Mumbai Cyclothon
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The Tour de Mumbai is an annual road cycling event
held in Mumbai
. In a similar vein to the Vuelta a Mallorca
series of one-day races, it is listed as two Category 1.1 races as part of the UCI Asia Tour.
In 2010, it was a more traditional one-day race, called the Mumbai Cyclothon and held on February 21 at the Bandra reclamation grounds. It was won by Juan José Haedo
of , overpowering Dirk Müller at the finishing line. In 2011, Elia Viviani
of the team won the first race, held on February 11. Two days later, 's Robert Hunter
won the second.
Road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...
held in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
. In a similar vein to the Vuelta a Mallorca
Vuelta a Mallorca
The Challenge Vuelta Ciclista a Mallorca is a series of five professional one day road bicycle races held on the Spanish island of Mallorca in early February. The event is used as an early season preparatory event by many of the top teams in readiness for the bigger races later in the season...
series of one-day races, it is listed as two Category 1.1 races as part of the UCI Asia Tour.
In 2010, it was a more traditional one-day race, called the Mumbai Cyclothon and held on February 21 at the Bandra reclamation grounds. It was won by Juan José Haedo
Juan José Haedo
Juan José Haedo is an Argentine professional road racing cyclist and former track cyclist on . He is the brother of Lucas Sebastian Haedo...
of , overpowering Dirk Müller at the finishing line. In 2011, Elia Viviani
Elia Viviani
Elia Viviani is an Italian cyclist, who rides for the Italian team, .-Palmarès:*2010** Stage 7, Vuelta a Cuba** Stage 7, Tour of Turkey** 1st, Memorial Marco Pantani** 1st, Binche–Tournai–Binche*2011** Prologue, Tour of Slovenia...
of the team won the first race, held on February 11. Two days later, 's Robert Hunter
Robert Hunter (cyclist)
Robert Hunter is a South African professional road cyclist, for UCI ProTour team . He became in 2001 the first South African to compete in the Tour de France. In 2006 he rode for the Phonak Hearing Systems team on the UCI ProTour, but after their disbandment he signed for UCI Continental Circuits...
won the second.