The Chinese cross-country relay staff that gained the gold within the Asian Mountain Bike championship right here on Thursday.
China pipped Japan on the end to win the gold in cross-country relay within the twenty eighth Asian Mountain Bike championships right here on Thursday.
The Chinese staff comprising Wang Zili, Badan Shiqu, Chen Keyu, Ma Caixia, Lyu Xianjing got here first in 1:03.24.10s, whereas Japan timed 1:03.43.17s toi end forward of Kazakhstan (1:05.55.15s). India completed seventh within the 9 staff occasion.
Japanese rider Toki Sawada established an early lead after the primary lap and the second rider Riki Kitabayashi managed to keep up it. However, China’s Ma Caixia, who gained silver within the cross-country occasion within the Hangzhou Asian Games, whittled down the hole and took the lead within the third lap.
Japan wrested again the lead within the fourth earlier than the ultimate lap noticed a good race between China’s Lyu Xianjing and Japan Tatsuumi Soejima. The former outsprinted Tatsuumi on the end to pocket the gold for China.
“We rested our main riders for this race. It was in fact our second-string team. It was a tight race but I think our familiarity with the terrain and track helped us to win and I am happy with the team’s performance,” mentioned Chinese coach Yi jian.
The outcomes: Cross-country relay elite: 1. China (1:03.24.15), 2. Japan (1:03.43.17), 3. Kazakhstan (1:05.55.15).
