The first stage of the 13th Sayram Lake Cycling Race kicked off in Jinghe county, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on Sunday. A total of 163 cyclists divided into 30 teams are competing in this five-day event. On the course of this highly challenging race, participants will endure through a 468-kilometer route crossing mountains, the Gobi desert, lakes and grasslands. Liu Zhuqing from TEAM MAGENE-ZhaoMeng sports won the first prize in the first leg of this race.