Tour de Taiwan - 2.2

Taiwan, March 5-11, 2006

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Stage 1 - March 5: Kaohsiung Criterium, 66 km

McLachlan takes first stage

Drapac Porsche rider, Rob McLachlan, competing in his second Tour of Taiwan, won the opening stage in a thrilling bunch sprint. "There were attacks right from the gun, so we weren't sure if it was going to be a bunch sprint," McLachlan said after the race. "My team really worked well for me today, chasing back breaks and they also gave me a good lead out in the final kilometre."
Kirk O'Bee, riding for the strong HealthNet team, finished a very close second, and Hwa Chien Hung-Hse from Taipei was 3rd.
Rob McLachlan will go into tomorrows 80km kermesse with a fifteen second lead. "We won't work too hard to defend the Yellow jersey, there is still a long way to go." McLachlan said.
The third stage of the tour is a very hilly 220km. Many of the stronger teams believe that this is where the general cassification will truly begin to take shape.
Drapac Porsche is hoping that experience in Taiwan will make all the difference with McLachlan having won the tour way back 14 years ago.
Results

1 Robert Mclachlan (Aus) Drapac Porsche                  1.27.28
2 Kirk O'bee (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis               
3 Hwa Chien Hung-Hsu (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT               0.01
4 Tjarco Cuppens (Ned) Ruiter Dakkapellen Wieler Team           
5 Lex Nederlof (Ned) Ruiter Dakkapellen Wieler Team             
6 Maros Kovac (Svk) Dukla Trencin                               
7 Po Hung Wu (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                           
8 Hubert Nowak (Pol) MBK-Cycles-Scout                           
9 Michael Schweizer (Ger) Ruiter Dakkapellen Wieler Team        
10 Dawid Krupa (Pol) MBK-Cycles-Scout                           
11 Garrett Peltonen (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis        
12 Kyoshi Miura (Jpn) Taichung County Cycling Team              
13 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Japan National Team                      
14 Kenghsien Chen (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                      
15 Daniel Lioyd (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team                    
16 Kazuya Okazaki (Jpn) Japan National Team                     
17 Shogo Yamanoha (Jpn) Team Okinawa                            
18 Kazuyuki Manabe (Jpn) Japan National Team                    
19 Hideya Akiyama (Jpn) Team Okinawa                            
20 Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Porsche                             
21 Chien Ting Chen (Tpe) Taichung County Cycling Team           
22 Roman Kilun (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis             
23 Stephen Gallagher (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team               
24 Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac Porsche                        
25 Masaru Fukuhara (Jpn) Team Okinawa                           
26 David Mccann (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                    
27 Matnur (Ina) Wismilak International Team                     
28 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                 
29 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Wismilak International Team             
30 Sebastian Jezierski (Pol) MBK-Cycles-Scout                   
31 Krzysztof Mermer (Pol) MBK-Cycles-Scout                      
32 Bambang Kristanto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team              
33 Jeff Louder (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis             
34 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong Team                          
35 Korakoch Rittiman (Tha) Siam Bara                            
36 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong Team                           
37 Patrik Tybor (Svk) Dukla Trencin                             
38 Roman Bronis (Svk) Dukla Trencin                             
39 Yasutaka Tashiro (Jpn) Japan National Team                   
40 Henghui Lin (Tpe) Taichung County Cycling Team               
41 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Japan National Team                       
42 Wei Cheng Li (Tpe) Taichung County Cycling Team              
43 Tobias Erler (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team                    
44 Pornthep Pinkeaw (Tha) Siam Bara                             
45 Sama'i Sama'i (Ina) Wismilak International Team              
46 Dean Windsor (Aus) Drapac Porsche                            
47 Phil Thuaux (Aus) Drapac Porsche                              
48 Jakub Slotta (Svk) Dukla Trencin                             
49 Kan San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong Team                              
50 Jan Sipeky (Svk) Dukla Trencin                               
51 Jatupum Lekawat (Tha) Siam Bara                              
52 Chris Lintaman (Can) Taichung County Cycling Team            
53 Prajak Mahawong (Tha) Siam Bara                              
54 Supannapong Jakkapong (Tha) Siam Bara                        
55 Sulistiyono (Ina) Wismilak International Team                
56 Kazuyuki Matsunaga (Jpn) Team Okinawa                        
57 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Hong Kong Team                            
58 Dennis Leliveld (Ned) Ruiter Dakkapellen Wieler Team         
59 Budi Santoso (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                   
60 Kuan Hua Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                    
61 Wawan Setyobudi (Ina) Wismilak International Team            
62 Takeshi Igarashi (Jpn) Team Okinawa                          
63 Doug Ollerenshaw (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis        
64 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweet Nice Team          
65 Hugo Gootjes (Ned) Ruiter Dakkapellen Wieler Team            
66 Hsin Hua Huang (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                      
67 Hsin Hsien Lee (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                      
68 Tomasz Lesniak (Pol) MBK-Cycles-Scout                    2.56
69 Robert Wijaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team             11.58
70 Chak Shing Cheng (HKg) Hong Kong Team                   21.01
 
Sprints
 
Finish Line - Lap 6 
1 Michael Schweizer (Ger) Ruiter Dakkapellen Wieler Team       5 pts
2 Robert Mclachlan (Aus) Drapac Porsche                        3
3 Dawid Krupa (Pol) MBK-Cycles-Scout                           1

Finish Line - Lap 12 
1 Robert Mclachlan (Aus) Drapac Porsche                        5 pts
2 Kazuya Okazaki (Jpn) Japan National Team                     3
3 Wawan Setyobudi (Ina) Wismilak International Team            1

Finish Line - Lap 18 
1 Robert Mclachlan (Aus) Drapac Porsche                        5 pts
2 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Japan National Team                      3
3 Tjarco Cuppens (Ned) Ruiter Dakkapellen Wieler Team          1

Finish Line - Lap 24 
1 Robert Mclachlan (Aus) Drapac Porsche                        5 pts
2 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Japan National Team                      3
3 Lex Nederlof (Ned) Ruiter Dakkapellen Wieler Team            1
 
Teams
 
1 Health Net Presented ByMaxxis                          4.22.26
2 Drapac Porsche                                                
3 Ruiter Dakkapellen Wieler Team                            0.01
4 Chinese Taipei CKT                                            
5 Japan National Team                                           
6 MBK- cycles- SCOUT                                            
7 Team Okinawa                                                  
8 Giant Asia RacingTeam                                         
9 Taichung County Cycling Team                                  
10 Dukla Trencin                                                
11 Wismilak International Team                                  
12 Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                      
13 Hong Kong Team                                               
14 Siam Bara                                                    
 
General classification after stage 1
 
1 Robert Mclachlan (Aus) Drapac Porsche                  1.27.07
2 Kirk O'bee (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis           0.15
3 Hwa Chien Hung-Hsu (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT               0.18
4 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Japan National Team                       
5 Michael Schweizer (Ger) Ruiter Dakkapellen Wieler Team    0.19
6 Kazuya Okazaki (Jpn) Japan National Team                  0.20
7 Tjarco Cuppens (Ned) Ruiter Dakkapellen Wieler Team       0.21
8 Lex Nederlof (Ned) Ruiter Dakkapellen Wieler Team             
9 Dawid Krupa (Pol) MBK-Cycles-Scout                            
10 Wawan Setyobudi (Ina) Wismilak International Team            
11 Maros Kovac (Svk) Dukla Trencin                          0.22
12 Po Hung Wu (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                          
13 Hubert Nowak (Pol) MBK-Cycles-Scout                          
14 Garrett Peltonen (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis        
15 Kyoshi Miura (Jpn) Taichung County Cycling Team              
16 Kenghsien Chen (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                      
17 Daniel Lioyd (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team                    
18 Shogo Yamanoha (Jpn) Team Okinawa                            
19 Kazuyuki Manabe (Jpn) Japan National Team                    
20 Hideya Akiyama (Jpn) Team Okinawa                            
21 Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Porsche                             
22 Chien Ting Chen (Tpe) Taichung County Cycling Team           
23 Roman Kilun (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis             
24 Stephen Gallagher (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team               
25 Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac Porsche                        
26 Masaru Fukuhara (Jpn) Team Okinawa                           
27 David Mccann (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                    
28 Matnur (Ina) Wismilak International Team                     
29 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                 
30 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Wismilak International Team             
31 Sebastian Jezierski (Pol) MBK-Cycles-Scout                   
32 Krzysztof Mermer (Pol) MBK-Cycles-Scout                      
33 Bambang Kristanto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team              
34 Jeff Louder (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis             
35 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong Team                          
36 Korakoch Rittiman (Tha) Siam Bara                            
37 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong Team                           
38 Patrik Tybor (Svk) Dukla Trencin                             
39 Roman Bronis (Svk) Dukla Trencin                             
40 Yasutaka Tashiro (Jpn) Japan National Team                   
41 Henghui Lin (Tpe) Taichung County Cycling Team               
42 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Japan National Team                       
43 Wei Cheng Li (Tpe) Taichung County Cycling Team              
44 Tobias Erler (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team                    
45 Pornthep Pinkeaw (Tha) Siam Bara                             
46 Sama'i Sama'i (Ina) Wismilak International Team              
47 Dean Windsor (Aus) Drapac Porsche                            
48 Phil Thuaux (Aus) Drapac Porsche                              
49 Jakub Slotta (Svk) Dukla Trencin                             
50 Kan San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong Team                              
51 Jan Sipeky (Svk) Dukla Trencin                               
52 Jatupum Lekawat (Tha) Siam Bara                              
53 Chris Lintaman (Can) Taichung County Cycling Team            
54 Prajak Mahawong (Tha) Siam Bara                              
55 Supannapong Jakkapong (Tha) Siam Bara                        
56 Sulistiyono (Ina) Wismilak International Team                
57 Kazuyuki Matsunaga (Jpn) Team Okinawa                        
58 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Hong Kong Team                            
59 Dennis Leliveld (Ned) Ruiter Dakkapellen Wieler Team         
60 Budi Santoso (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                   
61 Kuan Hua Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                    
62 Takeshi Igarashi (Jpn) Team Okinawa                          
63 Doug Ollerenshaw (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis        
64 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweet Nice Team          
65 Hugo Gootjes (Ned) Ruiter Dakkapellen Wieler Team            
66 Hsin Hua Huang (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                      
67 Hsin Hsien Lee (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                      
68 Tomasz Lesniak (Pol) MBK-Cycles-Scout                    3.17
69 Robert Wijaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team             12.19
70 Chak Shing Cheng (HKg) Hong Kong Team                   21.22
 
Points classification
 
1 Robert Mclachlan (Aus) Drapac Porsche                       34 pts
2 Kirk O'bee (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis             14
3 Tjarco Cuppens (Ned) Ruiter Dakkapellen Wieler Team         13
4 Hwa Chien Hung-Hsu (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                 13
5 Michael Schweizer (Ger) Ruiter Dakkapellen Wieler Team      12
6 Lex Nederlof (Ned) Ruiter Dakkapellen Wieler Team           12
7 Maros Kovac (Svk) Dukla Trencin                             10
8 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Japan National Team                      9
9 Po Hung Wu (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                          9
10 Hubert Nowak (Pol) MBK-Cycles-Scout                         8
11 Dawid Krupa (Pol) MBK-Cycles-Scout                          7
12 Garrett Peltonen (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis       5
13 Kyoshi Miura (Jpn) Taichung County Cycling Team             4
14 Kazuya Okazaki (Jpn) Japan National Team                    3
15 Kenghsien Chen (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                     2
16 Wawan Setyobudi (Ina) Wismilak International Team           1
17 Daniel Lioyd (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team                   1
 
Asian rider classification
 
1 Hwa Chien Hung-Hsu (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT            1.27.25
2 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Japan National Team                       
3 Kazuya Okazaki (Jpn) Japan National Team                  0.02
4 Wawan Setyobudi (Ina) Wismilak International Team         0.03
5 Po Hung Wu (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                       0.04
 
Chinese Taipei rider classification
 
1 Hwa Chien Hung-Hsu (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT            1.27.25
2 Po Hung Wu (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                       0.04
3 Kenghsien Chen (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                       
4 Chien Ting Chen (Tpe) Taichung County Cycling Team            
5 Henghui Lin (Tpe) Taichung County Cycling Team                
6 Wei Cheng Li (Tpe) Taichung County Cycling Team               
7 Kuan Hua Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                     
8 Hsin Hua Huang (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                       
9 Hsin Hsien Lee (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                       
 
Teams classification
 
1 Health Net Presented By Maxxis                         4.22.26
2 Drapac Porsche                                                
3 Ruiter Dakkapellen Wieler Team                            0.01
4 Chinese Taipei CKT                                            
5 Japan National Team                                           
6 MBK- cycles- SCOUT                                            
7 Team Okinawa                                                  
8 Giant Asia Racing Team                                        
9 Taichung County Cycling Team                                  
10 Dukla Trencin                                                
11 Wismilak International Team                                  
12 Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                      
13 Hong Kong Team                                               
14 Siam Bara