Cycling 170km on Fixed Gear from Fengrun to Beijing

3.6.2008 von Ines.

We knew this is going to be tough day with long cycling (170km) and very high chance of rain. So we started very early to get as far as possible before the rain started. There was quite some air pollution and I was very happy that I was cycling with my anti-pollution mask.

The road quality of this national road connecting the two Olympic cities – Beijing and Qinghuangdao – was a bit worse than the first day. And that was just about 150km away from Beijiing. Click here to see all the pictures.

We took some pictures to show the “motion”:

There was always enough time for some posing for pictures during the breaks just on the road.

When we got to the suburbs of Beijing and traffic lights turned red we all tried track stands. One of the Chinese girls on her mountain bike had really good balance despite the fact that (like most of the others) she just started cycling as a hobby less than a year ago.

Our oldest cycling team members were over 60 years old. They were really fit, had nice bikes and were always joking around. One had really cool stylish bike shoes.

The whole group was really nice. Especailly with our bike coach who was guiding us. We actually did not encounter any rain. We were all very happy to arrive at the hotel in Beijing after 170km.

The complete event had groups riding from 4 other Olympic cities: Shanghai, Shenyang, Qingdao and Tianjin. Each group consisted of 2 people from Beijing and 10 people from that city. After we arrived Beijing we had dinner all together with baijiu (Schnapps) and beer and many many pictures taken. See here for more pictures.

There were about 5 other women participating in the event as well as one other foreigner: An American living in Qingdao.

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