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B World Championships - CM
South Africa, June 29-July 1, 2007
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Stage 2 - July 1: Elite Men/Women Road Race,
Stevic and Xiaomei take road titles
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The final day of the UCI B World Championships in Cape Town wrapped up with the men's road race over a distance of 161 kilometres. The gold medal went to Serbian Ivan Stevic in a time of 4:01:47, the silver to Erik Hoffman of Namibia and bronze to Alexandr Pliuschin of Moldova.
The women's road race was dominated by cyclists from China who took no fewer than six of the top 10 places. The 81 km race was won by China's Huang Xiaomei, who took the gold medal in a time of 2:18:31. The silver medal was won by Min Gao, just over one minute behind her countrywoman Xiaomei. The bronze went to Sung Eun Gu from Korea with a time of 2:19:56. Four of the cyclists from the South African development team completed the race, but again the Chinese team shone and looked to be the powerful contenders in the 2008 Olympics.
"This was a dress rehearsal for several other championships that South Africa will be hosting in the near future and judging by what we have had here, at the Bellville Velodrome and at the Time Trial at Wellington, South Africa is capable of hosting just about any event," noted UCI president Pat McQuaid when asked about the event's organisation.
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- China dominated the 81 kilometre women's race.
- Women's podium (L-R): Min Gao (Chn), Huang Xiaomei (Chn), and Sung Eun Gu (Kor).
- The men's field push hard over the 161 kilometre race.
- Men's podium (L-R): Erick Hoffman (Nam), Ivan Stevic (SCG), and Alexandr Pliuschin (Mol).
Results
Elite men 1 Ivan Stevic (SCG) 4.01.47 2 Erick Hoffman (Nam) 3 Alexandr Pliuschin (Mol) Elite women 1 Huang Xiaomei (Chn) 2.18.31 2 Min Gao (Chn) 1.07 3 Sung Eun Gu (Kor) 1.25
