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Cheng ji’s bringing up the rear, but he’s front and center as first chinese to start the tour, cheng ji started his athletic career as a runner, moved into cycling, and since has become the first chinese to start all three grand tours.

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GÉRARDMER, France (VN) — Cheng Ji (Giant-Shimano) may sit second from last in the general classification, but he has already made history by becoming the first rider from China to compete in the Tour de France.

“Like I say, it doesn’t matter in sport where you’re from, what matters is what you want to be and what you believe,” Ji said. “It’s very simple, just try and change your way.”

Ji comes from Harbin, which counts 6.7 million inhabitants and sits in the country’s far northeast, near Russia. Known as Ice City, Harbin grows so cold in the winter that locals cut ice from the river and build small villages, stringing lights throughout and creating a magical environment.

Ji kept warm as a 500- and 800-meter runner until he discovered cycling. He rode first on the track and then moved outdoors during the warmer months.

“I jumped on a bike, but I wasn’t really good. I was too skinny, about 53 or 54kg [117lb], without any muscle,” said Ji. “In the beginning, it was really hard.”

He progressed and made the bridge from China to Europe. He joined Giant-Shimano in 2007, then called Skil-Shimano, remaining with the mostly Asian and Dutch squad as it grew to become a first-division team.

In 2012, he became the first Chinese cyclist to race the Vuelta a España and helped John Degenkolb win five stages. He was so strong in that Vuelta, they started to call him the “Breakaway Killer.”

“The first time I heard the name, it was funny,” Ji said. “I did my job well in the Vuelta and the journalists invented this name. I said, ‘It’s funny, I like it.'”

Last year, Ji became China’s first participant in the 2013 Giro d’Italia. He only stuck around to stage 5, but that was enough to lend Degenkolb a hand for the Matera stage win.

Now, he has gone three for three in the grand tours with a start in the Tour de France.

“He can still become stronger, become more focused,” said sports director Marc Reef. “Like on the first day of the Tour, he eased off one minute at the top of a climb and lost his place. You can’t do that in the Tour.”

Still Ji has helped Marcel Kittel win three stages this year. And he has already had an effect on the race and his country.

“It’s big for Giant, big for Shimano, big for the Tour, and big for everyone else,” said Reef. “His Vuelta and Giro ride made an incredible impact on China. You can just imagine what the Tour is doing. He’s getting a lot of attention while growing into the ambassador role.”

This year, seven Chinese journalists are covering the Tour de France. At home, fans can watch live coverage for two hours every day for the first time. When they’re not watching, they are logging on to Ji’s Weibo account , China’s equivalent to Twitter, and leaving around 300 messages of support daily.

“Cycling’s become more popular in China now. When I go back for holiday, I see more people on their bikes, but that’s not just because of me, it’s just the gradual interest in sport and their desire to have fun in their free time,” Ji said.

“We’ve won three times so far in the Tour. I’m going to help the team win more, that’s my big goal. My personal aim is just to finish the race.”

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Tour de France heads to China with Criterium in Shanghai

The Tour de France – or to be specific, a Criterium organised by race owners ASO – is heading to China.

On the last weekend of October, the Tour de France China Criterium will take place in Shanghai, and follows a similar event held in Saitama, Japan for the past four years.

Some of the biggest stars from this summer’s French Grand Tour will join local Chinese riders for the race on a three-kilometre circuit based around the site of the 2010 Universal Expo and the China Art Museum.

Only one Chinese rider has completed the Tour de France – Ji Cheng, who rode the 2014 edition of the race with Giant-Shimano and finshed as lanterne rouge in last place.

He retired at the end of last season at the age of 29 after a decade with the team.

Ahead of the Tour de France China Critérium, the city of Changsa – the birthplace of Chairman Mao – will host the Etape China by le Tour de France, with several thousand cyclists expected to take part.

The weekend of the Criterium itself – 28 and 29 October – Shanghai will also see a 22-kilometre family ride starting at the city’s 468-metre tall Oriental Pearl Radio & TV Tower.

France and Shanghai have a longstanding connection, with the European country administering the area of the city known as the French Concession from 1849 to 1943, and which remains a popular tourist destination today thanks to its distinctive fee

Jean-Etienne Amaury, president of ASO, which launched the event in partnership with Activation Sport, said: “We want to share the passion all over the world. The Tour de France is reinventing itself and thriving in the context of the global development of cycling.

“We believe that Activation Sport, with its strong desire to develop a healthy and sustainable sport-oriented lifestyle, will be the ideal gateway for us to reach the millions of bicycle lovers in China.”

The Tour de France Criterium in Saitama, Japan, has attracted upwards of 200,000 spectators since it was launched in 2013, with last year’s edition featuring Tour de France winner Chris Froome and world champion Peter Sagan.

There’s very much an end-of-term feel about the event, with pre-race publicity last year seeing the pair and other riders dressing in imperial kimonos as well as making and eating Mochi, a traditional Japanese cake.

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Tour de France Goes to China: The Shanghai Critérium

One would think that all the fame the Tour de France gathered on the European continent might satisfy the behemoth of cycling races but last year saw it moving its activities to Asia.

The Critérium is an official Tour de France offshoot event and, for now, exists in two versions only – The Saitama Critérium in Japan and the Chinese Shanghai Critérium. With the first one already behind us, we’re going to talk about the latter which is about to happen this Saturday, on 17 November.

The official full name of the race is Le Tour de France Škoda China Critérium and was made possible by the A. S. O. – Amaury Sports Organisation – which is a world-famous company that owns, designs, and runs top international sporting events, specializing in the ‘non-stadia’ kind. As the name of the race suggests, Škoda is often the most notable sponsor of the A. S. O. cycling activities. With only the second year coming up, The Shanghai Critérium is a real newcomer on the scene. But the contender teams and their riders are certainly far from the greenhorn status. See for yourself:

We have Team Sky with yellow jersey holder Geraint Thomas who is having his most successful season to date. Next is AG2R La Mondiale with Romain Bardet and white jersey holder Pierre Latour and Katusha-Alpecin with Marcel Kittel. Where there’s Team Sky, there’s, of course, Bora-Hansgrohe with the notorious character Peter Sagan, dressed in green again. Bahrain-Merida couldn’t stay behind and will be bringing Antonio Nibali. Then we have Astana in full combat gear and Mitchelton-Scott team with the European champion Matteo Trentin. Accompanying those will be five more Chinese teams.

The nature of the track isn’t very similar to that of Le Tour. The potential rider can choose between two options – the Critérium Amateur ride of 21.8 km or the Critérium Pro, which is divided into twenty 3km-long laps. Both versions take place on the same urban track and don’t leave Shanghai’s downtown. As there are no slopes, hilly ascents, or other obstacles and the mainly flat course goes on in 20 laps, the Pro race resembles time-trial type events most of all. To make the laps as interesting as possible, the organisers planned the track along some of the most stunning sights of the city – one being the Oriental Pearl Tower and the other the China Art Museum. The Pro racers will see those twenty times in a row, after all, so let’s make it count.

According to estimates, the event expects to amass some 2,000 participants and about 50,000 on-site spectators. The riders will also receive some VIP treatment in the days leading to the race and afterwards, including introduction to Chinese traditional customs, culture, and food. We can’t help but think that for the riders of the likes of Sagan or Thomas, it must feel like a slightly demanding holiday before the winter break of the 2018 season but there’s still room for surprises! See you all in Shanghai this Saturday.

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ST. LAURENT DE LA CABRERISSE, France — It was predictable that Marcel Kittel, the amiable sprinter who has won three stages in this year’s Tour de France, attracted a large crowd of reporters on the race’s rest day Monday.

But while Ji Cheng, the man on the Giant Shimano team who chases down breakaways so that Kittel can do his work, was less of an attraction, he does hold two distinctions. He is the Lanterne Rouge, the rider in the last position over all, 4 hours 13 minutes behind the leader, Vincenzo Nibali. And he is the first Chinese rider ever in the race.

While China is a nation where bicycles, despite a growing influx of cars and scooters, remain an important form of transportation, racing on them is far less common.

Ji started out as a runner. But a dislike of the cold in his northern hometown, Harbin, set him off on a path that led him to the Tour.

Rather than cross-country ski, the preferred method of off-season training for runners in Harbin, Ji sought the warmth of an indoor velodrome.

“The track is not fun,” Ji said Monday. “The track is always lap after lap and the trainer is looking at his stopwatch and saying, ‘O.K. you were one second slower.’ ”

In road racing, by comparison, “you can train outside and you can see the people, you can see the view,” said Ji, 27. “It’s amazing for me.”

Ji probably would not be racing in Europe if the Chinese subsidiary of Shimano, the large bicycle parts maker, had not set up a small program to get Chinese riders there in 2006.

Ji’s knowledge of European road racing at that point was not extensive and based entirely on watching television.

“When you watch on the TV, you say: ‘Ah that’s nice, ah that’s cool, ah you saw that climb, ah you saw that attack, cool.’ But you really enjoy the race,” he said. “When you know what’s going on, it’s totally different.”

In China, Ji raced on relatively small circuits made up of closed four-lane highways. Despite the comparative lack of danger, coaches instructed Ji to brake before the corners and take them slowly, a route to failure in European racing. At the time, there were only two road races a year in China. In Europe, Ji now rides in about 45 a year.

Although Ji cannot recall the name of the first race he rode in Europe, a one-day event in France in 2007, he certainly remembers the experience.

“It was many narrow roads, everybody was just nervous and people were fighting for position,” Ji recalled. “For me it was just unbelievable. Why are people fighting like that?”

Punched several times during the race by rivals trying to move ahead, Ji did not finish.

Ji and the other two Chinese riders were sent to northern Holland and entered in that country’s numerous amateur criteriums. Held on short, tight circuits, each is a small war. Ji soon learned how to follow the pack through corners at speed without braking and, just as important, how to move up through the group. The inexperienced Chinese riders were always lined up at the back.

“Of course we had a lot of crashes, we had a lot of bad experiences,” Ji said. “But we learned how to fight.”

He gradually moved up to higher levels of racing. In 2012, he raced in the Vuelta a España, and last year brought him to the Giro d’Italia. Both were Chinese cycling firsts.

He remains the only one of a handful of Chinese riders Shimano sent to Europe who is still racing. But it has come at a cost. When the European season winds down and he returns home, Ji said that he is expected to then start racing for the Chinese national team.

“In China, it’s not like Europeans who say, ‘No, I’m tired, I don’t want to do that.’ ”

His now successful bid to make it to the Tour de France meant that Ji went four years without seeing his father, and he has not seen his wife, whom he married last year, for eight months.

Ji said that his ride at the Tour was receiving considerable attention in China, where the race is broadcast daily.

Ji was not impressed by the cobblestones in one decisive stage of this year’s Tour. “When there’s such nice roads, why are you racing there?” he asked. And he finds noise from the large crowds sometimes headache-inducing.

He is, however, neither embarrassed nor bothered about being in last place. It is, Ji said, part of a plan. Mountain stages, days when his team leader, Kittel, will not be anywhere near the front to fight for the finish, he takes it easy to preserve energy for the flat days when he leads the Tour’s entire pack of riders. His only job on climbs is to make sure that everyone on his team avoids missing the time limit.

“I’ve really taken them easy,” he said of the Alpine stages. “Maybe I lost 20 minutes: That’s O.K., because I really need to relax to prepare for what’s coming.”

He added: “My parents, my friends understand why I’m in last position. When somebody don’t understand, that’s fine.”

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China’s first Tour de France cyclist chases his dream

The Tour de France standings can be misleading. After four days of racing, Ji Cheng is 192nd out of 194 remaining riders. Yet already the race represents a double triumph for the 26-year-old cyclist.

Issued on: 09/07/2014 - 08:26

When the Tour rolled out from Leeds on Saturday, Ji made history as the first cyclist from China to compete in the Grande Boucle. Ji represents China, but he is employed by the Dutch team Giant-Shimano.

The team’s star is sprinter Marcel Kittel. Ji’s job is to help Kittel win. So far, Ji and the rest of the Shimano team, have done just that. Led out by a phalanx of teammates, Kittel won the first stage in Harrogate, the third stage in London and the fourth stage on Tuesday in Lille.

Ji is accomplishing his twin goals for the Tour.

"My mission is to work as hard and as best as possible for the team and to finish on the Champs Elysées at the end," he told FRANCE 24 before the start.

Ji is from Harbin in northern China. The city is home to a famous ice festival and the temperatures in December, January and February are well below freezing.

"In 2002 I changed sport from running to cycling," he said. Ji took up track cycling, which meant he could train indoors in a velodrome all winter.

"The system is very different to Europe and other countries where cycling is popular," he said. "When I started cycling there were only two road races on during the season."

In 2007, he signed with the Giant-Shimano team, then known as Skil-Shimano.

"Shimano China wanted to support some Chinese racers. They wanted someone to go to a European professional team to race, to finally have a Chinese rider start the Tour de France," Ji told AFP. "I'm lucky they called me and said: 'there's a chance, you're young and good for road biking'."

The transition was not easy.

‘Really sad’

"The first year I was really sad, it was completely different," he said. "When you come to Europe, it's the small, funny things. When you come home from a race on Sunday and on Monday everything is closed in the city."

"It's a hard life, I have a family but they stay in China, my wife also," he said. "I'd really like my wife to come to Europe."

Ji’s participation in the Tour is a mark of the faith his team has in him.

"When we started working with him as a young talented rider back in 2008 we made a long-term plan and this has seen him develop into the highest level of the sport and we see him now playing an important factor in the sprint formations," Rudi Kemna, the Giant-Shimano coach, told the web site of the sport’s governing body, the UCI, or Union Cycliste Internationale.

Ji has already ridden in the two other major tours: the 2012 Vuelta a Espana and the Giro d'Italia last year for Giant-Shimano.

"For me, personally, finally I did the three Grand Tours, I can say I'm the first Chinese. I'm really happy for that and also for my dream since I started cycling, so finally I got there," he said.

Yet the Tour has a special status.

"When I started cycling in China, the Tour de France was the only race they showed on the TV," Ji said, adding that his participation was "an opportunity to show Chinese cycling to the world."

‘Globalization of the sport’

For professional cycling, Ji’s participation also offers a chance to show off the sport to the most populous country in the world.

"Having Cheng in the team as the first Chinese rider ever to ride the Tour de France will be huge for him and his country and we look forward to seeing the impact this has on the globalisation of the sport," Kemna said.

Ji might also have an impact on cycling in China on both a professional and a daily level. He said he hopes to inspire more Chinese racers.

"I hope for the future we will send more and more riders to European pro races," Ji said. "I hope they can use my experience to see that European cycling is possible."

His ride is also symbolic for a country that was once known as the "Kingdom of Bicycles," because so many people cycled everywhere.

With increasing wealth, more and more people have switched to cars and mopeds and more and more live in distant suburbs. That has contributed to a growing problem with air pollution. Now there is a move to get people back on their bikes.

Last year, more than 150 Chinese cities, including Harbin, took part in "National Car-Free Day”.

For now, as the Tour heads to France, Ji is focused on helping his team and reaching the finish.

"For me riding the Tour de France is a dream come true,” he said.

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Tour de France 2023 preview: Full schedule and how to watch live

Another thrilling battle at the 2023 Tour de France is in sight as Tadej Pogacer will try to take back the Tour de France crown that he lost to Jonas Vingegaard last year. Here is all you need to about this year’s race which begins on 1 July in Bilbao, Spain.

The Tour de France 2023 has all the makings of another road cycling thriller.

Will the world’s most prestigious race be the third act in the epic battle between defending champion Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark and 2021 champion Tadej Pogacar ?

Soon we will have all the answers with the 110 th edition of the French Grand Tour starting on Saturday (1 July) in Bilbao, the largest city in the Basque Country, Spain.

Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) is hoping to be crowned champion again, after he won last year’s race as just the second Dane in history ahead of Slovenia’s two-time Tour de France winner, Tadej Pogacar

It is the 110 th edition of the French Grand Tour that will feature Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion Richard Carapaz , silver medallist Wout van Aert and bronze medallist Pogacar.

La Grande Boucle will cover 3,404 km over the 21 stages, with the final stage taking place at the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 23 July. There are eight flat stages, four hilly stages, one time trial and eight mountain stages. Four of these have summit finishes, including the stage to the mythical Puy de Dôme.

176 riders will be on the start line at the Guggenheim Museum, one of Bilbao’s major tourist attractions, with eight riders for each of the 22 teams.

Below you will find everything you need to know about this year’s Tour de France.

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Tour de france 2023 general classification riders to watch.

In 2022, we witnessed a breathtaking duel between Vingegaard and Pogacar , and they are coming into this year’s race as the two big favourites.

The 26-year-old Dane has participated in four stage races this season, having won three of them in dominant fashion - O Gran Camiño, Itzulia Basque Country, and most recently the Critérium du Dauphiné.

Pogacar and Vingegaard last faced each other at the Paris-Nice in March, where the 24-year-old Slovenian claimed victory ahead of David Gaudu and Vingegaard .

UAE Tean Emirates captain Pogacar has claimed no less than 14 victories this season including Paris-Nice, Tour of Flanders, Amstel Gold Race and La Flèche Wallonne, before he crashed and broke his wrist at the Liège-Bastogne-Liège.

The two-time Il Lombardia winner made his comeback last week, claiming both the Slovenian national time trial and road race championship.

2022 Giro d’Italia winner Jai Hindley is going to be the leader on a strong BORA - Hansgrohe team. At the Critérium du Dauphiné, 27-year-old Hindley finished fourth behind Adam Yates of the UAE Team Emirates and his compatriot Ben O'Connor of AG2R Citroën Team.

With his win at last year’s Giro, the Australian has shown that he has the endurance needed to compete in a three-week Grand Tour.

22-year-old Mattias Skjelmose (Denmark) stunned the world of cycling by winning the Tour de Suisse earlier this month ahead of the likes of Remco Evenepoel and Juan Ayuso .

He continued his impressive run and was crowned Danish road race champion on Sunday (25 June), after a spectacular solo effort in the final kilometres.

The Trek-Segafredo rider has participated in one Grand Tour previously as he rode the Giro d’Italia last year finishing just 40 th . This year’s Tour de France will be a test of his stamina.

And dont count out Enric Mas. The 28-year-old Spaniard has finished second in the general classification at the Vuelta a España three times and is hoping to make the podium at the Tour.

The Movistar rider came in top six overall in three stage races this season.

Other key riders at the Tour de France 2023

Green jersey.

Last year's points competition winner Wout van Aert has already announced that the green jersey will not be a target for him as he aims to win stages and prepare for the UCI Cycling World Championships that takes place just two weeks after the finish in Paris.

That leaves Jasper Philipsen of Alpecin-Deceuninck as the favourite to take the crown. The Belgian clinched two stages last season - including the most prestigious sprint finish on the Champs-Élysées - and he has already six race wins this season. His versatile teammate Mathieu van der Poel seems to be in the shape of his life, and if the Paris-Roubaix winner gets the freedom to chase the green jersey, watch out for the Dutchman.

The biggest threat might come from Soudal-Quick Step that always target stage wins with their sprinter. Fabio Jakobsen will be their trusted sprinter, like last year. The Dutchman is supported by a strong sprint cast with the most experienced lead-out man in the peloton, Michael Mørkøv, to set him up. 

Sprinter’s teams like Team Jayco Alula with Dylan Groenewegen and Lotto Dstny with Caleb Ewan will also chase stage wins and are contenders for the green jersey.

Denmark’s Mads Pedersen and Biniam Girmay of Eritrea are not only great sprinters but also good climbers. That ability can secure points for the green jersey classification on the more hilly stages. Pedersen took his first Tour de France stage win in last year’s edition and claimed the green jersey in the Vuelta a España, but like van Aert he has announced his focus is to arrive in top shape at the UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow.

Polka dot jersey

In the last three editions of the Tour de France, the winner of the king of the mountains classification has also been the overall winner of the Tour de France. Therefore, Pogacar and Vingegaard are the top contenders this year.

For the French riders it will be a special achievement to be on the podium in Paris wearing the polka dot jersey. Thibaut Pinot , who was king of the mountains classification at the Giro d’Italia in May is keen on challenging the two top guns as is 2019 polka dot jersey winner Romain Bardet .

Tour de France 2023 route and important stages

The 2023 Tour de France begins with a hilly stage containing some 3,400 metres of climbing. Contenders for the overall win will have to be ready from the start on the hills around Bilbao. The stage suits classics specialist like Mathieu van der Poel , Wout van Aert and Julian Alaphilippe who all want to be the first rider to wear the yellow jersey at this year’s Tour de France.

After another hilly stage in the Basque Country to San Sebastian on stage two, the peloton will cross the French border and resume the race with flat stages on day three and four. 

Stage five will take the peloton on the first mountain stage in the Pyrenees which includes Col du Soudet and Col de Marie Blanque. The following day, the riders will tackle the mythical mountain Col du Tourmalet before finishing the stage on the category 1 climb Cauterets-Cambasque. Week one concludes with an eagerly anticipated summit finish to the volcano Puy de Dôme that returns to the Tour after a 35-year absence.

On stage 13 in week two, the teams face a gruelling finish to Col du Grand Colombier in the Jura mountains. The two following days will also test the riders’ climbing skills with stage 15 featuring a summit finish to Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc in the Alps to end week two.

The final week kicks off with stage 16, the only individual time trial in the race. It is just 22 kilometres long but contains a fair amount of climbing, especially in the second part of the route. After the time trial, the queen stage of the Tour de France with more than 5000 metres of climbing is sure to generate plenty of drama. Colo de la Loze, the highest point of the race at 2304m, is the biggest obstacle on this stage being 28 kilometres long, with an average gradient of six percent.

Two flatter stages follow ahead of a short but mountainous penultimate stage in the Vosges on stage 20. It will be the last chance for the general classification contenders to gain time before the celebrations in Paris.

Day-by-day route of the 2023 Tour de France

Saturday 1 July: Stage 1 - Bilbao-Bilbao (182km)

Sunday 2 July: Stage 2 - Vitoria-Gasteiz - Saint-Sebastian (208.9km)

Monday 3 July: Stage 3 - Amorebieta - Etxano-Bayonne (187.4 km)

Tuesday 4 July: Stage 4 - Dax - Nogaro (181.8 km)

Wednesday 5 July: Stage 5 - Pau - Laruns (162.7 km)

Thursday 6 July: Stage 6 - Tarbes - Cauterets-Cambasque (144.9 km)

Friday 7 July: Stage 7 - Mont-de-Marsan - Bordeaux          (169.9 km)

Saturday 8 July: Stage 8 - Libourne - Limoges (200.7 km)

Sunday 9 July: Stage 9 - Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat - Puy de Dôme (182.4 km)

Monday 10 July: Rest Day

Tuesday 11 July: Stage 10 - Vulcania - Issoire (167.2 km)

Wednesday 12 July: Stage 11 - Clermont-Ferrand - Moulins (179.8 km)

Thursday 13 July: Stage 12 - Roanne - Belleville-en-Beaujolais (168.8 km)

Friday 14 July: Stage 13 - Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne - Grand Colombier (137.8 km)

Saturday 15 July: Stage 14 - Annemasse - Morzine Les Portes du Soleil       (151.8 km)

Sunday 16 July Stage 15 - Les Gets les portes du soleil - Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc (179 km)

Monday 17 July: Rest Day

Tuesday 18 July: Stage 16 - Passy - Combloux (22.4 km individual time trial)

Wednesday 19 July: Stage 17 - Saint-Gervais-Mont-Blanc - Courchevel (165.7 km)

Thursday 20 July: Stage 18 - Moûtiers - Bourg-en-Bresse (184.9 km)

Friday July 21: Stage 19  - Moirans-en-Montagne - Poligny (172.8 km)

Saturday July 22: Stage 20 - Belfort - Le Markstein Fellering (133.5 km)

Sunday July 23: Stage 21 - Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines - Paris Champs-Élysées (115.1 km)

How to watch the 2023 Tour de France live

The Tour de France will be shown live in 190 countries. Here is a list of the official broadcast partners across different territories.

Basque Country - EiTB

Belgium - RTBF and VRT

Czech Republic - Česká Televize

Denmark - TV2

Europe - Eurosport Eurosport

France - France TV Sport France TV Sport and Eurosport France

Germany - Discovery+ and ARD

Ireland - TG4

Italy - Discovery+ and RAI Sport

Luxemburg - RTL

Netherlands - Discovery+ and NOS

Norway - TV2

Portugal - RTP

Scandinavia - Discovery+

Slovakia - RTVS

Slovenia - RTV SLO

Spain - RTVE

Switzerland - SRG-SSR

United Kingdom - Discovery+ and ITV

Wales - S4C

Canada - FloBikes

Colombia - CaracolTV

Latin America & Caribbean: ESPN

South America - TV5 Monde

United States - NBC Sports and TV5 Monde

Asia Pacific

Australia - SBS

China - CCTV and Zhibo TV

Japan - J Sports

New Zealand - Sky Sport

South-East Asia - Global Cycling Network and Eurosport

Middle East and Africa

The Middle East and North Africa - BeIN Sports and TV5 Monde

Subsaharan Africa - Supersport and TV5 Monde

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2021 Shanghai Lin-Gang CRITÉRIUM RIDE

2021 Tour de France Shanghai Lin-Gang CRITÉRIUM RIDE

i. Date & Place

(1) Date: 8:00-12:00 on May 30th 2021

(2) Start: Huanhu N°1 Rd.(Nearby Dishui Lake North Island)

(3) Finish of The Race: Huanhu N°1 Rd.(Nearby Dishui Lake North Island)

(4) Finish of The Ride: Huanhu N°1 Rd.(Nearby Dishui Lake North Island)

Lin-gang Special Area of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone is in southeast Shanghai, with Pudong airport to its north and Yangshan International Port to its south. It is an important node of the Shanghai Coastal Thoroughfare. The area encourages high-quality international capital to enter public service fields such as education, medical care, elderly care, culture and sports, park construction and urban operation. It will strengthen infrastructure development and management, and enhance high-quality international urban service functions to build a modern new town featuring openness and innovation, intelligent ecology, integrated urban and industrial development, and a friendly living and working environment.

For the first time in its history, Le Tour de France Criterium Ride will come Lin-gang Special Area and enables the participants to experience its scene via cycling. In order to show the booming construction of the town and embody Le Tour de France’s concept of public participation, the stage will include roads which represent unique characters of Lin-gang, such as Dishui Lake Core Area, seaside embankment and boulevards. The wind turbines as well as the East Sea Bridge are just alongside the track. Meanwhile, the cyclists will pass through several industrial parks and eco-parks that showcase the construction process of Lin-gang.

Race Category

2021 Tour de France Shanghai Lin-Gang CRITÉRIUM RIDE is open to 2500 registrations, allocated to one race categories as below: 

(1) The Race: 62 km,2000 participants; 

(2) The Ride：8.5 km,500 participants;

Supervised by

Shanghai Sports Bureau

China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lin-Gang Special Area Administration

Shanghai Juss Sports Development (Group) Co.,Ltd

Shanghai Harbour City Development (Group) Co.,Ltd

Organized by

Shanghai Dishui Lake Commercial Tourism Development Management Co., Ltd

Shanghai Juss Event Management CO., LTD

Shanghai Activation Sports Group

Support by

Shanghai Cycling Association

Amaury Sport Organisation

EVENT RULES

i. Date & Place of the Race

(1) Date: 8:00-12:00 on May 30th 2021

(2) Start: Huanhu N°1 Rd.(Nearby Dishui Lake North Island)

ii. Race Category

(1) The Race: 62 km,2000 participants; 

(2) The Ride：8.5 km,500 participants;

iii. Routes

The Race:  Huanhu N°1 Rd.（Near by Dishui Lake North Island）-Huanhu N°1 Rd.-Huanhu E°1 Rd.-Huanhu S°1 Rd.-Nangang Av.-Huanhu S°2 Rd.-Xiaoan Rd.-Huanhu E°3 Rd.-Huanhu S°3 Rd.-Nangang Av.-Diding Rd.-Shijitang Rd.-Binguo Rd.-Dongda Rd.-Donghai Av.-Sansan Rd.-Diding Rd.(Retrace)-Sansan Rd.-Donghai Av.-Huanhu N°3 Rd.-huanhu E°3 Rd.-Xiaoan Rd.-Huanhu E°2 Rd.-Bingang Av.-Haunhu N°1 Rd.(Near by Dishui Lake North Island)

The Ride： Huanhu N°1 Rd.（Near by Dishui Lake North Island）-Huanhu E°1 Rd.-Huanhu S°1 Rd.-Huanhu W°1 Rd.-Huanhu N°1 Rd.（Near by Dishui Lake North Island）

iv. Registration Date & Fees

  Registration starts on 18:00 April 26TH 2021 and will be closed on 18:00 May 10th based on the first-come-first-serve principle. 

* Once the registration is successful, the registration cannot be changed and the registration fee will not be refunded.

v. Entry

(1) To participate in The Race, you must be 16-60 years old (born between May 30th 1961 and May 30th 2005), to participate in The Ride , you must be 16-55 years old (born between May 30th 1966 and May 30th 2005) .all participants are required to provide a health certificate or a physical examination report issued by a registered medical institution certifying that you are physically fit to participate in the race.

(2) People suffering from the following are deemed unfit to participate in the race: 

a. congenital or rheumatic heart disease;

b. hypertension or cerebrovascular disease;

c. myocarditis or other cardiac diseases;

d. coronary artery disease or serious arrhythmia;

e. diabetes or hypoglycemia;

f.  cold within two weeks before the race;

g. pregnant;

h. any other risk-prone diseases.

vi. Notes for Participants

(1) Risks of cycling: though the race is undertaken in closed roads, potential safety risks as road damages, missing manhole covers, and mechanical bike malfunctions are not excluded. All participants must pay close attention to the road condition and ensure the safety of him/her and others. All participants should also control the speed when encountering downhill. Riding backwards is forbidden all along the route. 

(2) Requirements for protective equipment: all participants must wear bike helmets, otherwise will be disqualified. Participants are suggested to wear the jersey provided by the OC as well as cycling pants and gloves for a more comfortable experience.

(3) Drinking/feeding stations: the OC will set drinking and feeding stations along the route. The exact locations will be distributed to the participants along with the package before the race.

(4) Mechanical assistance: a mechanical assistance is available for participants all along the route at set locations and on a mobile basis. The service is free of charge to participants, but a fee is charged for any materials used for repairs.

vii. Rules of the Races

(1) The race is subject to the latest Rules of Union Cycliste Internationale. 

(2) Cyclists’ race numbers (bibs) will be arranged and distributed by the Organizing Committee.

(3) All the participants must present themselves for a roll call at the start zone and assemble at the designated area based on the bib number at 7:00 on May 30th. The races start at 8:00.

(4) The podium attenders of Individual Classification are the first three riders to cross the finish line, the Best Young Rider Classification winner goes to the young rider with shortest net time, and the overall rankings are decided by net time. The Sprint Classification are awarded to the riders with shortest net time between corresponding timing spots (please refer to the Route,The podium atthenders should finish within 1 hours from winner finished). 

(5) Only riders with road bikes are qualified as award candidates for Individual Classification of The Race while riders with other types of bikes will be timed and listed in overall rankings only. 

*Road bike refers to the type that is officially recognized by UCI road bike mass start races. 

(6) The Ride is timed，But no ranking. 

(7) It is strictly forbidden to participate in the race with:

· An electric bicycle or electrically assisted pedal cycle;

· Fixed gear;

· A recumbent or prone bicycle;

· A bicycle equipped with any kind of extension (including but not limited to triathlon bars);

· Sharing bikes.

· *See the official website "riding regulations" for details.

(8) Time limit of the races: 

To ensure a successful and safe race, a time limit both for the race and the transportation will be set to the race. The public transportation will open again after the limit time. Any participants who haven’t finished the race within the time limit should stop and quit the course for safety reasons. Those who quit the race will take the escort coaches provided by OC to the finish zone. The time limits will be published on the official website.

viii. Awards

The following awards will be decided and granted to male and female riders separately. 

(1) The Race

· Individual Classification – Winner, 2nd place & 3rd place; Winner will get the trophy.

· Points Classification – Winner will get the trophy. 

· Best Young Rider Classification -- Winner will get the trophy.( This award is only for riders born after May 30th, 1996)

· The female and male Individual Classification winners will be awarded the free entrance to 2022 L'Étape Championship in France. The accommodation is covered while the flight tickets will be self-afforded.（The quota is not transferable and will be postponed automatically if winner cannot participate.）

(2) The Ride

The Ride is timed, But not ranking. 

Any participant who completes the races within the time limit will be awarded a medal. The certificate of result will be available for self-printing on the official website 24 hours after the race. Please download the certificate within 30 days. Results will be available for check 24 hours after the race.

ix. Package collecting:

After successful registration for the race, please collect your race package with your valid ID of yours. If due to personal reasons, the organizing committee does not provide delivery or delay collecting service. Minors shall be accompanied by their legal guardians to collect package on the spot.

x. Punishment

The Organizing Committee will arrange judges at the start, along the whole course and at the finish. In case any participant has committed any of the following offences at any time during the race, the Organizing Committee will disqualify such participant from the race, or order a one-or-two-year suspension or a lifetime ban circumstantially:

(1) Age or identity fabrication;

(2) Racing with more than one chip per person (also including the possibility of one participant wearing timing chip(s) of the other gender);

(3) Do not suspend the timing chip in accordance with the regulations, or disassemble the timing chip without authorization.

(4) Completing the race in relays;

(5) Not following the start order and/or start at non-designated area;

(6) Not obeying the rules at the starting line;

(7) Continuing racing after cutoff time or re-entering the course after dropping out of the race;

(8) Not racing along the designated course, taking a shortcut or hitching a ride;

(9) Crossing the finish line repeatedly or not completing the whole distance but crossing the finish line to get the medal;

(10) Forging the bib number, using the bib number of other races, not wearing the bib number, or wearing a timing chip of other races to finish the race;

(11) Altering or shielding the bib number, or transferring the bib number to another individual;

(12) Not following event staff or disturbing the race order; gathering a crowd and making disturbances or fighting and brawling;

(13) Other behaviors against the rules.

Consequences arising during the race from enrolling by age or identity fabrication or transferring bib number to another individual shall be borne solely by the personnel involved.

xi.  Arbitration

Those who disagree with the results and the course of the competition may submit an arbitration application to the organizing committee within 72 hours after the race, and pay a 200 yuan arbitration fee (if the secondary appeal is successful, the arbitration fee will be refunded. If the appeal fails, the arbitration fee will not be given return).

xii. Insurance

The Organizing Committee will take out insurance for all participants and staff（Bicycle insurance is not included. Riders are advised to insure themselves）.

xiii. Technical Officials, Technical Representatives & Judges

The technical officials, technical representatives and judges will be appointed by Shanghai Cycling Association. 

xiv.  Issues not covered herein are subject to further notices and updates.

xv.  If the event is postponed or cancelled due to force majeure, the entry fee will not be refunded. The organizing committee shall not be liable for any loss of yours.

xvi.  Registration will not be accepted within 14 days from middle and high risk areas in China or from overseas.

xvii.  The rights of interpretation of this race are vested in the Organizing Committee of 2021 Tour de France Shanghai Lin-Gang CRITÉRIUM RIDE.

xviii.  Contact Information of OC

1. Hotline: 400-100-3103

2. Email: [email protected]

March, 2021

The Race: 

Huanhu N°1 Rd.（Near by Dishui Lake North Island）-Huanhu N°1 Rd.-Huanhu E°1 Rd.-Huanhu S°1 Rd.-Nangang Av.-Huanhu S°2 Rd.-Xiaoan Rd.-Huanhu E°3 Rd.-Huanhu S°3 Rd.-Nangang Av.-Diding Rd.-Shijitang Rd.-Binguo Rd.-Dongda Rd.-Donghai Av.-Sansan Rd.-Diding Rd.(Retrace)-Sansan Rd.-Donghai Av.-Huanhu N°3 Rd.-huanhu E°3 Rd.-Xiaoan Rd.-Huanhu E°2 Rd.-Bingang Av.-Haunhu N°1 Rd.(Near by Dishui Lake North Island)

Huanhu N°1 Rd.（Near by Dishui Lake North Island）-Huanhu E°1 Rd.-Huanhu S°1 Rd.-Huanhu W°1 Rd.-Huanhu N°1 Rd.（Near by Dishui Lake North Island）

REGISTRATION DATE & FEES & REQUIREMENTS

Registration Date & Fees & Requirements

i. Registration Date & Fees

  Registration starts on April 26nd 2021 based on the first-come-first-serve principle. 

ii. Entry

(1) To participate in The Race, you must be 16-60 years old (born between May 30th 1961 and May 30th 2005), to participate in The Ride , you must be 16-55 years old (born between May 30th 1966 and May 30th 2005). all participants are required to provide a health certificate or a physical examination report issued by a registered medical institution certifying that you are physically fit to participate in the race.

· Individual Classification – Winner, 2nd place & 3rd place; Winner will get the trophy.

·  Points Classification – Winner will get the trophy. 

·  Best Young Rider Classification -- Winner will get the trophy.( This award is only for riders born after May 30th, 1996)

·  The female and male Individual Classification winners will be awarded the free entrance to 2022 L'Étape Championship in France. The accommodation is covered while the flight tickets will be self-afforded.（The quota is not transferable and will be postponed automatically if winner cannot participate.）

LIMITED CYCLING JERSEY

The lake blue color and the wave pattern reveals the character of the race.

The light jersey helps you to perform well even when facing windage and high temperature.

The reflectorized design on the back enables you to ride day and night.

The nice-looking and practical jersey is on sale now.

Join us and enjoy the discount!

Noted: No cancellation accepted after successful payment for customerized cause.

TRAFFIC GUIDE

Transport information as below is for reference. 

From the following major cities, you can reach North Island of Dishui Lake.

Downtown of Shanghai, approx. 1.5hrs

Hangzhou, approx. 2.5hrs

Suzhou, approx. 2.5hrs

Nanjing, approx. 4.5hrs

Yangzhou, approx. 4.5hrs

Railway——High-speed Railway Shanghai Hongqiao Station/Shanghai Station

From the following major cities, you can reach High-speed Railway Shanghai Hongqiao Station/Shanghai Station within 6 hours.

Hangzhou, Nanjing, Hefei, Changsha, Fuzhou, Xiamen

*Distance from High-speed Railway Shanghai Hongqiao Station is 88km and it will cost RMB300 for a taxi.

Line 16 - Dishui Lake Station is the nearest subway station from the main venue.

Dishuihu Station can be reached by subway transfer from major transportation hubs (Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station, Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, Shanghai Pudong International Airport).

Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station: Line 2-line 16, approx. 2.5hrs

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport: Line 2-line 16, approx. 2.5hrs

Shanghai Pudong International Airport: Line 2-line 16, approx. 2.5hrs

There are two airports in Shanghai: Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and Shanghai Pudong International Airport

There is no airport shuttle bus to the main venue. It is suggested to take the subway or take a taxi. Please Plan your time as logically as possible.

HOTEL RECOMMENDATIONS

Crowne Plaza Shanghai Dishui Lake

No. 1, South Island, Lin-gang Special Area, Pudong New Area, Shanghai

TEL：021-20339999

4.7km from start

Nanhuizui Levee Hotel

333 Shiitang Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai

TEL：021-38289999

5.5km from start

Holiday Inn Express Shanghai Dishui Lake

1199 Huanhu West 3nd Road, Lin-gang Special Area, Pudong New Area, Shanghai

Tel：021-20966111

Jinjiang Hotel

960 Huanhu West 2nd Road, Lingang New City, Pudong New Area, Shanghai

TEL: 13918817375

2.7km from start

Hanting Hotel

No. 100, Ruimu Road, Nanhui Xincheng Town, Pudong New District, Shanghai

TEL：021-58166688

2.9km from start

Shanghai haichang Ocean Park resort hotel

777 Qiqing Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai

Tel：021-38863999

4.9km from start

Grand Mercure Lin-gang Shanghai

No. 288, Yunying Road, Lin-gang Special Area, Shanghai

TEL: 021-57508888

Vienna International Hotel

22 Kangnaixin Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China

TEL：021-68681888

5.1km from start

Home Inn 

No. 225 Molli Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai

TEL：021-20956688

4.8km from start

Crystal Orange Hotel

No. 48, Lane 330, Xialiu Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai

TEL：13671833566

4.1km from start

Yitel Grand Hotel

Lane 468, Zhubai Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai

TEL：021-68286666

5.1km from start

YIHAO BOUTIQUE HOTEL

No.221, Lane 215, Zhubai Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai

TEL：021-68282022

2.9km from start

 How to register for 2021 Tour de France Shanghai Lin-Gang CRITÉRIUM RIDE ?

Login to APP Store, search and download [IMIN由我], or update to latest version (1.0.7). Enter "RACE" section after registration, select “临港新片区站” and click "立即报名" button to sign up online；

Or log on the official website of Le Tour de France China Events（http://www.china-letour.com/criterium） by mobile phone and PC to complete the registration online.

2. When does the registration start? 

Registration is open from 18:00 P.M. April 26th to 18:00 P.M. May 10th. 

3. What is included in my registration?

Race slot; Insurance; Welcome bag; Finisher medal; Full road closure experience; Medical assistance; On-course feeding zones.

4. What is included in the Welcome bag?

Race number pack(bib number, number plate, luggage tag, info sticker, event itinerary timetable); Event program; Goodies from official partners.

5. Is a physical examination necessary to participate in 2021 Tour de France Shanghai Lin-Gang CRITÉRIUM RIDE?

You can register after confirming you are physically healthy or have long-term exercises or basic training for the race.  After the registration is successful, you are required to get a physical health certificate at a registered medical institution.

6. Are there any requirements for the participating bicycle models?

You can log on the website（http://www.china-letour.com/criterium）. There are detailed directions about the participating bicycle models.

7. Is bicycle insurance included in the insurance for the participant?

The Organizing Committee will take out insurance for all participants and staff（Bicycle insurance is not included. Riders are advised to insure themselves）.

8. Is the road closed to traffic during the race?

Throughout the entire race, as for the professional riders in the Tour de France, you will ride on a road which is closed to traffic. However, a time limit is set up to ensure the road opens again at a specific time. After this time, the road will be open to traffic once again. The time schedule will be available later on the website and wechat official account. The Wechat ID is ‘letourofficial’.

9. What happens if I am eliminated or if I retire?

The “time schedule” vehicle(Broom wagon) follows a precise time schedule. Any rider who is overtaken by this vehicle at any point during the race, will be considered eliminated. If you retire, you should leave the track for being safe, and wait for the “time schedule” vehicle. If you are eliminated, you should follow the instructions, a bus/truck will take you and your bicycle to the finish village.

10. Should I re-register for the website if I did before?

No, you can just log in with the original user name.

11. Can personal basic information be modified after successful registration?

After successful registration, basic information can be modified in the personal center.

12.  How to know whether the registration is successful or not?

There are three ways to confirm the registration: 1. The system will send an email to inform the successful registration; 2. Log on the website to check if the registration is successful；3. The mobile phone number which used to register will receive a message about the successful registration.

13. Can I change race category after registration online?

No. You cannot change the race category after completing the registration.

14. Is it possible to register as a group?

No, each individual participant has to register on their own.

15. Could I get refund for giving up the race after registration confirmed?

No. Once registration is confirmed, you can neither change the race category nor get refund.

16.Is there any storage service before the race？

Yes, it is free of charge before the race.

17. Is there any souvenir?

Each participant who finishes the race within time limitation will be awarded with  a medal, and will be able to download the participation certificate on official website after the race is finished.

18. Is there a photo service?

The information of photo service will be published on the Wechat Official Account, please take notice of it.

19. When will the results be published?

The results will be available to check after the race on official website and Wechat Official Account. You will be able to download the finisher certificate in your personal account on Tour de France Events in China.

20. If I have any other questions, how to contact the committee in order to consult? 

You can contact us via service number: 400-100-3103（Monday to Friday，10:00-18:00）, or send the email to [email protected].

RIDING REGULATIONS

GENERAL RULES

1. Participants shall give first priority to safety and enjoy cycling. Participants shall fully cooperate so as to ensure smooth operation of the Tournament (as defined in the  Disclaimer ).

2. In order to participate the Tournament, participants shall agree and fully understand and undertake to obey the rules, precautions, important notes formulated by Tour de France Events  in China (hereinafter referred to as “ Event Rules ”) before participating in the Tournament.

3. Participants should pay attention to the announcements and mailed materials from Tour de France Events in China and make efforts to obtain the latest information on all events through the official web site, WeChat, Weibo and other media channels.

4. With respect to participants in violation of this document, the Organizers (as defined in the  Disclaimer)  have the right to execute various penalties such as denying entry of course, cancel eligibility , asking leaving the course and canceling all racing results. Any liabilities and obligations arising from the participants’ violation of this document shall be borne by the participants themselves. If the Organizers suffer any further loss or are required to bear any liabilities for the third party, the Organizers have the right to claim all compensation against participants so as to restitute the Organizers to the state that no loss is suffered by the aforementioned situation.

5. Participants are required to take responsibility for themselves and participate in the Tournament on the premise of full safety management and health management.

6. “ The Organizers ” under this document refers to the organizing committee, the organizers, co-organizers, executing agency, event venues provider and all other sponsoring and participating entities and each of their subsidiaries and co-organizers.

(1) To the participants for all courses

1. Participants must judge themselves to be in good health and possessing the ability to complete their selected course within the time limit, shall be consistent with the entry requirements which are defined in the  Disclaimer  and other regulations.

2. Participants agree to comply with the Event Rules.

(2) Bicycle and Equipment Requirements

a. Allowable Bicycle Classes

1. Bicycles must comply with Chinese laws, regulations, rules and regulatory documents (hereinafter referred to as " Chinese law ") and be equipped and fully featured for road-cycling.

2. Bicycles shall be free-wheel with gears, both front and rear brakes in perfect working condition, and shall be capable of withstanding the usual intensity of cycling.

b. Handlebar shape

1. Handlebars without a quick brake operation and/or are unfit for controlling on steep roads are prohibited.

2. Handlebars different from the standard equipment and are considered dangerous for travel are prohibited.

c. Accessories ・ Equipment

1. Helmet, headlight, taillight or light reflector and bell are mandatory. Gloves are recommended.

2. Accessories which are not necessary for the ride and prevent safe riding are prohibited.

(3) Bicycle Inspection and Supervision, Clothing, Accessories  

a. Bicycle inspection

1. Participants are responsible for preparing and maintaining their bicycles on the day of the Tournament in accordance with Chinese law, rules and this document.

2. Participants are encouraged to undergo inspections and maintenance of their bicycles in advance at a bicycle shop.

3. Participants are required to submit a self-conducted bicycle inspection report at the reception on the day before the Tournament. On the day of the Tournament before the race starts, the staffs of the Tournament are entitled to conduct visual inspections of bicycles, participants should cooperate unconditionally. If the bicycle is determined by the staff of the Tournament to be inconsistent with the entry requirements, the Organizers reserve the right to disqualify the vehicles as which being judged to be obstructing safe riding.

4. If the Organizers find bicycles with safety problems which do not conform to this document, such as not being properly equipped, having forbidden decorations attached, or not being well-maintained, the rider will not be allowed to participate as the bicycles being judged to be obstructing safe riding.

b. Bicycle supervision, theft and damage

1. The Organizer do NOT take any responsibility for theft, damage, loss, etc. of bicycles.

2. Participants are responsible to properly place, lock and fix their bicycles and to handle with related issues.

c. Clothing

1. Participants should wear clothing that is suitable for exercise and is highly visible.

2. Cosplay and doll clothing are not allowed.

3. Participants must wear helmets that meet the requirements of this document while riding and are encouraged to wear gloves to protect themselves from injury in case of a fall.

d. Accessories

1. The number on the bib is the registered number of the participant and the Organizers will confirm the identity of the participants based on such number so the participants are required to properly attach the bib to their clothing for all time.

2. Participants who lose or forget to bring their helmets, numbers (with passage check chip), number plate or helmet sticker are not allowed to participate.

3. Participants are in principal required to all bicycle repair, such as flat tire, by themselves. Please carry the necessary tools for repair, such as an air pump and a spare inner tube.

4. Please be prepared for cold and rainy weather conditions, and participants are advisable to fully prepare cold proof clothing, rain coat etc.).

5. Participants should carry their valid ID card, cell phone and money in case of emergency.

6. Participants are advised to bring food and drinks with Electrolyte.

(4) Regarding the Tournament

a. General riding rules

1. Participants must obey Chinese law as well as directions and guidance given by the staffs of the Tournament, police officers, and security staff (hereinafter referred to as “ Working   Staff ”) in each course.

2. Participants must obey all traffic regulations and ride safely. Participants must mind traffic manners and not pose any harm or danger to traffic.

3. If a participant’s riding is judged to be dangerous, or a participant does not obey the instructions given by event staff, they will be given a warning. If their behavior is not changed after warning is given, such participant may be stopped or disqualified for riding and may be asked to leave the course.

4. Participants should check their racing course in advance, such as the route, forks in the road, aid stations, checkpoints, time limit, precautionary matters and so on.

5. Participants involved in an accident or injured or witnessing an accident or injury should notify working staff immediately. If there is no working staff available, participants should contact the event headquarters directly, the emergency contact number of the Tournament is   [4001003103].

b. General rules of road cycling

1. Participants shall ride in a speed and manner that does not cause any harm or hindrance to others in accordance to road and traffic conditions.

2. Participants on each course shall follow after the guiding staff and vehicles.

3. Participants shall ride in accordance with the specified direction.

4. Participants shall maintain a distance from each other to avoid accidents due to sudden braking.

5. Do not undertake dangerous riding, such as unnecessary turns or sudden stops.

6. When passing other participants is unavoidable, participants shall give physical and verbal signals. Participants shall ride safely and make mutual concessions.

7. If event staff decide a participant unable to finish within the time limit or unable to continue riding, they will be picked up in a vehicle. Participants must accept the decision made by event staff.

8. Participants are prohibited to use earphones with the exception of necessary hearing aid equipment.

9. Participants shall turn on their lights during inclement weather, at sunset, and in tunnels.

10. Dangerous riding, such as erratic line changing, cutting in line or unreasonable and dangerous overtaking are prohibited.

11. When riding on curved and other roads with unclear fields of observation, participants shall ride by the right side of the roads.

12. Participants are not allowed to stray from the course. If this is done intentionally, the Organizers reserve the right to cancel their eligibility.

13. Make gestures at the participants for safety when turning left or right.

14. Participants are responsible for looking out and checking for the adjacence of the back bicycles while riding.

15. Family and friends are not allowed to drive parallel to your bicycle because it is dangerous and an obstruction to traffic.

c. Bicycle Breakdown

1. If your bicycle breaks down, move your bicycle off course to a safe place immediately, like the sidewalk before doing repairs.

2. If you cannot fix the problem by yourself, follow directions of the nearest event staff.

3. It is the premise of the participation that participants are able to deal with tire burst and other circumstances..

4. We offer mechanical service at the starting point and end point. If replacement parts are needed, the participant shall pay the expenses accordingly.

(5) Checkpoints

1. Checkpoints are set up on the course and end point. Each checkpoint has a closing time, and all participants except for those who exits must pass through before then. The Organizers reserve the right to change the closing time.

2. Participants shall understand the closing times of each checkpoint to manage their riding time and pace.

3. If participants exceed the closing time of next checkpoint on the course, they will be pick up in a vehicle, and shall follow the directions of the event staff in that case.

*This document has been prepared in both Chinese and English. In the event of any inconsistency, the Chinese version shall prevail. 

PACKAGE COLLECTING

1、B2 Great Court, ONE EAST Mall, No. 788 Zhongshan South 1st Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai 

(You can take the Metro line 13 to World Expo Museum and use Exit 3)

Date:  

12:00-21:00 on May 27th 2021

12:00-19:00 on May 28th 2021

2、Huanhu N°1 Rd（South side of main entrance of Dishui Lake North Island)

13:00-18:00 on May 29th 2021

*After successful ly registrating  for the race, please collect your race package with your valid ID. If due to personal reasons, the organizing committee does not provide delivery or delay collecting service.

EPIDEMIC PREVENTION

1、鉴于国内疫情反复，暂不接受14天内途经或来自中高风险地区人员参加比赛， 14天内途经或来自中高风险地区所在地（市）人员须持7日内有效核酸检测阴性报告方可参加比赛 。

比如：选手A于赛前14天内途经或者来自辽宁省沈阳市和平区文艺路艺园小区（中风险地区），此次赛事将不接受选手A参赛；选手B于赛前14天内途经或者来自辽宁省沈阳市（不包括中风险地区），选手B需持赛前7日内有效核酸检测阴性报告进场参赛。

2、所有参赛人员在开赛前须 佩戴口罩并保持1米以上安全社交距离 。

3、所有参赛人员在领取赛事包时须 如实签署健康安全责任承诺书 。

4、所有参赛人员须在领取赛事包时完成 实名制绑定 ，5月30日比赛日当天须出示行程码及随身码，如有隐瞒不报者，将强制退赛，报名费不予退还，并须承担相应的法律责任。

5、体温超过37.3 °C人员不得入场。

*以上条款可能因国家或地区防疫政策变动而调整，请通过赛事官方网站（点击底部阅读原文）及官方社交媒体实时关注最新通知。

TRAFFIC CONTROL

2021环法中国系列赛全民绕圈赛·上海临港新片区站定于2021年5月30日举行。为确保赛事活动安全、顺利进行，届时将于2021年5月27日-30日相关时段，对本市部分道路采取临时交通管制措施。现通告如下：

(一)5月27日14时至5月30日23时，环湖北一路（紫椴路至滨港大道）禁止机动车、非机动车和行人通行。

(二)5月29日18时至5月30日12时，堤顶路（南港大道至世纪塘路）禁止机动车、非机动车和行人通行。

(三)5月30日0时至12时下述路段禁止机动车、非机动车和行人通行。

1.环湖一路（临港大道北路东至海港大道）。

2.海基三路（海港大道至堤顶路）。

3.南港大道（环湖南一路至堤顶路）。

4.环湖二路（南港大道至小桉路）。

5.小桉路（环湖东二路至环湖东三路）。

6.环湖三路（小桉路至南港大道）。

7.南港大道（环湖南三路至堤顶路。

8.世纪塘路（堤顶路至滨果路）。

9.滨果路（世纪塘路至东大公路）。

10.滨果路（东大公路至临港大道）。

11.东大公路（滨果路至东海大道）。

12.东海大道（东大公路至环湖北三路）。

13.三三公路（东海大道至堤顶路）。

14.环湖三路（白荆路东至海港大道）。

15.环湖二路（临港大道东至海港大道）。

16.滨港大道（环湖北二路至环湖北一路）。

*上述道路实施交通管制之后，路段内，仍未驶离车辆将由公安交通管理部门托离至环湖一路未管制道路辅路路面停车位。

二、届时，公安交通管理部门将根据比赛现场情况，视情提前或推迟交通管制时间，扩大或缩小交通管制范围。敬请广大市民事先做好出行安排，积极配合交通管理工作。

比赛时间： 2021.05.30

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China – Launch of the Franco-Chinese Year of Cultural Tourism (5 January 2024)

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As was announced by Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna and her Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, during the November 24, 2023, high-level dialogue on people-to-people exchanges, the official launch of the Franco-Chinese Year of Cultural Tourism (ATC) is taking place today in China during the opening ceremony of the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, with Olivia Grégoire, Minister Delegate for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Trade, Small-Scale Industry, and Tourism, in attendance.

2024 will be marked by the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between France and China. In light of this, the Franco-Chinese Year of Cultural Tourism seeks to promote France as a tourist and cultural destination to a Chinese audience. The numerous events organized in over 30 Chinese cities throughout the year will highlight France’s tangible and intangible heritage, its vital art scene, and its cultural and creative industries. Prestigious French institutions such as the Palace of Versailles, the Mobilier National, and the Ballet of the Opéra national de Bordeaux will offer an exceptional series of events in order to introduce audiences to the French arts, whether classic or contemporary, in fields ranging from music to arts and crafts, filmmaking, and literature.

Additionally, the Franco-Chinese Year of Cultural Tourism aims to promote China as a tourist and cultural destination to a French audience.

Useful links

• France / China (in French)
• More information on the website of the ministry
• Embassy of France in China