STAGE

STAGE 1 SAGA-FUKUOKA

EVENT INFORMATION (SAGA) EVENT INFORMATION (FUKUOKA) TRAFFIC REGULATION

DATE

Saturday, October 10, 2026

START

10:00 (TBD)

COURSE

Karatsu City → Itoshima City → Fukuoka City

DISTANCE

152.0km

START / FINISH
LOCATION

START: Karatsu (Hado Cape)
FINISH: Fukuoka (Tenjin Bridge)

A line race starting from Hado Cape in Karatsu City, following the Route Grand Blue and passing through Itoshima City while overlooking the coastline of the Genkai Sea, before finishing in Tenjin, the heart of Fukuoka City.

SAGA-FUKUOKA Course Map（PDF）

Note: The official course profile (distance, elevation, etc.) announced by the Tour de Kyushu 2026 Executive Committee is based on data from VeloViewer—the tool recommended for international road races—rather than Ride with GPS. Please be aware that discrepancies in distance and elevation figures between VeloViewer and Ride with GPS arise from differences in the measurement methods used by each application.

	CaravanEst. Arrival	RidersEst. Arrival
START Hado Cape	9:20	10:00
KOM POINT Shobu Pass	9:5010:20	10:2010:5011:20
SPRINT POINT Route Grand Blue	10:10	10:4011:00
VIEWING POINT Karatsu City Hall	11:00	11:30
SPRINT POINT Karatsu Castle	11:00	11:30
VIEWING POINT Kafuri Shrine Intersection	11:30	12:00
SPRINT POINT Shima Central Park	12:00	12:30
KOM POINT Kyushu University	12:10	12:40
VIEWING POINT Imajuku Intersection	12:30	13:00
VIEWING POINT Odo-nishi Intersection	12:30	13:00
VIEWING POINT Tenjinbashiguchi Intersection	12:50	13:20
FINISH Tenjin Bridge	12:50	13:20

*The times shown for “Caravan Est. Arrival” and “Riders Est. Arrival” are estimates based on the race progressing at the “expected maximum speed” set for each stage (in 10-minute increments; 48km/h for the Saga-Fukuoka stage and 44km/h for the other stages). Actual arrival times may differ from the times above depending on how the race unfolds.

*Please also note that part of the caravan operation within the circuit course may be changed based on decisions made on the day (for example, reducing two laps to one).