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<strong>北京大学</strong>英语新闻网/<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />

<strong>PKU</strong> Student Association Series (V):<br />

Cycling Association <strong>of</strong> <strong>Peking</strong><br />

<strong>University</strong><br />

<strong>PKU</strong> NEWS<br />

http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=77153938<br />

You may notice that many a bicycle on <strong>PKU</strong> campus has a label <strong>of</strong> ―CAPU‖ at the<br />

rear. Tale has it that the label will protect the bicycle from theft. Whether true or not, it<br />

stands for what?<br />

Cycling Association <strong>of</strong> <strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong>, a students‘ society <strong>of</strong> cycling sport and<br />

social surveys. Established on Oct. 25th1995, it is one <strong>of</strong> the first university cycling<br />

groups in China, and it carries the purpose <strong>of</strong> ―Be united, be robust, be progressive,<br />

be participant‖. It organizes various kinds <strong>of</strong> activities, through which CAPU<br />

members learn the society, serve the people and train themselves.<br />

CAPU is under the instruction <strong>of</strong> China Cycling Association and distinguished<br />

experts on sport. Though it is young among <strong>PKU</strong> students‘ associations, CAPU has<br />

attracted great attention from not only the campus but the society. Since it was born<br />

in 1995, CAPU has been elected among Top Ten <strong>PKU</strong> Students‘ Societies every<br />

year and ranked among one <strong>of</strong> the three most influential societies on campus.<br />

Seeing the success <strong>of</strong> CAPU, quite a few universities in China have set up their own<br />

cycling associations, and developed cycling from a mere transportation to a popular<br />

sport.<br />

The regular activities <strong>of</strong> CAPU include physical exercises, camp and field training,<br />

voluntary bicycle repairing. Physical exercises are held from 9:20 to 10:00 every<br />

Monday, Wednesday and Friday night. Camp and field trainings are arranged at<br />

weekends and in vocations. Trips on bicycle to the places <strong>of</strong> interest on the outskirts<br />

<strong>of</strong> Beijing city help its participants accumulate cycling experience and enjoy the fresh<br />

air at leisure, as well as enhance the mutual understanding and prepare for the<br />

expedition in the summer holiday. None-CAPU members are also welcomed.<br />

Voluntary bicycle repairing at the Triangle from 3:00 to 5:30 every Friday afternoon<br />

aims at serving the campus. Some other kinds <strong>of</strong> activities, such as pursuit races,<br />

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