Route · Asia
Tajikistan
- kilometres
- 1,242
- metres climbed
- 17,866
- hours in the saddle
- 103:24
- stages
- 19
Tajikistan
- Capital
- Dushanbe
- Population
- 7,320'815 Mio.
- Area
- 143,100 km²
- People
- Tajiken, Uzbeken, Kyrgyz, Russians
- Languages
- Tajikisch (Amtssprache), Russian, Uzbekisch, Kyrgyz
Route cycled
- Tursunzoda
- Kyrgyz customs
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Daily stages 2012
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| Date | Stage / destination | km | Climb | Altitude | Riding time | Night | °C | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09.07. | Dushanbe | 71 | 565 | 906 | 5:21 | Hotel | 46 | Gravel track, bad road |
| 10.-12. | Dushanbe | 0 | Hotel | Extending the Kyrgyzstan visa | ||||
| 13.07. | Norak | 69 | 1380 | 1571 | 6:10 | Tent | 42 | 1 pass to "warm up" |
| 14.07. | Kulab | 120 | 1203 | 1341 | 7:20 | Guesthouse | 46 | |
| 15.07. | Top of the pass | 38 | 1718 | 1966 | 5:28 | Tent | 36 | 10 km before Anjirob |
| 16.07. | Khirmanjo | 36 | 361 | 1982 | 3:38 | Guesthouse | 43 | Road construction camp |
| 17.07. | Zigar | 56 | 1145 | 1136 | 6:13 | Tent | 40 | Along the Afghan border |
| 18.07. | KalaiKhum | 65 | 845 | 1275 | 5:00 | Guesthouse | 38 | Guesthouse "Rachmud" |
| 19.07. | KalaiKhum | 0 | Guesthouse | Claudia ill | ||||
| 20.07. | Togmal | 45 | 624 | 1387 | 3:57 | Guesthouse | 46 | Claudia not at full strength |
| 21.07. | Deh | 83 | 1586 | 1670 | 6:50 | Guesthouse | 39 | After 10 km, Claudia by car and Alexandre by bike to Khorog |
| 22.07. | Khorog | 122 | 1328 | 2102 | 7:47 | Guesthouse | 35 | Alexandre in Khorog at 17:30 |
| 23.-26. | Khorog | 0 | Guesthouse | Heavy fighting between rebels and the army | ||||
| 26.07. | Rivak | 37 | 735 | 2528 | 3:17 | Guesthouse | 28 | Leaving Khorog before the ceasefire + ultimatum ends |
| 27.07. | Varshed | 71 | 1123 | 3238 | 5:32 | Tent | 33 | No traffic on the road! |
| 28.07. | Top of the pass | 41 | 963 | 3943 | 4:02 | Tent | 26 | Below freezing at night |
| 29.07. | Alichur | 66 | 1056 | 4281 | 6:28 | Guesthouse | 26 | 2 passes |
| 30.07. | Murghab | 106 | 686 | 4145 | 6:14 | Guesthouse | 35 | 1 Pass |
| 31.07. | Murghab | 0 | Guesthouse | Rest day, doing nothing | ||||
| 01.08. | before Ak-Baital Pass | 65 | 771 | 4259 | 5:21 | Tent | 26 | 1 pass, headwind |
| 02.08. | Karakul | 72 | 758 | 4663 | 6:35 | Guesthouse | 22 | 1 pass, corrugated sandy track |
| 03.08. | before Kyzyl-Art Pass | 46 | 479 | 4261 | 4:09 | Tent | 13 | Storm + massive headwind |
| 04.08. | Top of the pass | 33 | 522 | 4288 | 4:02 | Customs | 16 | Border with Kyrgyzstan |
| Total Tajikistan | 1242 | 17,866 | 103:24 | |||||