Tour De Batam

The Tour de Batam emerges as a new cycling event on Batam Island, Indonesia right on Singapore’s doorstep. Organised by Metasport, the team behind the Tour de Bintan which was a UCI qualifier event since 2017.  Batam Island neighbours Bintan and has a worldclass course offering great racing, community engagement and hospitality.

The beautiful Indonesian island of Batam is easily accessible via Singapore on a 30-min ferry journey or via Jakarta and the organiser, MetaSport, provides hassle-free bike logistics. The centrestage of the event, Turi Beach by Nongsa Resorts, an international beach resort, allows for a well-deserved holiday following the ride” with “Host partner Nongsa Resorts offers various resort accommodation options including villas, bungalows and hotel rooms with beautiful beaches, pools (and pool bars!) allowing for a well-deserved break following the ride.

Over 45 different nationalities have taken part in the past including British, Australian, Singaporean, Indonesian, French, Japanese, and more flock to the island for the much anticipated event.

The event has an Individual Time Trial on Friday and a Gran Fondo Classic road race on Saturday, both being official qualifying races for the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships.

Besides the qualifying races, the event offers a 3-day stage race giving cyclists the opportunity to chase the yellow jersey. The two qualifying races are part of the 3-day stage race.

Shorter non-qualifying Gran Fondo distances are on offer to give newer cyclists the opportunity to experience the iconic Tour de Batam.