Route · Asia
Iran
- kilometres
- 1,460
- metres climbed
- 8,488
- hours in the saddle
- 78:33
- stages
- 19
Iran
- Capital
- Teheran
- Population
- 74,196'000 Mio.
- Area
- 44,900 km²
- People
- 51 % Persians, Kurds, Azerbaijanis, Turkmen, Araber, Belutschen, Armenier
- Languages
- Persian
Route cycled
- Maku
- Sarakhs
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Daily stages 2012
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| Date | Stage / destination | km | Climb | Altitude | Riding time | Night | °C | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.05. | Maku | 22 | 0 | 0 | 01:00 | Hotel | 13 | Exchange rate 1 TL = 8,000 rial |
| 16.05. | Tabriz | 75 | 500 | 4:09 | Hotel | 28 | Section of 180 km by truck, temperature 47° | |
| 17.05. | Tabriz | Hotel | Sightseeing | |||||
| 18.05. | Ali Kihalaj | 89 | 1076 | 2105 | 5:25 | Guesthouse | 29 | Invitation from the Red Crescent |
| 19.05. | Mihane | 80 | 114 | 1699 | 3:18 | Hotel | 30 | Descent |
| 20.05. | Takestan | 85 | 376 | 1329 | 5:10 | Tent | 35 | Section of 180 km by truck, temperature 48° |
| 21.05. | Hamadan | 46 | 502 | 1860 | 2:45 | Hotel | 48 | Section of 170 km by bus, temperature 49° |
| 22.05. | Hamadan | 0 | Hotel | Sightseeing | ||||
| 23.05. | Gonband | 39 | 381 | 2031 | 2:26 | Tent | 15 | Violent windstorm |
| 24.05. | Arak | 156 | 1332 | 2147 | 7:58 | Hotel | 29 | 60 km of tailwind |
| 25.05. | Margh | 89 | 995 | 2076 | 4:47 | Tent | 35 | Strong wind, tailwind |
| 26.05. | Meymeh | 129 | 885 | 2190 | 6:34 | Tent | 36 | Strong wind |
| 27.05. | Esfahan | 103 | 239 | 1980 | 5:32 | Tent | 38 | Strong headwind |
| 28.-29. | Esfahan | 0 | 1650 | Hotel | Sightseeing | |||
| 30.-31. | Shiraz | 0 | Hotel | Trip to Shiraz by bus | ||||
| 01.-02. | Esfahan | 0 | Hotel | Meeting our friend "Israf" | ||||
| 03.06. | Kuhpayeh | 108 | 730 | 2208 | 6:33 | Tent | 40 | Dead straight and dreary |
| 04.06. | Aqda | 125 | 88 | 2380 | 5:20 | Guesthouse | 37 | Invitation |
| 05.06. | Yazd | 115 | 145 | 1220 | 4:50 | Hotel | 39 | Hot and tailwind |
| 06.06. | Mashad | 8 | 1216 | 0:30 | Bus | Night bus, Dasht-e Lut desert, the hottest place on earth! | ||
| 07.-08. | Mashad | 0 | 985 | Hotel | Sightseeing, mirror repair | |||
| 09.06. | Mozduran | 90 | 402 | 850 | 5:09 | Tent | 43 | Hot, no shade, headwind |
| 10.06. | Gonbadli | 74 | 677 | 1040 | 5:24 | Tent | 48 | Brutal headwind, hot |
| 11.06. | Sarakhs | 26 | 46 | 380 | 1:25 | Hotel | 44 | Headscarf soon a thing of the past! |
| 12.06. | Border crossing | 1 | 0 | 378 | 0:05 | Customs | Border with Turkmenistan | |
| Total Iran | 1,460 | 8,488 | 78:33 | |||||