On the afternoon of August 19, the two-day "Good Luck Beijing" 2007 International Road Cycling Invitational Race concluded at Beijing's beautiful Juyongguan Great Wall. Joop Atsma, member of the UCI Executive Board and president of the UCI Road Commission, made careful and thorough inspection of all the organizational work related to the event during these two days.

"Just as the racing route is satisfactory, the organizational work is excellent,"  commented the UCI official in an interview with the official website of the event. "Upon my arrival in Beijing," he noted, "I learned from a newspaper that Beijing had recently adopted some measures in transportation and as a result over one million automobiles were restricted in running on the road from 6:00 a.m. to midnight. Our tournament, therefore, went on very smoothly by benefiting a lot from these measures. I would like to thank everyone for what they've done for these races."

In the mass start road race on the first day, I saw many citizens watching the race along the route and cheering enthusiastically for the rider-s. I was greatly touched by the scenes. In the Beijing Olympics next year, thousands and thousands of people from Europe, the United States and the Middle East will come here to watch the road cycling race. I hope local organizers will have better transport facilities for the convenience of the visitors."

The route used in the Beijing event is the same as the one for Olympic road cycling competition next year. Many people like such a meticulously designed scenic route that goes through eight districts and passes eight famous scenic spots in Beijing. McQuaid, the UCI President, praised the route as "the most beautiful road cycling race route in the Olympic history." As Atsma put it, "It's indeed not easy for one route to cover so many scenic spots. Many cyclists keep marveling at it. Though the slopes in the mountain area are high, it's not a problem to cyclists with rich experiences."

As the hos China has this time sent 17 cyclists of three teams to the race. However, their performances were unsatisfactory. Atsma thus suggested that Chinese men road cyclists go and join the professional clubs in Europe or the United States so that they can improve their technical levels as soon as possible.

Finally, Atsma said, "Through this event, I can feel that local organizers are united as one and that everyone is working hard for the coming Olympics. I believe next year we will have a perfect Olympic Games here in Beijing."