Cyclists pass the Zhengyang Gate during men’s road race of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 9, 2008.

Cyclists pass the Lama Temple during men’s road race of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 9, 2008.

Spanish Alberto Contador (L), Champion of the 2007 Tour de France, talk with his teammate before men’s road race of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 9, 2008.

Cyclists pass the Lama Temple during men’s road race of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 9, 2008.

Cyclists pass the Lama Temple during men’s road race of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 9, 2008.

(Xinhua News Agency August 9, 2008)