13th Tour of South China Sea - 2.2

Hong Kong, December 14-21, 2008

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Stage 4 - December 17: Foshan circuit race, 104.2km

All riders were given the same placing and same time for the stage due to a deviation from the course during the final kilometer caused by unclear marking of the race route.
Photography

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Images by Charlie Issendorf
Girls on bikes.
A KraftGenie rider rolls to the start.
The KraftGenie team gets ready.
Media interest is high.
The Start point was a tad hazy.
The Yellow Jersey holder - Xu Gung.
Chau Dor Ming (SCAA Cycling) looks good today.
Cheung Chun Woh (SCAA Cycling Team) zips along.
Fitzgerald Michael was happy in the young rider's leader jersey.
HSBC Rider Cheung King Wai.
The peloton headed over the bridges at blistering speeds.
The peloton was strung out early on.
The U23 Leader Michael Fitzgerald.
Amrun Akmal (MNCF) kept the points jersey.
Amrun Akmal (MNCF) is happy with his performance.
Xu Gang defend the GC leader title after stage 4.
Xu Gang was in pink as best Chinese rider at same time.
The winner of stage four
Images by Eva Ng
Race leader Xu Gang removes his arm warmers.
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Race leader Gang Xu (Chinese National Team) chilling out before the start of stage four
Miss Zhuhai joins the fun ride before stage four Foshan circuit race
Images by Evis Chu/Photosport International
The start of stage four, the Foshan circuit race
Teh cavalcade of team cars during stage four
Guo Hui (Chinese National Team) gases it out the front of the field
A Team Stegcomputer-CKT-Cogeas rider passes the line during an intermediate sprint
Gang Xu (Chinese National Team) kept the yellow jersey after stage four
Results

1 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Team Sports Club Macau                     2.12.5 (47.04 km/h)
1 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Team Sports Club Macau                          
1 Chi Yin Kenji Leung (HKg) Team Sports Club Macau                      
1 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Team Sports Club Macau                             
1 Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) Team Sports Club Macau                         
1 Naotox Ise (Jpn) Team Sports Club Macau                               
1 Gang Xu (Chn) Hong Kong HSS Shanghai Sports Institute                 
1 Yongsheng Yan (Chn) Hong Kong HSS Shanghai Sports Institute           
1 Hui Zhang (Chn) Hong Kong HSS Shanghai Sports Institute               
1 Lei Sun (Chn) Hong Kong HSS Shanghai Sports Institute                 
1 Chi Sek Chui (HKg) Hong Kong HSS Shanghai Sports Institute            
1 Kin Chung Wong (HKg) Hong Kong HSS Shanghai Sports Institute          
1 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Japan National Team                             
1 Kazuhiron Mori (Jpn) Japan National Team                              
1 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Japan National Team                               
1 Shimpei Fukuda (Jpn) Japan National Team                              
1 Yoshiaki Shimada (Jpn) Japan National Team                            
1 Kenjix Itami (Jpn) Japan National Team                                
1 Dor Ming Chau (HKg) SCAA                                              
1 Yuet Shan Chung (HKg) SCAA                                            
1 Siu Jun Chiu (HKg) SCAA                                               
1 Kai Lam See (HKg) SCAA                                                
1 Kam Tung Ho (HKg) SCAA                                                
1 Chun Woh Cheung (HKg) SCAA                                            
1 Jianhua Ji (Chn) China National Team                                  
1 Long Jin (Chn) China National Team                                    
1 Cheng Ji (Chn) China National Team                                    
1 Guo Hui (Chn) China National Team                                     
1 Xitao Ji (Chn) China National Team                                    
1 Bo Liu (Chn) China PLA                                                
1 Peng Liu (Chn) China PLA                                              
1 Zeyong Yuan (Chn) China PLA                                           
1 Shijie Yu (Chn) China PLA                                             
1 Wenlong Zhang (Chn) China PLA                                         
1 Yue Tu (Chn) China PLA                                                
1 Gavrielx Epstein (Can) Kraftgenie Cycling / Champion System Racing    
1 Chadc Butts (USA) Kraftgenie Cycling / Champion System Racing         
1 Brian B. Butts (USA) Kraftgenie Cycling / Champion System Racing      
1 Vladimir Estevez (Dom) Kraftgenie Cycling / Champion System Racing    
1 Alberto Blanco (USA) Kraftgenie Cycling / Champion System Racing      
1 Kam Po Wong (HKg) HSBC HK Pro Cycling                                 
1 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) HSBC HK Pro Cycling                              
1 King Wai Cheung (HKg) HSBC HK Pro Cycling                             
1 Kin San Wu (HKg) HSBC HK Pro Cycling                                  
1 Siu Wai Ko (HKg) HSBC HK Pro Cycling                                  
1 Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) HSBC HK Pro Cycling                              
1 Kai Fong Ho Mac (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection                         
1 Shuaijunrst Chang (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection                       
1 Zhenchaom Ye (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection                            
1 Long Yin (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection                                
1 Yue Qi (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection                                  
1 Jiajie Yang (Chn) Guangdong                                           
1 Kenanjkl Li (Chn) Guangdong                                           
1 Li Zhang (Chn) Guangdong                                              
1 Xiaoling Yuan (Chn) Guangdong                                         
1 Ting Pong Lam (HKg) Champion System Bici                              
1 Shing Lammno Ip (HKg) Champion System Bici                            
1 Wing Kit Tang (HKg) Champion System Bici                              
1 Stefan Rothe (Ger) Champion System Bici                               
1 Xiaoquan Hui (Chn) Champion System Bici                               
1 Amiri Rusli (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                   
1 Akmal Amrun (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                   
1 Mohd Firdausv Daud (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                            
1 Weng Kin Thum (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                 
1 Mohd Fadhli Fauzi (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                             
1 Harrif Salleh (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                 
1 Christian Eminger (Aut) Stegcomputer-CKT-Cogeas                       
1 David Jansen (Swi) Stegcomputer-CKT-Cogeas                            
1 Lex Nederlof (Ned) Stegcomputer-CKT-Cogeas                            
1 Shusaku Matsuo (Jpn) Stegcomputer-CKT-Cogeas                          
1 Benjamin Stauder (Ger) Stegcomputer-CKT-Cogeas                        
1 Tsz Hing Keung (HKg) Colossi - CMS Team                               
1 King Man Tsui (HKg) Colossi - CMS Team                                
1 Ching Hei Kwan (HKg) Colossi - CMS Team                               
1 Jan Adriaan Kole (NZl) Colossi - CMS Team                             
1 Hairong Deng (Chn) Colossi - CMS Team                                 
1 Renato Sambrano (Phi) Jazysports-Beacon                               
1 Ericson Obosa (Phi) Jazysports-Beacon                                 
1 Sherwin Carrera (Phi) Jazysports-Beacon                               
DNS Emelito Atilano (Phi) Jazysports-Beacon
DNS Jazy Garcia (Gum) Jazysports-Beacon
 
Sprints
 
Sprint #1, km 32.2
1 Wenlong Zhang (Chn) China PLA                                          5 pts
2 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Japan National Team                              3
3 Long Jin (Chn) China National Team                                     1
4 Harrif Salleh (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                   
 
Sprint #2, km 66.2
1 Kam Po Wong (HKg) HSBC HK Pro Cycling                                  5 pts
2 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Team Sports Club Macau                              3
3 Cheng Ji (Chn) China National Team                                     1
4 Mohd Firdausv Daud (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                              
 
Teams

1 Team Sports Club Macau    6.38.45
2 Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports      
3 Japan National Team              
4 SCAA                             
5 China National Team              
6 China PLA                        
7 Kraftgenie Cycling / Champion    
8 HSBC Hong Kong Team              
9 Macau-Beijing Selection          
10 Guangdong                       
11 Champion System Bici            
12 MNCF Cycling Team               
13 Stegcomputer-CKT-Cogeas         
14 Colossi - CMS Team              
15 Jazysports-Beacon               
16 Casa de Portugal de Macau-      
17 City of Perth Cycling Team      

 
General classification after stage 4
 
1 Gang Xu (Chn) Hong Kong HSS Shanghai Sports Institute            8.22.30
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 Guo Hui (Chn) China National Team                                   0.21
6 Xitao Ji (Chn) China National Team                                      
7 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Team Sports Club Macau                              
8 Kazuhiron Mori (Jpn) Japan National Team                                
9 Michael M. Fitzgerald (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team                  
10 Micaelxz Isidoro (Por) Casa de Portugal de Macau-Crédito Agrícola      
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 Lei Sun (Chn) Hong Kong HSS Shanghai Sports Institute                  
21 Vladimir Estevez (Dom) Kraftgenie Cycling / Champion System Racing     
22 Bo Liu (Chn) China PLA                                                 
23 Chi Sek Chui (HKg) Hong Kong HSS Shanghai Sports Institute             
24 Dor Ming Chau (HKg) SCAA                                               
25 Jiajie Yang (Chn) Guangdong                                            
26 Chadc Butts (USA) Kraftgenie Cycling / Champion System Racing          
27 Brian B. Butts (USA) Kraftgenie Cycling / Champion System Racing       
28 Kin San Wu (HKg) HSBC HK Pro Cycling                                   
29 Long Jin (Chn) China National Team                                     
30 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Team Sports Club Macau                           
31 Kenanjkl Li (Chn) Guangdong                                            
32 Ericson Obosa (Phi) Jazysports-Beacon                                  
33 Siu Wai Ko (HKg) HSBC HK Pro Cycling                                   
34 Bradeley B Hall (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team                       
35 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Team Sports Club Macau                              
36 Shimpei Fukuda (Jpn) Japan National Team                               
37 Nelson Sousa (Por) Casa de Portugal de Macau-Crédito Agrícola          
38 Shing Lammno Ip (HKg) Champion System Bici                             
39 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Japan National Team                                
40 Kai Lam See (HKg) SCAA                                                 
41 Fábiou Ferreira (Por) Casa de Portugal de Macau-Crédito Agrícola       
42 Shuaijunrst Chang (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection                        
43 Ting Pong Lam (HKg) Champion System Bici                               
44 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Japan National Team                              
45 Gavrielx Epstein (Can) Kraftgenie Cycling / Champion System Racing     
46 Amiri Rusli (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                    
47 Chi Yin Kenji Leung (HKg) Team Sports Club Macau                       
48 Naotox Ise (Jpn) Team Sports Club Macau                                
49 Xiaoling Yuan (Chn) Guangdong                                          
50 Christian Eminger (Aut) Stegcomputer-CKT-Cogeas                        
51 Yuet Shan Chung (HKg) SCAA                                             
52 Chun Woh Cheung (HKg) SCAA                                             
53 Sherwin Carrera (Phi) Jazysports-Beacon                                
54 Sergio Ruas (Por) Casa de Portugal de Macau-Crédito Agrícola           
55 Mohd Firdausv Daud (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                             
56 Siu Jun Chiu (HKg) SCAA                                                
57 Yue Tu (Chn) China PLA                                                 
58 King Man Tsui (HKg) Colossi - CMS Team                                 
59 Peng Liu (Chn) China PLA                                               
60 Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) HSBC HK Pro Cycling                               
61 Jianhua Ji (Chn) China National Team                                   
62 Tsz Hing Keung (HKg) Colossi - CMS Team                                
63 Renato Sambrano (Phi) Jazysports-Beacon                                
64 Emelito Atilano (Phi) Jazysports-Beacon                                
65 Zeyong Yuan (Chn) China PLA                                            
66 Weng Kin Thum (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                  
67 Stefan Rothe (Ger) Champion System Bici                                
68 Benjamin Stauder (Ger) Stegcomputer-CKT-Cogeas                         
69 Yoshiaki Shimada (Jpn) Japan National Team                             
70 Long Yin (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection                                 
71 Hui Zhang (Chn) Hong Kong HSS Shanghai Sports Institute                
72 Fábiogh Palma (Por) Casa de Portugal de Macau-Crédito Agrícola         
73 David Jansen (Swi) Stegcomputer-CKT-Cogeas                             
74 Wing Kit Tang (HKg) Champion System Bici                               
75 Lex Nederlof (Ned) Stegcomputer-CKT-Cogeas                             
76 Elliott Wells (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team                         
77 Henry Morley (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team                          
78 Mohd Fadhli Fauzi (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                              
79 Deanw Gathercole (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team                      
80 Matthew Dec (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team                                                                    
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 Ching Hei Kwan (HKg) Colossi - CMS Team                           18.22
87 Hairong Deng (Chn) Colossi - CMS Team                             19.24
88 Shijie Yu (Chn) China PLA                                         24.18
89 Yongsheng Yan (Chn) Hong Kong HSS Shanghai Sports Institute            
90 Jan Adriaan Kole (NZl) Colossi - CMS Team                         24.52
91 Kai Fong Ho Mac (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection                     28.08
92 Kam Tung Ho (HKg) SCAA                                          1.41.46
 
Sprints classificattion
 
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 Wenlong Zhang (Chn) China PLA                                         16
6 King Wai Cheung (HKg) HSBC HK Pro Cycling                             15
7 Alberto Blanco (USA) Kraftgenie Cycling / Champion System Racing      15
8 Xitao Ji (Chn) China National Team                                    14
9 Li Zhang (Chn) Guangdong                                              13
10 Cheng Ji (Chn) China National Team                                   13
11 Long Jin (Chn) China National Team                                   12
12 Bradeley B Hall (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team                     10
13 Kazuhiron Mori (Jpn) Japan National Team                             10
14 Michael M. Fitzgerald (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team               10
15 Kam Po Wong (HKg) HSBC HK Pro Cycling                                 8
16 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) HSBC HK Pro Cycling                              8
17 Bo Liu (Chn) China PLA                                                7
18 Lei Sun (Chn) Hong Kong HSS Shanghai Sports Institute                 5
19 Sherwin Carrera (Phi) Jazysports-Beacon                               5
20 Henry Morley (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team                         5
21 Micaelxz Isidoro (Por) Casa de Portugal de Macau-Crédito Agrícola     5
22 Vladimir Estevez (Dom) Kraftgenie Cycling / Champion System Racing    5
23 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Team Sports Club Macau                          4
24 Shimpei Fukuda (Jpn) Japan National Team                              4
25 Guo Hui (Chn) China National Team                                     3
26 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Team Sports Club Macau                             3
27 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Japan National Team                             3
28 Yue Tu (Chn) China PLA                                                2
29 Christian Eminger (Aut) Stegcomputer-CKT-Cogeas                       2
30 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Team Sports Club Macau                            1
 
Best Chinese rider classification
 
1 Gang Xu (Chn) Hong Kong HSS Shanghai Sports Institute            8.22.30
2 King Wai Cheung (HKg) HSBC HK Pro Cycling                           0.04
3 Li Zhang (Chn) Guangdong                                            0.09
4 Guo Hui (Chn) China National Team                                   0.21
5 Xitao Ji (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                                  
 
Best Asian Pacific rider classification
 
1 Gang Xu (Chn) Hong Kong HSS Shanghai Sports Institute            8.22.30
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           8.22.51
2 Kenjix Itami (Jpn) Japan National Team                              0.03
3 Shusaku Matsuo (Jpn) Stegcomputer-CKT-Cogeas                        0.56
 
Teams classification
 
1 China National Team                                             25.09.41
2 Japan National Team                                                 0.14
3 HSBC Hong Kong Team                                                 1.08
4 Hong Kong & Shanghai                                                1.19
5 Guangdong                                                           1.28
6 Kraftgenie Cycling                                                  1.30
7 Team Sports Club Macau                                                  
8 City of Perth Cycling                                                   
9 Casa de Portugal de                                                     
10 Stegcomputer-CKT-                                                  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
 
Chinese Teams classification
 
1 China National Team                                             25.09.41
2 HSBC Hong Kong Team                                                 1.08
3 Hong Kong & Shanghai                                                1.19
4 Guangdong                                                           1.28
5 Team Sports Club Macau                                              1.30
 
Asian Pacific Teams classification
 
1 China National Team                                             25.09.41
2 Japan National Team                                                 0.14
3 HSBC Hong Kong Team                                                 1.08