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Huang Tianyi wins windy Cyclo Xiwuqi!

Huang Tianyi won the inaugural edition of Cyclo Xiwuqi, a 124 km long race through the grasslands around the town of Xiwuqi. The course is basically flat, but the strong winds made it very tough and competitors reached the finish…

Windy Route 99 TT sees Liu Danhong go fastest

The inaugural Route 99 Time Trial on Saturday afternoon was held in ever deteriorating conditions as wind force picked up in the late afternoon affecting all the KOG competitors in particular. Cycling specialists who did not run the Grassland 50…

Cyclo Xiwuqi upgraded to 124 km!

Unfortunately, we have to announce a last-minute change in the race course of Cyclo Xiwuqi this coming Sunday morning. Due to unfinished road construction works, and new repairs to another road near the finish in the city, we are compelled…

Route 99 TT: Start procedure & regulation reminders

The new Route 99 that cuts through the grasslands of Xiwuqi and ends at the iconic Mongolian Yurt City is central to the event this year. On Saturday afternoon, cyclists will challenge each other in a 30 km long individual…

50k runners: be aware of mandatory gear requirements!

50 kilometres goes beyond marathon distance and that means organisers are compelled to introduce and follow mandatory gear requirements in the pursuit of maximising safety for all. Everyone who signed up for our Grassland 50 race next Saturday normally should…

Grassland 50: a pure run!

This year’s redesign of the Xiwuqi event also affects the runners, but the new version gives participants a taste of what it is like to go beyond the standard marathon distance. The run is as pure as it gets: relatively…

Route 99: the perfect TT road through the grasslands

Route 99 is the name of the brand new tarmac road that connects the highway Xilinhot-Xiwuqi, just outside Xiwuqi, to the Mongolian Yurt Camp. The road cuts through the grassland and is characterised by the colourful lines in the middle…

MTB bikes for rent at the event

[From our Weixin Channel] – In order to meet the needs of more potential participants, the organizing committee will open a bicycle rental option on June 1. Please log into the race manual on weixin and click on the “Bicycle…

Xiwuqi: Registration is open!

It has been 16 years since our first event in the grasslands of Xiwuqi (West Ujimqin), 2 hours north of Xilinhot. The event was called the Genghis Khan Festival and became a cult event that was even heralded by CNN…