsinki was an annual cyclosportive in the metropolitan area of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. It took place on the first Sunday in September.[1]
Start and finish were at the Helsinki Velodrome, originally built for the 1952 Summer Olympics. The distance of the race, leading through the southern parts of the Uusimaa region, was 140 km.[2]
Every year, the Tour de Helsinki featured some cycling professionals; e.g. Kjell Carlström, Kimmo Kananen and Jussi Veikkanen took part in the event.[3] In 2010[4] and 2011,[5] also Minister Alexander Stubb was among the participants.
After 2015 the event was no longer held.
Number of participantsedit
The event was first organized in 2007, by initiative of five cycling clubs from the capital region (Prologi, CCH, IK-32, Vantaan Pyöräilijät and Helsingin Polkupyöräilijät). The first event started with over 400 participants and one year later, in 2008, it had already grown to over 950 cyclists. [6]
In 2011, almost 2200 people participated in the event.[7]
Year
Total
Women
Men
2012
2291
2011
2187
2010
1831
149
1682
2009
1311
124
1187
2008
950
2007
400
Notesedit
^"Tour de Helsinki, Frontpage". Retrieved 25 August 2012.
^"Tour de Helsinki, Route". Retrieved 25 August 2012.
^"Tour de Helsinki, News". Retrieved 25 August 2012.
^"Tour de Helsinki, Start list men 2010". Retrieved 25 August 2012.
^"Tour de Helsinki, Start list men 2011". Retrieved 25 August 2012.
^Helsingin Sanomat, International Edition. "Tour de Helsinki is Finland's second largest cycle race". Retrieved 25 August 2012.
^Helsingin Sanomat, International Edition. "More than 2,000 cyclists sign up for Tour de Helsinki race". Retrieved 25 August 2012.
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