Today’s stage of the Tour of Qinghai Lake was 126 km long. The first 30km were rolling. Then we went over a mountain until 45 km in. Then the stage was rolling again and downhill into town after 90 kilometers. At the start of the race it was raining, so a lot of guys thought they could get into the break. The pace was fast, and after about 15-20 km the break rolled. The terrain was very sketchy as there was a lot of mud and deep spots of water. Kyle crashed right in front of me, so we both went down. We got back into the peloton about halfway up the KOM climb. As we were going up the climb boulders were falling off the mountain, and one almost hit our team mechanic. During the rolling part Amore e Vita began setting pace for an inevitable sprint finish. I flatted about 70 km in and almost regained with the caravan but just did not. I time trialed in to make time cut. Up in the group Mattieu made an attempt at a solo move with 5 kilometers to go but was caught. Amore e Vita took the stage win and our guys finished safely in the group. Tomorrow's stage is 203 km with some climbs. Then we have a rest day.
Here is a link to my ride on Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/344193686
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