XINING Matt Duchene Canada Jersey , China, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Mykhaylo Kononenko from Ukraine's Kolss Cycling Team (KLS) won the 7th stage of Tour of Qinghai Lake on Saturday.
Van Luijk Sven from Holland's Monkey Town Continental Team (MCT) and Francisco Jarley Colorado from Ningxia Sports Lottery Cycling Team (NLC) came second and third respectively.
Stage 7 from Qilian to Menyuan covers a total distance of 169 km, with 2 intermediate sprints and 1 1-level climb. The highest altitude at this stage is 3,762m.
Although the route of stage 7 is relatively flat, raining and low temperature makes the race difficult for riders as well. During the racing period of more than 4 hours Martin St. Louis Canada Jersey , riders experienced various conditions of weather, like coming across all seasons on one day.
Ukraine's Kolss Cycling Team (KLS), which the winner of stage 7 comes from, has taken part in Tour of Qinghai Lake for several times, and is also one of the top teams. In 2006 Tour of Qinghai Lake Mark Messier Canada Jersey , KLS won both the individual Grand Champion as well as group champion.
"We are a top and powerful team. We have been training very hard, and it's a great honor for me to win the stage in China," said Mykhaylo Kononenko excitedly upon receiving the victory, "I started cycling at the age of 19, and it's my favorite sport Mario Lemieux Canada Jersey ," he said.
After the race of stage 7, none of the four jerseys changed hands. Blue jersey and green jersey are still kept by former winner, Yevgeniy Gidichi from Kazakhstan's VAM and Orken Ahmet from Turkey's TRK respectively.
Yonnatta Monsalve from Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team (TYD) still wear yellow jersey, and Ortega Ramirez from Taipei's RTS-Monton Racing Team (RTS) kept Polka dot jersey as well.
The 8th stage from Menyuan to Pingan will be held on July 23.
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LONDON, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Rio Olympic Games champion Kerron Clement came to London with one goal -- reclaiming the world 400m hurdles title that has eluded him since the 2009 Berlin victory.
Clement was training Wednesday afternoon in the rain at the training ground of the London Stadium Marc-Edouard Vlasic Canada Jersey , where the American finished eighth at the Olympic Games in 2012 when it was still called the Olympic Stadium.
Returning to London after five years, the 31-year-old aimed at nothing but a gold medal.
"I'm really excited to be here in London once again and the world championships is a great moment for me. I am here going for my gold medal in the 400 hurdles," said the 2007 and 2009 world champion. "So I'm really excited to get started on Sunday."
At 21, Clement mounted the top of the podium at Osaka world championships in 2007 and repeated his achievement two years later in Berlin. His success, however Jonathan Toews Canada Jersey , was followed by a slump of several seasons as he struggled with injury and took a surgery five months before the 2012 London Olympics.
In an earlier interview, the Beijing Olympics silver medalist said going to London 2012 was already "a major achievement for me to simply qualify for the team."
The eighth place finish could not discourage Clement who believed he would eventually have his breakthrough.
"At the 2015 World Championships in Beijing I felt I was edging closer to achieving my goals. I finished fourth in the Bird's Nest Stadium - just 0.01 behind bronze medallist Jeffery Gibson of The Bahamas. It was really exciting to come so close to the medals.
"From that moment on, I knew 2016 would be an amazing year," Clement earlier told the IAAF official website.