Russian Alexander, a cyclist from Omnibike Dynamo Moscow Team,
won the first session of 2006 Tour of Hainan in China on
Sunday.
The first session started from Haikou, the capital city of
China's Hainan island, and ended in Wenchang, a small city 141
kilometers away from Haikou.
Chinese cyclist Li Fuyu became the first of the Asian athletes
to complete the session.
Ninety-one cyclists from 16 teams of China and other countries
and regions took part in the 2006 Tour of Hainan, which covers 860
kilometers in six days.
The total award for the tour is US$100,000 and
US$18,000?will be for the champion.
"The level of this tour is not very high, but the competition
was very tough, and all the cyclists rode at their best." said Zhao
Jinshan, a Chinese referee of the tour.
(Xinhua News Agency November 13, 2006)