Taiwanese road cyclist Tu Chih-hao on Saturday won a silver medal in the men’s elite individual time trial at the Asian Road Cycling Championships in Thailand.
The 26-year-old completed two laps of the 23km course with an average speed of 49.76kph to finish second among 19 competitors in Rayong, with a time of 55 minutes, 25.722 seconds, behind Yevgeniy Fedorov of Kazakhstan.
The silver medal also earned Tu a slot in the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games, which is to be held in China from September to October.
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“I’m definitely happy to clinch a berth in the Asian Games, but you always want to win as an athlete,” Tu said in a statement.
“The gold medalist performed very well in Europe, too, so I have nothing to say about losing to him, but I want to get my revenge at the Asian Games,” he added.
In addition to thanking his family and Team Taiwan staff for their support, Tu said he prepared for the Asian championships with the help of UCI WorldTeam coach Andrea Fusaz, a resource he did not have before joining Team Bahrain Victorious last year.
Instead of focusing on simulating the full route in practice, Fusaz had Tu divide the course into several sections and focus on each one individually.
Tu said he was delighted the approach proved highly effective, as he kept surpassing his limits in the time trial.
“Looking back now, there was nothing I could have done better,” Tu said.
The Dominica-born cyclist, also known as Sergio, was exposed to road racing at the age of 13 and became the second Taiwanese cyclist on a UCI WorldTeam after signing a two-year contract with Team Bahrain Victorious last year.
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