Hossein Alizadeh of Iran's Tabriz Petrochemical Team (TPT) won the 11th Tour of Qinghai Lake cycling race that concluded on Thursday.

Alizadeh managed to keep the yellow jersey for the leader of general individual classification from the third stage till the end.

He was also awarded the blue and polka-dot jersey, which represents the best Asian rider and best climber respectively.

Luka Mezgec from Slovenia's SAVA (SAK), winner of the last stage, secured the green jersey for the best sprinter. He scored five stage victories in the 13-stage race that lasted 14 days.

The last stage was a five-lap circuit race in Lanzhou, capital city of Gansu Province, covering a total distance of 78 kilometers.

Five Chinese cycling teams competed in this year's Tour of Qinghai Lake, which put up "only average performance," said Qiu Jijin, the race's commentator and an International Cycling Union (UCI) official.

"China has just got started with professional cycling. Promising Chinese riders need to train harder and compete harder in more world-class races so as to close the gap between them and top riders," Qiu said.

This year's Tour of Qinghai Lake covered 2,680 kilometers, with the average altitude reaching 2,391 meters above sea level and the maximum standing at 3,865 meters. For the first time, it spanned northwest China's Qinghai Province, Gansu Province and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.