Former Tour de France winner excited to compete in Taiwan challenge

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/10/17
By: Lee Hsin-Yin 

Taipei, Oct. 17 (CNA) Cadel Evans, winner of the Tour de France in 2011, said Tuesday that he is looking forward to testing his mettle at the Taiwan King of the Mountains (KOM) Challenge, although he said he also feels “intimidated” by the grueling epic climb.

“I came here for a challenge. I know it’s going to be hard,” Evans, a retired professional cyclist, told CNA before participating the race slated for Oct. 20.

Evans said it is curiosity that brings him to the challenge, which starts from the Qixingtan scenic area in the eastern county of Hualien, followed by an 87-kilometer climb through the breathtaking Taroko Gorge to Wuling at Hehuanshan, at an elevation of 3,275 meters.    [FULL  STORY]