Taiwan 2016 King of the Mountain Challenge to have 600 participants

The Taiwan 2016 King of the Mountain Challenge is not just about cycling but also about endurance. It is one of the most grueling challenge of the festival because, the 105-kilometer race features 87 kilometers of sheer uphill climbing.
This has been reported in thestatesman.com dated 22 October 2016.

Scheduled for Oct. 28, it is needless to say tat only the toughest cyclists will be able to master the mountain. The number of participants would be around 600 - half of them would be domestic and half would be foreign professionals from all areas of the world. All of them can stake their claim atop Taiwan's famous Hehuan Mountain.
The event is organized by the Tourism Bureau and the Taiwan Cyclist Federation.
The race will start at sea level from Hualien's Qixingtan and pass through the spectacular Taroko Gorge before climbing to Taiwan's highest passable road apex atop Route 14A to reach Wuling at an altitude of 3,275 meters. A second challenge of this race is the change in temperature from 20 to 30 degrees Celsius at the start of the race to 5 to 10 degrees Celsius at the finish line.


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