Feng Chun-kai explained

Feng Chun-kai
Fullname:Feng Chun-kai
Birth Date:2 November 1988
Birth Place:Miaoli County, Republic of China (ROC)
Weight:680NaN0
Role:Rider
Ridertype:All-rounder
Proyears1:2010–2012
Proteam1:Action Cycling Team
Proyears2:2013
Proyears3:2014
Proyears4:2015–2016
Proyears5:2017–2022
Proteam5:[1] [2]
Proyears6:2023–
Proteam6:[3]

Feng Chun-kai (; born November 2, 1988) is a Taiwanese professional road and track cyclist.[4] He represented his nation Taiwan, as a 19-year-old, at the 2008 Summer Olympics and later won numerous medals in track cycling, specifically in the men's points race and individual pursuit, at the Asian Championships. Feng has also claimed five Taiwanese national titles in road cycling, and a prestigious gold medal at the 2013 East Asian Games in Tianjin

Racing career

Feng was born in Miaoli County. Considered one of Taiwan's most promising cyclists in his generation, Feng sought headlines on the international scene as he outsprinted Japanese duo Kazuhiro Mori and defending champion Makoto Iijima for the gold medal in men's point race at the 2007 Asian Cycling Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.[5]

Signifying an official start of his cycling career, Feng qualified for the Chinese Taipei squad in the men's points race at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by receiving a wild card invitation from the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).[5] [6] Feng dropped out of a grueling 25-km sprint race in a field of twenty-three cyclists after he slowed down his own pace on the track with only one extra lap needed to complete and a deduction of twenty points.[7] [8]

Feng slowly emerged as a solid, all-around road and track rider, when he earned his first ever Taiwanese national road race title in 2009, and eventually mounted a fifth-place finish at the East Asian Games. By the following year, he joined with the Action Cycling Team as a professional and signed for three seasons in an exclusive contract.[9]

In 2011, Feng established a historic milestone in pro cycling as the first ever Asian rider to score three consecutive stage triumphs and grab the yellow jersey and a prestigious tournament title at the International Cycling Classic in the Midwest region of the United States.[10] [11]

While still competing for the Action Cycling Team on his final season in the road race, Feng redrafted his efforts to chase for another medal again in the track cycling scene. At the 2012 Asian Cycling Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Feng ended his five-year drought by edging out Thailand's Turakit Boonratanathanakorn and home favorite Harrif Saleh on a sprint ride for the gold in the men's elite 10km (10miles) scratch race.[12]

In early 2013, Feng joined his fellow Olympic riders Zachary Bell of Canada and Wu Kin San of Hong Kong for the pro cycling team. Feng started his initial season by participating in the Tour de Taiwan, where he took top honors in the mountain classification to secure the jersey.[13] [14] Feng also reclaimed his fourth Taiwanese national road race title, and added the time trial title to his resume for the first time, since he won three straight championships from 2009 to 2011.[15] In October 2013, Feng picked up his gold medal on the strength of an early lead in the men's road race at the East Asian Games in Tianjin, China.[16] [17]

In November 2014 Feng was announced as a signing for the team for the 2015 season, becoming the first Taiwanese rider to race on the UCI World Tour.[18]

Feng placed third in the 2019 Asian Road Cycling Championships, and qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics. He became the first Taiwanese cyclist to qualify for the Olympic men's road cycling event since Chen Chih-hao in 1996.[19]

Major results

2007
  • 1st Points race, Asian Track Championships
    2009
  • 1st Road race, National Road Championships
  • 1st Stage 2 Giant Cup
  • 1st Stage 2 Tour of East Taiwan
  • 3rd Individual pursuit, Asian Track Championships
  • 5th Road race, East Asian Games
    2010
  • 1st Road race, National Road Championships
  • 1st Overall Giant Cup
  • 2nd Individual pursuit, Asian Track Championships
  • 7th Time trial, Asian Road Championships
  • 7th Overall Tour de Taiwan
  • 8th Overall Tour de East Java
  • 9th Individual pursuit, Asian Games
  • 9th Overall Tour de Hokkaido
  • 10th Overall Tour de Singkarak
    2011
  • 1st Road race, National Road Championships
  • 1st Overall International Cycling Classic
  • 1st Stages 1, 5 & 13
  • 3rd Taiwan Cup
  • 9th Overall Tour de Singkarak
    2012
  • 1st Mountains classification Tour de Filipinas
  • 1st Mountains classification Tour of Fuzhou
  • 1st Stage 3 Giant Cup
  • 2nd Scratch, Asian Track Championships
  • 3rd Overall Tour de Singkarak
  • 7th Overall Tour de Taiwan
  • 1st Mountains classification
  • 10th Road race, Asian Road Championships
    2013
  • 1st Road race, East Asian Games
  • National Road Championships
  • 1st Road race
  • 1st Time trial
  • 1st Mountains classification Tour de Taiwan
  • 1st Stage 1 Tour of East Taiwan
  • 7th Time trial, Asian Road Championships
    2014
  • National Road Championships
  • 1st Road race
  • 1st Time trial
  • 1st Mountains classification Tour de Taiwan
  • 6th Overall Tour of Thailand
  • 1st Stage 3
  • 8th Time trial, Asian Road Championships
  • 8th Overall Tour de East Java
  • 10th Road race, Asian Games
    2015
  • National Road Championships
  • 1st Road race
  • 1st Time trial
  • 9th Time trial, Asian Road Championships
    2016
  • Asian Road Championships
  • 5th Road race
  • 8th Time trial
    2018
  • 3rd Tour de Okinawa
  • 5th Time trial, Asian Games
  • Asian Road Championships
  • 9th Road race
  • 9th Time trial
    2019
  • 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
  • Asian Road Championships
  • 2nd Time trial
  • 3rd Road race
  • 8th Tour de Okinawa
  • 9th Overall Tour de Taiwan
    2020
  • 4th Overall Tour de Taiwan
  • 1st Asian rider classification
    2021
  • 1st Road race, National Road Championships
    2022
  • 6th Overall Tour de Taiwan
  • 1st Asian rider classification

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team. Merida Bikes. Merida Industry Co., Ltd.. 1 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190101111509/https://www.merida-bikes.com/en/p/team/bahrain-merida-pro-cycling-team-119.html. 1 January 2019.
    2. News: 2020 Team Preview: Bahrain McLaren. Daniel. Ostanek. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 26 December 2019. 1 January 2020.
    3. Web site: Utsunomiya Blitzen . UCI.org . 8 February 2024.
    4. Web site: Bahrain Victorious. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 1 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210101044146/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15229/1002125/279. 1 January 2021.
    5. News: Cycling wild-card sends Taiwan’s Feng to Beijing. Taipei Times. 10 July 2008. 18 October 2013.
    6. News: 19-year-old makes Chinese Taipei Olympic team. The China Post. 29 July 2008. 18 October 2013.
    7. Web site: Men's Points Race. Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. 21 December 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120819213138/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/cycling/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DCTM004100/standings.html. 19 August 2012.
    8. News: Llaneras scores points gold. Velo News. 16 August 2008. 17 October 2013.
    9. News: Tour de Taiwan: Stage 3 report and result. Bicycle News Asia. 15 March 2010. 17 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923184900/http://www.bicyclingnewsasia.com/en/news/43-general/511-tour-de-taiwan-stage-3-report-and-result-. 23 September 2015. dead.
    10. News: Thursday State Sports Briefs: Harrell unsure he'll be back with Packers in 2011. Pierce County Herald. 21 July 2011. 17 October 2013.
    11. News: Held. Tom. International Cycling Classic: Lea wins number three, Feng holds yellow. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 22 July 2011. 17 October 2013.
    12. News: Punctured tyre costs Mohd Harrif the gold in 10km scratch event. The Borneo Post. 12 February 2012. 18 October 2013.
    13. News: Champion System's Zach Bell Wins Tour de Taiwan Stage 4. Fuji Bikes. 21 March 2013. 18 October 2013.
    14. News: Feng Wins King of the Mountains Jersey at Taiwan . https://archive.today/20131019050207/http://cyclingillustrated.com/2013/03/feng-wins-king-of-the-mountains-jersey-at-taiwan/ . dead . 19 October 2013 . Cycling Illustrated . 24 March 2013 . 18 October 2013 .
    15. News: Champion System's Chun Kai Feng Wins 4th Taiwan National Title. Fuji Bikes. 24 September 2013. 18 October 2013.
    16. News: Taiwan takes two cycling golds at East Asian Games . . 13 October 2013 . 18 October 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131019133247/http://english.rti.org.tw/newsinfo.aspx?tid=26C0EC57F30F6251 . 19 October 2013 .
    17. News: Phillips. Tony. Taiwanese cyclists strike gold at East Asian Games. Taipei Times. 14 October 2013. 18 October 2013.
    18. Web site: Chun Kai Feng first Taiwanese WorldTour rider . 6 November 2014 . . 12 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141119031255/http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/57249/chun-kai-feng-first-taiwanese-worldtour-rider . 19 November 2014 .
    19. News: Long . Po-an . Yeh . Joseph . Taiwanese cyclist Feng Chun-kai qualifies for Tokyo Olympics . 20 November 2019 . Central News Agency . 19 November 2019 . 20 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191120054702/http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aeas/201911190021.aspx . Taiwan News . bot: unknown .

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