Tour de Timor 2013 - 2016

Se mak espera Tour de Timor akontese iha tinan 2026?

Great to see this race on again this year. It has no connection to the organisers of Tour de Timor. Unfortunately I will be visiting Timor Leste only a few weeks before this so will be unable to return there so soon after. By the way I still have Tour de Timor socks for sale at cost plus postage.

Timor Detour 2019 Timor Detour 2019 was a 6 day bike race from Dili-Gleno-Atsabe-Bobonaro-Hato Builico-Dili in Timor-Leste. There was around 30 participants both female and ma...

Still a few pairs in M and L sizes and both blue and black to sell.

If you are looking for a replacement in your life for the TdT see www.timordetour.rocks. They need people to sign up by April 6 for it to go ahead this year.

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Tour de Timor organizers owe more than $ 210,000 to companies and athletes

Dili, Mar 15 (Lusa) - Timorese companies that supported international and national athletes who participated in last year's edition of the Tour de Timor are to this day without receiving from the organizers of the event, confirmed several of the creditors to Lusa.

The debts, which exceed 200 thousand dollars (177 thousand euros), also cover Suai Extreme, an event that was organized by Noble Timor as the Tour de Timor.

Several businessmen and athletes heard by Lusa confirm they have not received any of the money due and say that requests for explanation remain unanswered, accusing company owner Sean Borrell of having left the country without solving the problem. Contacted by Lusa, the head of Noble Timor asked questions in writing, which he refused to answer.

"Due to the nature of Noble Timor's attempts to resolve the financial challenges of the two international events held in 2018, the owner and chief operating officer of Nobel Timor, Sean Borrell, is not currently available to comment on these issues," the statement said. which he himself sent to Lusa.

The creditors signed a petition that was sent to the President of the Republic, the president of the National Parliament and the prime minister, among others, which includes details of 16 companies that have between 500 and 26 thousand dollars each.

The publicity and promotional material includes videos of the Secretary of State for Youth and Sport (NDS), Nélio Isaac, with two former Presidents, José Ramos-Horta in the case of the Tour de Timor, and Xanana Gusmão, in the case of the Suai Extreme , to give their support.

All material from the two events includes logos from various Ministries and public entities, but Nélio Isaac assured that the support given to events "was only moral." "This issue is only the responsibility of Noble Timor. Our part as a government was just to give moral support," he said, explaining that support included letters to try to get support from sponsors.

Source of oil company Timor Gap confirmed to Lusa that the company supported the Tour de Timor with $ 50,000 and "interceded" with other companies to support the event.

Among the "partners" listed are the National Petroleum and Mineral Authority and several companies, including Timor Telecom, Cardno, AirNorth, Southern Cross, Timor Resources and Northern Oil & Gas Australia.

Isaac said that the Government knows about the problem and also has several issues for Noble Timor, insisting that "there is no contract" of support and that assistance was given only in the areas of health and safety, to support the athletes.

None of the public entities have any budgets foreseen in 2018 for either the Tour de Timor or Suai Extreme, according to last year's budget books. The SEJD has budget ex*****on reports for the first three quarters of 2018 under heading 440110, on the Tour de Timor and Marathon Program in Dili, but without funds.

Considered the main international sporting event in Timor-Leste, with athletes from several countries, including Portugal and Australia, the Tour has already had ten editions.

The Timorese Government was the main responsible for the event until 2016, year of various problems, such as lack of water and food for athletes.

Sean Borrell and Noble Timor eventually took over the reins in 2017, with the ongoing "corporate credit" event, given the promise of payment, which was made.

"This year the companies got back on their feet, based on the promise that they would be paid," said Tino de Freitas, general manager of Timor Lodge, the hotel that was a barracks. -general 'of the test.

Anche Cabral, the most well-known Timorese cyclist - competed at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro - confirmed to Lusa that she, like other athletes on the podium (this year was third) did not receive the prizes.

"I should have received 780 dollars and I have not received anything yet, nobody has received it. Our accounts are that athletes have to receive $ 12,000," he said.

"It is difficult after so much training time, to buy equipment, then not to receive, which kills the motivation of the national cyclists, I hope this is resolved," he said.

David Lyons, an Australian rider who has participated in eight of the ten editions and says he "helped save the tour in 2013 when the government almost destroyed it," regrets the current situation and confirms that international participants "have not yet received" their prizes. "I do not even have answers to the emails anymore. It's all very strange," he explained.

Gina Ricardo, the Australian rider who won the women's race category, confirmed that she also did not receive the $ 5,000 she earned in prizes. "Yes, unfortunately I have not received yet," he confirmed to Lusa.

Also David Vaz, the Portuguese who won the men's category in the last three editions, confirmed to Lusa that he did not receive the prize for the 2018 edition."I have not received any payment from the Tour yet, as I know a lot of people did not receive it," said the cyclist.

Tino de Freitas admits that the situation affects several companies that supported an important projection event in Timor-Leste, whose image "could be seriously damaged."

"It will be difficult to get support from these companies in the future and even the mobilization of athletes to participate," he said.

Noble Timor, which according to its website was created for "ethical investments" in Timor-Leste, lists José Ramos-Horta as its patron.

Ramos-Horta assured Lusa that he only gave "moral support" to the project and that he has "no financial or financial connection or executive responsibility" with the Tour de Timor that has been formally "shut down for several years."

"I am sad, super sad with this situation because it will kill the initiative of the Tour de Timor and nobody will want to participate," he lamented.

"If we want to promote Timor-Leste, we have to do it with a lot of activism, supported by serious, predictable and guaranteed funding. Only in 10 or 20 years, when the private sector is totally ingrained and liquid, can the Government stop supporting But for now it has to continue, "he said.