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The Dance of Wheels and Holy Lake: Preview of Chagan Lake Station of 2025 China Road Cycling Professional League

Time: 2025-08-18

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On the shores of Chagan Lake in August, the lake breeze carried the melodious Mongolian long tunes and the whistling of wheels in the air. A national-level sports event was about to kick off on the shores of this "Sacred Lake in Northern Saibei".

As the top road cycling event in China, this cycling feast that combines professional competition and public participation has entered the final stage of preparation. Today, we will help you unlock the unique charm of the track!

Team information

@phoenixfenisi-SCOM-Hengxiang Intercontinental Team

There are six athletes sent by the Phoenix Phoenix-SCOM-Hengxiang Intercontinental Team this time, namely: Eefting Roy, Monk Cyrus Walter, Bogdanovics Maris, Shakotko Aleksandr, Gao Yongbing, and Xie Daochao.

Event Overview

@China Road Cycling Professional League

The 2025 China Road Cycling Professional League (Chagan Lake Station) and "One County, One Product" The fourth Chagan Lake Cycling Race will kick off on August 17 in Songyuan, Jilin. As a combination of the highest-level domestic road cycling professional event and a national cycling carnival, this event not only carries the honor battle of professional riders, but also is an in-depth dialogue between sportsmanship and natural ecology.

Track preview

The route of this event is linked to the core area of Chagan Lake Scenic Area, with a total distance of 178 kilometers, starting and ending at the beautiful Yinsong Square. Athletes will start counter-clockwise along Nanhu Road, passing through iconic sections such as Chagannur Bridge and Haikuan Road, completing a composite schedule of "3 laps of an 18-kilometer short circuit + three laps of a 40-kilometer long circuit."

The track route has two sprint points at the same location, located at 112.7KM and 153.1KM respectively; two climbing points at the same location, located at 17.8KM and 53.4KM respectively.

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Event background

Event memories of Chagan Lake: from local stage to national circuit

The relationship between Chagan Lake and cycling events can be traced back to the 2010 National Road Cycling Championship, when Qianguo County successfully hosted the national event for the first time. The scale of the event was further expanded the following year, and an amateur league with a scale of 500 people was held simultaneously, creating an integrated model of "professional competition + public participation".

The multiple charms of the Holy Lake: a natural epic that goes beyond the track

Genetic treasure trove of natural ecology

As the largest inland lake in Jilin Province, Chagan Lake (" Chagan Nur " in Mongolian, meaning white holy lake ) has a water area of 420 square kilometers, nourishing 68 species of fish from 15 families, with an annual output of over 5,000 tons of fresh fish. Its core product "Fat Head Fish" has obtained AA-level green food certification and has become a golden sign of ecological quality. The lake area is home to 239 species of birds, including 9 species of national first-level protected animals such as red-crowned cranes and oriental white storks, making it a "bird paradise".

A living museum of history and culture

• Thousands of years of fishing and hunting heritage : Since the Liao Dynasty, emperors of all dynasties have held the "Spring Bowl" ceremony here, creating the tradition of "Feast of the First Fish" and "Feast of the First Goose". Today, the Winter Fishing Lake Net Waking Ceremony was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.

• Multi-ethnic civilization blending : The lakeside ancient Liao and Jin city Tahu City, the Qing Dynasty Xiaozhuang ancestral mausoleum Manchu Mongolian stele, Tibetan Buddhist Miaoyin Temple and other relics bear witness to the collision of grassland civilization and Central Plains culture.

The ancient fishing and hunting tradition of the Liao and Jin spring alms bowl ceremony, the legendary carrier of worship at the Holy Lake of Genghis Khan, and the historical silhouette of the Manchu and Mongolian stele in the Xiaozhuang ancestral mausoleum, together depict the openness and heritage of the Liao and Jin culture.

The wheel turns the past and future of Chagan Lake

When professional drivers sprint at the Aobao traffic light intersection, their figures will overlap in time and space with the spring hunting horses of the Liao Dynasty emperors and the winter fishermen's sledges. The competition on August 17 was not only a contest of speed, but also a movable feast that traveled through thousands of years of grassland civilization.