1952 the first sports meeting of China people's liberation army listed cycling as an event, which was the first official cycling competition in China. The track and field 15000m was won by Comrade Sun Shihai, the current cycling coach of the People's Liberation Army, with a score of 27 minutes and 32.7 seconds. Since then, the first national road cycling championship was held in Changchun from May 25th to May 28th. 1953, 226 athletes from 27 teams participated. Among them, male athletes 103 and female athletes 123. Events include: men's 50 km team race and 100 km individual race; Women's 25 km team event and 50 km individual event. The PLA team won all the championships in this competition, and the results were: men's 50 km team race 4 hours and 59 seconds 1 (the sum of three people's achievements), 100 km individual race 2 hours and 55 minutes 18 seconds 8; Women's 25 km team race 2 hours 15 minutes 2 1.8 seconds (the sum of three people's achievements), 50 km individual race 1 hour 30 minutes 58.4 seconds. They have become pioneers in launching men's and women's road cycling competitions in China.
1957, for the first time, China sent a China cycling team composed of male athletes Sun Shihai, Qian Huaiyu, Shan Changchun and Sun Wensheng, and female athletes Cui, Li and Qu Shuying to visit and express condolences to the Mongolian people, and participated in men's 50km group and100km individual, women's 20km group and 50km individual. China won gold medals in biathlon and women's 50 km individual event. Mongolia won the first place in the men's 100 km individual race. 1960 in Beijing and Changchun, our country's cycling team met the Mongolian people and the German democratic cycling team. The German men's team won five championships and our women's team won three. 1963, the first New Power Games was held in Indonesia. 14 countries including France, Poland, North Korea and China participated in the cycling race. For the first time, China men's and women's cycling teams participated in such an international large-scale sports meeting. Events: men's 100 km team event, 160 km, 180 km individual event; Women's 20 km and 45 km individual events. Our men's team won the third place in the 100 km team competition and the sixth place in the 160 km individual competition; Liu Lichun, a female athlete from Shanxi, defeated Qunying to win the 20-kilometer championship. Jilin female athletes Song, Li Yueshun and Quan, PLA athletes and Shanxi Liu Lichun won the top five in the 45km individual competition. 1964, 1966, China sent excellent athletes to visit the Mongolian People's Republic and Albania to participate in the first Asian Emerging Power Games, and won five championships in men's 2km time trial, 4km chase race, 4km team race, women's 1 km and 3km time trial. It has contributed to strengthening the unity of emerging forces and the friendship between people of all countries, and won honor for the motherland and the people.
From 65438 to 0978, China participated in a series of international competitions such as the World Universiade, the 8th Asian Games and the Asian Championship. In August of the same year, the International Cycling Federation officially accepted China as a member of the International Amateur Cycling Federation, and cycling in China officially went to the world. 1980, China sent the first women's bicycle to participate in the World Women's Cycling Championship held in France. This is the first time that China Cycling Team has participated in such a large-scale race, which has broadened our horizons and gained experience.
1982 In the World Cycling Championships, Zhou Zhahui of Jiangsu won the sixth place in the first women's race, and China cyclists made their first appearance in the international cycling arena. 1983, China cycling team sent a strong team to participate in the World University Games. In the first women's competition, Yang Guiling and Zhou Zhahui of Beijing cooperated and won the third and fourth place respectively. Lu Yu 'e of Shanghai also won the fifth place in the one-kilometer race. It fully shows the potential strength of cycling in China.
At present, all countries pay special attention to scientific training, and study and solve a large number of problems in training courses from the perspectives of physiology, biochemistry, sports mechanics, sports medicine and genetics. Therefore, the technical level of international cycling has improved rapidly. Inspired by the spirit of the 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, every coach and athlete should make persistent efforts, unite as one, work hard, strengthen sports scientific research, do a good job in scientific and technological training, create a new situation in cycling in an all-round way, and strive to rush out of Asia and go to the world in a short time, make contributions to the construction of socialist material civilization and spiritual civilization in China, and win honor for the Chinese nation.
With the development of national economy, sports facilities are becoming more and more perfect. 1959, the first standard bicycle lane in China was built in Beijing. In order to celebrate the completion of the track, the first national cycling track competition was held in August 1959. Events: men's 4 km team event, women's 2 km team event, men's and women's 1 km and 2 km individual event. Shanxi men's team won the 4 km team championship; Yunnan women's team won the first place in the 2 km team competition; Wang of Shaanxi team and Wang Ping of Beijing team set national records for men's 1 km and 2 km respectively.
1959 At the First National Games in People's Republic of China (PRC), road cycling was listed as the main event, with 278 athletes from 28 units participating. Events: men's100km team event,100km individual event,180km individual event; Women's 25 km team event, 25 km and 50 km individual event. Results The men's team in Beijing and the women's team in Shanxi won the overall score of the team respectively, and the competition score ratio 1958 was greatly improved. Men's 100 km score is 2 hours 3 1 minute 46 seconds 3, which is 2 minutes 26 seconds 9 higher than 1958/hour 30 minutes 58 seconds 4. The Tour de is an exhibition race, with 46 athletes from 8 units including Beijing, Shanxi and Jilin. Events: men's 4 km team event and women's 2 km team event; Men and women 1 km and 5 km individual events. Beijing and Yunnan won the first place in the total score of men and women respectively.
During 196 1 ~ 1963, due to natural disasters, China's national economy was in a temporary difficult period, and the training and competition of cycling temporarily contracted. At one time, there was no national bicycle race. After carrying out the eight-character policy of "adjustment, enrichment, consolidation and improvement", by 1964, the national economic situation improved, the national cycling movement flourished again, and the championship resumed. 1965 In the 2nd National Games, road and track cycling were listed as the main events. In the men's 100 km team race, the Shanghai team achieved a good result of 2 hours 18 minutes and 8.7 seconds, and Zhang Lihua of the Beijing team created a racing track of 1 km1.4 seconds, which is the highest in China. The track women's 1000m is also in the leading position in Asia; Some projects are also close to the world level. The Japanese cycling team visited in July, 1966, and there were two 14 races. Our team beat the Japanese team with an absolute advantage of 14: 0. The vast number of cyclists in China are full of confidence and determination to enter the world advanced ranks.
During the "Cultural Revolution", the international exchange of cycling was interrupted for six years, and it was not until 1973 that China players took on the Albanian team. China Cycling Team participated in the 7th Asian Games for the first time with 1974, and won the sixth place in the men's road 1 00km team race, the fourth place in the venue 1 km individual race (Zhang Lihua, Beijing, score1minute 13.8 seconds).
Since the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the sports front has brought order out of chaos, eliminated the ideological influence of "Left" and greatly improved the enthusiasm of cyclists and coaches. Each team is summing up training experience, improving training methods and constantly improving sports performance. 1In May, 979, the first national multi-day road cycling staging race was held in Guyuan County, Ningxia Autonomous Region. The competition is divided into five segments, with a total length of 48 1 km and an average of 96.2 km per day. The first day was the 100 km team competition. The Shanghai team won the first overall score of the team and Yang Chunguang of Liaoning won the individual championship. In September of the same year, the road and loop cycling race of the 4th National Games was held in Taiyuan, and many rising stars emerged. Wu Zengren, a Shanxi athlete, won five championships in the 4 km individual chase and set a new national record of 5 minutes and 8 seconds.
With China's open policy, cycling teams visit, welcome tourists and participate in international competitions more and more frequently. In order to meet the requirements of international competitions, in recent years, China has constantly revised the rules and methods of the competition. For example, the 200-meter race from the track is changed to 1000-meter race, team race and individual pursuit race, and four rounds of preliminaries, rematches, semi-finals and finals are added; Increased the difficulty of the competition, enriched the content of the competition, and promoted the level of cycling in China to approach the world level in a short time.