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Ukrainian National Cycling Team, one of the most progressive and insightful cycling teams in the World, derived itself from one of USSS in 1991. During the period it took part in many different and significant  sports event such as World Championships, European Championships, World Cups and so forth. Ukraine National Cycling Team has its own history with many famous and legendary riders. Ukrainian rider Sergii Gonchar is a world champion and a prizewinner of time trial in Tour of Italy race and a leader of Tour de France. Meanwhile, Popovych Iaroslav has been a world champion and a prizewinner in many international events. This year the team won 3rd place in European Tour, which means they are perfectly prepared in 2013 Tour of Hainan.

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Heng Xiang Cycling Team was started as an UCI continental professional team in 2010. All of the key players in the team are Chinese, mainly youth, including some national team members. Heng Xiang Cycling Team has a vast space for development in China, Asia, even in the world. The team has begun to participate actively in Asian races. In this year's Tour de Langkawi, Wang Meiyin won the champion of Stage 3 and GC Jersey of two stages, and was finally awarded with Blue Jersey and KOM Title. 

The team’s current leaders are Wang Meiyin, Shan Shuang-Champion of 2013 China National Tournament, Liu Yilin-Champion of 2009 China National Tournament, Li Fuyu -Champion of National. The team aims at supporting Chinese cyclists joining grand international races and achieve good results, such as Tour de France and the Olympics, which will show Chinese great image to the world. 

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Team Quantec-Indeland is the oldest German professional cycling team. Since 2002 the team has participated in UCI competitions around the world and has achieved national, world and Olympic titles. As a continental team, Quantec-Indeland provides a great opportunity to young and talented riders to compete in international races, supported by professional organization. The dream of becoming a professional World Tour cyclist has become reality to many riders during the last 10 year.

In 2010 the team participated in Tour of Hainan the first time and achieved impressive results with a 6th and 9th place in the Overall General Classification. After that really good result the team came back to Hainan in 2011 with high expectations. Another 3rd and 6th place in General Classification proved the strength of the young and motivated team. In 2012 the team focused on the sprint finals and achieved top 5 results on several stages.

In 2013 the team has high expectations to win a sprinters stage and to show strength during the race, even if the level of cycling is high as every year, with Pro Teams participating.

Key players:

Robert Retschke ：

He is the captain, 32 years old, most experienced rider, who has been professional for long time and participated in fantastic races like Paris-Roubaix, Tour of Germany and so on. He is also a 3-times German hill climbing champion!

Michael Kurth：

He is the team sprinter and most successful rider of the team. He is 26 years old, a fast sprinter who will fight for success in the flat stages. He achieved 4 Top Ten results in TOH 2012. In Europe he belongs to one of the fastest sprinters. 

Belkin Pro Cycling Team is a newly established team derived from Rabobank. It is sponsored by famous technology company Belkin. This total newcomer is determined to create an upbeat and transparent future in cycling and will play an important role in taking cycling to where it belongs: the hearts and minds of cycling fans around the world. Belkin Pro Cycling Team has celebrated 23 victories this season – inspiring a global audience. The team will also foster and build great cycling talent; inspiring a new generation of riders and fans.

This is the first time for Belkin Pro Cycling Team to compete in Tour of Hainan. We are looking forward to their brilliant performance!

Burgos BH Continental Team was established in 2006 after more than 25 years in the Spanish amateur category. Its two main sponsors are Burgos and BH, Burgos is the Spanish Gastronomic Capital of the year 2013 and BH is a bike company with over 100 years of history.

The team currently focuses its competition schedule in UCI Europe Tour with brilliant performances at Challenger International in Mallorca, Vuelta Andalucia, Vuelta Castilla Y León, Tour de la Bretagne Cycliste and Vuelta Burgos. 

This year, the team had 2 victories with high standings of Lluis Mas at the GP Liberty Seguros and Jesus del Pino at stage 2 of Tour des Pays de Savoie, in addition to a large number of victories in secondary classifications. Meanwhile, one of its cyclists, Juan Carlos Riutort, participated with the Spanish National Team in the Tour of Azerbaijan and Lluis Mas participated in the Mediterranean Games in Turkey representing Spain and acheiving silver medal in the individual time trial. 

2013 has been the first year in which the Burgos BH Team has participated in a competition in Asia, which means they are joining Tour of Hainan for the first time. The team is characterized by its competitive spirit and professionalism in all races in which it participates. 

Hongkong China Team consists entirely of the most excellent cyclists from Hong Kong. The experienced members have achieved great success home and abroad, such as Cheung Kingwai, winning first place in the 26km Madlison of the Asia Cup; Chan Chunhing, winning 3rd place both of cyclocross and individual trial in the 2008 Asian Mountain Bike Championships and the 2007 Thailand Asian Cycling Tournament respectively, and champion of cyclocross Stage 1 in 2012 China National Mountain Bike Championships; and Yang Yinghan, winning 9th place in individual trial in Nara Asian Road Racing Championships. The team is believed to perform their best in this Tour of Hainan.

As the first Chinese continental cycling team that registered under UCI, Max Success Sport Team has become a pioneer of Chinese native cycling team and has played an important part in the development of Chinese native cycling. With Shen Jinkang as the chief coach and Wu Weipei the executive coach, the team consists of the best young riders in China. Among them is Xu Gang, the champion of Tour of South China Sea, and Zhang Hui, the champion of the 11th Chinese National Games. As the rising force in Chinese Cycling, the team had participated in the 2009 Tour of Qinghai Lake for the first time in the so-called "the roof of the world" and also the Tour of Langkawi held in Malaysia. 

    China Hainan Yindongli Cycling Team is managed by both Hainan Provincial Administration of Culture, Radio & Television and Hainan Yindongli Sports Culture Communication Company. Its members are both from Yunnan Hongtashan Cycling Team and Liaoning Provincial Cycling Team, among which Hongtashan Team broke national records three times and was beyond Asian records in 2012. Hongtashan was ranked NO.6 in Mexican World Cup and NO.10 in World Championship in 2013, and its cyclist Yang Jing won the second place, Best of Great China, and Best of Asia in 2010 Tour of Taihu Lake. Meanwhile, Cyclist Shi Tao is incredibly excellent in sprinting and was all-round winner in 2012 China National Road Cycling Championships. The mission of building this team is to provide more chances for members to participate in more races. 2013 is the first year for the team to join Tour of Hainan. With the powerful strength of this team, Hainan Yidongli is believed to perform their best and accomplish splendid results.

Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team is one of the Continental Teams registered in UCI of China, and its title sponsor is Qinghai Huzhu Highland Barley Wine Factory. The team is basically a native of Qinghai, including the excellent road racer Dong Xiaoyong, Wu Shengjun and so on. They have trained and raced in Europe, which enables them get a significant increase in technical level to stand out in many Asian competitions. Though this team is very young, its establishment is the first time to make a Chinese local team become a UCI continental team. It is the pride of Qinghai people. As an outlying province, it sets up a professional cycling team of its kind in China by the ‘east wind’ of Tour of Qinghai Lake, which has far-reaching significance for promoting the development of cycling in China and promoting Qinghai’s social, economic and cultural sports development. Today, the local racers dressed in professional uniforms have every confidence in excellent results in 2013 Tour of Hainan!

Crelan Euphony is a professional Cycling team owned by the Bucs Bear Promotion ASBL. BBP and its manager, Gerard Bulens, have been involved in professional cycling since 1989. The team did not have to wait too long for its first great result. Indeed, in their first year, the team won the Cyclocross World Championship. In 1993, the “On-road” team was created and continued, unstoppably, to reach the top level of cyclocross. The structure, become international and entered a new dimension in 1995 with 42 victories; half on the road, half in cyclocross. Ever since then, the team has managed to keep at the top level by participating in major events such as Belgian classics (Tour of Flanders, Liège-Bastogne-Liège) and other main events (Amstel Gold Race, Tour of Italy,…). Good results have been steadily achieved.