Feature: French rider chases rally glory on Chinese-made motorbike

By sportswriters Sun Zhe and Ma Kai

URUMQI, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Born in the picturesque coastal city of Marseille, Neels Theric encountered a few Chinese tourists in his hometown in childhood. But he had never expected his motorcycling dreams could lead him to a journey intertwined with a Chinese team one day.

Competing in the 2023 Taklimakan Rally in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, The