The VAUDE Ride the Sky Road 318 Sichuan-Tibet Cycling Extreme Race saw three riders battle through challenges,
successfully securing VAUDE contracts to compete on behalf of VAUDE in the Ride the Sky Road. So who are they? The veil is about to be lifted on these three riders!!!
VAUDE Team Riders:Wang Yongjian
Highlights Quotes:
After completing the Sichuan-Tibet route, my next life goal is Mount Everest. Conquering the Sichuan-Tibet route was a major challenge in my life, and it has given me greater confidence to face various difficulties in my future life and work.
Participation Record — Time, Event Name, Result:
1998: Second place in the Zhanjiang City Cycling Guangcai Race
2000: Champion of the Zhanjiang City Cycling Road Race
2001: Fourth place in the Guangdong Province Triathlon
2005: Third place in the Hangzhou Hangqian Expressway Season
2006: Runner-up in the Macau Road Race
2006: Champion of the Ningbo Hengjie Cup Hill Climb Race
2006: Champion of the Northeast Three Provinces Road Championship
2006: Team champion of the Round Qiandao Lake Road Race
2006: Shimano Cycling Festival — won four team championships
2006: Runner-up in the China Huangshan International Mountain Bike Race
2006: Team runner-up in the Zhejiang Round Zhoushan Islands Road Cycling Invitation Race
2007: Runner-up in the Hong Kong Road Cycling Race
2007: Champion of the Guangzhou League Anniversary Race
2007: Third place in the Shenzhen Western Corridor Invitation Race
2007: Shimano Road Race Champion
2007: Team runner-up in the Round Qiandao Lake International Road Cycling Race
2008: Champion of the Dongguan Houjie Cup Road Cycling Race
2013: Third place in the Hong Kong New World Bicycle Charity Championship
2013: Fourth place in the Taiwan Club League
Highlight Quotes:
I've wanted to cycle the Sichuan-Tibet Highway for years, but I preferred doing it as part of a race. Finally, the Ride the Sky Road event came along — for me, this wasn't so much a challenge as a pleasure to enjoy.
Race Participation Timeline, Event Names, and Results:
Tour de Bintan 2014 GC GF DOUBLE
STAGE 1: 150KM — 2nd place; STAGE 2: 110KM — 14th place; Overall Result — 6th place
2014 Colorful Yunnan Granfondo International Cycling Festival
2015 Shaoguan Grand Canyon 210KM 8-Hour Challenge (Total Climb: 2724M) — Completed in under 7:58
Completed all 5 stages (approx. 600KM total), Final Ranking: 79th
Highlight Quotes:
The process of participating in cycling races is like life itself — there are headwinds and tailwinds, uphill and downhill, sunny days and rainy ones, even snowstorms and hail. But after the storm, you might just see a rainbow.
Riding the Sichuan-Tibet Highway has been a dream come true and an unforgettable youth memory for me. This Ride the Sky Road is the elevation of that dream, because this time, it's a real competition.
Participation Timeline, Event Names, and Results:
2011–2013 National University Cycling Race Around Qinghai Lake
2014 USA LOTOJA Challenge CAT1 — 21st place
2014 Tour of Qinghai Lake International Road Cycling Race
Ride the Sky Road VAUDE-318 Sichuan-Tibet Cycling Extreme Race
October 7, 2015 — Assembly in Chengdu, Sichuan
2-day high-altitude training camp
10-day cycling extreme race competition
Finish line located in Lhasa, Tibet
Participants must complete within the stipulated 10 days:
Total distance: 2000 kilometers
Average altitude: 4000 meters
The race includes 14 super HC-level stages
Climbing over 16 snow-capped mountains with an average altitude of 4600 meters
Cumulative elevation gain: 50,000 meters
Average daily riding time: about 13 hours
Pushing to the limits of human physical and mental endurance！
Ride to Challenge Heaven - VAUDE 318 Sichuan-Tibet Cycling Extreme Race
The VAUDE team is fully assembled and ready to go. On the legendary 318 Sichuan-Tibet Highway, they are bound to carve out a path of courage. When the brave meet on a narrow road, the bold prevail — the VAUDE riders will surely ride to extraordinary heights.