Sport

Cyclists Gear Up for Grueling Mountain Race: Taiwan KOM

Winners of the 2016 Taiwan KOM
Sport 
Phillip Charlier 0 Comment , ,

[Cover Picture: Taiwan Cycling Federation] Local and International cyclists are preparing for one of the world’s longest and highest mountain climb cycling events Friday October 20, the Taiwan King of the Mountain(KOM). The race will start at 6:00am at Qixingtan Beach, XinCheng Township, Hualian County. Taking the Central Cross-island Highway, riders will cover over 100 kilometers and cover an altitude of 3,500 meters to finish at the summit at Wuling at an altitude of 3,275 meters, Taiwan’s highest mountain pass.

Read more

Tour de Taiwan 2017 Stage 3: Climb to the Finish

Daniel Summerhill takes stage 3 Tour de Taiwan in Taoyuan County Taiwan 2017
Sport 
Phillip Charlier 0 Comment , ,

Stage 3 of the Tour de Taiwan saw riders negotiating two climbs, including a category one climb to the finish line in Taoyuan County March 28, 2017. American cyclist for team UnitedHealthcare, Daniel Summerhill took top honors in the 118.11 kilometer road race with a time of 2:45:52. Anthony Giacoppo riding for IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness Team took second place, and Brenton Jones of JLT Condor came third. Edwin Avila, team Illuminate, the winner of stage one placed 27th, and James

Read more

Sun Shines for Stage 2: Tour de Taiwan

James Gullen wins stage tour of Tour de Taiwan 2017 after a 5 kilometer sprint to the finish line in the 114 km race
Sport 
Phillip Charlier 0 Comment , ,

[Cover Picture: Chinese Taipei Cycling Association] The sun shone for the second day of the 5 stage Tour de Taiwan after a wet and slippery start to the 5 day event in Taipei yesterday. British team JLT Condor saw James Gullen come first to take the yellow jersey with a time of 2 hours 41 minutes 50 seconds, and team member Edmund Bradbury second. Yesterday’s stage 1 winner, Columbian Edwin Avila of team Illuminate came third. JLT Condor’s Edmund Bradbury

Read more

Tour de Taiwan 2017 Stage 1 Completed in Taipei

Sport 
Phillip Charlier 0 Comment , ,

Stage 1 of Tour de Taiwan was hosted on a wet and rainy Sunday in Taipei City this morning, March 26, 2017. Columbian cyclist Edwin Avila of the Illuminate team took first place honors with a time of 1 hour 39 minutes to complete the 83.2 kilometer race. England’s Russel Downing on the JLT Condor team took second place, and Italian Paolo Lunardon, RTS-Monton team came third. Wet conditions contributed to two pile-ups on the final corners of the circuit.

Read more

Fishing Contest to Target Exotic Species

Anglers using lures on Lotus Pond in Kaohsiung City
Environment Sport 
Phillip Charlier 0 Comment , , ,

A group of 40 expert anglers will gather at Lotus Pond (蓮池潭) in Kaohsiung City this Sunday, March 19, to compete in a lure fishing contest targeting invasive predatory species including the giant snakehead. Kaohsiung City Council members Chen Mei-juan (陳玫娟) and Qiu Jun-xian (邱俊憲) told reporters that exotic species had become a serious problem in the lake, requiring a considerable expenditure of manpower and resources. Invasive species include jaguar fish (Cichlasoma managuense), Amazon Peacock Bass (Cichla ocellaris), red devil

Read more

Taiwan International Surfing Open Kicks off in Taitung

a surfer practises before the Taiwan round of the World Surfing League's global competition
Sport 
Phillip Charlier 0 Comment , ,

An opening ceremony today saw an Amis blessing ritual, and a performance by an indigenous drumming group, as surfers gathered for Taiwan’s only international surfing contest, in Taitung County, Donghe Township’s Jinzun Beach. Surfers will begin competing for NTD$2.5 million (more than USD$78,000) in prize money tomorrow, Thursday, November 24 until Sunday, November 27. Surfers began testing the waters today, and spectators gathered on the beach to watch the world class surfers warming up for tomorrow’s contest. The competition is

Read more

Taiwan’s Highest Road Race: The Wuling Challenge

cycling taiwan mountains wuling challenge 2016
Sport 
Phillip Charlier 0 Comment ,

Three thousand cyclists joined the 11th annual Wuling Challenge in Nantou County today, September 11, 2016. The race began in Puli Village, at an altitude of 555 meters above sea level, and finished at an altitude of 3275 meters at Wuling. The race was won by 31 year-old Li Qi-hong, who completed the 55 kilometer route in 2 hours, 46 minutes, 57 seconds. Local competitors were joined by 63 international competitors from 9 countries including Britain, China, the United States,

Read more

Taiwan is not Chinese Taipei: Protesters Kicked out of Stadium

Student protesters holding a banner saying Taiwan is Taiwan: Taiwan is not Chinese Taipei outside the Taichung District Prosecutors office September 1, 2016
Protest Sport 
Phillip Charlier 1 Comment ,

Taiwanese students holding banners protesting the use of the name “Chinese Taipei” for the Taiwanese team were kicked out of Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium yesterday, August 31, after a confrontation with an angry spectator and officials. During the confrontation, a banner was torn by an official, leading the protesters to raise a lawsuit against the Chinese Taipei Baseball Association later the same day. The protesters held up banners reading “Taiwan is Taiwan” in Chinese, and “Taiwan is not Chinese Taipei”

Read more

Protesters Unfurl “Taiwan is Not Chinese Taipei” Banner: Chinese Team Refuses to Play

protesters hang a banner stating that Taiwan is not Chinese Taipei in front of the Chinese team at a match in Pingtung County
Protest Sport 
Phillip Charlier 1 Comment , ,

A Little League Baseball match in Pingtung County was delayed after protesters held up banners that read “Taiwan is not Chinese Taipei”. The Chinese team refused to play until the banners were removed. This year Taiwan is hosting the Asia Pacific LLB competition. The match between Taiwan and China was due to start at 2PM.

Read more