Ten editions that changed everything
Every year left a mark.
The beginning. 188 riders. 15 countries. Nobody knew what to expect.
Won by 29 seconds. The legend grew.
The longest edition — 500 km across 6 stages.
Malaysia enters the story. A new force in the mountains.
Back-to-back. The Malaysian dominance.
The Canadian legend arrives. Through waterfalls and coffee country.
Australia reclaims the trail.
Portugal writes a new chapter.
20 countries. The world was watching. Vaz defends.
Three in a row. The crowd erupted. Then the roads went quiet.
The stories never stopped. In the villages, in the mountains — they kept the spirit alive.
Champions of the Trail
David Vaz
3x Overall Champion / Portugal
Three consecutive titles. From Viana do Castelo to Dili — the king of the mountains.
Gina Ricardo
Women's Overall Champion / Australia
Five attempts. One crown. Then 2019 Australian Gravel National Champion.
Jacinto da Costa
National Champion / Timor-Leste
First edition to last. A decade of heart on borrowed wheels — always the first Timorese across the line.
Sport can lift a nation.
José Ramos-Horta
Rider Voices
Tour de France crowds.
The crowd support is something I have never witnessed before — throngs of locals yelling from the roadside throughout every stage. I'd finish in tiny mountainside villages lined with screaming fans. It's the closest mountain bike racing will ever get to Tour de France crowds.
Cory Wallace
Canada / 2014 Champion
First class.
Every corner and every block was just full of people which was incredible. Scenery was awesome — it made me want to just pull over to the side. To me the event was first class.
Tinker Juarez
USA / 2011 Participant
Second to none.
The scenery is second to none to any other MTB stage race I have ever done. Traversing through the villages and farms dotted across the mountain sides is something worth entering the Tour de Timor for.
Justin Morris
Australia / 2018 Racer