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"Round-the-city Race" Rehearsed Yesterday

"Round-the-city Race" Rehearsed Yesterday

Write: Wang [2011-05-20]

Cyclists cross Yangmeidu Bridge.

(Photo by Reporter Li Chuancai, Wang Xuemei, Intern Cheng Shu)

Yesterday morning, cyclists ride bikes in downtown Ganzhou.

(Photo by Reporter Xie Donglin, Hu Huaijun)

On the morning of August 22, nearly a hundred local cycling lovers participated in the preview of "Round-the-city Race" and felt the excitement of cycling. The preview aims mainly to test track conditions of professional athletes' routes for the prelude competition of 2010 The First Tour-of-Poyang Lake International Cycle Track and The First Tour-of-Ganzhou International Cycle Track, which are going to start on 31st this month.

The 1-hour preview proves that the general condition of the track is good except some sections with many broken stones. In this regard, relevant departments will clean the roads so as to ensure the smooth running of the game.

In the past two years, cycling as a healthy and fashionable sport is being accepted gradually and developed in Ganzhou. For the local cycling lovers, the International Cycle Track is the long-awaited competition and a good learning opportunity. It was informed that some cycling lovers who participated in the preview this time would take part in competitions of amateur group in prelude competition of 2010 The First Tour-of-Poyang Lake International Cycle Track and The First Tour-of-Ganzhou International Cycle Track.

(Reporter Zeng Yan)