China’s Qiansen Trophy started in 2013 as a UCI C2 race, and since 2014 it has provided athletes from across the globe with the opportunity to chase C1 UCI points while getting an expenses-paid trip to China.
Last year’s Qiansen Trophy featured two UCI races and even had a live stream folks in the U.S. could stay up late to watch. However, information about the 2018 races has been a bit tougher to come by. It appears the 2018 Qiansen Trophy consists of one UCI race and one non-UCI race held a decent drive from one another.
The UCI race is on Sunday in Aohan, which is located about six hours northeast of Beijing in Inner Mongolia. The second non-UCI race is part of the International Cycling Cultural Festival on Thursday in FengFeng, which is five hours southwest of Beijing. (A big BMX race with impressive payouts is also coming to Aohan in the middle of September.)
As in past years, the China cyclocross races have fields from across the globe. Women racers from the U.S. include Rebecca Gross (Zero D Racing), Campbell Steers (Waddell Wheel Mfg.), the Squid Squad duo of Sammi Runnels and Emily Kachorek and the new Bitchn Grit team Dani Arman and Kristen Legan. Belgium’s Joyce Vanderbeken (Bike Advice) is back to defend her two 2017 wins as well.
Joyce Vanderbeken won twice in China in 2017. photo: screen capture
On the Men’s side, the start list includes Anthony Clark (Squid Squad), Squid Squad guest rider Kell Mckenzie, Maxx Chance (Full Cycle Cyclocross), Eric Brunner (Full Cycle Cyclocross), Denzel Stephenson (Full Cycle Cyclocross), Joshua Bauer (Donkey Label), Peter Olejniczak (Donkey Label), Ian McPherson (Durango Elite Racing), Reed Williams (Sterling Sports Group), Noah Hayes (Sterling Sports Group), Carson Benjamin (Waddell Wheel Mfg.), Kevin Bradford-Parish (Zero D Racing), Justin Lindine (Apex) and Jules Goguely (Apex).
Women’s and Men’s rider lists are below. Stay tuned for results from the two cyclocross races in China.
Women's Rider List: China's 2018 Qiansen Trophy
| Name | Country | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Joanne Easson | Australia | Flanders Health.Com.Au Racing |
| Vanderbeken Joyce | Belgium | Bike Advice |
| Tinne Vermeiren | Belgium | Kleuropmaat/Bns Technics Cyclingteam |
| Tess Van Loy | Belgium | Kleuropmaat/Bns Technics Cyclingteam |
| Aniek Van Alphen | Belgium | Kleuropmaat/Bns Technics Cyclingteam |
| Christine Vardaros | Belgium | Endura Pro Cycling |
| Zednikova Iveta | Czech Republic | Stevens Bikes Emilo Sports |
| Kristina Nørmark Thrane | Danmark | Danish Pro Cx |
| Rikke Lønne | Danmark | Danish Pro Cx |
| Geerte Hoeke | Netherlands | Cycling Team Limburg |
| Lotte Jacobs | Netherlands | Bombtrack Bicycles Powered By Hunt Wheels |
| Aida Nuño Palacio | Spain | Garaje Paco |
| Madara Furmane | Team ZZk | Vidzemes Mernieks |
| Mari-Liis Mottus | Team ZZk | Haanja Cycling Team |
| Tatsiana Soupel | Team ZZk | Belarus |
| Jayden Kate | United Kingdom | Bike Advice |
| Rebecca Gross | USA | Zero D Racing |
| Danielle Arman | USA | Bgrit |
| Kristen Legan | USA | Bgrit |
| Emily Kachorek | USA | Squid Squad |
| Samantha Runnels | USA | Squid Squad |
| Campbell Steers | USA | Waddell Wheel Mfg |
Men's Rider List: China's 2018 Qiansen Trophy
| Name | Country | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Walkerden | Australia | Hope Factory Racing |
| Thomas Mein | Australia | Hope Factory Racing |
| Michael Howson | Australia | Flanders Health.Com.Au Racing |
| Nicholas Norden | Australia | Flanders Health.Com.Au Racing |
| Nicholas Smith | Australia | Flanders Health.Com.Au Racing |
| Daniel Taylor | Australia | Flanders Health.Com.Au Racing |
| Angus Reilly William Dickson | Australia | Flanders Health.Com.Au Racing |
| Angus Dickson | Australia | Flanders Health.Com.Au Racing |
| Joshua Sek | Australia | Flanders Health.Com.Au Racing |
| Gosse Van Der Meer | Belgium | Bombtrack Bicycles Powered By Hunt Wheels |
| Lawrence | Belgium | Kleuropmaat/Bns Technics Cyclingteam |
| Hekele Emil | Czech Republic | Stevens Bikes Emilo Sports |
| Oliver Errebo | Danmark | Danish Pro Cx |
| Andreas Andresen | Danmark | Danish Pro Cx |
| Kenneth Hansen | Danmark | Danish Pro Cx |
| Antti Kuitto | Finland | Team Evoc Finland |
| Bianco Marco | Italy | Dental Bianco Team |
| Olivetti Mattia | Italy | Dental Bianco Team |
| Parenti Nicola | Italy | Giulio Parenti |
| Carozzo Marco | Italy | Giulio Parenti |
| Galli Giulio | Italy | Giulio Parenti |
| Nicolas Samparisi | Italy | Ktm Selle Smp Alchemist |
| Lorenzo Samparisi | Italy | Ktm Selle Smp Alchemist |
| Hikaru Kosaka | Japan | Japan Selection |
| Yu Takenouchi | Japan | Japan Selection |
| Hijiri Oda | Japan | Japan Selection |
| Masaru Nakazato | Japan | Japan Selection |
| Tomohiro Saito | Japan | Japan Selection |
| Masanori Kosaka | Japan | Japan Selection |
| Ren Tsumita | Japan | Japan Selection |
| Koji Mukoyama | Japan | Japan Selection |
| Mutsumi Sudoh | Japan | Japan Selection |
| Roel Van Der Stegen | Netherlands | Cycling Team Limburg |
| Angus Edmond | New Zealand | Endura Pro Cycling |
| Ondrej Glajza | Slovakia | Tj Auto Skoda Mlada Boleslav |
| Martin Eriksson | Sweden | Art-V Cycling Club |
| Henrik Jansson | Sweden | Art-V Cycling Club |
| Kristofers Racenajs | Team ZZk | Team Pulsaar |
| Gudiskis Eimantas | Team ZZk | Colibri Cycling Team |
| Dimitriy Sorokin | Team ZZk | Team Zzk |
| Sten Erik Ottender | Team ZZk | Team Estonia |
| Mihkail Besaha | Team ZZk | Belarus |
| Finlay Robertson | United Kingdom | Derwentside Cc |
| Kevin Bradford-Parish | USA | Zero D Racing |
| Justin Lindine | USA | Apex |
| Jules Goguely | USA | Apex |
| Anthony Clark | USA | Squid Squad |
| Kell Mckenzie | USA | Squid Squad |
| Ian Mcpherson | USA | Durango Elite Racing |
| Maxx Chance | USA | Durango Elite Racing |
| Joshua Bauer | USA | Donkey Label |
| Peter Olejniczak | USA | Donkey Label |
| Reed Williams | USA | Sterling Sports Group |
| Noah Hayes | USA | Sterling Sports Group |
| Eric Brunner | USA | Hoke Racing |
| Denzel Stephenson | USA | Hoke Racing |
| Carson Benjamin | USA | Waddell Wheel Mfg |
