LAUSANNE, Switzerland _ World record-holder Liu Xiang won the 110 hurdles at the Athletissima Grand Prix, running the season's third-best time despite the cold on Tuesday.

Tyson Gay won the men's 200 with the season's fourth-best time.

Liu, who broke the 110 hurdles record last year on the Pontaise track, won in 13.01 seconds. Anwar Moore of the United States was second in 13.12 and Aries Merritt was third in 13.18.

At race time, the temperature was 11 degrees Celsius (52 Fahrenheit).

Last year, Liu ran 12.88 to set the world record he previously shared with Colin Jackson of Britain.

Liu was beaten by Dayron Robles in Paris on Friday and the Chinese hurdler was hoping to avenge the loss but the Cuban withdrew from Tuesday's race.

"I feel excellent to come back to Lausanne even if the weather wasn't good," Liu said. "In Paris, I wasn't really fit but I felt better here."

Liu, the Olympic and world champion, ran 12.92 _ the fastest time this year _ in New York in June.

Gay, who posted the second-fastest time in history when he ran 19.62 at the U.S. trials in Indianapolis last month, finished in 19.78.

"I'm more surprised at my time than the victory," said Gay, whose knee has been bothering him since the U.S. trials. "I didn't think I wouldn't win. I'm fifty percent right now. I didn't think about my knee, or anything, I just thought I'd run as fast as I could. It's doing OK. Maybe when I get back to the room I might ache a little bit, but right now I'm fully focused on running my next meet."

Gay is the fastest combination 100 and 200 sprinter of all-time. At nationals, he tied his personal best of 9.84 in the 100, before clocking the second-fastest 200. Only Michael Johnson has run faster, setting the world record of 19.32 at the 1996 Olympics.

Gay said he was hoping for a world record in Sheffield, England, on Sunday at the British Grand Prix.

Usain Bolt, who smashed the long-standing Jamaican record when he ran 19.75 in June, was second in 20.11, and world silver medalist Wallace Spearmon third in 20.42.

"I was expecting to run under 20 but with this weather, it's difficult," Bolt said. "I'm from the Caribbean so I'm not used to it. But it's a fast track."

World champion Michelle Perry won the women's 100 hurdles in 12.60.

"I think if it was warmer I probably would have run faster," Perry said. "All this cold air was hitting my legs, and I was trying to keep my composure, but as long as I made it through the race healthy I'm happy."

The American again defeated European indoor and outdoor champion Suzanna Kallur, who posted her season's best at 12.62. The Swede was also second to Perry in Oslo, Norway, and Paris.

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