Leon van Bon from the Marco Polo Cycling Team being interviewed by CCTV Chinese national television. (photo: Remko Kramer)

The spectaculair opening ceremony from the Tour of China at the famous historic city wall of Xian. (photo: Remko Kramer)

Liu Yilin waiting for his appearance in the opening ceremony of the Tour of China at the Xian city wall. (photo: Remko Kramer)

The spectaculair opening ceremony from the Tour of China at the famous historic city wall of Xian. (photo: Remko Kramer)

The spectaculair opening ceremony from the Tour of China at the famous historic city wall of Xian. (photo: Remko Kramer)

Loh Sea Keong in the prologue of the Tour of China. (photo: Remko Kramer)

The Marco Polo Cycling Team before the start in the Tour of China. From left to right, Fu Xing, Liu Yilin and Leon van Bon. (photo: Remko Kramer)

The Marco Polo Cycling Team before the start in the Tour of China. From left to right, Pavel Stuchlik, Liu Yilin, Loh Sea Keong, Leon van Bon and Fu Xing. (photo: Remko Kramer)

Leon van Bon and Loh Sea Keong with a Chinese cycling fan. (photo: Remko Kramer)

The Tour of China. (photo: Remko Kramer)

The flower girls of the Tour of China. (photo: Remko Kramer)

Fu Xing from the Marco Polo Cycling Team after the stage. (photo: Remko Kramer)

Fu Xing from the Marco Polo Cycling Team gives his autograph to a Chinese cycling fan. (photo: Remko Kramer)

Leon van Bon gets a warm-up massage from Shi Yulong before the start at the Tour of China. (photo: Remko Kramer)

Chinese cycling fans. (photo: Remko Kramer)

The Chinese guys on the Marco Polo Cycling Team, mechanic Li Linjie, Fu Xing, Liu Yilin and soigneur Shi Yulong at the Tour of China. (photo: Remko Kramer)

The Marco Polo Cycling Team with the Gantanghuixian building in Sanmenxia in the background at the Tour of China. From left to right, Leon van Bon, Fu Xing, Pavel Stuchlik, Liu Yilin, and Loh Sea Keong. (photo: Remko Kramer)

The Tour of China at the start of the Mount Tai stage. (photo: Remko Kramer)

Liu Yilin at the start of a stage in the Tour of China. (photo: Remko Kramer)

Leon van Bon gives an interview for the China Daily Newspaper. (photo: Remko Kramer)

Loh Sea Keong at the start of the Tianjin stage in the Tour of China . (photo: Remko Kramer)