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13th Tour of South China Sea - 2.2
Hong Kong, December 14-21, 2008
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Stage 3 - December 16: Dongguan circuit race, 111km
Photography
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Images by Eva Ng
- A strong attack by China's JI Cheng in yellow, who wanted to make sure to keep the leader's jersey.
- China's JI Cheng leads the race overall and the peloton on this occasion.
- Xu Gang (front) took the yellow jersey
- Zhang Li of Guangdong Team won stage 3.
- But it was XU Gang who took the yellow jersey after stage 3.
Images by Wong Ho-fai
- Defending champion Tang Wang-yip.
- Hong Kong youngster Ko Siu-wai.
- Hong Kong youngster Yeung Ying-hon.
- Xu Gang interviewed by CCTV. after stage 3.
- Kam-po Wong launches an attack.
- Kam-po Wong racing flat out.
- A break works to keep its lead over a chasing peloton.
- The peloton races under a hazy sky.
Images by Charlie Issendorf
- Blanco Alberto finished third
- A mad dash to the line.
- The pace was hot in the end.
- Cheung King Wang of the HSBC Hong Kong Team is powerful
- An early breakaway that was doomed.
- The final Sprint for the breakaway group.
- Gifts kept the fans happy.
- Ji Cheng of the Chinese National Team was riding in yellow.
- Kam Po Wong of the HSBC Hong Kong Team .
- The Peloton passes the government building.
- The peloton flies by.
- Speeding up.
- The pink & orange jersey work together.
- Wong is a super star in China.
- Xu Gang gets the yellow Jersey.
- Xu Gang is the big winner today.
Results
1 Li Zhang (Chn) Guangdong 2.26.37 (45.42 km/h) 2 Gang Xu (Chn) Hong Kong HSS Shanghai Sports Institute 0.02 3 Alberto Blanco (USA) Kraftgenie Cycling / Champion System Racing 4 Kazuhiron Mori (Jpn) Japan National Team 5 Michael M. Fitzgerald (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team 6 Micaelxz Isidoro (Por) Casa de Portugal de Macau-Crédito Agrícola 7 Xitao Ji (Chn) China National Team 8 Guo Hui (Chn) China National Team 9 King Wai Cheung (HKg) HSBC HK Pro Cycling 10 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Team Sports Club Macau 11 Kenjix Itami (Jpn) Japan National Team 0.05 12 Shusaku Matsuo (Jpn) Stegcomputer-CKT-Cogeas 0.58 13 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Team Sports Club Macau 1.21 14 Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) Team Sports Club Macau 15 Kam Po Wong (HKg) HSBC HK Pro Cycling 16 Wenlong Zhang (Chn) China PLA 17 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Japan National Team 18 Kin San Wu (HKg) HSBC HK Pro Cycling 19 Bradeley B Hall (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team 20 Amiri Rusli (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team 21 Chadc Butts (USA) Kraftgenie Cycling / Champion System Racing 22 Akmal Amrun (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team 23 Dor Ming Chau (HKg) SCAA 24 Nelson Sousa (Por) Casa de Portugal de Macau-Crédito Agrícola 25 Jiajie Yang (Chn) Guangdong 26 Xiaoquan Hui (Chn) Champion System Bici 27 Shuaijunrst Chang (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection 28 Elliott Wells (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team 29 Harrif Salleh (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team 30 Sherwin Carrera (Phi) Jazysports-Beacon 31 King Man Tsui (HKg) Colossi - CMS Team 32 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) HSBC HK Pro Cycling 33 Bo Liu (Chn) China PLA 34 Kenanjkl Li (Chn) Guangdong 35 Vladimir Estevez (Dom) Kraftgenie Cycling / Champion System Racing 36 Shijie Yu (Chn) China PLA 37 Fábiou Ferreira (Por) Casa de Portugal de Macau-Crédito Agrícola 38 Xiaoling Yuan (Chn) Guangdong 39 Emelito Atilano (Phi) Jazysports-Beacon 40 Ericson Obosa (Phi) Jazysports-Beacon 41 Lei Sun (Chn) Hong Kong HSS Shanghai Sports Institute 42 Brian B. Butts (USA) Kraftgenie Cycling / Champion System Racing 43 Shing Lammno Ip (HKg) Champion System Bici 44 Renato Sambrano (Phi) Jazysports-Beacon 45 Henry Morley (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team 46 Kin Chung Wong (HKg) Hong Kong HSS Shanghai Sports Institute 47 Gavrielx Epstein (Can) Kraftgenie Cycling / Champion System Racing 48 Long Yin (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection 49 Shimpei Fukuda (Jpn) Japan National Team 50 Cheng Ji (Chn) China National Team 51 Chun Woh Cheung (HKg) SCAA 52 Wing Kit Tang (HKg) Champion System Bici 53 Chi Sek Chui (HKg) Hong Kong HSS Shanghai Sports Institute 54 Ting Pong Lam (HKg) Champion System Bici 55 Kai Lam See (HKg) SCAA 56 Hairong Deng (Chn) Colossi - CMS Team 57 Tsz Hing Keung (HKg) Colossi - CMS Team 58 Sergio Ruas (Por) Casa de Portugal de Macau-Crédito Agrícola 59 Stefan Rothe (Ger) Champion System Bici 60 Jazy Garcia (Gum) Jazysports-Beacon 61 Yuet Shan Chung (HKg) SCAA 62 Chi Yin Kenji Leung (HKg) Team Sports Club Macau 63 Long Jin (Chn) China National Team 64 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Team Sports Club Macau 65 Weng Kin Thum (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team 66 Mohd Firdausv Daud (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team 67 Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) HSBC HK Pro Cycling 68 Zhenchaom Ye (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection 69 Benjamin Stauder (Ger) Stegcomputer-CKT-Cogeas 70 Peng Liu (Chn) China PLA 71 Siu Wai Ko (HKg) HSBC HK Pro Cycling 72 Fábiogh Palma (Por) Casa de Portugal de Macau-Crédito Agrícola 73 Naotox Ise (Jpn) Team Sports Club Macau 74 Siu Jun Chiu (HKg) SCAA 75 Zeyong Yuan (Chn) China PLA 76 Yoshiaki Shimada (Jpn) Japan National Team 77 Deanw Gathercole (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team 78 Jianhua Ji (Chn) China National Team 79 Yue Tu (Chn) China PLA 80 Christian Eminger (Aut) Stegcomputer-CKT-Cogeas 81 David Jansen (Swi) Stegcomputer-CKT-Cogeas 82 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Japan National Team 83 Mohd Fadhli Fauzi (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team 84 Lex Nederlof (Ned) Stegcomputer-CKT-Cogeas 85 Ching Hei Kwan (HKg) Colossi - CMS Team 86 Yue Qi (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection 87 Hui Zhang (Chn) Hong Kong HSS Shanghai Sports Institute 88 Matthew Dec (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team 89 Yi He (Chn) Colossi - CMS Team 90 Yongsheng Yan (Chn) Hong Kong HSS Shanghai Sports Institute 91 Kam Tung Ho (HKg) SCAA 12.27 92 Kai Fong Ho Mac (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection 14.04 93 Jan Adriaan Kole (NZl) Colossi - CMS Team 16.09 94 Zhong Yuan (Chn) Champion System Bici 21.05 Sprints Intermediate sprint at 18.5km 1 Wenlong Zhang (Chn) China PLA 5 pts 2 Bo Liu (Chn) China PLA 3 3 Yue Tu (Chn) China PLA 1 4 Fábiou Ferreira (Por) Casa de Portugal de Macau-Crédito Agrícola Intermediate sprint at 37km 1 Henry Morley (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team 5 pts 2 Xitao Ji (Chn) China National Team 3 3 Long Jin (Chn) China National Team 1 4 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Team Sports Club Macau Intermediate sprint at 55.5km 1 Lei Sun (Chn) Hong Kong HSS Shanghai Sports Institute 5 pts 2 Akmal Amrun (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team 3 3 Harrif Salleh (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team 1 4 Bo Liu (Chn) China PLA Intermediate sprint at 74km 1 Bradeley B Hall (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team 5 pts 2 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Team Sports Club Macau 3 3 Bo Liu (Chn) China PLA 1 4 Fábiou Ferreira (Por) Casa de Portugal de Macau-Crédito Agrícola Intermediate sprint at 92.5km 1 Sherwin Carrera (Phi) Jazysports-Beacon 5 pts 2 Long Jin (Chn) China National Team 3 3 Bo Liu (Chn) China PLA 1 4 Kenjix Itami (Jpn) Japan National Team Best young rider 1 Michael M. Fitzgerald (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team Best Greater China rider 1 Li Zhang (Chn) Guangdong Teams 1 China National Team 7.21.16 2 Japan National Team 0.03 3 Guangdong 1.17 4 Team Sports Club Macau 1.19 5 HSBC Hong Kong Team 6 City of Perth Cycling Team 7 Kraftgenie Cycling / Champion System Racing 8 Casa de Portugal de Macau-Crédito Agrícola 9 Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute 10 Stegcomputer-CKT-Cogeas 2.15 11 MNCF Cycling Team 2.38 12 China PLA 13 Jazysports-Beacon 14 Champion System Bici 15 SCAA 16 Macau-Beijing Selection 17 Colossi - CMS Team General classification after stage 3 1 Gang Xu (Chn) Hong Kong HSS Shanghai Sports Institute 6.09.35 2 King Wai Cheung (HKg) HSBC HK Pro Cycling 0.04 3 Li Zhang (Chn) Guangdong 0.09 4 Alberto Blanco (USA) Kraftgenie Cycling / Champion System Racing 0.17 5 Michael M. Fitzgerald (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team 0.21 6 Xitao Ji (Chn) China National Team 7 Guo Hui (Chn) China National Team 8 Micaelxz Isidoro (Por) Casa de Portugal de Macau-Crédito Agrícola 9 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Team Sports Club Macau 10 Kazuhiron Mori (Jpn) Japan National Team 11 Kenjix Itami (Jpn) Japan National Team 0.24 12 Shusaku Matsuo (Jpn) Stegcomputer-CKT-Cogeas 1.17 13 Cheng Ji (Chn) China National Team 1.19 14 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) HSBC HK Pro Cycling 1.29 15 Harrif Salleh (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team 1.30 16 Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) Team Sports Club Macau 1.34 17 Akmal Amrun (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team 1.36 18 Wenlong Zhang (Chn) China PLA 1.40 19 Kam Po Wong (HKg) HSBC HK Pro Cycling 20 Vladimir Estevez (Dom) Kraftgenie Cycling / Champion System Racing 21 Jiajie Yang (Chn) Guangdong 22 Bradeley B Hall (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team 23 Bo Liu (Chn) China PLA 24 Kin San Wu (HKg) HSBC HK Pro Cycling 25 Ericson Obosa (Phi) Jazysports-Beacon 26 Nelson Sousa (Por) Casa de Portugal de Macau-Crédito Agrícola 27 Brian B. Butts (USA) Kraftgenie Cycling / Champion System Racing 28 Chadc Butts (USA) Kraftgenie Cycling / Champion System Racing 29 Lei Sun (Chn) Hong Kong HSS Shanghai Sports Institute 30 Fábiou Ferreira (Por) Casa de Portugal de Macau-Crédito Agrícola 31 Dor Ming Chau (HKg) SCAA 32 Long Jin (Chn) China National Team 33 Kenanjkl Li (Chn) Guangdong 34 Chi Sek Chui (HKg) Hong Kong HSS Shanghai Sports Institute 35 Shing Lammno Ip (HKg) Champion System Bici 36 Siu Wai Ko (HKg) HSBC HK Pro Cycling 37 Sergio Ruas (Por) Casa de Portugal de Macau-Crédito Agrícola 38 Amiri Rusli (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team 39 Sherwin Carrera (Phi) Jazysports-Beacon 40 Ting Pong Lam (HKg) Champion System Bici 41 Shuaijunrst Chang (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection 42 Christian Eminger (Aut) Stegcomputer-CKT-Cogeas 43 Xiaoling Yuan (Chn) Guangdong 44 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Team Sports Club Macau 45 King Man Tsui (HKg) Colossi - CMS Team 46 Mohd Firdausv Daud (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team 47 Shimpei Fukuda (Jpn) Japan National Team 48 Emelito Atilano (Phi) Jazysports-Beacon 49 Gavrielx Epstein (Can) Kraftgenie Cycling / Champion System Racing 50 Renato Sambrano (Phi) Jazysports-Beacon 51 Tsz Hing Keung (HKg) Colossi - CMS Team 52 Kai Lam See (HKg) SCAA 53 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Japan National Team 54 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Team Sports Club Macau 55 Fábiogh Palma (Por) Casa de Portugal de Macau-Crédito Agrícola 56 Benjamin Stauder (Ger) Stegcomputer-CKT-Cogeas 57 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Japan National Team 58 Weng Kin Thum (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team 59 Yue Tu (Chn) China PLA 60 Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) HSBC HK Pro Cycling 61 Chun Woh Cheung (HKg) SCAA 62 Stefan Rothe (Ger) Champion System Bici 63 Yuet Shan Chung (HKg) SCAA 64 Naotox Ise (Jpn) Team Sports Club Macau 65 Chi Yin Kenji Leung (HKg) Team Sports Club Macau 66 Elliott Wells (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team 67 Peng Liu (Chn) China PLA 68 Siu Jun Chiu (HKg) SCAA 69 David Jansen (Swi) Stegcomputer-CKT-Cogeas 70 Long Yin (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection 71 Henry Morley (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team 72 Jianhua Ji (Chn) China National Team 73 Lex Nederlof (Ned) Stegcomputer-CKT-Cogeas 74 Zeyong Yuan (Chn) China PLA 75 Deanw Gathercole (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team 76 Wing Kit Tang (HKg) Champion System Bici 77 Matthew Dec (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team 78 Yoshiaki Shimada (Jpn) Japan National Team 79 Mohd Fadhli Fauzi (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team 80 Hui Zhang (Chn) Hong Kong HSS Shanghai Sports Institute 81 Kin Chung Wong (HKg) Hong Kong HSS Shanghai Sports Institute 1.54 82 Jazy Garcia (Gum) Jazysports-Beacon 2.27 83 Yue Qi (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection 3.30 84 Xiaoquan Hui (Chn) Champion System Bici 4.09 85 Zhenchaom Ye (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection 86 Yi He (Chn) Colossi - CMS Team 16.55 87 Ching Hei Kwan (HKg) Colossi - CMS Team 18.22 88 Hairong Deng (Chn) Colossi - CMS Team 19.24 89 Zhong Yuan (Chn) Champion System Bici 21.24 90 Shijie Yu (Chn) China PLA 24.18 91 Yongsheng Yan (Chn) Hong Kong HSS Shanghai Sports Institute 92 Jan Adriaan Kole (NZl) Colossi - CMS Team 24.52 93 Kai Fong Ho Mac (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection 28.08 94 Kam Tung Ho (HKg) SCAA 1.41.46 Sprint classification 1 Akmal Amrun (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team 39 pts 2 Harrif Salleh (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team 30 3 Gang Xu (Chn) Hong Kong HSS Shanghai Sports Institute 23 4 Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) Team Sports Club Macau 19 5 King Wai Cheung (HKg) HSBC HK Pro Cycling 15 6 Alberto Blanco (USA) Kraftgenie Cycling / Champion System Racing 15 7 Xitao Ji (Chn) China National Team 14 8 Li Zhang (Chn) Guangdong 13 9 Cheng Ji (Chn) China National Team 12 10 Wenlong Zhang (Chn) China PLA 11 11 Long Jin (Chn) China National Team 11 12 Bradeley B Hall (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team 10 13 Michael M. Fitzgerald (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team 10 14 Kazuhiron Mori (Jpn) Japan National Team 10 15 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) HSBC HK Pro Cycling 8 16 Bo Liu (Chn) China PLA 7 17 Lei Sun (Chn) Hong Kong HSS Shanghai Sports Institute 5 18 Sherwin Carrera (Phi) Jazysports-Beacon 5 19 Henry Morley (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team 5 20 Micaelxz Isidoro (Por) Casa de Portugal de Macau-Crédito Agrícola 5 21 Vladimir Estevez (Dom) Kraftgenie Cycling / Champion System Racing 5 22 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Team Sports Club Macau 4 23 Shimpei Fukuda (Jpn) Japan National Team 4 24 Guo Hui (Chn) China National Team 3 25 Kam Po Wong (HKg) HSBC HK Pro Cycling 3 26 Christian Eminger (Aut) Stegcomputer-CKT-Cogeas 2 27 Yue Tu (Chn) China PLA 2 28 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Team Sports Club Macau 1 Greater China rider classification 1 Gang Xu (Chn) Hong Kong HSS Shanghai Sports Institute 6.09.35 2 King Wai Cheung (HKg) HSBC HK Pro Cycling 0.04 3 Li Zhang (Chn) Guangdong 0.09 4 Xitao Ji (Chn) China National Team 0.21 5 Guo Hui (Chn) China National Team 6 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Team Sports Club Macau 7 Cheng Ji (Chn) China National Team 1.19 8 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) HSBC HK Pro Cycling 1.29 9 Wenlong Zhang (Chn) China PLA 1.40 10 Kam Po Wong (HKg) HSBC HK Pro Cycling Asia Pacific rider classification 1 Gang Xu (Chn) Hong Kong HSS Shanghai Sports Institute 6.09.35 2 King Wai Cheung (HKg) HSBC HK Pro Cycling 0.04 3 Li Zhang (Chn) Guangdong 0.09 Young rider classification 1 Michael M. Fitzgerald (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team 6.09.56 2 Kenjix Itami (Jpn) Japan National Team 0.03 3 Shusaku Matsuo (Jpn) Stegcomputer-CKT-Cogeas 0.56 Team classification 1 China National Team 18.30.56 2 Japan National Team 0.14 3 HSBC Hong Kong Team 1.08 4 Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute 1.19 5 Guangdong 1.28 6 Kraftgenie Cycling / Champion System Racing 1.30 7 Team Sports Club Macau 8 City of Perth Cycling Team 9 Casa de Portugal de Macau-Crédito Agrícola 10 Stegcomputer-CKT-Cogeas 2.26 11 MNCF Cycling Team 2.49 12 China PLA 13 Jazysports-Beacon 14 SCAA 15 Champion System Bici 16 Macau-Beijing Selection 17 Colossi - CMS Team 3.36 Greater China team classification 1 China National Team 18.30.56 2 HSBC Hong Kong Team 1.08 3 Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute 1.19 4 Guangdong 1.28 5 Team Sports Club Macau 1.30 Asia Pacific team classification 1 China National Team 18.30.56 2 Japan National Team 0.14 3 HSBC Hong Kong Team 1.08
