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广 告 • 特 辑 // FEATURES /<br />
"We had over 200<br />
people attending from<br />
across China with<br />
one guy coming all<br />
the way from Turpan/<br />
Tu Lu Fan, Xinjiang!"<br />
—Ash Sutcliffe, HIBP founder<br />
ridges. Racers will be put through their<br />
paces on the first day, going from zero<br />
elevation to well over 1,200m on a 20km<br />
course, and then repeating a similar route<br />
on the second day. Only the toughest<br />
will make it across the finish line.<br />
Ash commented, “We built this up from a<br />
few guys knocking about in the woods and<br />
having fun to a fairly serious race series<br />
with four races planned across the Zhejiang<br />
region in <strong>2019</strong>. At our first race in March<br />
<strong>2019</strong>, we had over 200 people attending<br />
from across China with one guy coming all<br />
the way from Turpan/Tu Lu Fan, Xinjiang!”<br />
The Chinese mountain bike scene has<br />
been around for the past 20 years but<br />
has gathered momentum over the past<br />
decade as people have had more time<br />
and money to invest in personal sports.<br />
<strong>Hangzhou</strong>’s local trails were among the<br />
first to see mountain bike wheels in the<br />
late 90s, and the momentum has only<br />
grown since with riders coming from<br />
across the Jiangsu and Shanghai region.<br />
For more information, please check<br />
out hibp.net or follow them on their<br />
WeChat official account: HIBP<br />
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