Cyclists ride through China for 2014 Tour of Beijing – in pictures

Two Chinese men wait to perform a lion dance at the start of the fourth stage of the 2014 Tour of Beijing on Monday. Wang Zhao / AFP

Cyclists ride along a mountain road during the fourth stage of the 2014 Tour of Beijing on Monday. Wang Zhao / AFP

The field for the 2014 Tour of Beijing cycles along a country road in Yanqing, outside Beijing, on Sunday during the third stage of the race. Wang Zhao / AFP

Cyclists compete on a road in the suburbs outside Beijing, China on Sunday during the third stage of the 2014 Tour of Beijing. Wang Zhao / AFP

A rider for Team Tinkoff-Saxo cycles along a road outside Beijing, China on Monday during the fourth stage of the 2014 Tour of Beijing. Wang Zhao / AFP

Cyclists ride along a mountain road during the third stage of the 2014 Tour of Beijing on Sunday. Wang Zhao / AFP

An elderly man watches as cyclists ride through a village during the third stage of the 2014 Tour of Beijing on Sunday. Wang Zhao / AFP

Cyclists ride through an arch of the Great Wall of China during the fourth stage of the 2014 Tour of Beijing on Monday. Wang Zhao / AFP

Images from the third and fourth stages of the race, which started on Friday in Zhangjiakou in China’s Hebei Province and will end on Tuesday at the Bird’s Nest National Stadium in Beijing.