Ji Cheng - interesting member of the Giant-Shimano TdF squad

[wallymann]

first chinese rider in the tour. very cool.

but looking at his frame, the dude looks like he's 5' tall on a good day...wikipedia says he's 5'10" but i have my doubts...see pic below.

anyways, he's on a team consisting of 6ft+ roleurs! if he is so short his teammates must be cursing when cheng rolls to the front of the paceline only to find no draft of any value for a big-boned european!

anyways, very cool pioneer cyclist and hope he finishes!

http://pelotonmagazine.com/feedzone/...-make-history/

[kramnnim]

Various commentators/podcasters have been talking about him a lot... Funny how Kittel/Degenkolb allegedly didn't want him on the squad, I bet they are glad for him now. He deserves the award for "rider who spens the most time pulling at the front"...

[vqdriver]

Which podcast?
I'd love to listen to a good tour podcast. Didn't even think to look for one

[kramnnim]

http://www.itv.com/tourdefrance/podcast

http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/bespoke

http://thecyclingpodcast.com/

[christian]

He doesn't look that small to me. That head tube looks like at least a 52-53 bike, which I think as a pro would make him at least 5'8-5'9. Those other chaps are tall though!

[r_mutt]

Giant website lists him as 178cm. 5.8.

[wallymann]

Originally Posted by christian

He doesn't look that small to me. That head tube looks like at least a 52-53 bike, which I think as a pro would make him at least 5'8-5'9. Those other chaps are tall though!

i dont buy it! hmmmm....do they include a kittel-style coif in that 5-8 height spec?! then, maybe... ;-)

[jpritchet74]

He was interviewed on The Cycling Podcast the other day. I was surprised at how good his English was.

[thegunner]

he's known as the 'breakaway killer' for his work in the vuelta. i'm sure kittel and degenkolb love him now.

[velotrack]

Originally Posted by r_mutt

Giant website lists him as 178cm. 5.8.

178 is 5'10.

Originally Posted by pritchet74

He was interviewed on The Cycling Podcast the other day. I was surprised at how good his English was.

If you know three languages, you are trilingual. If you know two you are bilingual. If you know one, you're American.

Most Chinese kids have fairly decent English that they learn alongside their Chinese from a rather young age. Far earlier than our education systems start teaching a second language.

[ultraman6970]

THe chinese dude has been busting his ass off at the front in the last few stages.

[r_mutt]

Originally Posted by velotrack

178 is 5'10.

5.84 feet is 5'-10"! Not 5'-84" Bad math skills!

[ericssonboi]

Looks he's taking a break from riding..

http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/...e-rouge_338747

[velotrack]

Props, glad he made it all through in one piece. A well needed break.

[redir]

The lanterne rouge made a bit of history in this last Tour.

Having made history as the first Chinese rider to compete in the Tour, Ji said he hopes to be a pioneer for his countrymen, but said it will take more than just him to change things.

“I hope so but a cycling project in the country cannot be one man like me,” he said.

“Maybe I can show them something but I cannot change anything. I hope they can see it’s possible to build a team or train riders to be top professionals. That’s what I hope.”

I can see why he wants a bit of time off the bike after something like that! It's a tough job to target breakaway's all day long.

http://pelotonmagazine.com/feedzone/...makes-history/