2023 Tour of Qinghai Lake explained

2023 Tour of Qinghai Lake
Series:2023 UCI ProSeries
Date:9–16 July 2023
Stages:8
Unit:km
Time:31h 14' 57"
First:Henok Mulubrhan
First Nat:ERI
First Color:yellow
Second:Eric Fagúndez
Second Nat:URU
Third:Davide Baldaccini
Third Nat:ITA
Points:Henok Mulubrhan
Points Nat:ERI
Points Color:green
Mountains:Alessio Nieri
Mountains Nat:ITA
Mountains Color:polkadot
Team Nat:ITA
Previous:2022
Next:2024

The 2023 Tour of Qinghai Lake was a road cycling stage race that took place between 9 and 16 July 2023 in China. The race was rated as a category 2.Pro event on the 2023 UCI ProSeries calendar, and was the 21st edition of the Tour of Qinghai Lake. It was the first time the race appeared on the ProSeries calendar, despite initially intended to have been a ProSeries event since 2020.[1]

Teams

Five UCI ProTeams, fourteen UCI Continental teams, and three national teams made up the 22 teams that participated in the race.[2]

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

National Teams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners[3]
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeStage winner
19 JulyXining to Xining108.8km (67.6miles)Flat stage
210 JulyDuoba to Guide132.35km (82.24miles)Hilly stage
311 JulyGuide to Huzhu201.12km (124.97miles)Intermediate stage
412 JulyHuzhu to Menyuan188.69km (117.25miles)Flat stage
513 JulyMenyuan to Qilian170km (110miles)Hilly stage
614 JulyQilian to Xihaizhen205.95km (127.97miles)Hilly stage
715 JulyXihaizhen to Gonghe127.25km (79.07miles)Hilly stage
816 JulyGonghe to Chaka200.27km (124.44miles)Flat stage
Total1338.43km (831.66miles)

Stages

Stage 1

9 July 2023 — Xining to Xining, 108.8km (67.6miles)

Stage 2

10 July 2023 — Duoba to Guide, 132.35km (82.24miles)

Stage 3

11 July 2023 — Guide to Huzhu, 201.12km (124.97miles)

Stage 4

12 July 2023 — Huzhu to Menyuan, 188.69km (117.25miles)

Stage 5

13 July 2023 — Menyuan to Qilian, 170km (110miles)

Stage 6

14 July 2023 — Qilian to Xihaizhen, 205.95km (127.97miles)

Stage 7

15 July 2023 — Xihaizhen to Gonghe, 127.25km (79.07miles)

Stage 8

16 July 2023 — Gonghe to Chaka, 200.27km (124.44miles)

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage
StageWinnerGeneral classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Asian rider classification
Team classification
1Timothy DupontTimothy DupontTimothy Dupontnot awardedThanakhan Chaiyasombat
2Nils SinschekNils SinschekNils SinschekWilmar ParedesLü Xianjing
3Davide BaldacciniWilmar ParedesHenok MulubrhanAlessio Nieri
4Frank van den Broek
5Enrico Zanoncello
6Attilio Viviani
7Henok MulubrhanEric FagúndezSaeid Safarzadeh
8Timothy DupontHenok Mulubrhan
FinalHenok MulubrhanHenok Mulubrhan

Final classification standings

Legend
Denotes the winner of the general classificationDenotes the winner of the mountains classification
Denotes the winner of the points classificationDenotes the winner of the Asian rider classification

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)[4]
RankRiderTeamTime
131h 14' 57"
2+ 0"
3+ 49"
4+ 1' 02"
5+ 1' 07"
6+ 1' 07"
7+ 1' 14"
8+ 1' 15"
9+ 1' 17"
10+ 1' 24"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)
RankRiderTeamPoints
175
269
358
454
553
644
741
836
935
1035

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)
RankRiderTeamPoints
118
215
313
411
510
610
710
89
9Mongolia8
107

Asian rider classification

Final Asian rider classification (1–10)[5]
RankRiderTeamTime
131h 16' 32"
2+ 33' 58"
3+ 43' 31"
4+ 49' 25"
5Mongolia+ 52' 39"
6+ 1h 00' 49"
7+ 1h 13' 58"
8Mongolia+ 1h 21' 50"
9China+ 1h 27' 10"
10+ 1h 34' 13"

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)
RankTeamTime
1 93h 48' 53"
2 + 1' 00"
3 + 1' 15"
4 + 4' 48"
5 + 6' 57"
6 + 11' 22"
7 + 32' 18"
8 + 38' 39"
9 + 52' 08"
10 + 1h 19' 08"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023 Tour of Qinghai Lake . ProCyclingStats . 12 July 2023.
  2. Web site: Startlist for Tour of Qinghai Lake 2023 . ProCyclingStats . 12 July 2023.
  3. Web site: Stage profiles. ProCyclingStats. 12 July 2023.
  4. Web site: Tour of Qinghai Lake Final classifications. 22 July 2023.
  5. Web site: Tour of Qinghai Lake Final classifications. 22 July 2023.