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Welcome to the Eighth Tour of Qinghai Lake.
In July 2009, the world’s cycling elite will take to Qinghai to pedal their way to glory in the Tour of Qinghai Lake. Across 9 stages plus prologue, this battle takes in some of the most picturesque in the world. The event will be conducted over a 10-day period from 17 to 26 July 2009.
The total distance of the tour is 1355 km, including race distance 1280 km, parade riding 5.9km and transfer 70km . The maximum altitude during the race is about 3,792m, while the minimum is about 1,880m.
The stages of the 2009 race are as follows: Prologue (ITT) in Huzhu Tu Autonomous County, Xining—Ping’an—Zhaba—Tongren, Tongren — Bao’an—Xunhua(Parade riding3.3km), Xunhua—Zhaba—Ping’an—Xining (Parade riding 2.6km), Xining(Duoba Base—Qinghai Lake, Qinghai Lake—Bird Island, Bird Island—Xihaizhen, Xihaizhen—Menyuan, Menyuan-Huzhu (transfer 70km), and Xining Circuit Race.
A total of 147 riders from 21 teams, including UCI pro-continental teams, UCI continental teams and national teams will take part in this "highest" cycling race in the world.
The opening ceremony will take place on the night of July 17th, after Prologue, in Huzhu Tu Autonomous County, which is famous for its Qinghai Barley Liquor production.
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| Photo by Mark Gunter |
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Prologue(ITT) |
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Xining-Ping'an-Zhaba-Tongren |
| 2nd |
Tongren-Bao'an-Xunhua |
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Xunhua-Zhaba-Ping'an-Xining |
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Xining(DuobaBase)-Qinghai Lake |
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Qinghai Lake-Bird Island |
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Bird Island-Xihaizhen |
| 7th |
Xihaizhen-Menyuan |
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Menyuan-Huzhu |
| 9th |
XN Circuit Race |
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