Cycling: The Taiwanese Chun Kai "CK" Feng, who has been competing for the Lampre-Merida team since the 2015 season, came up trumps at the national championships last weekend with a double victory. After winning the road race, the 27-year-old also won the individual time trial the following day with a clear lead.
As a six-time national champion, Chun Kai Feng was already a favorite. With high ambitions and a strong team behind him, Feng entered the road race on Saturday. In view of the very high temperatures, the prevailing wind conditions and the hilly course, however, the road race for the Taiwanese championship was to be a very hard piece of work. The fact that he completed the last 27 of a total of 53 kilometers as the leading soloist shows just how exceptionally good the 180-year-old is in at the moment. With a margin of 34 seconds, Feng took first place ahead of Shao Hsuan Lu, followed by Liang Chen Chien. On Sunday, the professional cyclist presented himself incredibly strong again in the colors of the Lampre-Merida team. In the individual time trial over 1 kilometers, he distanced his competitors by more than two minutes. Wu Hsin Yang and Chien Liang Chen followed in second and third place.
With his achievements, Chun Kai Feng validates Merida's commitment to supporting Asian riders in professional cycling. In 2015, the second largest bicycle manufacturer in Taiwan not only equipped Chun Kai Feng with high-quality material, but also the Chinese Xu Gang. It has already been confirmed that Chun Kai Feng will start again for the Lampre-Merida team next year. Japan's Yukiya Arashiro will also join Team Lampre-Merida from 2016.