The Tour of Qinghai Lake is an annual professional road cycling stage race held in Qinghai Province, China, named after Qinghai Lake. It takes place in July and is sanctioned by the UCI as part of the UCI ProSeries. The race is organised by the Chinese Cycling Association.
Next edition
10–17 Jul 2027
Men · 2.Pro
Starts in
date from the UCI calendar
GC riders to watch
Menpast GC podium riders still racing
Defending champion · 2026
Jonathan CAICEDOWheeltop Rotor Chengdu Team
1 win and 1 podium here · 2 wins in 2026
Last 5 races
121473023RiderPodiums here 2015–26Wins 26Last 5
In our records
Men2 wins
H. MULUEBERHAN, the most since 2015 in our records
3 podiums
H. MULUEBERHAN, the most since 2015 in our records
2× on the podium
G. SILVA, never won (2024, 2025)
10 winners in 11 editions
Since 2015 in our records
Winners
Men| Year | Podium |
|---|---|
| 2026 |  J. CAICEDO2 CASTELLON +0:12, 3 MULUEBERHAN +0:15 |
| 2025 |  H. MULUEBERHAN2 SILVA +0:02, 3 LOPEZ +0:22 |
| 2024 | J. CEPEDA HERNANDEZ2 SILVA +1:31, 3 TAROZZI +2:07 |
| 2023 | H. MULUEBERHAN2 FAGUNDEZ s.t., 3 BALDACCINI +0:49 |
| 2022 |  J. LIU2 ZHANG +2:53, 3 SHEN +3:30 |
| 2021 | Z. ZHANG2 PENG +1:02, 3 HU +5:16 |
| 2019 |  R. CHALAPUD GOMEZ2 SEVILLA +1:44, 3 DYBALL +2:37 |
| 2018 | H. AGUIRRE2 BOHORQUEZ SANCHEZ +1:05, 3 ROGINA +2:35 |
| 2017 |  Y. MONSALVE PERTSINIDIS2 ORTEGA RAMIREZ +0:20, 3 THURAU +0:24 |
| 2016 |  S. LAGKUTI2 MUGERLI +0:37, 3 BUTS +1:00 |
| 2015 |  R. ROGINA2 ALIZADEH +0:03, 3 COLORADO HERNANDEZ +0:41 |
Podiums
Men · in our records, 2015–2026| Rider | Podiums | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| H. MULUEBERHAN | 3 | 2 |
| Z. ZHANG | 2 | 1 |
| R. ROGINA | 2 | 1 |
 G. SILVA | 2 | 0 |
| J. CAICEDO | 1 | 1 |
| J. CEPEDA HERNANDEZ | 1 | 1 |
| J. LIU | 1 | 1 |
| R. CHALAPUD GOMEZ | 1 | 1 |
| H. AGUIRRE | 1 | 1 |
| Y. MONSALVE PERTSINIDIS | 1 | 1 |
Teams
Men| Team | Wins |
|---|---|
| Wheeltop Rotor Chengdu Team | 1 |
| XDS Astana Team | 1 |
| Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 1 |
| Green Project-Bardianicsf-Faizane' | 1 |
| Pingtan International Tourism Island Cycling Team | 1 |
Nations
Men| Nation | Wins |
|---|---|
| Ecuador | 2 |
| Eritrea | 2 |
| China | 2 |
| Colombia | 2 |
| Venezuela | 1 |
History
- 2002
First edition of the race, won by Tom Danielson of the USA.
- 2020
The race was to become part of the new UCI ProSeries, but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 2021
Held as a class 2.2 race with all domestic teams due to international travel restrictions during the pandemic.
- 2022
Held again as a class 2.2 race with all domestic teams due to pandemic travel restrictions.
- 2023
The race returned to the UCI ProSeries.