Fangchenggang holds "Coca Cola Cup" bicycle open tournament

The final match of the 2015 "Coca Cola Cup" Beibu Gulf Rim Bicycle Open Tournament was held in Fangchenggang on Dec 20.

Contestants selected from Guangxi's 14 prefecture-level cities gathered at the Beibu Gulf Ocean Cultural Park in Fangchenggang at 9 am to attend the opening ceremony.

They then showed their skills and amused the viewers in the fun games at the east gate of the Taohua Bay Gymnasium.

The final game started at 1 pm. The cycling route was the round mountain road of the Jiangshan Peninsula. A section of cross-country track was added this time to upgrade the tournament and test contestants' skills more severely.

After intense competition, contestants from Yulin, Qinzhou and Guigang won the first three awards in the male elite group and riders from Guigang, Laibin and Liuzhou won the first, second and third prizes respectively in the female group.

Contestants start off at the Beibu Gulf Ocean Cultural Park in Fangchenggang on Dec 20. [Photo by Zhang Hongli / fcgsnews.com]

Contestants compete in a fun game in which the winner is the slowest rider. [Photo by Zhang Hongli / fcgsnews.com]

The bad road conditions on the cross-country track increased the degree of difficulty of the bicycle open tournament. [Photo by Zhang Hongli / fcgsnews.com]

By Feng Lu and edited by Peter Nordlinger