体坛英语资讯：Feature: A Kazakh herdsman chases his cycling dream
<p><span word="URUMQI">URUMQI</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 12-- <span word="For">For</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="Kazakh">Kazakh</span> <span word="herder">herder</span> <span word="Burlik">Burlik</span> <span word="Kangjebay">Kangjebay</span>, <span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="horseback">horseback</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="trek">trek</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Wenquan">Wenquan</span> <span word="county">county</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sayram">Sayram</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="Tursunjan">Tursunjan</span> <span word="Burlik">Burlik</span>, 21, <span word="prefers">prefers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winding">winding</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cycling">cycling</span> <span word="track">track</span>.</p><p><span word="Leaving">Leaving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flocks">flocks</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="choosing">choosing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cyclist">cyclist</span>, <span word="Tursunjan">Tursunjan</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="forsaken">forsaken</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="herding">herding</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ancestors">ancestors</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grasslands">grasslands</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northwest">northwest</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Xinjiang">Xinjiang</span> <span word="Uygur">Uygur</span> <span word="Autonomous">Autonomous</span> <span word="Region">Region</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="herdsman">herdsman</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="participated">participated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 11<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Tour">Tour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sayram">Sayram</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="bicycle">bicycle</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="amateur">amateur</span> <span word="cyclists">cyclists</span>.</p><p><span word="Born">Born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pastoral">pastoral</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sayram">Sayram</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span>, <span word="Tursunjan">Tursunjan</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="horseback">horseback</span>.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bicycle">bicycle</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p><p><span word="Tursunjan">Tursunjan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hometown">hometown</span>, <span word="Wenquan">Wenquan</span> <span word="County">County</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="cycling">cycling</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="memories">memories</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="Tursunjan">Tursunjan</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="cheered">cheered</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="beside">beside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="racing">racing</span> <span word="track">track</span>, <span word="envying">envying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dashing">dashing</span> <span word="cyclists">cyclists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="flashy">flashy</span> <span word="costumes">costumes</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Cycling">Cycling</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="cool">cool</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>," <span word="Tursunjan">Tursunjan</span> <span word="recalls">recalls</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span>-- <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="bike">bike</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="tirelessly">tirelessly</span>.</p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tour">Tour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sayram">Sayram</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="athlete">athlete</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contestants">contestants</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="envied">envied</span>.</p>
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