Five local teams to join Tour d'Indonesia

JAKARTA : It was confirmed on Monday that five local cycling teams would take part in the first Tour d'Indonesia, which will be from Jakarta to Denpasar, Bali, from Sept. 27 to Oct. 6.

The five teams -- Polygon Sweet Nice Surabaya A, CCC Bea Cukai Jakarta, Dodol Picnic Kuda Laut Bank Jabar, Polygon Sweet Nice Surabaya B and Sinar Sentosa Purwakarta -- qualified for the race as the top five in the rankings based on their performances in Tour de Jabar, Walikota Surabaya Cup and Tour de Sulawesi Selatan.

The Tour d'Indonesia, which will cover a total of 1,500 kilometers and have US$100,000 in cash prizes on offer, will also feature seven foreign teams: Switzerland, Hong Kong, Egypt, Iran, Chinese Taipei, Malaysia and Thailand. -- JP