JAKARTA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- A total of 13 cyclist teams will compete in Tour de Siak in Indonesia this week, a government official said on Thursday.
The sport event is set to be held from September 17 to 21, taking place in Riau province of Sumatra Island, head of the provincial tourism office Fauzi Azni revealed.
The teams already confirming their participation comprise eight from offshore and the rest from domestic, he cited.
During the upcoming race, Fauzi said that the cyclists will pass through four stages in routes surrounded by the beautiful scenery, which is expected to help promoting tourism in the province, he noted.
"We will hold Tour de Siak this year with four stages," said Fauzi.
The racers are looked to compete for victory in each stage every day, the first stage will be Siak-Dayun route with 154km in distance, followed by Siak-Sungai Apit route with 115.18km long, St. Siak-Dayun-Buatan with 161.48km long and Siak city race with a distance of 92.06km, he said.
The sport event offers a 750 million rupiah (51,020 US dollars) in prize, the official added.
"Hopefully this event will offer traction for the holiday makers so that it will drive up arrivals of foreign tourists and homegrown holiday makers annually," he said.
