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[quote=BRUCIANNA ,35615]Of course there is no problem whatsoever with biking in Hainan. I've personally ridden on almost every single paved road the island has and found the scenery lovely and the condition of the roads generally excellent. The very idea that you would have to ride on the expressways is absurd.During the 2006 Tour de Hainan only 150km or so of the 860km were on the expressway and that only because some of the roads are a bit bumpy for the average 42kph the racers were doing. Evenso, a lot of people felt that far too much of the race was run on the expressways and that maybe the racers should have just gone a little slower (like they do on the cobbles of Paris Roubaix).The Hainan Provincial Cycling Association hicycling.com.cn currently doesn't have an English webpage, but they do have an English speaking contact person and will have no problems getting you set up to go cycle touring in Hainan including everything that you need to buy (and still more that you don't need to buy) and even some rental road bikes that are nicer than my current road bike. (I'm saving my pennies for a Ti frame racer with Ultegra gruppo.)Marian 86 1351 883 8911[/quote]
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