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[Closed] Turkmenistan - the future of cycling?

 Nico
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The professional windsurfing association is currently running a competition in Turkmenistan. The president of that country is a keen cyclist and competition winner so I wonder if we can look forward to a TdF stage there?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-23604163


 
Posted : 03/07/2014 1:16 pm
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It's definitely a good place for touring - if you head north out of Ashgabat you cross the Karakum desert towards Uzbekistan. Not sure what the visa situation is right now, but if you can do it in 7 days you should be OK...

Don't think the roads outside the capital are quite good enough for a Tour stage though, unless they all ride cross bikes...


 
Posted : 03/07/2014 2:07 pm