6th Tour of the South China Sea - 2.5Hong Kong, December 24-31, 2000Stage 4 - December 27: Zhongshan Road Race, 80.8 kmHong Kong CA make it two from twoThe Hong Kong Cycling Association's winning streak continued in the Tour of the South China Sea with a victory to 19 year old Lau King-yu in the 80 kilometre road race that finished in his home town of Zhongshan. Lau King-yu outsprinted Australian Michael Simms and South Africa's Neil McDonald at the end of another fast stage that ended in a bunch sprint. Lau was watched by his parents and other members of his family as he recorded a very popular win. However, the Hong Kong team didn't have things all go their way after Ho Siu-lun lost his leader's jersey to McDonald, who picked up a time bonus for third place. Results1 Lau King-Yu (HKg) Hong Kong Cycling Association 1.46.28 2 Michael Simms (Aus) 3 Neil MacDonald (RSA) HSBC 4 Junichi Shibuya (Jpn) 5 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Tonnisteiner General classification after stage 4 1 Neil MacDonald (RSA) HSBC 6.01.18 2 Ho Siu-lun (HKg) Hong Kong Cycling Association 0.04 3 Darren Benson (Aus) Turramurra Cycles 0.18 4 Malcolm Lange (RSA) HSBC 0.30 5 Hirose Yoshimasa (Jpn) 0.42 Results courtesy of cycling4all |