12 Facts About Feng Chun-kai

Feng Chun-kai is a Taiwanese professional road and track cyclist.

Feng Chun-kai represented his nation Taiwan, as a 19-year-old, at the 2008 Summer Olympics and later won numerous medals in track cycling, specifically in the men's points race and individual pursuit, at the Asian Championships.

Feng Chun-kai dropped out of a grueling 25-km sprint race in a field of twenty-three cyclists after he slowed down his own pace on the track with only one extra lap needed to complete and a deduction of twenty points.

Feng Chun-kai slowly emerged as a solid, all-around road and track rider, when he earned his first ever Taiwanese national road race title in 2009, and eventually mounted a fifth-place finish at the East Asian Games.

In 2011, Feng Chun-kai established a historic milestone in pro cycling as the first ever Asian rider to score three consecutive stage triumphs and grab the yellow jersey and a prestigious tournament title at the International Cycling Classic in the Midwest region of the United States.

At the 2012 Asian Cycling Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Feng Chun-kai ended his five-year drought by edging out Thailand's Turakit Boonratanathanakorn and home favorite Harrif Saleh on a sprint ride for the gold in the men's elite 10-kilometre scratch race.

In early 2013, Feng Chun-kai joined his fellow Olympic riders Zachary Bell of Canada and Wu Kin San of Hong Kong for the Champion System pro cycling team.

Feng Chun-kai started his initial season by participating in the Tour de Taiwan, where he took top honors in the mountain classification to secure the jersey.

Feng Chun-kai reclaimed his fourth Taiwanese national road race title, and added the time trial title to his resume for the first time, since he won three straight championships from 2009 to 2011.

In October 2013, Feng Chun-kai picked up his gold medal on the strength of an early lead in the men's road race at the East Asian Games in Tianjin, China.

Feng Chun-kai placed third in the 2019 Asian Road Cycling Championships, and qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Feng Chun-kai became the first Taiwanese cyclist to qualify for the Olympic men's road cycling event since Chen Chih-hao in 1996.