Coronavirus pandemic fuels sports cycling boom in China, providing an escape from the hassles of zero-Covid era NewsExplorer ChinaPulse.com China News, Data, Media Intelligence and Insights


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Lindsay Mo couldn’t go to her gym after Beijing shut down indoor sports facilities in May because of a Covid-19 outbreak. So she started cycling – and soon fell in love with the sport. “I realised a racing bicycle was quite different than a regular bike,” she said. “It’s very fast and exciting, and I couldn’t stop any more.” Bicycles have long been a means of transport in China and once outnumbered cars on city streets. Now cycling is increasingly also seen as a sport by an urban middle class that has benefited from China’s growth into the world’s second...