JINGTAI, China, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Benjamin Giraud from France's La Pomme Marseille (LPM) came first on Wednesday in the 10th stage of the 12th Tour of Qinghai Lake cycling race.

Pourseyedigolakhour Mirsamad of Iran's Tabriz Petrochemical Team (TPT) still retained his yellow, blue and polka-dot jersey, which represent the leader of general classification, best Asian rider and best climber respectively.

Once again, the green jersey for the best sprinter went to Sacha Modolo Italy's Bardiani Valcole - CSF INOX (BAR), the winner of last two stages.

The 10th stage started at the city of Wuwei and finished at Jingtai County, both located in Gansu Province, covering a total distance of 191 kilometers.

This stage consisted mostly of flat roads, with two sprints and a Category 3 climb at an altitude of 2,166 meters above sea level. For the remaining three stages, the altitude will stay below 2,000 meters.

After Wednesday's race concluded, all riders went to Yinchuan, the capital city of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, where the next stage is set to begin. This is the first time that the Tour of Qinghai Lake has extended its race route to Yinchuan.