Kazakh cyclist Andrey Zeits wins 8th stage of 2015 Tour of Hainan

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Cyclist of Kazakhstan's Astana Pro team Andrey Zeits has won royal mountain stage of "Tour of Hainan 2015", according to Sports.kz.

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The 204.8 kilometers 8th stage from Dongfang to Wuzhishan, stretched from Dongfang to Wuzhishan, includes three intermediate sprints and three climbs. Julian El Fares of Marseille 13-KTM was second and Francisco Mansebo of Skydive Dubai was the third. The leader of the race Sacha Modolo (Lampre-Merida) finished after thirty seconds; however, he retained the leader's jersey. In the general classification Andrey Zeits shifted from 35th to 2nd position. Note that this year' s Tour of Hainan will last 9 days, and the next stage and final stage is scheduled on Wednesday, featuring a stretched race from Wuzhishan to Wanning with a total distance of 119 kilometers.