Typhoon Megi cancels first Taiwan ever professional road cycling race.
After having spent millions to prepare and promote Taiwan, Cup cycling race organisers cancelled races this weekend after storms spun Megi Typhoon road and rail in Hualien, where the race was scheduled closed.
Typhoon struck in the Philippines and buzz to mainland China after baseboards, South of Taiwan, earlier this week. Torrential rain and storm surge washed coastal roads where the race was meant to take place along the rugged coast of Hualien County Taiwan has. Race officials decided to cancel the event set after you have determined that the roads were too dangerous for the race on.
A part of the team Rabobank, sponsored by the giant flew in Taipei earlier this week to participate in the race. ""It is very sad for the organizers," said the team leader Erik Dekker."They've really done any ici.Elle was very well organized."Dekker, says they have been invited to 2011 and plan to return for another try.
Other teams in the race Elite have included amateur teams from Europe and Asia, as well as teams of the UCI Continental Asia Tour.Certains them before Hualien closed roads, while others entrenched place in their hotels elsewhere around on the island.
Instead of running the along the coast, many of these professionals and amateurs will mingle with bike bloggers in the resort of Sun Moon Lake, where they are going to do a few rounds of parade of landscapes like this.
Primavera cycling team has also invited visitors to mount them in Taichung County this weekend.
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