Jonathan CAICEDO won in 24:23:26, 0:12 ahead of CASTELLON.
| 1 |  J. CAICEDO | 24:23:26 |
| 2 |  J. CASTELLON | +0:12 |
| 3 |  H. MULUEBERHAN | +0:15 |
| Points | H. MULUEBERHAN | 63 pts |
| Mountains | C. RODRIGUEZ MARTIN | 18 pts |
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.
Stages
8| # | Winner | Finish | Gap behind | New GC leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  A. SALBYLi Ning Star | Bunch sprint | +1:36Bunch sprint | A. SALBYleads · 1 stage |
| 2 |  G. BESSEGATeam Polti Visitmalta | Bunch sprint | +0:17Bunch sprint | G. BESSEGAleads · 1 stage |
| 3 | H. MULUEBERHANXDS Astana Team | Group of 10 | +0:04Group of 10 | J. CAICEDOleads · 1 stage |
| 4 |  A. UMBASolution Tech Nippo Rali | Group of 3 | +0:12Group of 3 | J. CASTELLONleads · 1 stage |
| 5 | C. BAGATINMBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort | Solo | +1:03Solo | J. CAICEDOleads · 4 stages |
| 6 | ||||
| 7 |  C. MACIASBurgos-Burpellet-BH | Bunch sprint | +0:07Bunch sprint | |
| 8 |  I. LEITÃOCaja Rural-Seguros RGA | Bunch sprint | +0:11Bunch sprint |
How the GC was won
gap to the leader after each stage, final podiumCAICEDO 24:23:26CASTELLON +0:12MULUEBERHAN +0:15Led from stage 5
Stage 5 decided it: CAICEDO went from 14 seconds behind CASTELLON to 9 seconds ahead.Without bonus seconds, CASTELLON would have won.
General
95| # | Rider | Time | UCI pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheeltop Rotor Chengdu Team | 24:23:26 | 250 |
| 2 | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | +0:12 | 170 |
| 3 | XDS Astana Team | +0:15 | 140 |
| 4 | Burgos-Burpellet-BH | +0:34 | 120 |
| 5 | Bardiani CSF 7 Saber | +0:39 | 100 |
| 6 | Team Polti Visitmalta | +2:31 | 80 |
| 7 | Li Ning Star | +3:58 | 70 |
| 8 | Bardiani CSF 7 Saber | +4:02 | 60 |
| 9 | Cofidis | +6:42 | 50 |
| 10 | XDS Astana Team | +7:02 | 40 |
| 11 | Euskaltel-Euskadi | +7:10 | 30 |
| 12 | Bardiani CSF 7 Saber | +8:07 | 20 |
| 13 | Team Polti Visitmalta | +8:51 | 10 |
| 14 | Bardiani CSF 7 Saber | +9:56 | 10 |
| 15 | Azerion / Villa Valkenburg | +10:31 | 10 |
Rider performance
stage places, log scaleJ. CAICEDObest 2J. CASTELLONbest 2H. MULUEBERHAN1 win
Teams
18 of 23 scored| # | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 320 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2 | 238 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | |
| 3 | 230 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | |
| 4 | 215 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
| 5 | 176 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | |
| 6 | 133 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | |
| 7 | 129 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
| 8 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
