A cycle race kicked off in Pingtan county on June 17, with 200 riders from across the Taiwan Straits competing.

A bicycle race is held in Pingtan on June 17, attracting about 200 riders from across the Taiwan Straits. [Photo/pingtan.gov.cn]

The competition was jointly organized by Pingtan and some private groups in a bid to promote a low-carbon lifestyle and construction of a common homeland for people across the Straits.

Lin Bingquan from Quanzhou city won the mountain bike group with a time of 1’50.41”, and Fuzhou’s Lin Chengdan was crowned in the road bike group with 2’37.49”.

Cheng Yongyuan, who is from Taiwan and a runner-up in the mountain bike group, said he enjoyed the scenery along Huandao Road, and it boosted his performance.