Benat Intxausti Elorriaga from Movistar Team won a narrow victory in the toughest stage of Tour of Beijing 2013, taking the red jersey at the top of 1,039-metre high Mount Miaofeng.

Benat made a sudden break from the peloton about two kilometers away from the finish line. The new world champion Rui Costa was surpassed in the last 50 metres.

There was a moment that Daniel Martin from Garmin-Sharp was almost able to grab the No.1 spot, but Benat eventually won in 3 hours 43 minutes and 25 seconds. Martin ranked the second place, while David Lopez Garcia from team Sky finished third.

Benat took the red jersey Monday with 10 seconds less than the second in general classification.

As the jersey's former owner, Bouhanni Nacer from Lotto Belisol didn't try to push himself into the competition of climbers, as he ranked 95th when he arrived at the finish line. However, with the stunning perfromance during the sprint, he could still keep the green jersey for the third day in a row.

Jiao Pengda from team Champion System ranked 54th among 138 riders who finished today's stage, the highest-ranking Chinese rider.

This year's Tour of Beijing runs from Oct. 11 to 15, the last event on the International Cycling Union WorldTour calendar, and the only one of this level in Asia.

Tuesday's final stage wil start from Tiananmen Square to the east gate of the Water Cube.