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Italian cyclist Mareczko wins 6th stage in 2015 Tour of Hainan

Xinhua, October 25, 2015 Adjust font size:

Italian cyclist Jakub Mareczko of Southeast Team won the 6th stage of 2015 Tour of Hainan in 4 hours 21 minutes and 26 seconds on Sunday.

It was Mareczko's first win in the tournament.

Sacha Modolo from Lampre-Merida Team, who finished third at this stage, still wears the yellow jersey.

The sixth stage stretched from Qiongzhong to Sanya, covering a total distance of 174.1 kilometers with three climbs and two intermediate sprints.

Modolo also keeps the green jersey as the best sprinter, and Andrea Palini who won the second place at the stage, was 9 seconds behind Modolo in the General Individual Classification.

Ma Guangtong from Hengxiang Cycling Team also keeps the blue jersey that represents best Asian rider, while Julien el Fares from Team Marseille 13 Team won the polka-dot jersey as the best climber.

Mareczko said, "My teammates believe in me from the event on, but I had not manage to win yet for different reasons. Finally I made it, that I must thank my team to keep believing me."

This year's Tour of Hainan will last 9 days, and the next stage that scheduled on Monday, will be a stretched race from Sanya to Dongfang, covers 165.7 kilometers. Endi