We know you like to play. So we've come up with a competition where you can win one of 5 official Tour of Friendship 2011 leader jerseys.

So what do you have to do? The Tour of Friendship will start on Saturday 30 April and will have 5 stages. To be in with a chance of winning a leader jersey, you simply have to guess the best NeilPryde Rider of the whole Tour.

The competition is now open and will close on Thursday, 4 May 2011 6am (Bangkok, Thailand time) right before the final stage.

To help you, we will be posting the best NeilPryde Epic Rider of each stage every day on this page. So if you visit this page every day, your chances increase to guess the best NeilPryde Rider.

To submit your guess you can simply fill out the provided form with your name, email address and the best NeilPryde Rider.

Please note:

As we cannot guarantee the availability of each colour you may only choose your size, we will then randomly choose an available colour. In case of more than 5 potential winners the winners will be drawn out of the hat.

After the 13th Asian Games in 1998 in Bangkok, Titaree Tanakorn decided to organise a new cycling tour with support of 40 commissaries. First named the "Anti Drug Tour Thailand" the name later changed to "Tour of Friendship". Famed for its friendly and fun atmosphere, the event grew every year by 60-80 riders and this year the organiser expects around 200 foreign riders to compete. The "Tour of Friendship" is neither about professional racing nor money - it is all about the love for cycling and to connect cyclists from all over the world.

The tour is well organised, with a dedicated staff of 120 to take care of the roads and to support the cyclists on their ride.

The entry fee of THB15,000 covers the race fee, hotels, food and transfer to and from the airport - more or less all expenses.

The trophy will be different each year and it resembles a spare bike part.

NeilPryde will reward the rider with the fastest TT time across all categories on stage 1 with a brand new frameset (Epic Riders are not eligible).

Date

Tour of Friendship 2011 will be held from 30 April – 4 May 2011.

Venue

Discipline

Organizer

Classification of Categories

• Junior
• Open
• 30-39 years
• 40-49 years
• 50-59 years
• Men Master
• Ladies

Bonus

• King of Mountain
• 1st place - 5 seconds
• Stage Winner
• 1st place - 10 seconds
• 2nd place - 6 seconds
• 3rd place - 4 seconds

Foreign Teams

• Application Fee: THB 15,000 per person (rider/staff/manager)
• Accommodation:
  • 29 April – 1 May 2011 Nonthaburi Palace (www.nonthaburipalace.com)
  • 1 May – 2 May 2011 Supalai Pasak Resort (www.supalaipasakresort.com)
  • 2 May – 4 May 2011 Kantary Hotel (www.kantarycollection.com/kantaryhotel-kabinburi/index.html)
  • 5 x breakfast, 5 x lunch, 1 x Great Welcome Dinner
  • 28 April extra night at Nonthaburi Palace THB 1,000
  • Single room additional THB 5,000 (for the whole race)
• Transportation:
  • 28/29 April 2011: Free transfer from the airport from gate 3 to the hotel (only from 8:00 am – 8:00 pm)
  • All riders should email arrival and departure flight details to the organizer
  • Transportation by bus will be arranged for foreign teams during the race

Deadline for Entry Forms

31 March 2011 (payment has to be settled before)

Prizes

• Stage winner: Trophy to 1st – 5th place of each category
• Overall prize: Trophy to 1st – 5th place of each category
• King of Mountain (every category)

NeilPryde will send two teams with each seven Epic Riders to Thailand to ride the first time as official NeilPryde Epic Riders teams. If you are interested in our bikes then this will be your chance to see Alize and Diablo in real tournament conditions. We are all very excited about this first official Epic Riders event and would be happy to show the bikes to anyone who is interested. The Epic Riders teams will be accompanied by a film crew and will have a blog on this website to keep you up to date with results, stories, pictures and videos.

Please also visit the Tour of Friendship Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/touroffriendship