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Ji Cheng (cyclist)

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29: 669: 288: 364: 331: 393: 237:, where temperatures can drop to −20 °C (−4 °F) in winter, when Ji could train for cycling indoors. Initially a track cyclist, he later switched to road racing. Ji moved to Europe in 2006, competing in amateur 396: 539: 567: 696: 233:
Before taking up cycling, Ji competed as a runner whilst at school. One factor which led to him switching sports was the weather in his hometown, the northern city of
334: 222: 155: 367: 689: 1816: 1045: 260:, and became the first Chinese rider to compete in the Tour. Ji managed to complete the race despite a knee injury, finishing last as the 2014 race's 682: 575: 625: 1338: 28: 1102: 1801: 196: 1811: 655: 188: 511: 1479: 1185: 765: 1302: 256:, he likewise became the first Chinese cyclist to start that race. The following year he was selected for the 885: 401: 292: 278: 249: 1806: 1371: 738: 1692: 218: 145: 1683: 355: 350: 342: 253: 460: 1796: 1766: 1347: 729: 307: 245: 79: 1771: 1762: 1753: 1744: 1735: 1719: 1715: 1706: 1697: 1688: 1679: 1670: 1661: 1652: 1643: 1634: 1625: 1616: 1612: 1603: 1594: 1585: 1576: 1567: 1558: 1538: 1529: 1520: 1511: 1502: 1493: 1488: 1484: 1475: 1466: 1457: 1448: 1439: 1430: 1421: 1412: 1403: 1394: 1385: 1376: 1367: 1363: 1343: 1334: 1325: 1316: 1307: 1298: 1289: 1280: 1271: 1262: 1253: 1244: 1235: 1226: 1217: 1208: 1199: 1190: 1181: 1161: 1152: 1143: 1134: 1125: 1116: 1107: 1098: 1089: 1080: 1071: 1062: 1053: 1025: 1016: 1007: 998: 989: 980: 971: 962: 953: 944: 935: 926: 917: 908: 899: 890: 881: 877: 868: 859: 839: 824: 815: 806: 797: 788: 779: 770: 761: 752: 743: 734: 725: 378: 257: 122: 34: 486: 177: 1629: 1562: 1203: 1515: 1416: 1275: 1248: 1066: 939: 930: 863: 756: 598: 1656: 1524: 1329: 1266: 1230: 1194: 1138: 1093: 993: 912: 810: 801: 1710: 1620: 1506: 1452: 1434: 1165: 1120: 1057: 1020: 921: 903: 792: 783: 544: 172: 674: 668: 1775: 1647: 1638: 1589: 1443: 1425: 1398: 1380: 1320: 1311: 1293: 1284: 1239: 1212: 1075: 1029: 1011: 975: 894: 819: 774: 747: 711: 706: 435: 261: 1790: 1470: 1461: 1407: 1221: 1084: 1002: 984: 948: 872: 828: 1748: 1598: 1571: 1542: 1533: 1389: 1156: 1111: 966: 957: 843: 168: 512:"Ji Cheng to ride into history as the first Chinese cyclist in the Tour de France" 1739: 1607: 1580: 1257: 1147: 630: 287: 214: 660: 1757: 1665: 1497: 1701: 1129: 238: 540:"Tour de France 2014: Ji Cheng blazes a trail for China by coming last" 516: 244:
In 2012, Ji became the first Chinese rider to race in, and complete, a
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races in the Netherlands before turning professional.
213:; born 15 July 1987) is a Chinese former professional 217:, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2016 for 1728: 1551: 1356: 1174: 1038: 852: 718: 151: 141: 136: 128: 118: 110: 105: 97: 89: 63: 55: 47: 42: 599:"Degenkolb takes fifth Vuelta stage win in Madrid" 300:Grand Tour general classification results timeline 690: 8: 19: 697: 683: 675: 667: 303: 27: 18: 420: 574:. Competitor Group, Inc. Archived from 452: 101:67 kg (148 lb; 10.6 st) 505: 503: 7: 597:Benson, Daniel (9 September 2012). 93:1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 14: 1817:21st-century Chinese sportspeople 391: 362: 329: 286: 248:, when he finished 175th at the 566:Hood, Andrew (21 August 2012). 209: 200: 192: 1: 252:. By taking the start in the 624:Austen, Ian (27 July 2014). 510:Tolan, Casey (4 July 2014). 461:"Chinese 'Breakaway Killer'" 605:. 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2015 Brabantse Pijl
Harbin, Heilongjiang
China
Road
Purapharm
Skil–Shimano
Chinese name
family name
Ji
simplified Chinese
traditional Chinese
pinyin
cyclist
Purapharm
Team Giant–Alpecin
Harbin
criterium
Grand Tour
Vuelta a España
2013 Giro d'Italia
2014 Tour de France
lanterne rouge
Tour of South China Sea

Vuelta a España
Grand Tour
Giro d'Italia
DNF
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