Taiwan KOM Challenge

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Taiwan KOM Challenge
John Ebsen in the 2020 edition, which he won
Race details
DateOctober/November
RegionTaiwan (Qixingtan Beach -> Wuling)
Local name臺灣自行車登山王挑戰 (in Chinese)
DisciplineRoad
TypeOne-day race
OrganiserTaiwan Cycling Federation
Web sitewww.taiwankom.org/en/
History
First edition2012 (2012)
Editions12 (as of 2023)
First winnerError creating thumbnail:  John Ebsen (DEN)
Most winsError creating thumbnail:  John Ebsen (DEN) (5 wins)
Most recentFile:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Dyball (AUS)
History (women)
First winnerFile:Flag of Japan.svg Eri Yonamine (JPN)
Most wins
Most recentFile:Flag of Japan.svg Shoko Kashiki (JPN)

The Taiwan KOM Challenge is a one-day road cycling race held annually in Taiwan. Created in 2012, the event is recognized as one of the most difficult cycling races in the world due having nearly 3500m of climbing over a 105 kilometer course.[1] Vincenzo Nibali, the 2017 winner, holds the record for the fastest time, with a time of 3:19:54.[2]

Route

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The route starts in the coastal eastern city of Hualien at around sea level, heads north on Highway 9, and turns left into Highway 8, where it enters Tarako National Park, which is a deep gorge. The route gradually gains elevation as it goes westwards, ultimately ending above the clouds in Wuling, near Mt Heuhansan, which at 3275m (10,744 ft) is the highest paved road in Taiwan.[3] Because of the significant increase in elevation, altitude sickness is a concern as well as the sudden change in temperature and weather.[3]

Winners

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Men

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Year Winner Second Third
2012[4] Error creating thumbnail: John Ebsen France Peter Pouly Republic of Ireland David McCann
2013[5] Iran Rahim Ememi Iran Amir Zargari Taiwan Wang Yin-chih
2014[6] Error creating thumbnail: John Ebsen Hong Kong Ronald Yeung Laos Ariya Phounsavath
2015[7] France Damien Monier Error creating thumbnail: John Ebsen Republic of Ireland Mark Dowling
2016[8] Spain Óscar Pujol Australia Jai Hindley Australia Ben Dyball
2017[9] Italy Vincenzo Nibali Spain Óscar Pujol Error creating thumbnail: John Ebsen
2018 Error creating thumbnail: John Ebsen Australia Ben Dyball France Damien Monier
2019[10] Error creating thumbnail: Anthon Charmig Australia Ben Dyball Italy Pierpaolo Ficara
2020[11] Error creating thumbnail: John Ebsen Bulgaria Christian Trenchev Taiwan Huang Guan-Lin
2021[12] Taiwan Feng Chun-kai Taiwan Lu Shao-hsuan Taiwan Huang Kuan-lin
2022[13] Error creating thumbnail: John Ebsen Taiwan Huang Kuan-lin Taiwan Lu Shao-hsuan
2023 Australia Ben Dyball Colombia Jesús David Peña Japan Sohei Kaneko
2024 Race cancelled due to risk of landslides.

Women

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Year Winner Second Third
2013 Japan Eri Yonamine Australia Tiffany Cromwell Taiwan Lian Yin Yi Ch
2014[6] Canada Marg Fedyna Taiwan Qin Xin Taiwan Guo Nian Wen
2015[7] Japan Eri Yonamine Canada Marg Fedyna Taiwan Tseng Hsiao-chia
2016[14] United Kingdom Emma Pooley Japan Yumiko Goda Taiwan Cheung Zi Yin
2017 United Kingdom Emma Pooley United Kingdom Hayley Simmonds United Kingdom Emily-Grace Collinge
2018 Australia Lucy Kennedy United Kingdom Emma Pooley France Edwige Pitel
2019 South Africa Ashleigh Moolman Netherlands Marianne Vos New Zealand Kate McIlroy
2020[11] Taiwan Kuo Chia-chi Taiwan Chen Zih-yin Switzerland Sandra Boesiger
2021[12] Taiwan Zeng Ke-xin Taiwan Wang Hsin-hui Taiwan Chen Tzi-yin
2022[13] Taiwan Chiu Xen-xin Taiwan Cheng Shi-xuan Taiwan Wang Xin-hui
2023 Japan Shoko Kashiki Japan Tsubasa Makise Taiwan Hsu Shu-wei
2024 Race cancelled due to risk of landslides.

See also

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References

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