David on Formosa

The Taipei International Cycle Show 2006 starts today. The Taiwan News reports,

The Taipei International Cycle Show – Asia’s largest professional cycle exhibition – will open at the Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Halls 1 and 3 for a four-day run from March 8 to 11.

No less than 650 domestic and foreign companies have signed up to occupy nearly 2,179 booth spaces, marking a 5% increase compared to last year, according to show organizer Taipei External Trade Development Council.

Taipei Cycle 2006, touted as the third largest event of its kind in the world, is behind similar showcases only in Germany and the United States.

A professional cycling race, the Tour de Taiwan, is timed to coincide with the Bike Show. It is running from the 5th to the 11th of March.

Results are available from cyclingnews.com. It is a little sad to see that one of the teams has the name “Chinese Taipei”. What is wrong with the people that organise these events? Do they have no pride?

Link

The 2006 Taipei Int’l Cycle Show Asia’s largest bicycle showcase – Taipei Times, 8 March 2006