Jul 23, 2010, 6:46 PM

Askari wins stage 6, takes yellow jersey

Askari wins stage 6, takes yellow jersey

(MNA), July 23 -- Iranian cyclist Hossein Askari took hold of the yellow jersey of stage winners at the end of Stage 6 of the Tour of Qinghai Lake in China.

Tabriz Petrochemical’s cyclist leads the tour by 44 seconds over previous leader Radoslav Rogina (Loborika) and Kiel Reijnen (Jelly Belly) who is a further 41 seconds behind.
 
About 120 riders have participated in the 152-kilometer race from Bird Island to Xihaizhen.

”We rode very hard to the finish and I am very happy for my team,” Askari told Cyclingnews.
 
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