The Sufferfest, announced its fourth annual Tour of Sufferlandria, the Greatest Grand Tour of a Mythical Nation. February 6 through February 14, thousands of cyclists from more than 30 countries will embark on a 9-day suffering binge within the confines of their Bike Torture Chamber, Pain Cave, or Official Sufferlandrian Embassy.

The Tour of Sufferlandria is considered one of the most difficult indoor cycling challenges in the world. The route announcement can be viewed here.

“This year’s 9-stage tour is not designed for Couchlandrians. For the first time ever, riders will be starting in the mountains and things hardly let up from there,” said David McQuillen, The Sufferfest CEO. “But, to ease the pain and soften the blow, riders have the opportunity to once again suffer for a cause and ride to benefit the Tour’s patron of choice the Davis Phinney Foundation.”

Over the past four years, the Tour to-date has raised more than $105,000 for the Davis Phinney Foundation. Committed to supporting programs and research for Parkinson’s disease, the Foundation was founded in 2004 by Olympic medalist and cycling legend, Davis Phinney, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2000. With a $10 donation, Sufferlandrians are eligible for the Tour’s list of amazing prizes such as a road bike from BMC Bicycles and signed items by professional cyclists.

HOW THE TOS WORKS

1. The Tour of Sufferlandria is about doing 9 days of Sufferfest videos in a row. You do the rides from the relative discomfort of your own home or in a group at one of our Officially Licensed Facilities.
2. REGISTER: for the Tour by making at least a $10 USD donation to the Davis Phinney Foundation. For every $10 USD you donate, you earn one chance in our prize pool (so if you donate, say, $100, you earn 10 chances in our prize pool).
3. Then get on and ride the video(s) for each stage of the Tour on the day specified. You DO NOT have to track or tell us or anyone whether you do the stages or how hard you ride. You are a Sufferlandrian, we trust you will do justice to the course.
4. Be sure to join in the Tour of Sufferlandria Facebook group -it's the Official Race Village and where all the trash-talk happens. It’s awesome fun.
5. Once it’s over, you will have accomplished something truly incredible. HONOR, GLORY and VICTORY will be yours.

One week after the ToS, we take all the donations and randomly select winners for the prize pool. Winners will be notified by email.

* It’s not really a race – it’s just you against yourself and whether you can push yourself for 9 days straight.

See The Chainlink's product review of The Sufferfest.

For more information visit www.thesufferfest.com/pages/tour-of-sufferlandria.