Tour de Taiwan - 2.2

Taiwan, March 9-16, 2008

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Stage 3 - March 11: Changhua-Baguashan, 117.4km

Photography

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John Murphy (HealthNet) is the overall leader after two stages and arrives exhausted at the finish of stage 3.
Angus Morton (Drapac) crashed in today's stage but will receive a new outfit and continue tomorrow.
The team KFS before the start is happy to not have to race in rainy Europe right now.
The peloton rides through lines of spectators that almost made them feel like they are at the Tour de France.
Many fans came out to cheer the riders on.
Murphy held on to his race lead by a slim margin of five seconds over Aussie Peter McDonald.
Peter McDonald (Drapac Porsche) wins stage 3 and inches closer in GC, thanks to time boni.
McDonald came out ahead of a splintered field.
The Aussie is visibly happy and hopefully the win will make his team-mate Morton forget his crash pains.
John Murphy (HealthNet) stands tall as the overall leader.
The race convoy with HealthNet leading in car 1.
Huge crowds greeted the riders in Taiwan.
The peloton head down a city street.
The head of the field as the rest of the bunch splinters behind.
Yesterdays winner Wesoly Marek and GC leader Murphy sprint for an intermediate sprint.
A crowd of pom-pom wielding fans lined the streets to watch the race go by.
Temples were seen all along the route of todays stage.
A small break-away has a gap on the main field.
Another temple along the route.
Rice fields and bike races...
The peloton passes a local flower shop.
Wong Kam-Po (Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team) leading a small group.
Peter McDonald (Drapac) ended the day just 5 seconds down on the overall lead.
John Murphy wearing the leaders jersey.
Kuan Hua Lai (Giant Asia Racing Team) leads the local rider competition.
Todays winners.
John Murphy has been enjoying the champagne.
Results

1 Peter McDonald (Aus) Drapac Porsche Development Program Team         2.45.48 (48,45 km/h)
2 Erik Hoffmann (Nam) Giant Asia Racing Team
3 Shawn Milne (USA) Team Type 1
4 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Meitan Hompo-GDR
5 Thijs Braber (Ned) Ruiter Dakkapellen Wielerteam                        0.03
6 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) AISAN Racing Team
7 John Murphy (USA) Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis
8 Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team
9 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano                                   0.06
10 Mateusz Mroz (Pol) Merida Europe Team
11 Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano
12 Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Japan National Team
13 Kuan Hua Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team
14 Sung Baek Park (Kor) Seoul City Cycling Team
15 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Racing Team                    0.11
16 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team                         0.12
17 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano
18 Masakazu Ito (Jpn) Japan National Team                                 0.14
19 Grzegorz Zoledziowski (Pol) Merida Europe Team
20 Wong Kam-Po (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team
21 Tom Slagter (Ned) Ruiter Dakkapellen Wielerteam
22 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Team Meitan Hompo-GDR
23 Chris Lintaman (Can) MAO Asia Team                                     0.17
24 Ahmad Lutfi Muhammad Fauzan (Mas) Malaysian National Team
25 Ki Hong Yoo (Kor) Seoul City Cycling Team
26 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Racing Team                       0.20
27 Kazushige Kuboki (Jpn) Japan National Team
28 Corey Collier (USA) Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis    0.22
29 Shu Ming Liu (Tpe) e-MA Cycling Team                                   0.26
30 Chris Jones (USA) Team Type 1
31 Germ Van Den Burg (Ned) Ruiter Dakkapellen Wielerteam
32 Ho Ting Kwok (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team                          0.30
33 Jaroslaw Rebiewski (Pol) Merida Europe Team
34 Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) AISAN Racing Team                                  0.33
35 Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Japan National Team
36 Seiichi Koshinomi (Jpn) Japan National Team                            0.42
37 Gu Hyeon Kim (Kor) Seoul City Cycling Team
38 Satoshi Hirose (Jpn) AISAN Racing Team
39 Roman Kilun (USA) Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis
40 James Stewart (GBr) KFS Special Vehicles                               0.45
41 Emile Abraham (Tri) Team Type 1                                        0.50
42 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano                                    0.55
43 Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Porsche Development Program Team              1.05
44 Richard Sykes-Popham (GBr) KFS Special Vehicles                        2.36
45 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweet Nice Racing Team             2.43
46 Misbah Muhamad Rauf Nur (Mas) Malaysian National Team                  2.44
47 Krzysztof Jezowski (Pol) Merida Europe Team                            3.09
48 Kirk O'Bee (USA) Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis       3.17
49 Chun Kai Feng (Tpe) Kinan CCD Team                                     3.25
50 Wei Cheng Lee (Tpe) Taichung County Team
51 Wei Chieh Liu (Tpe) Kinan CCD Team
52 Li Yao Chiang (Tpe) MAO Asia Team
53 Peter Morse (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee Cycling Team                         3.30
54 Kao An Li (Tpe) Taichung County Team                                   3.34
55 Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team
56 Vladimir Yesid Lopez Gil (Col) Polygon Sweet Nice Racing Team
57 Manabu Hirose (Jpn) Kinan CCD Team                                     3.37
58 Abdulah Rizza Pahlavi (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Racing Team
59 Mifune Masahiko (Jpn) e-MA Cycling Team                                3.40
60 Mohd Zahit Mohd Sayuti (Mas) Malaysian National Team                   3.41
61 Dafydd Dylan (GBr) KFS Special Vehicles                                3.43
62 Yu-Wei Huang (Tpe) e-MA Cycling Team                                   3.45
63 Saleh Mohd Zamri (Mas) Malaysian National Team                         3.51
64 Valeriyl Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1                                  3.52
65 Kieran Frend (GBr) KFS Special Vehicles
66 Po Hung Wu (Tpe) Kinan CCD Team                                        4.03
67 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano                                 4.08
68 Jody Tesselaar (Ned) Ruiter Dakkapellen Wielerteam
69 Kyle Gritters (USA) Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis    4.12
70 Marek Wesoly (Pol) Merida Europe Team
71 Shuai Chun Chiang (Tpe) Taichung County Team                           4.14
72 Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Malaysian National Team                            4.16
73 Seon Ho Park (Kor) Seoul City Cycling Team                             4.25
74 Seok Kyu Suh (Kor) Seoul City Cycling Team
75 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) AISAN Racing Team
76 Bryson Bowers (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee Cycling Team                       4.30
77 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) AISAN Racing Team
78 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Team Meitan Hompo-GDR
79 David Mccann (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team
80 Akira Sumoto (Jpn) Kinan CCD Team                                      4.43
81 Robert Williams (Aus) Drapac Porsche Development Program Team
82 Braley R Shane (USA) Jet Fuel Coffee Cycling Team
83 Greg Roche (GBr) KFS Special Vehicles
84 Kenichiro Tose (Jpn) e-MA Cycling Team
85 Phil Southerland (USA) Team Type 1                                     7.52
86 Daniele Defranceschi (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee Cycling Team
87 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team
88 Yung Hua Cheng (Tpe) MAO Asia Team
89 Angus Morton (Aus) Drapac Porsche Development Program Team             9.46
90 Daniel Braunsteins (Aus) Drapac Porsche Development Program Team
DNF Stefan Löffler (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team
DNF Enrico Traini (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee Cycling Team
DNF Yin-Chih Wang (Tpe) Team Meitan Hompo-GDR
DNF Tsun-Kuei Chen (Tpe) e-MA Cycling Team
 
General classification after stage 3
 
1 John Murphy (USA) Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis    7.04.24
2 Peter McDonald (Aus) Drapac Porsche Development Program Team            0.05
3 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Meitan Hompo-GDR                            0.06
4 Shawn Milne (USA) Team Type 1
5 Erik Hoffmann (Nam) Giant Asia Racing Team                              0.08
6 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) AISAN Racing Team                                 0.09
7 Sung Baek Park (Kor) Seoul City Cycling Team                            0.15
8 Thijs Braber (Ned) Ruiter Dakkapellen Wielerteam                        0.18
9 Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team
10 Wong Kam-Po (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team                           0.19
11 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano                                  0.21
12 Kuan Hua Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team
13 Mateusz Mroz (Pol) Merida Europe Team
14 Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano
15 Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Japan National Team
16 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Racing Team                    0.26
17 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team                         0.27
18 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano
19 Masakazu Ito (Jpn) Japan National Team                                 0.29
20 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Team Meitan Hompo-GDR
21 Grzegorz Zoledziowski (Pol) Merida Europe Team
22 Tom Slagter (Ned) Ruiter Dakkapellen Wielerteam
23 Ahmad Lutfi Muhammad Fauzan (Mas) Malaysian National Team              0.32
24 Chris Lintaman (Can) MAO Asia Team
25 Ki Hong Yoo (Kor) Seoul City Cycling Team
26 Kazushige Kuboki (Jpn) Japan National Team                             0.35
27 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Racing Team
28 Corey Collier (USA) Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis    0.37
29 Shu Ming Liu (Tpe) e-MA Cycling Team                                   0.41
30 Chris Jones (USA) Team Type 1
31 Germ Van Den Burg (Ned) Ruiter Dakkapellen Wielerteam
32 Jaroslaw Rebiewski (Pol) Merida Europe Team                            0.45
33 Ho Ting Kwok (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team
34 Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Japan National Team                                 0.48
35 Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) AISAN Racing Team
36 Emile Abraham (Tri) Team Type 1                                        0.57
37 Satoshi Hirose (Jpn) AISAN Racing Team
38 Roman Kilun (USA) Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis
39 Seiichi Koshinomi (Jpn) Japan National Team
40 James Stewart (GBr) KFS Special Vehicles                               0.59
41 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano                                    1.10
42 Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Porsche Development Program Team              1.20
43 Richard Sykes-Popham (GBr) KFS Special Vehicles                        2.51
44 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweet Nice Racing Team             2.58
45 Misbah Muhamad Rauf Nur (Mas) Malaysian National Team                  2.59
46 Krzysztof Jezowski (Pol) Merida Europe Team                            3.24
47 Kirk O'Bee (USA) Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis       3.32
48 Gu Hyeon Kim (Kor) Seoul City Cycling Team                             3.34
49 Wei Chieh Liu (Tpe) Kinan CCD Team                                     3.40
50 Wei Cheng Lee (Tpe) Taichung County Team
51 Li Yao Chiang (Tpe) MAO Asia Team
52 Chun Kai Feng (Tpe) Kinan CCD Team
53 Peter Morse (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee Cycling Team                         3.45
54 Vladimir Yesid Lopez Gil (Col) Polygon Sweet Nice Racing Team          3.49
55 Kao An Li (Tpe) Taichung County Team
56 Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team
57 Abdulah Rizza Pahlavi (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Racing Team             3.52
58 Manabu Hirose (Jpn) Kinan CCD Team
59 Mifune Masahiko (Jpn) e-MA Cycling Team                                3.54
60 Mohd Zahit Mohd Sayuti (Mas) Malaysian National Team                   3.56
61 Dafydd Dylan (GBr) KFS Special Vehicles                                3.58
62 Yu-Wei Huang (Tpe) e-MA Cycling Team                                   4.00
63 Saleh Mohd Zamri (Mas) Malaysian National Team                         4.05
64 Valeriyl Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1
65 Kieran Frend (GBr) KFS Special Vehicles                                4.07
66 Marek Wesoly (Pol) Merida Europe Team                                  4.14
67 Po Hung Wu (Tpe) Kinan CCD Team                                        4.18
68 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano                                 4.23
69 Jody Tesselaar (Ned) Ruiter Dakkapellen Wielerteam
70 Kyle Gritters (USA) Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis    4.27
71 Shuai Chun Chiang (Tpe) Taichung County Team                           4.29
72 Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Malaysian National Team                            4.31
73 Seok Kyu Suh (Kor) Seoul City Cycling Team                             4.37
74 Seon Ho Park (Kor) Seoul City Cycling Team                             4.40
75 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) AISAN Racing Team
76 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Team Meitan Hompo-GDR                             4.42
77 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) AISAN Racing Team                                  4.45
78 Bryson Bowers (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee Cycling Team
79 David Mccann (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team
80 Robert Williams (Aus) Drapac Porsche Development Program Team          4.57
81 Akira Sumoto (Jpn) Kinan CCD Team                                      4.58
82 Kenichiro Tose (Jpn) e-MA Cycling Team
83 Braley R Shane (USA) Jet Fuel Coffee Cycling Team
84 Greg Roche (GBr) KFS Special Vehicles                                  7.47
85 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team                          8.05
86 Daniele Defranceschi (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee Cycling Team                8.07
87 Phil Southerland (USA) Team Type 1
88 Yung Hua Cheng (Tpe) MAO Asia Team
89 Angus Morton (Aus) Drapac Porsche Development Program Team            10.01
90 Daniel Braunsteins (Aus) Drapac Porsche Development Program Team
 
Teams
 
1 Giant Asia Racing Team                                              21.14.06
2 Team Skil-Shimano                                                       0.15
3 Japan National Team                                                     0.31
4 Ruiter Dakkapellen Wielerteam                                           0.34
5 Merida Europe Team                                                      0.41
6 Hong Kong Cycling Team                                                  0.47
7 Seoul City Cycling Team                                                 0.56
8 The Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis                     0.58
9 Team Type1                                                              1.07
10 AISAN Racing Team                                                      1.09
11 Polygon Sweet Nice Racing Team                                         3.05
12 Team Meitan Hompo-GDR                                                  4.35
13 Drapac Porsche Development Program Team                                5.39
14 Malaysian National Team                                                6.33
15 KFS Special Vehicles                                                   6.55
16 a-MA Cycling Team                                                      7.42
17 Kinan CCD Team                                                        10.18
18 Taichung County Team                                                  11.04
19 MAO Asia Team                                                         11.25
20 Jet Fuel Coffee Cycling Team                                          12.34
 
Points
 
1 John Murphy (USA) Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis         39 pts
2 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Meitan Hompo-GDR                              32
3 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) AISAN Racing Team                                   26
4 Marek Wesoly (Pol) Merida Europe Team                                     19
5 Shawn Milne (USA) Team Type 1                                             17
6 Erik Hoffmann (Nam) Giant Asia Racing Team                                15
7 Emile Abraham (Tri) Team Type 1                                           15
8 Peter McDonald (Aus) Drapac Porsche Development Program Team              14
9 Wong Kam-Po (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team                              14
10 Sung Baek Park (Kor) Seoul City Cycling Team                             12
11 Mateusz Mroz (Pol) Merida Europe Team                                     9
12 Kirk O'Bee (USA) Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis          9
13 Seon Ho Park (Kor) Seoul City Cycling Team                                8
14 Thijs Braber (Ned) Ruiter Dakkapellen Wielerteam                          6
15 Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Porsche Development Program Team                 6
16 Misbah Muhamad Rauf Nur (Mas) Malaysian National Team                     6
17 Seok Kyu Suh (Kor) Seoul City Cycling Team                                5
18 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Team Meitan Hompo-GDR                                5
19 Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team                                  3
20 Valeriyl Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1                                     3
21 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team                             3
22 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano                                     2
23 James Stewart (GBr) KFS Special Vehicles                                  1
24 Mifune Masahiko (Jpn) e-MA Cycling Team                                   1
25 Saleh Mohd Zamri (Mas) Malaysian National Team                            1
26 Robert Williams (Aus) Drapac Porsche Development Program Team             1
27 Daniele Defranceschi (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee Cycling Team                   1
 
Asian rider
 
1 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Meitan Hompo-GDR                         7.04.30
2 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) AISAN Racing Team                                 0.03
3 Sung Baek Park (Kor) Seoul City Cycling Team                            0.09
4 Wong Kam-Po (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team                            0.13
5 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano                                   0.15
6 Kuan Hua Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team
7 Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano
8 Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Japan National Team
9 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Racing Team                     0.20
10 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team                         0.21
11 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano
12 Masakazu Ito (Jpn) Japan National Team                                 0.23
13 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Team Meitan Hompo-GDR
14 Ahmad Lutfi Muhammad Fauzan (Mas) Malaysian National Team              0.26
15 Ki Hong Yoo (Kor) Seoul City Cycling Team
16 Kazushige Kuboki (Jpn) Japan National Team                             0.29
17 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Racing Team
18 Shu Ming Liu (Tpe) e-MA Cycling Team                                   0.35
19 Ho Ting Kwok (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team                          0.39
20 Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Japan National Team                                 0.42
21 Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) AISAN Racing Team
22 Satoshi Hirose (Jpn) AISAN Racing Team                                 0.51
23 Seiichi Koshinomi (Jpn) Japan National Team
24 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano                                    1.04
25 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweet Nice Racing Team             2.52
26 Misbah Muhamad Rauf Nur (Mas) Malaysian National Team                  2.53
27 Gu Hyeon Kim (Kor) Seoul City Cycling Team                             3.28
28 Wei Chieh Liu (Tpe) Kinan CCD Team                                     3.34
29 Wei Cheng Lee (Tpe) Taichung County Team
30 Li Yao Chiang (Tpe) MAO Asia Team
31 Chun Kai Feng (Tpe) Kinan CCD Team
32 Kao An Li (Tpe) Taichung County Team                                   3.43
33 Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team
34 Abdulah Rizza Pahlavi (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Racing Team             3.46
35 Manabu Hirose (Jpn) Kinan CCD Team
36 Mifune Masahiko (Jpn) e-MA Cycling Team                                3.48
37 Mohd Zahit Mohd Sayuti (Mas) Malaysian National Team                   3.50
38 Yu-Wei Huang (Tpe) e-MA Cycling Team                                   3.54
39 Saleh Mohd Zamri (Mas) Malaysian National Team                         3.59
40 Po Hung Wu (Tpe) Kinan CCD Team                                        4.12
41 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano                                 4.17
42 Shuai Chun Chiang (Tpe) Taichung County Team                           4.23
43 Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Malaysian National Team                            4.25
44 Seok Kyu Suh (Kor) Seoul City Cycling Team                             4.31
45 Seon Ho Park (Kor) Seoul City Cycling Team                             4.34
46 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) AISAN Racing Team
47 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Team Meitan Hompo-GDR                             4.36
48 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) AISAN Racing Team                                  4.39
49 Akira Sumoto (Jpn) Kinan CCD Team                                      4.52
50 Kenichiro Tose (Jpn) e-MA Cycling Team
51 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team                          7.59
52 Yung Hua Cheng (Tpe) MAO Asia Team                                     8.01
 
Local rider
 
1 Kuan Hua Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                            7.04.45
2 Shu Ming Liu (Tpe) e-MA Cycling Team                                    0.20
3 Wei Chieh Liu (Tpe) Kinan CCD Team                                      3.19
4 Wei Cheng Lee (Tpe) Taichung County Team
5 Li Yao Chiang (Tpe) MAO Asia Team
6 Chun Kai Feng (Tpe) Kinan CCD Team
7 Kao An Li (Tpe) Taichung County Team                                    3.28
8 Yu-Wei Huang (Tpe) e-MA Cycling Team                                    3.39
9 Po Hung Wu (Tpe) Kinan CCD Team                                         3.57
10 Shuai Chun Chiang (Tpe) Taichung County Team                           4.08
11 Yung Hua Cheng (Tpe) MAO Asia Team                                     7.46