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9th Tour of South China Sea - 2.5

China, December 26, 2004-January 1, 2005

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Stage 6 - December 31: Macau, 90 km

Marco Polo team report

By Remko Kramer

Masahiko Mifune from the Marco Polo Cycling Team
Photo ©: Francis Cerny
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This was going to be the decisive stage for the Tour of South China Sea. It was a circuit race with some mean hills, and the finish is at the top of a 2 kilometre super-steep hill. The climb goes up towards the statue of the Goddess A-Ma. A-Ma lived in the region around 1000 years AD and Macao was named after her. Her statue is standing at 199.9 meters above sea level where the climb started. Note that there is a 300 meters downhill at 500 meters to go, making the rest of the climb around 12-15% average!

There was an early break of three riders, who gained a maximum 1'30 lead. But the active peloton came close a few times. On the last lap, some teams kept their top-riders in front and the peloton had almost caught the break at the bottom of the climb.

Then Russian Alex Hatuntsev took off! He flew up the hill and won by 20 seconds ahead of Kam Po Wong and took over Masahiko Mifune's yellow jersey. Derek (Ngai Ching) Wong finished top ten and remained the number two on GC, while Kam Po Wong is third. Tour leader Masahiko Mifune from the Marco Polo Cycling Team had very bad legs today. He started the climb with the front riders, but suffered and struggled to finish as 40th.

A special note for Chinese rider Chen Jun, who was in the three man break for about 50 kilometres. He got caught at the start of the climb but stayed in the front and came 5th!

Photography

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Images by Francis Cerny/Nikon Camera

Results

1 Alexander Hatuntsev (Rus) Moscow City Sports               2.19.52
2 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong                      0.12
3 Jacob Nielsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens                  0.19
4 Vladislav Borisov (Rus) Moscow City Sports                        
5 Jun Chen (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute          0.22
6 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Japanese National Team                     0.27
7 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin                           
8 Ngai Ching Derek Wong (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong                
9 Alexey Kolessov (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team                0.53
10 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Japanese National Team                 0.41
11 Cameron Hughes (Aus) Bicisport                                   
12 Laurent Arn (Swi) Swiss National Track Team                  0.49
13 Maros Kovac (Svk) Dukla Trencin                              0.54
14 Ilya Chernyshov (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team                   
15 Stanislav Kozubek (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha                          
16 Xueli Jiang (Chn) Yunnan                                         
17 Chi Yin Leung (HKg) Marco Polo Cycling Team                      
18 Yuriy Yuda (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team                        
19 Jan Sipeky (Svk) Dukla Trencin                                   
20 Cang Xu (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute          1.00
21 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens        
22 Xitao Ji (Chn) PLA                                               
23 Yan Liu (Chn) Guangdong                                      1.03
24 Heng Wa Choi (Mac) Macau-Beijing Selection                       
25 Trent Stevenson (Aus) Bicisport                                  
26 Shuaijun Chang (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection                     
27 Michael Smith Larsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens              
28 Gangzhao Gao (Chn) Guangdong                                     
29 Jianshi Luo (Chn) PLA                                            
30 Haijun Ma (Chn) PLA                                              
31 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute    1.10
32 Yinhui Guo (Chn) Yunnan                                      1.15
33 Petr Lazar (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha                                 
34 Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh (Mgl) Marco Polo Cycling Team              
35 Timothy Decker (Aus) Bicisport                               1.18
36 Kin San Wu (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong                          
37 Feng Yang (Chn) Yunnan                                           
38 King Wai Cheung (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong                     
39 Alexey Lyalko (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team                     
40 Steven Mouritz (Aus) City of Perth                               
41 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Marco Polo Cycling Team                    
42 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong                      
43 David John Tonks (GBr) Marco Polo Cycling Team                   
44 Nathan Jones (Aus) City of Perth                                 
45 Martin Blaha (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha                           1.27
46 Quanjun Meng (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection                   1.29
47 Jie Zhu (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute              
48 Markus Kammermann (Swi) Swiss National Track Team            1.32
49 Ronny Hartz (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin                             
50 Yongbiao Zhu (Chn) Yunnan                                        
51 Gang Wu (Chn) Guangdong                                      1.35
52 Ivan Kovalev (Rus) Moscow City Sports                        1.38
53 Guo Hui (Chn) PLA                                            1.40
54 Vladimir Bushanskiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team               
55 Armin Spitzbarth (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin                        
56 Tong Yu (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection                        1.43
57 Yuichi Sato (Jpn) Japanese National Team                     1.50
58 Adi Wibowo (Ina) Wismiliak                                   1.57
59 Sascha Richter (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin                      2.05
60 Zhihang Jian (Chn) Guangdong                                     
61 Fengxiong Pan (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute    2.09
62 Sulistiyono (Ina) Wismiliak                                      
63 Robert Mitosinka (Svk) Dukla Trencin                             
64 Brad Edmunds (Aus) Bicisport                                     
65 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Japanese National Team                   2.16
66 Pavel Subrt (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha                            2.20
67 Felix Gniot (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin                         2.22
68 Sergey Kolesnikov (Rus) Moscow City Sports                   2.25
69 Jozef Zabka (Svk) Dukla Trencin                              2.28
70 Xiaoyong Han (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection                   2.31
71 Marel Mixa (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha                                 
72 Rhys Pollock (Aus) Marco Polo Cycling Team                   2.49
73 Samai Samai (Ina) Wismiliak                                  2.52
74 Anno Pedersen (Ned) Wismiliak                                2.55
75 Gregor Gut (Swi) Swiss National Track Team                   3.08
76 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong                    3.10
77 Yunfeng Li (Chn) Yunnan                                      3.15
78 Mat Nur (Ina) Wismiliak                                      3.29
79 Oliver Mattmann (Swi) Swiss National Track Team                  
80 Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) Moscow City Sports                    3.33
81 Max Nielsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens                       
82 Wawam Setyobudi (Ina) Wismiliak                              3.48
83 Remko Kramer (Ned) Marco Polo Cycling Team                       
84 Sebastian Freese (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin                    5.11
DNF Marco Von Kanel (Swi) Swiss National Track Team                 
DNF Guijun Shi (Chn) PLA                                            
DNF Martin Depiazzi (Aus) City of Perth                             
DNF Xiuming Cui (Chn) Guangdong                                     
DNF Heath Keenan (Aus) Bicisport                                    
 
General classification after stage 6
 
1 Alexander Hatuntsev (Rus) Moscow City Sports              14.05.17
2 Ngai Ching Derek Wong (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong            0.25
3 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong                      0.36
4 Vladislav Borisov (Rus) Moscow City Sports                    0.55
5 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin                       0.57
6 Jacob Nielsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens                  1.01
7 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Marco Polo Cycling Team                 1.10
8 Cameron Hughes (Aus) Bicisport                                1.27
9 Chi Yin Leung (HKg) Marco Polo Cycling Team                   1.40
10 Jan Sipeky (Svk) Dukla Trencin                                   
11 Laurent Arn (Swi) Swiss National Track Team                  1.47
12 Ilya Chernyshov (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team               2.00
13 Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh (Mgl) Marco Polo Cycling Team          2.01
14 Petr Lazar (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha                                 
15 Alexey Lyalko (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team                 2.04
16 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong                      
17 Nathan Jones (Aus) City of Perth                                 
18 Alexey Kolessov (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team               2.41
19 Stanislav Kozubek (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha                      2.44
20 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Japanese National Team                    2.59
21 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Japanese National Team                   3.02
22 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Japanese National Team                 3.13
23 Xueli Jiang (Chn) Yunnan                                     3.26
24 Maros Kovac (Svk) Dukla Trencin                                  
25 Vladimir Bushanskiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team           3.28
26 Tong Yu (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection                        3.31
27 Xitao Ji (Chn) PLA                                           3.32
28 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens        
29 Cang Xu (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute              
30 Jianshi Luo (Chn) PLA                                        3.35
31 Gangzhao Gao (Chn) Guangdong                                     
32 Shuaijun Chang (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection                     
33 Michael Smith Larsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens              
34 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute    3.42
35 Trent Stevenson (Aus) Bicisport                              3.46
36 Kin San Wu (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong                      3.50
37 Timothy Decker (Aus) Bicisport                                   
38 Steven Mouritz (Aus) City of Perth                               
39 David John Tonks (GBr) Marco Polo Cycling Team                   
40 Martin Blaha (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha                           3.59
41 Quanjun Meng (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection                   4.01
42 Yuriy Yuda (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team                    4.03
43 Yongbiao Zhu (Chn) Yunnan                                    4.04
44 Ronny Hartz (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin                             
45 Markus Kammermann (Swi) Swiss National Track Team                
46 Feng Yang (Chn) Yunnan                                       4.07
47 Ivan Kovalev (Rus) Moscow City Sports                        4.10
48 Armin Spitzbarth (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin                    4.12
49 Haijun Ma (Chn) PLA                                          4.30
50 Adi Wibowo (Ina) Wismiliak                                   4.30
51 Sascha Richter (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin                      4.37
52 Sulistiyono (Ina) Wismiliak                                  4.41
53 Zhihang Jian (Chn) Guangdong                                 4.48
54 Felix Gniot (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin                         4.54
55 Brad Edmunds (Aus) Bicisport                                 4.58
56 Jozef Zabka (Svk) Dukla Trencin                              5.00
57 King Wai Cheung (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong                 5.05
58 Jie Zhu (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute          5.20
59 Yuichi Sato (Jpn) Japanese National Team                     5.37
60 Heng Wa Choi (Mac) Macau-Beijing Selection                   5.39
61 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong                    5.42
62 Guo Hui (Chn) PLA                                            5.44
63 Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) Moscow City Sports                    5.49
64 Fengxiong Pan (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute    5.56
65 Mat Nur (Ina) Wismiliak                                      6.01
66 Oliver Mattmann (Swi) Swiss National Track Team                  
67 Pavel Subrt (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha                            6.13
68 Wawam Setyobudi (Ina) Wismiliak                              6.20
69 Sergey Kolesnikov (Rus) Moscow City Sports                   6.35
70 Anno Pedersen (Ned) Wismiliak                                7.05
71 Jun Chen (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute         7.09
72 Remko Kramer (Ned) Marco Polo Cycling Team                   7.58
73 Xiaoyong Han (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection                   8.24
74 Samai Samai (Ina) Wismiliak                                  8.45
75 Robert Mitosinka (Svk) Dukla Trencin                        13.14
76 Sebastian Freese (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin                   14.11
77 Yinhui Guo (Chn) Yunnan                                     19.29
78 Marel Mixa (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha                            20.45
79 Gregor Gut (Swi) Swiss National Track Team                  21.22
80 Max Nielsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens                  21.27
81 Yunfeng Li (Chn) Yunnan                                     21.50
82 Rhys Pollock (Aus) Marco Polo Cycling Team                  22.41
83 Yan Liu (Chn) Guangdong                                     43.14
84 Gang Wu (Chn) Guangdong                                     44.30
 
Points classification
 
1 Max Nielsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens                      69 pts
2 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin                         57
3 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong                        55
4 Alexey Lyalko (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team                    53
5 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Marco Polo Cycling Team                   52
6 Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) Moscow City Sports                       42
7 Alexander Hatuntsev (Rus) Moscow City Sports                    40
8 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Japanese National Team                    33
9 Jun Chen (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute            33
10 Vladislav Borisov (Rus) Moscow City Sports                     30
11 Ngai Ching Derek Wong (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong             28
12 Jacob Nielsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens                   22
13 Yan Liu (Chn) Guangdong                                        22
14 Adi Wibowo (Ina) Wismiliak                                     13
15 Alexey Kolessov (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team                 12
16 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Japanese National Team                     12
17 Marco Von Kanel (Swi) Swiss National Track Team                12
18 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Japanese National Team                      11
19 Ilya Chernyshov (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team                 11
20 Martin Blaha (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha                             10
21 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong                       8
22 Michael Smith Larsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens             7
23 Yuriy Yuda (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team                       7
24 Stanislav Kozubek (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha                         6
25 Ivan Kovalev (Rus) Moscow City Sports                           6
26 Xiaoyong Han (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection                      6
27 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens       5
28 Armin Spitzbarth (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin                       4
29 King Wai Cheung (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong                    4
30 Mat Nur (Ina) Wismiliak                                         4
31 Gregor Gut (Swi) Swiss National Track Team                      4
32 Tong Yu (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection                           3
33 Markus Kammermann (Swi) Swiss National Track Team               3
34 Sulistiyono (Ina) Wismiliak                                     3
35 Yuichi Sato (Jpn) Japanese National Team                        3
36 Sergey Kolesnikov (Rus) Moscow City Sports                      3
37 Samai Samai (Ina) Wismiliak                                     3
38 Sebastian Freese (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin                       3
39 Vladimir Bushanskiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team              2
40 Jan Sipeky (Svk) Dukla Trencin                                  1
41 Maros Kovac (Svk) Dukla Trencin                                 1
42 Cang Xu (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute             1
43 Brad Edmunds (Aus) Bicisport                                    1
 
Teams classification
 
1 Moscow City Sports Association                            42.18.50
2 Pocari Sweat Hong Kong                                        0.26
3 Kazakstan National Team                                       0.52
4 Marco Polo Cycling Team                                       2.02
5 ASC Dukla Praha                                               3.59
6 Glud & Marstrand Horsers                                      5.13
7 Japan National Team                                           5.49
8 Bicisport Australia                                           6.04
9 KED-Rad Team Berlin                                           6.30
10 Dukla Trencin                                                6.48
11 Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute                        7.09
12 Macau-Beijing Selection                                      7.28
13 PLA                                                          7.43
14 Yunnan                                                       8.04
15 Swiss Track Team                                             8.32
16 Wismilak Cycling Team                                       10.51
17 Guangdong                                                   48.08