2021 Masters Cycle Tour Championship 'Pangpar' Kicks Off in Muju-gun

Over 1,200 Participants Including Athletes... Competition Held in Two Sections Across Muju-eup and Bunam-myeon Areas

[Muju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho] The '2021 Masters Cycle Tour Championship' opened on the 12th in Muju-gun for a three-day schedule.

Hosted and organized by the Korea Cycling Federation and the Jeollabuk-do Cycling Federation, and sponsored by Jeollabuk-do and the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation, the competition is the top domestic amateur league held since 2013, with about 1,200 participants including athletes and officials.

The race sections cover two routes encompassing Muju-eup and Bunam-myeon, from the parking lot of the Muju-gun Muju-eup National Sports Center to Yongpo-ri, and from the National Sports Center parking lot to Osan-ri. Only the top 60% of athletes in each race qualify to participate in the next day's competition.

On the 12th, the athletes started from the National Sports Center parking lot and competed over a 41.0 km course running once through Daechari Riverside Road, Bangi-ri, Samyu-ri, Jangan-ri, Gadang-ri, and Yongpo-ri sections.

Athletes who ranked in the top 60% in the first section ran the same course twice (78.8 km) on the 13th, and on the 14th, they raced three laps (58.5 km) on the route from the National Sports Center parking lot through Surijae Tunnel, Naedori, and Osan-ri, to determine the final winner.

Despite the with-COVID-19 situation, Muju-gun, still concerned about COVID-19, decided to omit the opening and closing ceremonies and strictly enforce quarantine rules such as temperature checks for athletes and visitors, mask-wearing during the event, hand sanitization, and registration of attendees.

Muju=Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho stonepeak@asiae.co.kr

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