Turkish rider wins 9th stage of Tour of Qinghai Lake

Riders set out from the starting line as the 9th stage of the Tour de Qinghai Lake begins on Tuesday, July 15, 2014. [Photo: CRIENGLISH.com]

Turkish rider Ahmet Orken has finished first in stage nine of the Tour of Qinghai Lake.

The Torku Sekerspor rider won the grueling 118 kilometre stage which includes three sprints.

The green jersey for the best sprinter went to Mykhaylo Kononenko of KLS, toppling Ilya Davidenok from Continental Team Astana (AS2) who has been holding the jersey for four consecutive stages.

Ilya Davidenok still owned the yellow and blue jerseys that represent the overall leader and best Asian rider.