The two Iranian cycling team are scheduled to participate in the 2016 Tour of Qinghai Lake as China’s largest and most prominent cycling tournament.
Both Pishgaman Kavir Yazd and Shahrdari Tabriz clubs had attended Tour of Japan as part of Asia Tour 2016 in the previous month though they had refused to vie at Tour of South Korea due to the short timespan between the two events.
A total of seven Olympian cyclists will be present in the two Iranian clubs who will leave depart for China early in June to compete in the sportive event.
The 14th Tour of Qinghai Lake dubbed as ‘Qinghai Rural Credit Cup’ will be held from July 5th to July 18th with a total distance of 2940 km, 22 teams and 154 riders will participate in the race.
The total amount of prize money and performance fee is one million.
The 14th Tour of Qinghai Lake is another important event with a major breakthrough, it will further enhance its international status as the first national brand event of China.
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