Tour de Okinawa: citizen races and how to prepare
- Distance
- 167 km
- Climbing
- 2,454 m
- Highest point
- 254 m
- Categorised climbs
- 19 · up to 15 %
- Shape
- Loop
Measured on the course you ride in Cycloscape. The organiser's own figures are below.
Elevation profile
3–254 m · 19 categorised climbsThe 6 biggest of 19 categorised climbs, in the order you ride them.
The Tour de Okinawa is a weekend of cycling in the north of Okinawa, based in Nago, with an international race and citizen road races. The 38th edition is on 7–8 November 2026, with citizen races of 200 km, 140 km and 100 km on Sunday 8 November. Entries for 2026 have closed.
Tour de Okinawa — amateur and cycling events at a glance
- Where
- Nago, Okinawa, Japan
- Official website
- tour-de-okinawa.jp ↗
- Next edition
- 7–8 November 2026
- Routes
- Citizen race 200 km: 200 km · Citizen race 140 km: 140 km · Citizen race 100 km: 100 km
- Terrain
- Hilly — repeated climbs
- Facts checked
- 4 November 2026, against the sources below
Full preparation and course training require Event Coach Pro.
Ride the real course on your trainer. The route of Tour de Okinawa — amateur and cycling events, 167 km, as a 3D world, with your trainer following its gradients — any day, and as part of your Event Coach plan. Part of Cycloscape Pro.
The routes
The Tour de Okinawa offers 3 routes.
| Route | Distance | Climbing |
|---|---|---|
| Citizen race 200 km | 200 km | — |
| Citizen race 140 km | 140 km | — |
| Citizen race 100 km | 100 km | — |
What the course asks of you
The roads of northern Okinawa follow the coast and cut across the hilly, forested Yanbaru region, with repeated climbs that break up the race. Warm, humid weather is likely even in November.
These are races: groups ride hard from the start. Train repeated threshold efforts and the ability to follow changes of pace, and drink often.
How to prepare
The general shape of a good preparation, which Event Coach turns into a plan for your fitness, time and date:
- Train repeated climbs: several efforts of 8 to 15 minutes close to your threshold, with short recoveries, copy the rhythm of the Tour de Okinawa.
- Build the long ride towards 200 km, so the final climbs are not the first time your legs have been out that long.
- Add a few short efforts at low cadence on steep gradients, for the ramps that come late in the day.
Pacing mistakes to avoid
The mistakes that cost riders the most on a day like this:
- Answering every climb of the Tour de Okinawa with a surge: repeated climbs reward an even effort, not a burst on each ramp.
- Spending the most on the famous climb when the hardest part of the day is still to come.
- Letting the pace of the group on the flat decide how tired you arrive at the climbs.
Prepare the Tour de Okinawa with Cycloscape
Tell Event Coach you are doing the Tour de Okinawa, your route and what you want from the day, and it builds your preparation towards 7–8 November 2026: structured workouts held by your trainer in ERG, Race Pacing for how to spend your effort, and Performance Lab to see whether the work is landing. Full preparation and course training require Event Coach Pro.
Frequently asked
When is the Tour de Okinawa 2026?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, according to the organiser.
How long are the routes of the Tour de Okinawa?
Citizen race 200 km: 200 km; Citizen race 140 km: 140 km; Citizen race 100 km: 100 km. The 2026 citizen races as listed by Sports Entry.
How many riders take part?
About 3,900 riders across the events in 2025.
Can I ride the course of the Tour de Okinawa in Cycloscape?
Yes, inside Event Coach with Cycloscape Pro: once you start your preparation, the course is ridden on your trainer as part of the plan.