Tales from the travellers — the diary of Team Marco Polo

2006 entries

• Qinghai Lake Tour - Pro Tour - China, October 6, 2006
• Russian Rocket in Shanghai - China, August 1, 2006
• Marco Polo hits the road in China - China, January 31, 2006

2005 entries

• Two three four - Tour of Indonesia, September 12-21, 2005
• Hell freezes over - Tour of Qinghai Lake, China, July 16-24, 2005
• Mt Bromo, monster volcano - Tour of East Java, June 27 - July 1, 2005
• Tour de Korea disappears in the fog - Tour of Korea, May 7-13, 2005
• Camel signs in the desert: Marco Polo at the Tour of Qatar
• First professional Chinese cycling team announced
• Tour of South China Sea: December 26, 2004-January 1, 2005
• Tour d'Indonesia: September 27-October 6, 2004: Part I, Part II

2004 entries

• Tour de China: October 29-31, 2004
• Tour de Hokkaido: September 15-20, 2004
• Tour of Qinghai Lake: July 17-25, 2004
• Marco Polo Cycling Project update: July 26, 2004
• Tour of Korea: June 12-20, 2004
• Tour of Sri Lanka: February 24-29, 2004
• Tour du Faso: October 29-November 9, 2003

2003 entries

• Tour de Hokkaido
• Chile-California Tour: Vuelta de Chile and Sea Otter Classic
• Tougher than ever: The Tour of Qinghai Lake
• Tour of Beijing

2002 entries

• A ticket to the tropics - Tour of Thailand and Tour de Okinawa
• Marco Polo hallucinates in Africa at the Tour du Faso
• Marco Polo races at high altitude in the Tour of Qinghai Lake
• Marco Polo travels by train to the Tour of Serbia
• Marco Polo takes the lead at the Tour of Korea
• Marco Polo goes to California (March-April 2002)
• Nathan Dahlberg's first year at Marco Polo...what a year! (February 18, 2002)
• Kam Po Wong profile (February 2002)
• 2001 Diary

In this diary, you will find stories about members of the Marco Polo Cycling Club, including reports from many races in non-traditional cycling countries that form part of our racing program.

The Marco Polo Cycling Club is a cycling club organised through the Internet, with riders from New Zealand, Hong Kong, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Albania, Colombia and the Netherlands. The club was founded in December 2000, and after one year, we grew to over 500 members from 45 countries.

In 2001, the Marco Polo Cycling Club raced in more then 10 countries on five continents. From the 14 stage races we raced in, we won the general classification four times! We also race in Europe, and with more than 15 podium placings, we have enjoyed much publicity and helped a lot of riders from non-traditional cycling countries do a good European program. The only area where the club has not been successful yet is in finding a sponsor that wants to benefit from the international exposure that the Marco Polo Elite team receives.

For more information, or to become a member (membership is free!), visit: www.marcopolocycling.com