Good luck Beijing Invitational - 2.2

China, August 18-19, 2007

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Stage 2 - August 19: Time Trial, 23.65km

Australians Evans and Rogers finish one-two

2008 Tour de France runner up, Cadel Evans, and three-time individual time trial world champion Michael Rogers finished first and second on the in the time trial stage of the Good Luck Beijing official road cycling test event. Evans clocked a winning time of 32'28.92" for the 23.65km course to finish 24.74" clear of Rogers (32'53.66") while third placed Alexandr Dyachenko of Kazakhstan rode 33'27.52".

The time trial circuit covers a section of the road race course and includes a 10km climb straight out of the starting gate followed by a 10km descent all raced along the stunning backdrop of the Juyongguan and Badaling sections of the Great Wall of China.

"It's all good when you win," said Evans after completing one lap of the circuit which next year the men will cover twice for the Olympic Games event. "We are mainly here to collect information and be as prepared as we can be for next year, and we've certainly accomplished that so getting a result on the way is a nice little bonus."

"I think the climb suits me alright," said Evans. "The course (then goes) down a valley with the prevailing wind blowing right up the valley so it's hard to ride at 60 to 65 km/h for ten kilometres into a headwind. Here the one thing that surprised us was that the wind picked up in the afternoon and if it was warm like it has been the last couple of days with the humidity, it will make it pretty tough conditions."

Rogers agreed the course will prove a good test for everyone who lines up at next year's Olympic Games in China.

"It's certainly very hard from the start and it going to a be a very challenging time trial," Rogers said. "You don't want to start too fast because you need a lot of energy for the last lap which will really make a difference. The downhill is very open with a lot of headwind and it's not a gradient you can roll down, you really have to pedal," he explained. "There's no rest, not an inch of rest on the whole circuit."

Rogers was the thirteenth from last rider to start and set the target for Evans to beat. The Victorian went out of the gate 16 minutes later and attacked the climb to put 36 seconds into Rogers at the 10.8km intermediate time check. Then, as Rogers sat in the hot seat reserved for the race leader, Evans maintained his pace and knocked his compatriot from the number one position.

"It was alright (being beaten by Cadel)," said Rogers. "He came here with super condition out of the Tour (de France), and I was quite happy with my ride

Rogers has spent the last month recovering from a shoulder injury sustained when he crashed into a metal guard rail at high speed ending his own Tour de France. He rated his fitness level at around 65 percent for today's race. He has also endured the pain of a cracked tooth whilst in Beijing but says all that aside it has been "mission accomplished" for the Australian reconnaissance trip.

"Our main competitors weren't here, and I think we'll have quite a big mental advantage over them (next year)," explained Rogers. "It was a bit of an effort to come here but I'm really glad we made the time."

Evans agrees the trip has given them a head start with Olympic Games preparations.

"For me I'd never been to China before and to come in and get an idea of what it's like and what the people are like means we come into a slightly familiar environment which is a good thing," said Evans. "Also to have experienced the climb under race conditions is really helpful for next year."

Evans' victory in the time trial gave him overall honours for the two day, two stage Good Luck Beijing event.

Photography

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Images by Francis Cerny

Chinese riders on the Discovery Channel Marco Polo Team Xing Yan Dong and Zhang Li at the Good Luck Beijing, Olympic test event.
Cadel Evans (Aus) finishes his winning time trial of the Good Luck Beijing, Olympic test event.
Number 1 and 2 from the time trial of the Good Luck Beijing, Olympic test event, Cadel Evans and Michael Rogers.
Spectators of the Good Luck Beijing Olympic test event with the Great Wall at the background.
Chinese Ma Haijun World Champion of the B-countries surprised with an excellent time and 5th place in the Good Luck Beijing, Olympic test event time trial.
Robin Reid from Discovery Channel Marco Polo Team sprints to the finish and becomes 15 in the time trial of the Good Luck Beijing, Olympic test event.
Robin Reid from Discovery Channel Marco Polo Team rides through a gate in the Great Wall in the time trial of the Good Luck Beijing, Olympic test event.

Results

1 Cadel Evans (Australia)                                 32.28.92 (43.685 km/h)
2 Michael Rogers (Australia)                               0.24.74
3 Alexandr Dyachenko (Kazakhstan)                          0.58.60
4 Vincenzo Nibali (Italy)                                  1.23.79
5 Haijun Ma (People's Republic of China)                   1.28.43
6 Fabio Sabatini (Italy)                                   1.55.34
7 Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kazakhstan)                             2.03.75
8 Jacek Morajko (Poland)                                   2.21.06
9 Jaroslaw Rebiewski (Poland)                              2.26.97
10 Carrasco Ramirez J. (Spain)                             2.39.26
11 Hossein Askari (Chinese Taipei)                         2.53.41
12 Roman Klimov (Russian Federation)                       2.56.16
13 Roman Koltsov (Russian Federation)                      3.17.16
14 Scott Nydam (United States Of America)                  3.33.57
15 Robin Reid (People's Republic of China 3)               3.35.00
16 Sergio Dominguez Munoz (Spain)                          3.38.78
17 Peter Schulting (Netherlands)                           3.54.61
18 Andriy Suravlov (Ukraine)                               3.54.77
19 Alexey Kunshin (Russian Federation)                     4.27.35
20 Jon Garcia (United States Of America)                   4.29.92
21 Jai Crawford (Chinese Taipei)                           4.32.83
22 Hyo Suk Gong (Korea)                                    4.34.57
23 Pol Nabben (People's Republic of China 3)               4.39.66
24 Francisco Torrella Gomez (Spain)                        4.43.97
25 Ghader Mizbani Iranagh (Chinese Taipei)                 4.52.13
26 Thijs Zonneveld (People's Republic of China 3)          4.56.72
27 Wout Poels (Netherlands)                                5.04.19
28 Maurice Schreurs (Netherlands)                          5.17.87
29 Tuguldur Tuulkhangai (Mongolia)                         5.19.60
30 Wang Yip Tang (Hong Kong, China)                        5.22.47
31 Jose Luis Ruiz Cubillo (Spain)                          5.44.71
32 Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh (People's Republic of China 3)    5.59.45
33 Saeid Chehrzad (Islamic Republic of Iran)               6.15.08
34 Valentin Iglinskiy (Kazakhstan)                         6.25.52
35 Chun Hing Chan (Hong Kong, China)                       6.57.41
36 Yue Qi (People's Republic of China 2)                   6.57.84
37 Bo Liu (People's Republic of China)                     7.21.51
38 Mohammas Jebraeilis (Islamic Republic of Iran)          7.54.94
39 Hossein Eslami (Islamic Republic of Iran)               8.05.14
40 Remko Kramer (Netherlands)                              8.06.69
41 Kai Tsun Lam (Hong Kong, China)                         8.08.92
42 Kin San Wu (Hong Kong, China)                           8.42.89
43 Ulziibaatar Jamsran (Mongolia)                          8.45.63
44 Alireza Zeinali (Islamic Republic of Iran)              9.49.43
45 Diego Milan Jimenez (Spain)                             9.59.84
DNS Peng Liu (People's Republic of China)                         
DNS Tomasz Marczynski (Poland)                                    
DNS Tomasz Kiendys (Poland)                                       
DNS Robert Radosz (Poland)                                        
DNS Ahad Kazemisarai (Chinese Taipei)                             
DNS Andy Guptill (United States Of America)                       
 
Time check #2 - 10.8km
 
1 Cadel Evans (Australia)                                 19.50.90
2 Michael Rogers (Australia)                               0.35.15
3 Alexandr Dyachenko (Kazakhstan)                          0.50.27
4 Vincenzo Nibali (Italy)                                  1.10.33
5 Jacek Morajko (Poland)                                   1.29.21
6 Haijun Ma (People's Republic of China)                   1.37.53
7 Fabio Sabatini (Italy)                                   1.50.51
8 Hossein Askari (Chinese Taipei)                          1.55.52
9 Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kazakhstan)                             2.04.96
10 Jaroslaw Rebiewski (Poland)                             2.06.77
11 Roman Klimov (Russian Federation)                       2.12.03
12 Carrasco Ramirez J. (Spain)                             2.24.72
13 Roman Koltsov (Russian Federation)                      2.30.10
14 Francisco Torrella Gomez (Spain)                        2.34.67
15 Wout Poels (Netherlands)                                2.38.14
16 Jai Crawford (Chinese Taipei)                           2.47.58
17 Hyo Suk Gong (Korea)                                    2.56.56
18 Andriy Suravlov (Ukraine)                               2.57.77
19 Scott Nydam (United States Of America)                  3.00.05
20 Peter Schulting (Netherlands)                           3.00.56
21 Maurice Schreurs (Netherlands)                          3.01.29
22 Ghader Mizbani Iranagh (Chinese Taipei)                 3.01.45
23 Sergio Dominguez Munoz (Spain)                          3.04.90
24 Robin Reid (People's Republic of China 3)               3.06.59
25 Pol Nabben (People's Republic of China 3)               3.10.52
26 Wang Yip Tang (Hong Kong, China)                        3.20.15
27 Jon Garcia (United States Of America)                   3.24.46
28 Thijs Zonneveld (People's Republic of China 3)          3.27.17
29 Alexey Kunshin (Russian Federation)                     3.31.39
30 Valentin Iglinskiy (Kazakhstan)                         3.42.74
31 Jose Luis Ruiz Cubillo (Spain)                          3.43.27
32 Tuguldur Tuulkhangai (Mongolia)                         3.46.66
33 Saeid Chehrzad (Islamic Republic of Iran)               4.06.01
34 Chun Hing Chan (Hong Kong, China)                       4.06.73
35 Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh (People's Republic of China 3)    4.34.48
36 Bo Liu (People's Republic of China)                     4.46.71
37 Yue Qi (People's Republic of China 2)                   4.49.18
38 Remko Kramer (Netherlands)                              5.23.96
39 Ulziibaatar Jamsran (Mongolia)                          5.32.74
40 Kin San Wu (Hong Kong, China)                           5.37.24
41 Hossein Eslami (Islamic Republic of Iran)               5.40.57
42 Mohammas Jebraeilis (Islamic Republic of Iran)          5.44.52
43 Kai Tsun Lam (Hong Kong, China)                         6.01.92
44 Diego Milan Jimenez (Spain)                             6.09.83
45 Alireza Zeinali (Islamic Republic of Iran)              6.19.00
 
Time check #1
 
1 Michael Rogers (Australia)                              12.27.60
2 Haijun Ma (People's Republic of China)                   0.01.32
3 Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kazakhstan)                             0.09.21
4 Cadel Evans (Australia)                                  0.10.42
5 Fabio Sabatini (Italy)                                   0.15.24
6 Alexandr Dyachenko (Kazakhstan)                          0.18.74
7 Vincenzo Nibali (Italy)                                  0.23.87
8 Carrasco Ramirez J. (Spain)                              0.24.95
9 Jaroslaw Rebiewski (Poland)                              0.30.61
10 Robin Reid (People's Republic of China 3)               0.38.82
11 Scott Nydam (United States Of America)                  0.43.93
12 Sergio Dominguez Munoz (Spain)                          0.44.29
13 Roman Klimov (Russian Federation)                       0.54.54
14 Roman Koltsov (Russian Federation)                      0.57.48
15 Jacek Morajko (Poland)                                  1.02.27
16 Peter Schulting (Netherlands)                           1.04.47
17 Alexey Kunshin (Russian Federation)                     1.06.38
18 Andriy Suravlov (Ukraine)                               1.07.41
19 Hossein Askari (Chinese Taipei)                         1.08.31
20 Jon Garcia (United States Of America)                   1.15.87
21 Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh (People's Republic of China 3)    1.35.39
22 Pol Nabben (People's Republic of China 3)               1.39.55
23 Thijs Zonneveld (People's Republic of China 3)          1.39.96
24 Tuguldur Tuulkhangai (Mongolia)                         1.43.35
25 Hyo Suk Gong (Korea)                                    1.48.43
26 Jai Crawford (Chinese Taipei)                           1.55.67
27 Ghader Mizbani Iranagh (Chinese Taipei)                 2.01.09
28 Jose Luis Ruiz Cubillo (Spain)                          2.11.86
29 Wang Yip Tang (Hong Kong, China)                        2.12.73
30 Kai Tsun Lam (Hong Kong, China)                         2.17.41
31 Yue Qi (People's Republic of China 2)                   2.19.08
32 Saeid Chehrzad (Islamic Republic of Iran)               2.19.48
33 Francisco Torrella Gomez (Spain)                        2.19.71
34 Mohammas Jebraeilis (Islamic Republic of Iran)          2.20.83
35 Maurice Schreurs (Netherlands)                          2.27.00
36 Hossein Eslami (Islamic Republic of Iran)               2.34.98
37 Wout Poels (Netherlands)                                2.36.47
38 Bo Liu (People's Republic of China)                     2.45.22
39 Remko Kramer (Netherlands)                              2.53.14
40 Valentin Iglinskiy (Kazakhstan)                         2.53.19
41 Chun Hing Chan (Hong Kong, China)                       3.01.10
42 Kin San Wu (Hong Kong, China)                           3.16.07
43 Ulziibaatar Jamsran (Mongolia)                          3.23.31
44 Alireza Zeinali (Islamic Republic of Iran)              3.40.84
45 Diego Milan Jimenez (Spain)                             4.00.42