The Marco Polo Cycling Team at the Tour of Qinghai Lake with the Beijing 2008 Olympic mascotte at the Duoba Altitude Training Centre near Xining. (photo: Remko Kramer)

The Marco Polo Cycling Team training near Xining, Qinghai, China. (photo: Remko Kramer)

The Marco Polo Cycling Team at the Tour of Qinghai Lake 2011. (photo: Remko Kramer)

The Marco Polo Cycling Team at the Tour of Qinghai Lake 2011. (photo: Remko Kramer)

The roomlist from the Marco Polo Cycling Team at the Tour of Qinghai Lake

Some Marco Polo Cycling Team riders with Chinese dancers before the opening ceremony of the Tour of Qinghai Lake. It was broadcasted live at Chinese national television with a spectacular show at prime-time, 200 million viewers! (photo: Remko Kramer)

The Marco Polo Cycling Team on stage at opening ceremony of the Tour of Qinghai Lake. It was broadcasted live at Chinese national television with a spectacular show at prime-time, 200 million viewers! (photo: Christian Baerends)

The Marco Polo Cycling Team on stage at opening ceremony of the Tour of Qinghai Lake. It was broadcasted live at Chinese national television with a spectacular show at prime-time, 200 million viewers! (photo: Christian Baerends)

The Marco Polo Cycling Team on stage at opening ceremony of the Tour of Qinghai Lake. It was broadcasted live at Chinese national television with a spectacular show at prime-time, 200 million viewers! (photo: Christian Baerends)

Chinese Xing Yan Dong from the Marco Polo Cycling Team at the start of the Tour of Qinghai Lake. (photo: Remko Kramer)

Ethiopian Solomon Shiferaw from the Marco Polo Cycling Team became 12th in the criterium in ZhuZhu at the Tour of Qinghai Lake. (photo: Remko Kramer)

Daniel Abraham from Eritrea from the Marco Polo Cycling Team signs in for the Tour of Qinghai Lake. (photo: Remko Kramer)

Ethiopian Solomon Shiferaw from the Marco Polo Cycling Team signs in for the Tour of Qinghai Lake. (photo: Christian Baerends)

Ethiopians Solomon and Estifanos and Eritrean Daniel Abraham from the Marco Polo Cycling Team at the start of the Tour of Qinghai Lake. (photo: Remko Kramer)

Sea Keong Loh from the Marco Polo Cycling Team at Chinese national television CCTV.

Belgium Jan Kuijckx from the Marco Polo Cycling Team at the start of the Tour of Qinghai Lake 2011. (photo: Remko Kramer)

Belgium Jan Kuijckx going solo for 50 km behind the final Tour winner and number 2nd of the Tour of Qinghai Lake, to be caught back with only 7 km to go. (photo: Christian Baerends)

Belgium Jan Kuijckx going solo for 50 km behind the final Tour winner and number 2nd of the Tour of Qinghai Lake, to be caught back with only 7 km to go. (photo: Christian Baerends)

Cycling fans somewhere in the middle of nowhere at the Tour of Qinghai Lake. (photo: Remko Kramer)

The peloton at the Tour of Qinghai Lake through the mountainous landscape at around 3000 meters altitude, with peaks over 4000 meters surrounding. (photo: Remko Kramer)

Jan Kuijckx gets some bidons for his teammates from the Marco Polo Cycling Team at the Tour of Qinghai Lake. (photo: Remko Kramer)