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10th Tour of South China Sea - 2.2
Hong Kong, December 26-January 2, 2005
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Stage 1 - December 26: Avenue of Stars, Tsim Sha Tsui-Tsing Yi, Hong Kong SAR,
Photography
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Images by Tim Yue
- Kam Po Wong (Pocari Sweat) chats at the start
- Kam Po Wong (Pocari Sweat) one of the pre-race favourites
- The Champion System boys have a pre-race team bonding session
- Team Champion System has a big crew
- The Swiss track team pose on deck
- A Chinese rider interviewed pre-race
- Masahiko Mifune (CMS Cycling Team) signs on
- A pre-race massage for one of the Champion System boys
- Soigneuring (is that a word?) is dirty work
- Masahiko Mifune's Koga machine
- Making sure that everything works
- The bike will get dirty again, to be sure
- The Marco Polo design on one of the team's Treks
- Blue and blue is the theme for Marco Polo
- Starting in a big gear
- Kam Po Wong (Pocari Sweat) happy to talk
- Kin San Wu (Pocari Sweat) on the start line
- Checking out the view
Images by Charlie Issendorf
- Stage 1 podium (L to R): Kam Po Wong (2nd), Kin San Wu (1st), and Gang Xu (3rd)
- Kin San Wu (Pocari Sweat) ponders the lack of podium girls while opening the champers
- Kin San Wu (Pocari Sweat) wins the first stage
- Kam Po Wong (Pocari Sweat) in a contemplative mood
- Joe Papp (Champion System) aiming to win a stage
Results
1 Kin San Wu (HKg) PuraPharm Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 2.49.35 2 Kam Po Wong (HKg) PuraPharm Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 3 Gang Xu (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute 4 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) PuraPharm Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 2.10 5 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Japan National Team 2.25 6 Nathan Jones (Fra) City of Perth Cycling Team 7 Yanhao Sun (Chn) China National Team 8 Stefan Steinweg (Ger) Swiss Track Team 2.35 9 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Japan National Team 2.36 10 King Wai Cheung (HKg) PuraPharm Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 11 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) PuraPharm Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 12 David Treacy (Mlt) City of Perth Cycling Team 13 Hsin Hsien Lee (Tpe) CKT 14 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Japan National Team 15 Fuyu Li (Chn) China National Team 16 Liang Zhang (Chn) China National Team 17 Ngai Ching Wong (HKg) Champion System 18 Alexander A Mattmann (Swi) Swiss Track Team 3.41 19 Rongxi Zou (Chn) China National Team 6.31 20 Bradley B Hall (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team 21 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) CMS Cycling Team 6.32 22 Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Japan National Team 23 Chi Yin Leung (HKg) CMS Cycling Team 24 Zhihang Jian (Chn) Guangdong 25 Anthony Osbrough (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team 26 Gangzhao Guo (Chn) Guangdong 27 Ahmad Lutfi Mohd Fauzan (Mas) Malaysian National Team 28 Tong Yu (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection 29 Chi Wo Daniel Lee (HKg) Champion System 30 Xueli Jiang (Chn) China National Team 31 Wai Man Chau (HKg) Champion System 32 Jared Bunde (USA) Champion System 9.32 33 Marco Kwok (HKg) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute 11.25 34 Joseph Papp (USA) Champion System 11.34 35 Hideya Akiyama (Jpn) Japan National Team 36 Jun Chen (Chn) China National Team 37 Wei Li (Chn) Tianjin 38 Lei Sun (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute 39 Siu Jun Chiu (HKg) CMS Cycling Team 11.36 40 Cheuk Chun Cheng (HKg) CMS Cycling Team 41 Mohd Zahit Mohd Sayuti (Mas) Malaysian National Team 11.39 42 Davaatogtokh Tumen-Ulzii (Mgl) Mongolian National Team 43 Xuelong Qu (Chn) Tianjin 13.44 44 Libin Chen (Chn) Tianjin 45 Yinhao Cui (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute 46 Weng Kin Thum (Mas) Malaysian National Team 47 Hassan Suhardi (Mas) Malaysian National Team 48 Abd. Nasir Junaidi (Mas) Malaysian National Team 14.39 49 Huikuo Zhu (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection 50 Markus Kammermann (Swi) Swiss Track Team 51 Javkhlantur Damdinsuren (Mgl) Mongolian National Team 52 Loh Sea Keong (Mas) Malaysian National Team 53 Naranbat Ariunbold (Mgl) Mongolian National Team 54 Xiuming Cui (Chn) Guangdong 55 Jie Qiao (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute 56 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) PuraPharm Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 57 Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh (Mgl) CMS Cycling Team 58 John Wordan (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team 15.05 59 Oliver O Mattmann (Swi) Swiss Track Team 60 Stefan Felder (Swi) Swiss Track Team 61 David Sommerville (USA) Champion System 24.10 62 Sandro Germann (Swi) Swiss Track Team 39.40 62 Chung Yin Kwan (Mac) Macau-Beijing Selection 62 Youli Fang (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection 62 Qi Tang (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute 62 Rong Ye (Chn) Guangdong 62 Zhipeng Chen (Chn) Guangdong 62 Keng Hsien Chen (Tpe) CKT 62 Tuguldur Tuulkhangai (Mgl) Mongolian National Team 62 Jianli Zhang (Chn) Tianjin 71 Bold-Erdene Boldbaatar (Mgl) Mongolian National Team 47.25 72 Qiang Zhang (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection 55.10 73 Kai Fong Ho (Mac) Macau-Beijing Selection 59.02 DNF Hua Chien Hung Hsu (Tpe) CKT DNF Po Hung Wu (Tpe) CKT Teams 1 PuraPharm Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 8.30.55 2 Japan National Team 5.27 3 China National Team 4 City of Perth Cycling Team 9.22 5 Champion System 13.50 6 Swiss Track Team 18.45 7 Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute 20.49 8 CMS Cycling Team 22.30 9 Guangdong 25.33 10 Malaysian National Team 29.45 11 Tianjin 36.52 12 Mongolian National Team 38.47 13 Macau-Beijing Selection 58.41 General classification after stage 1 1 Kin San Wu (HKg) PuraPharm Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 2.49.25 2 Kam Po Wong (HKg) PuraPharm Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 0.04 3 Gang Xu (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute 0.06 4 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) PuraPharm Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 2.20 5 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Japan National Team 2.35 6 Nathan Jones (Fra) City of Perth Cycling Team 7 Yanhao Sun (Chn) China National Team 8 Stefan Steinweg (Ger) Swiss Track Team 2.45 9 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Japan National Team 2.46 10 King Wai Cheung (HKg) PuraPharm Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 11 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) PuraPharm Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 12 David Treacy (Mlt) City of Perth Cycling Team 13 Hsin Hsien Lee (Tpe) CKT 14 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Japan National Team 15 Fuyu Li (Chn) China National Team 16 Liang Zhang (Chn) China National Team 17 Ngai Ching Wong (HKg) Champion System 3.06 18 Alexander A Mattmann (Swi) Swiss Track Team 3.51 19 Rongxi Zou (Chn) China National Team 6.41 20 Bradley B Hall (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team 21 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) CMS Cycling Team 6.42 22 Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Japan National Team 23 Chi Yin Leung (HKg) CMS Cycling Team 24 Zhihang Jian (Chn) Guangdong 25 Anthony Osbrough (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team 26 Gangzhao Guo (Chn) Guangdong 27 Ahmad Lutfi Mohd Fauzan (Mas) Malaysian National Team 28 Tong Yu (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection 29 Chi Wo Daniel Lee (HKg) Champion System 30 Xueli Jiang (Chn) China National Team 31 Wai Man Chau (HKg) Champion System 32 Jared Bunde (USA) Champion System 9.42 33 Marco Kwok (HKg) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute 11.35 34 Joseph Papp (USA) Champion System 11.44 35 Hideya Akiyama (Jpn) Japan National Team 36 Jun Chen (Chn) China National Team 37 Wei Li (Chn) Tianjin 38 Lei Sun (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute 39 Siu Jun Chiu (HKg) CMS Cycling Team 11.46 40 Cheuk Chun Cheng (HKg) CMS Cycling Team 41 Mohd Zahit Mohd Sayuti (Mas) Malaysian National Team 11.49 42 Davaatogtokh Tumen-Ulzii (Mgl) Mongolian National Team 43 Xuelong Qu (Chn) Tianjin 13.54 44 Libin Chen (Chn) Tianjin 45 Yinhao Cui (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute 46 Weng Kin Thum (Mas) Malaysian National Team 47 Hassan Suhardi (Mas) Malaysian National Team 48 Abd. Nasir Junaidi (Mas) Malaysian National Team 14.49 49 Huikuo Zhu (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection 50 Markus Kammermann (Swi) Swiss Track Team 51 Javkhlantur Damdinsuren (Mgl) Mongolian National Team 52 Loh Sea Keong (Mas) Malaysian National Team 53 Naranbat Ariunbold (Mgl) Mongolian National Team 54 Xiuming Cui (Chn) Guangdong 55 Jie Qiao (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute 56 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) PuraPharm Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 57 Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh (Mgl) CMS Cycling Team 58 John Wordan (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team 15.15 59 Oliver O Mattmann (Swi) Swiss Track Team 60 Stefan Felder (Swi) Swiss Track Team 61 David Sommerville (USA) Champion System 24.20 62 Sandro Germann (Swi) Swiss Track Team 39.50 62 Chung Yin Kwan (Mac) Macau-Beijing Selection 62 Youli Fang (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection 62 Qi Tang (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute 62 Rong Ye (Chn) Guangdong 62 Zhipeng Chen (Chn) Guangdong 62 Keng Hsien Chen (Tpe) CKT 62 Tuguldur Tuulkhangai (Mgl) Mongolian National Team 62 Jianli Zhang (Chn) Tianjin 71 Bold-Erdene Boldbaatar (Mgl) Mongolian National Team 47.35 72 Qiang Zhang (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection 55.20 73 Kai Fong Ho (Mac) Macau-Beijing Selection 59.12 Points classification 1 Stefan Steinweg (Ger) Swiss Track Team 23 pts 2 Kin San Wu (HKg) PuraPharm Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 21 3 Kam Po Wong (HKg) PuraPharm Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 18 4 Gang Xu (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute 17 5 Nathan Jones (Fra) City of Perth Cycling Team 11 6 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) PuraPharm Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 10 7 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Japan National Team 8 8 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) PuraPharm Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 6 9 Yanhao Sun (Chn) China National Team 4 10 Ngai Ching Wong (HKg) Champion System 3 11 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Japan National Team 2 12 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Japan National Team 2 13 King Wai Cheung (HKg) PuraPharm Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 1 Teams classification 1 PuraPharm Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 8.30.55 2 Japan National Team 5.27 3 China National Team 4 City of Perth Cycling Team 9.22 5 Champion System 13.50 6 Swiss Track Team 18.45 7 Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute 20.49 8 CMS Cycling Team 22.30 9 Guangdong 25.33 10 Malaysian National Team 29.45 11 Tianjin 36.52 12 Mongolian National Team 38.47 13 Macau-Beijing Selection 58.41
