The Tour de Pakistan Cycling-the longest cycling race in Asia will commence on March 8, 2011 from Karachi. Cyclists from Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Iran, South Africa, Doha, Dubai, Saudi Arabia and host Pakistan will participate in the 1620 kilometers race to earn top honour, a spokesman of Pakistan Cycling Federation (PCF) said here on Saturday.
The current prize money is $10,000, which is shared out between the top six. Zahid Gulfam of Wapda won the 15th Tour de Pakistan in 46 hours, 13 minutes and 9 seconds and received $2,500. The Cycle race in stages is as under:
-- March 8: Karachi to Hyderabad 150km
-- March 9: Hyderabad to Moro 163km
-- March 10: Moro to Sukkur 150km
-- March 11: Sukkur-Rahim Yar Khan 178km
-- March 12: Rest Day at Rahim Yar Khan
-- March 13: Rahim Yar Khan-Bahawalpur 200km
-- March 14: Bahawalpur to Multan 90km
-- March 15: Multan to Sahiwal 154km
-- March 16: Sahiwal-Lahore 160km
-- March 17: Rest Day at Lahore
-- March 18: Lahore to Gujrat 115km
-- March 19: Gujrat to Rawalpindi 150km
-- March 20: Rawalpindi to Abbottabad 110km.