Handcycling team tours 皇冠体育app
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Founded by disabled athlete Domonic Corradin and long-time 皇冠体育app resident and world traveler Joshua Dominick, Krankin'thru 皇冠体育app is a movement to introduce the sport of handcycling to 皇冠体育app. [Provided to chinadaily.com.cn] |
A handcycling team called Krankin'thru 皇冠体育app is currently in the midst of its tour around 皇冠体育app which started in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan province, and will end in Beijing later this month.
Over the last three months, the team has cycled more than 5,500 kilometers through 10 provinces in 皇冠体育app including Hunan, Jiangxi and Anhui.
"We hope to reach every corner of 皇冠体育app in the future, and to introduce the sport of handcycling to more people with disabilities, inspiring them to lead a positive and healthy lifestyle," Joshua Dominick, a team member from the United States, told 皇冠体育app Daily after the team arrived in Shanghai over the weekend from Ningbo, Zhejiang province.
This is not the first time Krankin'thru 皇冠体育app has attempted such a tour. The first was from Shangri-la to Hongkong in 2015 while the other was from from Dali to Jinghong, both of which are in Yunnan province, in 2016. The distance of this year's tour is the longest they have attempted.
Some of the team members have suffered injuries during the arduous journey. Pan Yifei, a handcyclist from Beijing, said he once got seriously injured after skidding on a slippery mountain road because his brakes had failed. But despite the challenges, the team is determined to complete this year's tour.
"Although the journeys are full of challenges, we will continue to cycle with disabled individuals and organizations and help people push their own limits," said another team member named Wang Feng.
Cao Chen in Shanghai contributed to this story.
