Other countries had been considered for the first Haute Route in East Asia, but the opportunity to help develop the vast, largely untapped market for top-end cycling events in China was too big of a lure to ignore. With that decision made, the Swiss-based outfit that has transformed the amateur road racing sector since it debuted the Haute Route Alps in 2011 then had to find an ideal location, and from a large list of potential locations they settled on the city of Dujiangyan to host the October 25-27 event. It proved to be a good choice. Click here to read the full feature story.
Despite the weather not fully cooperating, the inaugural Haute Route Qingcheng that concluded last Sunday in the mountains of Sichuan province was a big success, vindicating the decision of the Haute Route organisation to bring their prestigious brand of stage racing to China.
Other countries had been considered for the first Haute Route in East Asia, but the opportunity to help develop the vast, largely untapped market for top-end cycling events in China was too big of a lure to ignore. With that decision made, the Swiss-based outfit that has transformed the amateur road racing sector since it debuted the Haute Route Alps in 2011 then had to find an ideal location, and from a large list of potential locations they settled on the city of Dujiangyan to host the October 25-27 event. It proved to be a good choice. Click here to read the full feature story.
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Flat Spoke Media founder and editor-at-large Alan Grant was recently invited onto the Endurance Asia Podcast to talk about some of the long-distance challenges he's taken on over the years. As its name implies, the Endurance Asia Podcast seeks to pick the brains of people with a love of endurance sports. "Endurance Asia celebrates everything about endurance sports, from Ultra Marathons to Mountaineering, from Adventure Races to Ironman. We hear from athletes, explorers and race directors from or based in the Asia-Pacific region. Hosted by endurance enthusiasts based in Singapore, we celebrate ordinary people achieving extraordinary things, going beyond the limit of what they once thought possible." Click here to listen to Alan's full chat with Endurance Asia chief Scott Pugh. The phenomenally successful global cycling series known as Haute Route is venturing into East Asia later this month with the inaugural Haute Route Qingcheng, a three-day event set in the mountains of Sichuan province in China. As well as breaking new ground in terms of geography, the October 25-27 event will be the first Haute Route event to take place on completely closed roads. The Haute Route Qingcheng delivers over 5,000 metres of climb ing over its three stages and promises to be a fascinating event offering something completely different in terms of culture and terrain from previous Haute Route challenges. Click here to read the full preview. |
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