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8th Tour de Korea-Japan - 2.2

Japan-Korea, June 21-July 4, 2008

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Prologue - June 21: Yamaga Gymnasion prologue, 1.8km

German Schmieg dominates a terrible weather prologue

By Miwako Sasaki

Prologue winner Christopher Schmieg (Team Ista)
Photo ©: Miwako Sasaki
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German Christopher Schmieg (Team Ista) won the terrible weather 1.8 kilometre prologue of the 1st Tour de Korea-Japan to take the first white leaders jersey. For the 19 year old sprinter, it was his first victory in an international race, and for him, "winning a prologue was also a first!". Schmieg's team-mate Ralf Matzka was second and Japanese rider Kazuhiro Mori (Aisan racing Team) was third.

Under the concept "two wheels unite the earth", the 1st Tour de Korea-Japan was launched at Yamaga city in Japan. The Prologue was hit by heavy rain, typical of this time of year during the rainy season. However all 105 riders from 19 teams finished the prologue without a serious crash.

"The weather was very different to Germany and we had many problems in the rain, the course was very dangerous too. But I had good legs today, so it was OK," Schmieg explained after the race. His Team Ista, a German Continental Team from Stuttgart and a feeder-team for Gerolsteiner had a wonderful start in their first race in Japan. "We want to win one more stage, and we will see how we can do on the hills."

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Results

1 Christopher Schmieg (Ger) Team Ista                                   2.28 (43.783 km/h)
2 Ralf Matzka (Ger) Team Ista                                               
3 Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                                     
4 Nolan Hoffman (RSA) Team Neotel                                           
5 Sung Baek Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                    0.01
6 Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                           
7 Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                          
8 Joon Yong Seo (Kor) Geumsan County                                        
9 Chan Jae Jang (Kor) Kcsc                                              0.02
10 Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                       
11 Chris Luxton (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team                      0.03
12 Dong Hun Kim (Kor) Sosfo                                                 
13 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                                    
14 Seok Kyu Suh (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                         
15 Kazuya Okazaki (Jpn) Meitan Hompo-Gdr                                    
16 Rhys Anthony Pollock (Aus) Trek-Marco Polo Cycling Team              0.04
17 Ji Hun Yu (Kor) Sosfo                                                    
18 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                       
19 In Hyeok Hwang (Kor) K-Water                                             
20 Jaco Venter (RSA) Team Neotel                                            
21 Sergey Koudentsov (Rus) Trek-Marco Polo Cycling Team                 0.05
22 Robin Schmuda (Ger) Team Ista                                            
23 Sun Jae Jang (Kor) Kcsc                                                  
24 Ki Hong Yoo (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                          
25 Erik Hoffmann (Nam) Giant Asian Racing Team                              
26 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo-Gdr                                
27 Chang Min Park (Kor) Geumsan County                                  0.06
28 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo-Gdr                                    
29 Sean Ho Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                         
30 Je Sung Yeon (Kor) Geumsan County                                        
31 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                        
32 Cheung Gyo Jeong (Kor) Geumsan County                                    
33 Christoph Meschenmoser (Ger) Team Ista                                   
34 Masahiro Shinagawa (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                               
35 Masaaki Kikuchi (Jpn) Meitan Hompo-Gdr                                   
36 Jong Gyun Choi (Kor) K-Water                                             
37 William Dickeson (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team                  0.07
38 Ki Rak Choi (Kor) Sosfo                                                  
39 Hee Gyeong Hwang (Kor) Kcsc                                              
40 Nico Keinath (Ger) Team Ista                                             
41 Tae Gyun Kim (Kor) K-Water                                               
42 Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                                    
43 Uk Kim Yeong (Kor) Geumsan County                                    0.08
44 Jeong Wook Lee (Kor) Kcsc                                                
45 Cheol Seong Park (Kor) Gapyeong County                                   
46 Young Jae Jeon (Kor) Yang Yang County                                    
47 Johann Rabie (RSA) Team Neotel                                           
48 Eun Seong Jeong (Kor) Gapyeong County                                    
49 Jun Oh Kwon (Kor) Geumsan County                                         
50 David Pell (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team                            
51 Ruslan Karimov (Uzb) Uzbekistan Cycling Team                         0.09
52 Gyeong Dong Jang (Kor) Sosfo                                             
53 Tae Min Gong (Kor) Gapyeong County                                       
54 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                                     
55 Hyun Do Jo (Kor) Gapyeong County                                         
56 Russell Gill (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team                          
57 Seong Tae Kim (Kor) Yang Yang County                                     
58 Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Neotel                         0.10
59 Kenichi Suzuki (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                                   
60 Jong Hyo Park (Kor) K-Water                                              
61 Philip Kaczmarowski (Ger) Nordland-Hamburg Palmares                      
62 Victor Ulzen (Ger) Nordland-Hamburg Palmares                             
63 Toyohiro Oka (Jpn) Trek-Marco Polo Cycling Team                          
64 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong China National Team                        
65 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Hong Kong China National Team                         
66 Julian Rammler (Ger) Nordland-Hamburg Palmares                       0.11
67 Chul Soo Kim (Kor) Yang Yang County                                      
68 Chan Woo Lee (Kor) Sosfo                                                 
69 Jai David Crawford (Aus) Trek-Marco Polo Cycling Team                    
70 Temur Mukhamedov (Uzb) Uzbekistan Cycling Team                           
71 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                           
72 David McCann (Irl) Giant Asian Racing Team                               
73 Thimothy Roe (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team                          
74 Joshua Page (NZl) Giant Asian Racing Team                            0.12
75 Chi Sek Chui (HKg) Hong Kong China National Team                         
76 Seok Jin Joo (Kor) Kcsc                                                  
77 Seung Gil Ju (Kor) Gapyeong County                                       
78 Serge Herz (Ger) Nordland-Hamburg Palmares                               
79 Yin-Chih Wang (Tpe) Meitan Hompo-Gdr                                     
80 Jae Yeong Lee (Kor) Sosfo                                                
81 Gyeong Ho Lee (Kor) Yang Yang County                                     
82 Craig McCartney (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team                       
83 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Uzbekistan Cycling Team                         0.13
84 Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong China National Team                       
85 Zinal Mohd Nor Rizuan (Mas) Le Tua Cycling Team                          
86 Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Asian Racing Team                                
87 Nikolai Schwarz (Ger) Team Ista                                          
88 Jae Hyun Park (Kor) Gapyeong County                                      
89 Kuan Hua Lai (Tpe) Giant Asian Racing Team                               
90 Loh Sea Keong (Mas) Trek-Marco Polo Cycling Team                     0.14
91 Ahmad Haidar Anuawar (Mas) Le Tua Cycling Team                           
92 Yuriy Ivoljatov (Uzb) Uzbekistan Cycling Team                            
93 Vadim Shaekhov (Uzb) Uzbekistan Cycling Team                             
94 Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong China National Team                           
95 Siu Wai Ko (HKg) Hong Kong China National Team                       0.15
96 Wan Gyu Shim (Kor) Yang Yang County                                      
97 James Lewis Perry (RSA) Team Neotel                                      
98 Nathan Dahlberg (Mgl) Nordland-Hamburg Palmares                          
99 Won Jae Lee (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                          
100 Hyo Suk Gong (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                    0.16
101 Yaroslav Malakhov (Uzb) Uzbekistan Cycling Team                         
102 Anuar Manan (Mas) Le Tua Cycling Team                               0.17
103 Oliver Stock (Ger) Nordland-Hamburg Palmares                            
104 Hae Rang Jung (Kor) K-Water                                         0.24
105 Lotto Petrus (Nam) Team Neotel                                      0.25
DNS Wan Mohd Nazri Wan Ahmad (Mas) Le Tua Cycling Team                      
 
General Classification after Prologue
 
1 Christopher Schmieg (Ger) Team Ista                                   2.28
2 Ralf Matzka (Ger) Team Ista                                               
3 Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                                     
4 Nolan Hoffman (RSA) Team Neotel                                           
5 Sung Baek Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                    0.01
6 Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                           
7 Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                          
8 Joon Yong Seo (Kor) Geumsan County                                        
9 Chan Jae Jang (Kor) Kcsc                                              0.02
10 Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                       
11 Chris Luxton (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team                      0.03
12 Dong Hun Kim (Kor) Sosfo                                                 
13 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                                    
14 Seok Kyu Suh (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                         
15 Kazuya Okazaki (Jpn) Meitan Hompo-Gdr                                    
16 Rhys Anthony Pollock (Aus) Trek-Marco Polo Cycling Team                  
17 Ji Hun Yu (Kor) Sosfo                                                0.04
18 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                       
19 In Hyeok Hwang (Kor) K-Water                                             
20 Jaco Venter (RSA) Team Neotel                                            
21 Sergey Koudentsov (Rus) Trek-Marco Polo Cycling Team                 0.05
22 Robin Schmuda (Ger) Team Ista                                            
23 Sun Jae Jang (Kor) Kcsc                                                  
24 Ki Hong Yoo (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                          
25 Erik Hoffmann (Nam) Giant Asian Racing Team                              
26 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo-Gdr                                
27 Chang Min Park (Kor) Geumsan County                                  0.06
28 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo-Gdr                                    
29 Sean Ho Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                         
30 Je Sung Yeon (Kor) Geumsan County                                        
31 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                        
32 Cheung Gyo Jeong (Kor) Geumsan County                                    
33 Christoph Meschenmoser (Ger) Team Ista                                   
34 Masahiro Shinagawa (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                               
35 Masaaki Kikuchi (Jpn) Meitan Hompo-Gdr                                   
36 Jong Gyun Choi (Kor) K-Water                                             
37 William Dickeson (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team                  0.07
38 Ki Rak Choi (Kor) Sosfo                                                  
39 Hee Gyeong Hwang (Kor) Kcsc                                              
40 Nico Keinath (Ger) Team Ista                                             
41 Tae Gyun Kim (Kor) K-Water                                               
42 Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                                    
43 Uk Kim Yeong (Kor) Geumsan County                                        
44 Jeong Wook Lee (Kor) Kcsc                                            0.08
45 Cheol Seong Park (Kor) Gapyeong County                                   
46 Young Jae Jeon (Kor) Yang Yang County                                    
47 Johann Rabie (RSA) Team Neotel                                           
48 Eun Seong Jeong (Kor) Gapyeong County                                    
49 Jun Oh Kwon (Kor) Geumsan County                                         
50 David Pell (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team                            
51 Ruslan Karimov (Uzb) Uzbekistan Cycling Team                         0.09
52 Gyeong Dong Jang (Kor) Sosfo                                             
53 Tae Min Gong (Kor) Gapyeong County                                       
54 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                                     
55 Hyun Do Jo (Kor) Gapyeong County                                         
56 Russell Gill (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team                          
57 Seong Tae Kim (Kor) Yang Yang County                                     
58 Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Neotel                         0.10
59 Kenichi Suzuki (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                                   
60 Jong Hyo Park (Kor) K-Water                                              
61 Philip Kaczmarowski (Ger) Nordland-Hamburg Palmares                      
62 Victor Ulzen (Ger) Nordland-Hamburg Palmares                             
63 Toyohiro Oka (Jpn) Trek-Marco Polo Cycling Team                          
64 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong China National Team                        
65 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Hong Kong China National Team                         
66 Julian Rammler (Ger) Nordland-Hamburg Palmares                           
67 Chul Soo Kim (Kor) Yang Yang County                                  0.11
68 Chan Woo Lee (Kor) Sosfo                                                 
69 Jai David Crawford (Aus) Trek-Marco Polo Cycling Team                    
70 Temur Mukhamedov (Uzb) Uzbekistan Cycling Team                           
71 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                           
72 David McCann (Irl) Giant Asian Racing Team                               
73 Thimothy Roe (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team                          
74 Joshua Page (NZl) Giant Asian Racing Team                                
75 Chi Sek Chui (HKg) Hong Kong China National Team                     0.12
76 Seok Jin Joo (Kor) Kcsc                                                  
77 Seung Gil Ju (Kor) Gapyeong County                                       
78 Serge Herz (Ger) Nordland-Hamburg Palmares                               
79 Yin-Chih Wang (Tpe) Meitan Hompo-Gdr                                     
80 Jae Yeong Lee (Kor) Sosfo                                                
81 Gyeong Ho Lee (Kor) Yang Yang County                                     
82 Craig McCartney (Aus) Savings & Loans Cycling Team                       
83 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Uzbekistan Cycling Team                         0.13
84 Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong China National Team                       
85 Zinal Mohd Nor Rizuan (Mas) Le Tua Cycling Team                          
86 Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Asian Racing Team                                
87 Nikolai Schwarz (Ger) Team Ista                                          
88 Jae Hyun Park (Kor) Gapyeong County                                      
89 Kuan Hua Lai (Tpe) Giant Asian Racing Team                               
90 Loh Sea Keong (Mas) Trek-Marco Polo Cycling Team                     0.14
91 Ahmad Haidar Anuawar (Mas) Le Tua Cycling Team                           
92 Yuriy Ivoljatov (Uzb) Uzbekistan Cycling Team                            
93 Vadim Shaekhov (Uzb) Uzbekistan Cycling Team                             
94 Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong China National Team                           
95 Siu Wai Ko (HKg) Hong Kong China National Team                       0.15
96 Wan Gyu Shim (Kor) Yang Yang County                                      
97 James Lewis Perry (RSA) Team Neotel                                      
98 Nathan Dahlberg (Mgl) Nordland-Hamburg Palmares                          
99 Won Jae Lee (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                          
100 Hyo Suk Gong (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                    0.16
101 Yaroslav Malakhov (Uzb) Uzbekistan Cycling Team                         
102 Anuar Manan (Mas) Le Tua Cycling Team                               0.17
103 Oliver Stock (Ger) Nordland-Hamburg Palmares                            
104 Hae Rang Jung (Kor) K-Water                                         0.24
105 Lotto Petrus (Nam) Team Neotel                                      0.25
 
Team classification
 
1 Team Ista                                                             7.29
2 Skil-Shimano                                                          0.01
3 Seoul Cycling                                                         0.05
4 Aisan Racing Team                                                         
5 Team Neotel                                                           0.08
6 Geumsan County                                                        0.09
7 Sosfo                                                                     
8 Kcsc                                                                  0.10
9 Meitan Hompo-Gdr                                                          
10 Savings & Loans Cycling Team                                         0.13
11 K-Water                                                              0.14
12 Trek-Marco Polo Cycling Team                                             
13 Gapyeong County                                                      0.20
14 Yang Yang County                                                     0.24
15 Giant Asian Racing Team                                                  
16 Nordland-Hamburg Palmares                                            0.26
17 Uzbekistan Cycling Team                                              0.28
18 Hong Kong China National Team                                            
19 Le Tua Cycling Team                                                  0.39