Zhongxin Online Rao, September 9 (Reporter Wu Pengquan) The 8th Tour of Poyang Lake International Cycling Competition (referred to as the "Tour of Poyang") started on the 8th in Sanqing Mountain, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province, where more than 30 professional cyclists from more than 130 countries, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan performed "crazy racing".
On September 9th, the 8th International Cycling Race around Poyang Lake started in Sanqing Mountain, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province. Photo courtesy of Jiangxi Provincial Sports Bureau
The Tour de Po was held in 9 districted cities in Jiangxi Province from September 8 to 19, with a total of 11 sprint points and 11 climbing points in 24 stations, and 19 teams, all composed of professional, continental and national teams.
This year's event set up individual awards and team points awards such as individual overall performance champion, sprint total performance champion, mountaineering total performance champion, best young athlete, Greater China overall performance champion, etc., and the total prize money and appearance fee reached 100 million yuan.
This year's Tour is the first time since the inception of the event that it has joined the International Self-Union Asian Tour sequence (UCI Level 2.2) and the Paris Olympic Points Race, and the Chinese national road cycling team has teamed up to win points for the Paris Olympic Games. This also marks that through more than ten years of efforts, the Tour de Po has embarked on a new starting point, completed the transformation to the professional direction of high-level competitive events, and officially become one of the well-known professional cycling events in China and even Asia.
The total mileage of this competition is 2941,1101 kilometers, of which the race distance is 1840,2023 kilometers and the transition distance is <>,<> kilometers, which is the international road cycling ring race with the largest number of domestic races and the longest mileage in China in <>. The setting of the track strictly implements the standards of the International Self-Union Professional Championship from the technical point of view, and carries out a comprehensive and scientific design in terms of specific rules, route design, team structure and other aspects.
On September 9th, the 8th Poyang Lake International Cycling Competition opened in Shangrao, Jiangxi Province, and the participants competed fiercely. Photo courtesy of Jiangxi Provincial Sports Bureau
The reporter learned that in the process of preparing for the event, Jiangxi's districted cities have closely integrated the Tour de Po with local regional characteristics and the development of national fitness, and created unique sports supporting activities, such as mass cycling, amateur bicycle competition, children's balance bike, online cycling, Olympic champions public welfare walk, campus cycling knowledge and technical training around the Po, etc., so that cycling sports can truly become a way of life, further promote the healthy Jiangxi action, and enhance the people's sense of sports gain, satisfaction and happiness.
Located in Jiangxi Province, Poyang Lake is the largest freshwater lake in China and an important wetland with world influence. The 11th Tour de Po is authorized by the International Cycling Federation, hosted by the People's Government of Jiangxi Province, and organized by the China Cycling Association, the Sports Bureau of Jiangxi Province, the people's governments of <> districted cities in Jiangxi and the people's governments of the host regions and counties. (End)