Marko Kamp from Slovenia's Adri Mobilail came first in the 14th Tour of Qinghai Lake on Monday, putting on the green jersey as the best sprinter.
Mattia Gavazzi from Italy Amore & Kamp Vita-selle Smp and Andriy Kulyk of Kloss-Bdc TEAM came second and third.
"It was so hot today, but it's not bad for me .I will save energy and try my best in the following stages," Kamp said.
Colorado from Ningxia Sports Lottery-focus Cycling Team grabbed the polka-dot jersey as the best climber at 24 points.
Hossein Alizadeh of RTS-Santic Racing Team retained his yellow and blue jersey, which represent the leader of general classification, best Asian rider respectively.
This stage is from linxia to Dingxi, covering a total distance of 203 kilometers.
