Department of Information and Tourism, Taipei City Government

As a warm-up event to the Velo-city Global 2016, the Department of Transportation will be holding a round-Taipei cycling tour on Saturday, October 31. The excursion will start at Taipei Expo Park.

The VELO TAIPEI tour will be open for registration starting at 12 noon on September 23. The activity is subdivided into a Professional Division (70 km) and a Family Division (19 km), with 2,000 participants at the maximum for two groups combined. The riders will begin their tour at 9 AM.

Route for Family Division: Dajia Riverside Park, Dazhi Bridge, Bailing Right Bank Riverside Park, Shezi Bridge, Bailing Left Bank Riverside Park, Zhongshan North Road, Taipei Expo Park.

Route for Professional Division: Dajia Riverside Park, Chengmei Left Bank Riverside Park, Academia Sinica, Fude Restoration Park, Taipei Zoo, Huazhong Riverside Park, Dadaocheng Wharf, Shezidao, Zhongshan North Road, Taipei Expo Park.

Those who complete the entire course can bring home a certificate and a commemorative gift. A carnival will also take place at the event venue featuring booths, bicycle stunts, photography contest, and more.

Velo-city, an international conference for the exchange of cycling affairs, will be hosted in Asia for the first time in 2016. The organizers will present an array of events incorporating Taipei International Cycle Show, Tour de Taiwan, and World Design Capital 2016. Cycling enthusiasts are invited to get involved and help promote Taipei as a cycling-friendly metropolis.

VELO TAIPEI Chinese website: http://www.velotaipei.tw