The 19th round of the Qinghai Lake Race welcomes 100 days to count down from the original 13 stages or reduced to 8

Xining, March 29, China News (Reporter Zhang Tianfu) On March 29, the nineteenth 2020 Qinghai Lake International Road Cycling Race ushered in a 100-day countdown.

According to the plan, the nineteenth round of the Lake Race will start on July 7, 2020.

According to local media reports in Qinghai, this round of the Lakes Tournament will be unveiled as a UCI Professional Series. According to UCI regulations, the stage will be adjusted to eight stages and become the "Golden Week".

In previous sessions, the round-the-lake competition has generally been maintained in 13 stages, held in Qinghai, Gansu, and Ningxia provinces in northwestern China.

The picture shows the 100-day countdown to the 19th Qinghai Lake International Road Cycling Race. Photo by Li Yonglan

According to Yang Haining, deputy director of Qinghai Provincial Sports Bureau and deputy director of the organizing committee of the Hu Lake Race, according to the standards and requirements of the International Cycling Federation for the professional series, the current round lake race will be based on "new events", "new mechanisms" and "new pictures" "The characteristics of the" new business format "were newly unveiled," further strengthening the international status and further optimizing the competition mechanism. "

During the 100-day countdown to the 19th round of the Qinghu Lake Race, 100 cycling enthusiasts rode together on the shore of Qinghai Lake.

"At this special moment, we have realized that sports not only bring people the strength to overcome the virus, but also the strength to overcome difficulties." Yang Haining said, "We will strengthen our confidence, scientific planning, and make full preparations for the 19th The Tour of the Lakes will ensure the smooth running of the event. "

"The slogan of the 19th round-the-lake competition is 'World, Hello!'" Said Wang Xianzhong, chairman of Qinghai Sports Events Co., Ltd., "This not only represents another upgrade of the event, it has also entered the World Series sequence from Asia, and it also means that With the mission of the International Tournament around the Lake, I hope to use the spirit and strength of sports to encourage people around the world to work together to overcome the epidemic and build a beautiful new world together. "(End)