Why China Doesn't Hold Any Tours

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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    It does:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_of_Qinghai_Lake
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    The Tour of Beijing is due to be a big new stage race next year:

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-of-beijing-joins-the-uci-worldtour
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • Scrumple
    Scrumple Posts: 2,665
    He wasn't being literal...
  • brin
    brin Posts: 1,122
    Scrumple wrote:
    He wasn't being literal...

    ta :wink:
  • nolf
    nolf Posts: 1,287
    Thats amazing.

    Reminds me though of when I saw pictures of the new and empty Chinese cities.
    Built to accomodate 1 million + people, but only a couple of thousand live there.

    Fresh tarmac, no traffic, no pedestrians.

    I so want to live there, just to cycle around the empty streets and pretend it's 28 days later.
    "I hold it true, what'er befall;
    I feel it, when I sorrow most;
    'Tis better to have loved and lost;
    Than never to have loved at all."

    Alfred Tennyson
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    brin wrote:
    Scrumple wrote:
    He wasn't being literal...

    ta :wink:

    Well what did you mean then? We're not psychic. Were you trying to show off that you'd found some pictures of China on the internet?
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • ShutUpLegs
    ShutUpLegs Posts: 3,522
    RichN95 wrote:
    brin wrote:
    Scrumple wrote:
    He wasn't being literal...

    ta :wink:

    Well what did you mean then? We're not psychic. Were you trying to show off that you'd found some pictures of China on the internet?

    Relax, its only the internets
  • Ollieda
    Ollieda Posts: 1,010
    nolf wrote:
    Thats amazing.

    Reminds me though of when I saw pictures of the new and empty Chinese cities.
    Built to accomodate 1 million + people, but only a couple of thousand live there.

    Fresh tarmac, no traffic, no pedestrians.

    I so want to live there, just to cycle around the empty streets and pretend it's 28 days later.

    I stayed at a uni in hangzhou and they have an area the size of a large town just for their uni; big open roads, fresh tarmac, cleaned daily. Wish I had my bike with me when I was there!

    There were a few roads running from one side to the other that were nearing 10 miles, straight and flat!
  • nwallace
    nwallace Posts: 1,465
    I'm a terrible climber, but I preffer the idea of cycling up those mountains over that cable car!
    Do Nellyphants count?

    Commuter: FCN 9
    Cheapo Roadie: FCN 5
    Off Road: FCN 11

    +1 when I don't get round to shaving for x days
  • clanton
    clanton Posts: 1,289
    Very nice scenery - would love to go!
  • daviesee
    daviesee Posts: 6,386
    Seen it before but thanks for the reminder.

    Puts our "climbs" into perspective :shock:
    None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.

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