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3rd Tour of Hong Kong Shanghai - 2.2
Hong Kong, October 19-24, 2008
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Stage 1 - October 19: Hong Kong criterium, 37.4km
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- Riders relax at the start line before the first stage.
- HSBC members ensured the race got off to a really loud start.
- The peloton rolls away from the start of the opening stage.
- Team Konica Minolta / Bizhub riders control the peloton.
- The peloton passes the Hong Kong skyline during the opening stage.
- South African Christoff Van Heerden (Team Konica Minolta / Bizhub) takes the first stage victory.
- Christoff Van Heerden (Team Konica Minolta / Bizhub) puts on the yellow jersey after Stage 1.
- Stage podium (L-R): Kim Marius K Nielsen (Glud GLU Marstrand Horsens), Christoff Van Heerden (Team Konica Minolta / Bizhub) and Adam Blythe (Team Konica Minolta / Bizhub).
Images by Charlie Issendorf
- The opening ceremony was colourful .
- The home team Hong Kong HSBC gets introduced
- The peleton is strung out as the short race was very fast from the start.
- The critsy peleton.
- Jasmin Ruslan (Glud & Marstrand Horsens) corners well.
- Hong Kong HSBC team captain Wu Kin Sun.
- The peleton caught the breakaway a few laps from the finish.
- In the final lap the tension was high.
- Kim Marius Nielsen did a great job today.
- HSBC CEO with stage 1 winners.
- All the leader jerseys for stage 1.
- Group photos of HSBC cycling team and staff.
Results
1 Christoff Van Heerden (RSA) Team Konica Minolta / Bizhub 49.29 (44.54km/h) 2 Adam Blythe (GBr) Team Konica Minolta / Bizhub 3 Kim Marius K Nielsen (Den) Glud GLU Marstrand Horsens 4 Satoshi Hirose (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team 5 Lisban Quintero (Col) Kraft Genie/Champion System Racing 6 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) CMS 7 Hin Leung Szeto (HKg) Racing Force 8 Chi Yin Leung (HKg) CMS 9 Benjamin Stauder (Ger) Stegcomputer - Ckt - Cogeas 10 Amir Rusli (Mas) Mncf Cycling Team 11 Akmal Amrun (Mas) Mncf Cycling Team 12 Dennis Van Niekerk (RSA) Team Konica Minolta / Bizhub 13 Kin San Wu (HKg) HSBC Hong Kong Team 14 Hideya Akiyama (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team 15 Siu Wai Ko, (HKg) HSBC Hong Kong Team 16 Boadley Hall (Aus) City Of Perth 17 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Champion System / BICI 18 Gavriel Epstein (Can) Kraft Genie/Champion System Racing 19 Jacob J Nielsen (Den) Glud GLU Marstrand Horsens 20 Chi Sek Chiu (HKg) HSBC Hong Kong Team 21 Travis Allen (RSA) Team Konica Minolta / Bizhub 22 Chris Lintaman (Can) Kraft Genie/Champion System Racing 23 Christian Rocha, (Swi) Stegcomputer - Ckt - Cogeas 24 Makoto Ikeda (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team 25 Koon Hang Kan (HKg) Champion System / BICI 26 Faber Mauritz (RSA) Team Konica Minolta / Bizhub 27 Mark Petterson (Aus) City Of Perth 28 Morten Voss Christiansen (Den) Glud GLU Marstrand Horsens 29 Thum Weng Kin (Mas) Mncf Cycling Team 30 Peter Andres (Swi) Stegcomputer - Ckt - Cogeas 31 Heng Wa Choi (Mac) CMS 32 Dean Gregory Gathercole (Aus) City Of Perth 33 Wai Man Chau (HKg) Champion System / BICI 34 Ting Pong Lam (HKg) Champion System / BICI 35 Chung Yin Cheng (HKg) Racing Force 36 Mohd Fadhli Mohd Fauzi (Mas) Mncf Cycling Team 37 Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) HSBC Hong Kong Team 38 Xavier Charles (Swi) Stegcomputer - Ckt - Cogeas 39 Somraj Seepersaud (Guy) Kraft Genie/Champion System Racing 40 Siu Jun Chiu (HKg) Racing Force 41 Edmund Hollands (Aus) City Of Perth 42 Jasmin Ruslan (Mas) Mncf Cycling Team 43 Hichem Chaabane (Alg) Team Konica Minolta / Bizhub 44 Russell Brooks (Aus) City Of Perth 45 Michael Berling (Den) Glud GLU Marstrand Horsens 46 Kaspar Larsen Schjonnemann (Den) Glud GLU Marstrand Horsens 47 Shing Lam Ip (HKg) Champion System / BICI 48 Chun Wo Cheung (HKg) CMS 49 Ka Tung Tang (HKg) CMS 50 Suzuki Yuzuru (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team 51 King Wai Cheung (HKg) HSBC Hong Kong Team 52 Tsz Hing Keung (HKg) CMS 53 Shusaku Matsuo (Jpn) Stegcomputer - Ckt - Cogeas 54 Mohd Zamani Mustaruddin (Mas) Mncf Cycling Team 55 Michael Verheyen (Aus) City Of Perth 56 Dor Ming Chau (HKg) Champion System / BICI 57 Tak Wai Cheng (HKg) Racing Force 4.30 58 Ho Wa Yiu (HKg) Racing Force 59 Ho Yin Ellort Hon (HKg) Racing Force 6.45 60 Blake Longacre (USA) Kraft Genie/Champion System Racing Sprints Sprint 1 1 Christoff Van Heerden (RSA) Team Konica Minolta / Bizhub 5 pts 2 Akmal Amrun (Mas) Mncf Cycling Team 3 3 Adam Blythe (GBr) Team Konica Minolta / Bizhub 1 Sprint 2 1 Christoff Van Heerden (RSA) Team Konica Minolta / Bizhub 5 pts 2 Adam Blythe (GBr) Team Konica Minolta / Bizhub 3 3 Chi Yin Leung (HKg) CMS 1 Sprint 3 1 Christoff Van Heerden (RSA) Team Konica Minolta / Bizhub 5 pts 2 Adam Blythe (GBr) Team Konica Minolta / Bizhub 3 3 Benjamin Stauder (Ger) Stegcomputer - Ckt - Cogeas 1 Teams 1 Team Konica Minolta / Bizhub 2.28.27 2 Aisan Racing Team 3 Kraft Genie/Champion System Racing 4 CMS 5 HSBC Hong Kong Team 6 Glud GLU Marstrand Horsens 7 Mncf Cycling Team 8 Stegcomputer - Ckt - Cogeas 9 City Of Perth 10 Champion System / BICI 11 Racing Force General classification after stage 1 1 Christoff Van Heerden (RSA) Team Konica Minolta / Bizhub 49.19 2 Adam Blythe (GBr) Team Konica Minolta / Bizhub 0.04 3 Kim Marius K Nielsen (Den) Glud GLU Marstrand Horsens 0.06 4 Satoshi Hirose (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team 0.10 5 Lisban Quintero (Col) Kraft Genie/Champion System Racing 6 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) CMS 7 Hin Leung Szeto (HKg) Racing Force 8 Chi Yin Leung (HKg) CMS 9 Benjamin Stauder (Ger) Stegcomputer - Ckt - Cogeas 10 Amir Rusli (Mas) Mncf Cycling Team 11 Akmal Amrun (Mas) Mncf Cycling Team 12 Dennis Van Niekerk (RSA) Team Konica Minolta / Bizhub 13 Kin San Wu (HKg) HSBC Hong Kong Team 14 Hideya Akiyama (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team 15 Siu Wai Ko, (HKg) HSBC Hong Kong Team 16 Boadley Hall (Aus) City Of Perth 17 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Champion System / BICI 18 Gavriel Epstein (Can) Kraft Genie/Champion System Racing 19 Jacob J Nielsen (Den) Glud GLU Marstrand Horsens 20 Chi Sek Chiu (HKg) HSBC Hong Kong Team 21 Travis Allen (RSA) Team Konica Minolta / Bizhub 22 Chris Lintaman (Can) Kraft Genie/Champion System Racing 23 Christian Rocha, (Swi) Stegcomputer - Ckt - Cogeas 24 Makoto Ikeda (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team 25 Koon Hang Kan (HKg) Champion System / BICI 26 Faber Mauritz (RSA) Team Konica Minolta / Bizhub 27 Mark Petterson (Aus) City Of Perth 28 Morten Voss Christiansen (Den) Glud GLU Marstrand Horsens 29 Thum Weng Kin (Mas) Mncf Cycling Team 30 Peter Andres (Swi) Stegcomputer - Ckt - Cogeas 31 Heng Wa Choi (Mac) CMS 32 Dean Gregory Gathercole (Aus) City Of Perth 33 Wai Man Chau (HKg) Champion System / BICI 34 Ting Pong Lam (HKg) Champion System / BICI 35 Chung Yin Cheng (HKg) Racing Force 36 Mohd Fadhli Mohd Fauzi (Mas) Mncf Cycling Team 37 Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) HSBC Hong Kong Team 38 Xavier Charles (Swi) Stegcomputer - Ckt - Cogeas 39 Somraj Seepersaud (Guy) Kraft Genie/Champion System Racing 40 Siu Jun Chiu (HKg) Racing Force 41 Edmund Hollands (Aus) City Of Perth 42 Jasmin Ruslan (Mas) Mncf Cycling Team 43 Hichem Chaabane (Alg) Team Konica Minolta / Bizhub 44 Russell Brooks (Aus) City Of Perth 45 Michael Berling (Den) Glud GLU Marstrand Horsens 46 Kaspar Larsen Schjonnemann (Den) Glud GLU Marstrand Horsens 47 Shing Lam Ip (HKg) Champion System / BICI 48 Chun Wo Cheung (HKg) CMS 49 Ka Tung Tang (HKg) CMS 50 Suzuki Yuzuru (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team 51 King Wai Cheung (HKg) HSBC Hong Kong Team 52 Tsz Hing Keung (HKg) CMS 53 Shusaku Matsuo (Jpn) Stegcomputer - Ckt - Cogeas 54 Mohd Zamani Mustaruddin (Mas) Mncf Cycling Team 55 Michael Verheyen (Aus) City Of Perth 56 Dor Ming Chau (HKg) Champion System / BICI 57 Blake Longacre (USA) Kraft Genie/Champion System Racing 58 Tak Wai Cheng (HKg) Racing Force 4.40 59 Ho Wa Yiu (HKg) Racing Force 60 Ho Yin Ellort Hon (HKg) Racing Force 6.55 Points classification 1 Christoff Van Heerden (RSA) Team Konica Minolta / Bizhub 27 pts 2 Adam Blythe (GBr) Team Konica Minolta / Bizhub 17 3 Kim Marius K Nielsen (Den) Glud GLU Marstrand Horsens 8 4 Satoshi Hirose (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team 7 5 Lisban Quintero (Col) Kraft Genie/Champion System Racing 6 6 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) CMS 5 7 Hin Leung Szeto (HKg) Racing Force 4 8 Chi Yin Leung (HKg) CMS 4 9 Benjamin Stauder (Ger) Stegcomputer - Ckt - Cogeas 3 10 Akmal Amrun (Mas) Mncf Cycling Team 3 Teams classification 1 Team Konica Minolta / Bizhub 2.28.27 2 Aisan Racing Team 3 Kraft Genie/Champion System Racing 4 Cms 5 HSBC Hong Kong Team 6 Glud & Marstrand Horsens 7 Mncf Cycling Team 8 Stegcomputer - Ckt - Cogeas 9 City Of Perth 10 Champion System Bici 11 Racing Force
