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9th Tour of South China Sea - 2.5
China, December 26, 2004-January 1, 2005
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Stage 2 - December 27: Shenzhen circuit race, 90 km
Marco Polo team report
By Remko Kramer
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Today the Marco Polo Cycling Team took over the lead in the Tour of South China Sea. On the fast circuit in Shenzheng it seemed impossible to get away. On the smooth concrete roads, the fast peloton caught back the many breakaway attempts. But with 9 laps to go on the 4.4 km circuit, a group of six riders got away with Hong Kong rider Ngai Ching Wong, Russian Alexey Schmidt and Marco Polo's Masahiko Mifune. Then four Kazakh riders made a great move. One of them had a flat tyre and they paced him back to the peloton. However, when they got back, they didn't stop, they just pulled through and flew past the surprised peloton, straight to the front group, where they gave it all they had.
The group took a 1'30 lead and the chase of several teams in the final four laps was too late. Even the leading Moskou team and the Hong Kong team of the second placed rider Kam Po Wong couldn't close the gap.
In the final sprint Masahiko Mifune (Marco Polo Cycling Team) won with more then a bike length from Alexey Schmidt and Ngai Ching Wong. The strong move of the Kazakhstan National Team gave them the lead in the team classification with Marco Polo Cycling Team in second and the Moskou City Sports Team third.
Japanese Masahiko Mifune from the Marco Polo Cycling Team took over the points classification as well as the individual GC, and he will wear the yellow jersey in the next stage.
Photography
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Images by Francis Cerny/Nikon Camera
- Russian talent Alexander Hatuntsev in the yellow jersey before stage 2.
- The peloton passes a huge billboard promoting cycling as a sport.
- Masahiko Mifune (Marco Polo Cycling Team) wins stage 2 by more then a bike length.
- Masahiko Mifune (Marco Polo Cycling Team) celebrates his victory with champagne.
- Masahiko Mifune (Marco Polo Cycling Team) in the yellow jersey after stage 2 of the Tour of South China Sea.
- The Marco Polo Cycling Team with the yellow jersey. L to R: Team manager Allan Wolhuter (South-Africa), Chi Yin Leung (Hong Kong), Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh (Mongolia), Masahiko Mifune (Japan), Remko Kramer (Netherlands), Rhys Pollock (Australia), and John Tonks (the Hong Kong national Champion)
Results
1 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Marco Polo Cycling Team 1.52.58 2 Alexey Shmidt (Rus) Moscow City Sports 3 Ngai Ching Derek Wong (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 4 Ilya Chernyshov (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team 5 Yan Liu (Chn) Guangdong 6 Yuriy Yuda (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team 7 Adi Wibowo (Ina) Wismiliak 8 Alexey Kolessov (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team 9 Tong Yu (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection 10 Vladimir Bushanskiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team 11 Morten Christiansen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens 0.44 12 Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) Moscow City Sports 13 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin 14 Marco Von Kanel (Swi) Swiss National Track Team 15 Chi Yin Leung (HKg) Marco Polo Cycling Team 16 Max Nielsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens 17 Guo Hui (Chn) PLA 18 Stanislav Kozubek (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha 19 Chun Ming Tsoi (HKg) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute 20 Remko Kramer (Ned) Marco Polo Cycling Team 21 Samai Samai (Ina) Wismiliak 22 Kin San Wu (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 23 Jun Chen (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute 24 Heng Wa Choi (Mac) Macau-Beijing Selection 25 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 26 Gang Wu (Chn) Guangdong 27 Ivan Kovalev (Rus) Moscow City Sports 28 Laurent Arn (Swi) Swiss National Track Team 29 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute 30 Jianshi Luo (Chn) PLA 31 Pavel Subrt (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha 32 Alexey Lyalko (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team 33 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 34 Guijun Shi (Chn) PLA 35 Feng Yang (Chn) Yunnan 36 Oliver Mattmann (Swi) Swiss National Track Team 37 Xiuming Cui (Chn) Guangdong 38 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 39 Xiaoyong Han (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection 40 Haijun Ma (Chn) PLA 41 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Japanese National Team 42 Jacob Nielsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens 43 Markus Kammermann (Swi) Swiss National Track Team 44 Sascha Richter (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin 45 Ronny Hartz (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin 46 Shuaijun Chang (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection 47 Yongbiao Zhu (Chn) Yunnan 48 Gangzhao Gao (Chn) Guangdong 49 Jie Zhu (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute 50 Timothy Decker (Aus) Bicisport 51 Quanjun Meng (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection 52 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Japanese National Team 53 Go Takashima (Jpn) Japanese National Team 54 Alexander Hatuntsev (Rus) Moscow City Sports 55 Yinhui Guo (Chn) Yunnan 56 Martin Depiazzi (Aus) City of Perth 57 Xueli Jiang (Chn) Yunnan 58 Yuichi Sato (Jpn) Japanese National Team 59 Zhihang Jian (Chn) Guangdong 60 Xitao Ji (Chn) PLA 61 Wawam Setyobudi (Ina) Wismiliak 62 Yunfeng Li (Chn) Yunnan 63 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Japanese National Team 64 Vladislav Borisov (Rus) Moscow City Sports 65 Bradley Hall (Aus) City of Perth 66 Steven Mouritz (Aus) City of Perth 67 Martin Blaha (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha 68 Maros Kovac (Svk) Dukla Trencin 69 Jan Sipeky (Svk) Dukla Trencin 70 Trent Stevenson (Aus) Bicisport 71 David John Tonks (GBr) Marco Polo Cycling Team 72 Cameron Hughes (Aus) Bicisport 73 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens 74 Gregor Gut (Swi) Swiss National Track Team 75 Russell Brooks (Aus) City of Perth 76 Fengxiong Pan (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute 77 Anno Pedersen (Ned) Wismiliak 78 Cang Xu (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute 79 Biao Yang (Chn) Yunnan 80 Martin Liska (Svk) Dukla Trencin 81 Nathan Jones (Aus) City of Perth 82 Armin Spitzbarth (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin 83 Sulistiyono (Ina) Wismiliak 84 Robert Mitosinka (Svk) Dukla Trencin 85 Petr Lazar (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha 86 Rhys Pollock (Aus) Marco Polo Cycling Team 87 Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh (Mgl) Marco Polo Cycling Team 88 Sebastian Freese (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin 89 Jozef Zabka (Svk) Dukla Trencin 90 Mat Nur (Ina) Wismiliak 91 Brad Edmunds (Aus) Bicisport 92 King Wai Cheung (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 93 Felix Gniot (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin 94 Heath Keenan (Aus) Bicisport 95 Milan Branicky (Svk) Dukla Trencin 96 Michael Smith Larsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens 97 Marel Mixa (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha 98 Sergey Kolesnikov (Rus) Moscow City Sports General classification after stage 2 1 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Marco Polo Cycling Team 4.15.50 2 Alexey Shmidt (Rus) Moscow City Sports 0.04 3 Ngai Ching Derek Wong (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 0.06 4 Yuriy Yuda (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team 0.10 5 Alexander Hatuntsev (Rus) Moscow City Sports 0.18 6 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 0.42 7 Vladislav Borisov (Rus) Moscow City Sports 0.44 8 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin 0.54 9 Chi Yin Leung (HKg) Marco Polo Cycling Team 10 Alexey Lyalko (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team 11 Jacob Nielsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens 12 Pavel Subrt (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha 13 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 14 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Japanese National Team 15 Cameron Hughes (Aus) Bicisport 16 Jan Sipeky (Svk) Dukla Trencin 17 Petr Lazar (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha 18 Nathan Jones (Aus) City of Perth 19 Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh (Mgl) Marco Polo Cycling Team 20 Laurent Arn (Swi) Swiss National Track Team 1.06 21 Ilya Chernyshov (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team 1.14 22 Alexey Kolessov (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team 1.56 23 Tong Yu (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection 24 Vladimir Bushanskiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team 25 Stanislav Kozubek (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha 1.58 26 Adi Wibowo (Ina) Wismiliak 2.13 27 Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) Moscow City Sports 2.40 28 Morten Christiansen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens 29 Kin San Wu (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 30 Jun Chen (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute 31 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute 32 Chun Ming Tsoi (HKg) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute 33 Remko Kramer (Ned) Marco Polo Cycling Team 34 Heng Wa Choi (Mac) Macau-Beijing Selection 35 Marco Von Kanel (Swi) Swiss National Track Team 36 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Japanese National Team 37 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 38 Guo Hui (Chn) PLA 39 Yongbiao Zhu (Chn) Yunnan 40 Ivan Kovalev (Rus) Moscow City Sports 41 Sascha Richter (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin 42 Timothy Decker (Aus) Bicisport 43 Jianshi Luo (Chn) PLA 44 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Japanese National Team 45 Markus Kammermann (Swi) Swiss National Track Team 46 Quanjun Meng (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection 47 Xitao Ji (Chn) PLA 48 Haijun Ma (Chn) PLA 49 Gangzhao Gao (Chn) Guangdong 50 Oliver Mattmann (Swi) Swiss National Track Team 51 Ronny Hartz (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin 52 Jie Zhu (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute 53 Yuichi Sato (Jpn) Japanese National Team 54 Xueli Jiang (Chn) Yunnan 55 Shuaijun Chang (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection 56 Steven Mouritz (Aus) City of Perth 57 Jozef Zabka (Svk) Dukla Trencin 58 Maros Kovac (Svk) Dukla Trencin 59 Yunfeng Li (Chn) Yunnan 60 Wawam Setyobudi (Ina) Wismiliak 61 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens 62 Martin Blaha (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha 63 Cang Xu (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute 64 Sergey Kolesnikov (Rus) Moscow City Sports 65 Felix Gniot (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin 66 Armin Spitzbarth (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin 67 David John Tonks (GBr) Marco Polo Cycling Team 68 Fengxiong Pan (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute 69 Anno Pedersen (Ned) Wismiliak 70 Michael Smith Larsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens 71 Martin Liska (Svk) Dukla Trencin 72 Sulistiyono (Ina) Wismiliak 73 King Wai Cheung (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 74 Mat Nur (Ina) Wismiliak 75 Zhihang Jian (Chn) Guangdong 2.51 76 Trent Stevenson (Aus) Bicisport 77 Feng Yang (Chn) Yunnan 2.57 78 Bradley Hall (Aus) City of Perth 79 Brad Edmunds (Aus) Bicisport 80 Guijun Shi (Chn) PLA 3.04 81 Robert Mitosinka (Svk) Dukla Trencin 5.10 82 Samai Samai (Ina) Wismiliak 6.01 83 Xiaoyong Han (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection 84 Sebastian Freese (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin 85 Heath Keenan (Aus) Bicisport 86 Yinhui Guo (Chn) Yunnan 18.22 87 Gregor Gut (Swi) Swiss National Track Team 88 Rhys Pollock (Aus) Marco Polo Cycling Team 89 Milan Branicky (Svk) Dukla Trencin 90 Marel Mixa (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha 91 Max Nielsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens 30.42 92 Go Takashima (Jpn) Japanese National Team 93 Yan Liu (Chn) Guangdong 42.19 94 Gang Wu (Chn) Guangdong 43.03 95 Martin Depiazzi (Aus) City of Perth 96 Biao Yang (Chn) Yunnan 97 Xiuming Cui (Chn) Guangdong 1.07.45 98 Russell Brooks (Aus) City of Perth Points classification 1 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Marco Polo Cycling Team 39 pts 2 Alexey Shmidt (Rus) Moscow City Sports 38 3 Alexander Hatuntsev (Rus) Moscow City Sports 20 4 Vladislav Borisov (Rus) Moscow City Sports 20 5 Ngai Ching Derek Wong (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 16 6 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 15 7 Yan Liu (Chn) Guangdong 11 8 Jacob Nielsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens 10 9 Ilya Chernyshov (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team 10 10 Alexey Kolessov (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team 9 11 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin 8 12 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Japanese National Team 8 13 Yuriy Yuda (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team 7 14 Alexey Lyalko (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team 7 15 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens 5 16 Adi Wibowo (Ina) Wismiliak 4 17 Armin Spitzbarth (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin 4 18 Samai Samai (Ina) Wismiliak 3 19 Tong Yu (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection 2 20 Vladimir Bushanskiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team 2 21 Sergey Kolesnikov (Rus) Moscow City Sports 2 22 Jan Sipeky (Svk) Dukla Trencin 1 23 Mat Nur (Ina) Wismiliak 1 24 Brad Edmunds (Aus) Bicisport 1 Teams classification 1 Moscow City Sports Association 12.48.56 2 Kazakstan National Team 0.08 3 Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 0.26 4 Marco Polo Cycling Team 0.32 5 ASC Dukla Praha 2.20 6 KED-Rad Team Berlin 4.48 7 Japan National Team 8 Dukla Trencin 9 Glud & Marstrand Horsers 10 Bicisport Australia 4.59 11 Swiss Track Team 5.00 12 City of Perth Cycling Team 5.05 13 Macau-Beijing Selection 5.50 14 Wismilak Cycling Team 15 Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute 6.34 16 PLA 17 Yunnan 18 Guangdong 46.24
