On September 25, the competition for the Zhuhai Hengqin Circle Race in the fifth stage of the second stage of the 2016 Tour of China International Road Cycling Race ended. Italy's Androni's Benfatto won the stage and retained the overall first yellow jersey and the sprint king blue jersey. After the end of this stage, the second stage of the 2016 Tour of China has ended, and various awards have been awarded.

Zhuhai is located in the hinterland of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Economic Circle, facing Hong Kong across the sea in the east and Macao in the south. As a part of the Guangdong Free Trade Zone, Hengqin is at the forefront of China's reform and opening up, and is an important hub of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.

Long Guangyan, Vice Mayor of Zhuhai, Sun Liping, Secretary-General of the Organizing Committee of the Tour of China, Yang Li, Deputy Secretary-General of the Organizing Committee of the Tour of China, Niu Hongtao, Deputy Director of the Bicycle Department of the Zijian Center of the General Administration of Sports of the People's Republic of China, Niu Jing, Member of the Party Leadership Group of the Zhuhai Municipal Government and Director of the Management Committee of Hengqin New Area, Wang Lingping, Director of the Zhuhai Municipal Bureau of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Wu Xiangming, Deputy Director of the Zhuhai Municipal Bureau of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and Zhong Ming, Deputy General Manager of Huafa Group, attended the opening ceremony.

The successful holding of the Zhuhai Hengqin Circumference Race has also received strong support from Huafa Group. Not only in terms of track layout, security links, government communication and the provision of rest venues, Huafa Group has personally and actively cooperated. The Hengqin International Tennis Center, as the starting and ending point of the event, combines cycling and tennis, adding unique elements to the final battle.

The track of the Zhuhai Hengqin Circuit Race is 82.9 kilometers long, which is a multi-bend flat road stage, with no climbing points, and there are 5 laps on the way, with a single lap of 8.1 kilometers, of which the second and fourth laps are two sprint points on the way.

The race started at 1 p.m. on time, and the riders broke through at the start of the race, forming a six-man lead group. After widening the gap, the breakaway riders took advantage of the multi-bend track to lead the main group by about 30 seconds. At the No. 1 way sprint, Maxen · Vasilyev from the Kors team of Ukraine passed first. The breakaway riders were engulfed by the main group just before the way sprint point in two, which Maxn won again in the group sprint.

The race continued on and at the 15km mark, George from China's Green Mountain Garden Racing Team and Kenya's Australian New Car Team's Griffi broke through to maintain a gap of more than 10 seconds to the main group. However, the strength of the two men was too small compared to the main group, and after the last kilometer of the turnaround, they were caught up by the main group, and the race entered the group sprint.

In the end, Androni swept the team again, with Benfato winning the stage. Ricardo and Marini from Italy's Ripo-Vini Vatini team finished second and third respectively.

After the end of this stage, the second stage of the 2016 Tour of China competition was over, and the awards of the second stage were also awarded, and the second stage of the award ceremony was held after the race.

Benfato wore two lead jerseys, the yellow jersey and the blue jersey of the sprint king, the polka dot jersey of the climbing king was won by Bazekov of the Minsk team of Belarus, and the white jersey of Wang Meiyin, a driver of the Chinese Zhimei Hengxiang team, symbolized the best driver in Greater China. In the team rankings, the Chinese Zhimei Hengxiang team became the biggest winner, winning the first place in the Greater China team, the first team in Asia and the team championship in the second stage.

Zhong Ming, deputy general manager of Huafa Group, presented awards to the contestants

The organizing committee also selected the best of the 2016 Tour of China, and the Chengde Paddock-Fengning Stage, Sichuan Leshan Stage and Hunan Shaoshan Stage were rated as the most beautiful scenic stages; The Chongqing Banan stage and the Bazhong-Pyeongchang stage were rated as the most challenging stages; Wuhan Xinzhou Stage, Huangshiyang New Stage, and Hunan Liling Stage are known as the most popular stages; Tianjin Wuqing Stage, Guangdong Qingyuan Stage and Guangdong Zhuhai Stage were rated as the most influential stages; The Wuhan Xinzhou stage was also rated as the best online popular stage.
 

The national fitness movement is integrated into China
 

10 minutes after the 2016 Tour of China International Kilometer Cycling Race Zhuhai Circle Race, the Zhuhai National Fitness Games "Beautiful Hengqin, Beautiful Life" bicycle race was held on the circuit of the Tour of China, and Zhuhai integrated the City Games into the Tour of China.

These are amateurs, but from a distance, their equipment is no less than that of the professionals, and the competition is divided into two categories, youth and middle-aged, with a total of 17 kilometers and more than 100 competitors. One participant said: "I am very happy to experience the professional circuit of the Tour of China, and I will strive to achieve good results thanks to the spirit of the professional drivers." ”

Rehearsal for a cheerleading show It's so hot that you wrap your head up

There was a cheerleading team participating in the performance during the pre-race warm-up of the Zhuhai Circle Race, and they came to the scene more than an hour early to present a wonderful performance for the Tour of China. The temperature in Zhuhai reached 33 degrees Celsius that day, and the performers rehearsed again and again under the scorching sun, and one performer was so hot that he simply wrapped his head in a dress, but even so, the performers practiced meticulously.

The performers are from the Zhuhai Cheerleading Association, half of them are teachers, half are college students, and they have given this cheerleading show a resounding name - Xuanwu Hengqin. Sure enough, in the formal performance, their neat movements and passionate performance were a complete success.

A variety of performances show the unique charm of the "City of Romance".

The warm-up performance of the Zhuhai Hengqin Circle Race presented a colorful program to the Chinese and foreign guests, showing the unique charm of the "Romantic City".

This performance includes traditional Chinese martial arts and lion dance performances, as well as passionate cheerleading and BMX demonstrations. Zhuhai Wushu Association 100 people have a solid foundation in the basic martial arts performance, superb lion dance skills, BMX jumping is a blockbuster, cheerleading and dancing enthusiastic, Chinese and foreign reporters have raised their cameras to record this wonderful moment.

Zhuhai is a city that you will never want to return, facing Hong Kong across the sea in the east and Macao in the south, with the reputation of "romantic city" and "city of 100 islands", with typical subtropical scenery, this beautiful coastal city has won the first place in the selection of "China's most livable city" and "the most favorite Chinese city for foreigners" by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences for many years. Hengqin is at the forefront of China's reform and opening up, and is an important hub of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. Zhuhai naturally selected such a special program in the warm-up field around China.

 
To create a cycling paradise, you can also see Hengqin

Zhuhai Hengqin public cycling, only the Zhuhai Bicycle Association came 500 people, President Tan Zhongming said with confidence: "We are trying to make Hengqin a cycling paradise." ”

Tan Zhongming introduced, Hengqin is close to the sea by the mountains, the whole island is 55 kilometers a week, the natural conditions are unique, the bicycle here has a good atmosphere, the Zhuhai Bicycle Association organizes cycling activities here every Sunday, and organizes individual training for enthusiasts with high cycling level every Wednesday, in addition, there is a long-distance travel ride every month.