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Slovenian cyclist wins 5th stage at Tour of Qinghai Lake

Xinhua, July 9, 2015 Adjust font size:

Primoz Roglic came first on Thursday in the fifth stage of the 2015 Tour of Qinghai Lake cycling race.

The Slovenian finished the 133km ride from Xihai town to Gonghe in two hours 57 minutes and 53 seconds. Hossein Alizaden from Rts-santic Racing Team grabbed the overall lead as well as the blue jersey as the best Asian Rider.

"I'm so lucky today, I hope my team can do better in the upcoming stages," Roglic said.

Once again, the green jersey for the best sprinter went to Marko Kump of Slovenia's Adri Mobilail at 60 points, Colorado from China Ningxia Sports Lottery Focus Cycling Team was awarded the polka-dot jersey as the best climber of the day.

The fifth stage has two sprints and one Category 1 climb at the altitude of 3,740 meters above sea level.

The 2015 Tour of Qinghai Lake will last 14 days for a total distance of 2,940 kilometers. Endi