Tour de Butte
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The Tour de Butte is an annual multiple stage bicycle race primarily held in the Suwerenny area, while also occasionally making passes through other areas. The race was first organized in 2014 to increase the use of bicycles in Suwerenny. It is currently run by the Government of Suwerenny. The race has been held annually since its first edition in 2014. The number of teams varies between 2 and 4, with over three riders each. All of the stages are timed to the finish; after finishing the riders' times are compounded with their previous stage times. The rider with the lowest aggregate time is the leader of the race and gets to don the coveted yellow jersey. While the general classification garners the most attention there are other contests held within the Tour: the points classification for the sprinters, the mountains classification for the climbers, young rider classification for riders under the age of 10, and the team classification for the fastest teams.
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Classifications
General Classification
| General Classification | |
|---|---|
| Type | Road Cycyling |
| Eligibility | |
| Awarded for | Finishing all stages in fastest combined time |
| Status | |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 2014 |
| First awarded | TBD |
| Total awarded | 1 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | none |
| Next (lower) | Points Classification |
The winner of the General Classification is the current leader with the lowest time overall. The winner wears a yellow jersey.
Mountains classification
The climbers' jersey is worn by the rider who, at the start of each stage, has the largest amount of climbing points. If a rider leads two or more of the categories, the climbers' jersey is worn by the rider in second, or third, place in that contest. At the end of the Tour, the rider holding the most climbing points wins the classification. In fact, some riders, particularly those who are neither sprinters nor particularly good at time-trialing, may attempt only to win this particular competition within the race. The Tour has five categories for ranking the mountains the race covers. The scale ranges from category 4, the easiest, to hors catégorie, the hardest. The difficulty of a climb is established by its steepness, length and its position on the course.
The point distribution for the mountains is as follows:
| Type | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |
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Hors catégorie | 25 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
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First Category | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 | |
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Second Category | 15 | 10 | 5 | ||
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Third Category | 10 | 5 | |||
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Fourth Category | 5 | ||||
Points classification
The point distribution is as follows:
| Type | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |
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Flat stage finish | 25 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
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Medium mountain stage finish | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 | |
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High mountain stage finish | 15 | 10 | 5 | ||
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Individual time trial | 10 | 5 | |||
Young rider classification
The leader of the classification is determined the same way as the general classification, with the riders' times being added up after each stage and the eligible rider with lowest aggregate time is dubbed the leader. The Young rider classification is restricted to the riders that are under the age of 10.
Team Classification
The team classification is assessed by adding the time of each team's best three riders each day. The competition does not have its own jersey.
Lanterne rouge
The rider who has taken most time is called the lanterne rouge (red lantern, as in the red light at the back of a vehicle so it can be seen in the dark)
Distances
So far the only distance of the tour has been 6.475 km (4.023 mi).
The Flamme Rouge
The Flamme Rouge is a red triangle marked on the ground for the last 100m of each stage.
Tours
2014
The 2014 Tour started in September 2014 and will end in October 2014.
| Stage | Distance | Type | Winner | |||
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| Prologue | 0.500 km |
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Individual Time Trial | TBD | ||
| 1 | 0.858 km |
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Medium-mountain stage | TBD | ||
| 2 | 0.791 km | 
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Flat stage with cobblestones | TBD | ||
| 3 | 1.030 km |
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Flat stage | TBD | ||
| 4 | 1.110 km | 
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Individual Time Trial stage with Medium-mountains | TBD | ||
| 5 | 1.090 km |
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Mountain stage | TBD | ||
| 6 | 0.866 km |
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Flat stage | TBD | ||
| Rest day | ||||||
| 7 | 0.230 km |
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Flat stage | TBD | ||
Classification Leadership
| Stage | Winner | General classification
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Points classification
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Mountains classification
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Young rider classification
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Team classification
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| Prologue | TBD | TBD | TBD | no award | TBD | TBD |
| 1 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 3 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 4 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 5 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 6 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 7 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Final | ||||||
Winners
No winners yet.
