Taiwan's First Tour de France Challenger Event Held at Sun Moon Lake

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Taiwan hosted its first ever Tour de France challenger event at the scenic Sun Moon Lake. The competition consisted of two routes, one for casual riders and the other a Tour de France qualifier for professional racers.

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00:00The Tour de France is in Taiwan hosting a challenger event around tourist hotspot Sun Moon Lake in the country's center.

00:08Participants from almost three dozen countries took part in the race, both professionals and amateurs.

00:14The competition was divided into two courses, a 29-kilometer route and a more challenging 104-kilometer circuit,

00:21which saw cycling legends Mark Cavendish and Chris Froome participate.

00:26At stake were qualification spots for the actual Tour de France next year.

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