Bikedan in Asia

Tour of Ganzhou – China’s Richest One Day Race

The Tour of Ganzhou – a one day 90km road race was held recently and I was part of the Champion System Team from Hong Kong who went to compete for the big prize money available. 50,000cny (approx $7,352usd) for the winner and then it paid 20 deep. Top ten all got decent prize money.  [...]

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Shimano XTR Dyna-Sys Testing

I have just gotten back from our big trip around China that included Chengdu, Macau, Hong Kong and Nanjing – was too busy on the road to have time to write up-dates to my website, but now that I am back home in Hangzhou you will see some stories published about the cycling in each [...]

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Early Mornings: Best Time to Ride

It is well worth the effort to get out of bed at 5.30am to head out for a couple of hours before the heat and the mad rush of Chinese traffic. It is definitely reinvigorating and leaves you craving for more early morning rides. Going with a friend on such rides can help with motivation [...]

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Epic Ride in China

Last year I wrote a popular article about an Epic Ride in Taiwan I recently had a ride that could be ranked up there with what you call EPIC rides.  As the Taiwan article mentioned, an epic ride has to contain certain factors to qualify as a true Epic.  This happened on the same stretch [...]

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Qinghai Lake Tour Stage Nine

One of the biggest cycling races in Asia concluded with a short 66km stage held on the tree-lined streets of Xining (the Capital of Qinghai). It was estimated that a crowd in excess of 50,000 turned out to watch the last day of cycling action. The riders sped through the streets at an average of [...]

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Qinghai Lake Tour Stage Eight

The Qinghai Lake Tour arrived in Qilian – dubbed as East Switzerland by the Chinese and it was easy to see why. It was a stunning contrast to the wide open  green grasslands, endless rolling hills devoid of trees. Now there was trees everywhere and beautiful valleys surrounded by imposing rocky mountains. For Stage Eight, [...]

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