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9th Telekom Malaysia Le Tour de Langkawi - 2.2
Malaysia, February 6-15, 2004
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Stage 6 - February 11: Muar - Johor Bahru, 175.2 km
Quaranta comes through with the goods
By Anthony Tan in Johor Bahru
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At 175.2 kilometres with no hill in sight, the longest stage of this year's race was destined for the sprinters, and as the 107-strong peloton screamed into Johor Bahru, it was Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave's Ivan Quaranta who roared loudest in a flat-out sprint finish to the line, comfortably accounting for second-placed Luciano Pagliarini (Lampre) and Ruben Bongiorno (Ceramiche Panaria-Margres).
For Quaranta, today's victory is his first stage win for 2004, and the 29 year-old hopes his good form will provide him with solid grounding in the lead-up to this year's Giro d'Italia: "I am happy to have won this stage, but I would have liked to have won some earlier stages to take the leader's jersey in the points competition," he said to Cyclingnews.
"The team helped me up until the last 400m until I was on the wheel of Gordon [Fraser], then he was on the front on his own and I was forced to go for the sprint, but that's how it goes. I hope my form can continue, particularly at the Giro."
While the sixth stage could only be described as a sprinters' paradise, it didn't stop a group of 14 opportunists breaking away early in the peace, causing some anxiety within the gruppo Colombia Selle-Italia - but Directorre-Sportivo Gianno Savio's troops once again held strong, tapping into the power of the golden fleece of Marlon Perez and swapping off with seemingly relentless force. However, mountains jersey Ruber Marin (Colombia Selle Italia) admitted afterwards that today was no walk in the park for the team, and whether they can continue to nullify breaks largely unassisted remains to be seen.
"We were a little bit worried because of those riders that were not so far down on the general classification, so we had to ride really hard and it turned out to be quite a difficult day for us with Huberlino Mesa crashing," Marin explained to Cyclingnews. When it got towards the end of the stage, the sprinters' teams helped again to bring it back, so hopefully we can go on defending the jersey."
How it unfolded
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With a strong cross-tailwind blowing at the stage start in Muar, the mostly flat parcours belied the danger of today's 175.2 kilometre stage down to the southern tip of the Malaysian west coast in Johor Bahru.
Conflicting strategies, ranging from riders looking for the early break to teams aiming to keep their GC riders high on the overall classification, was certain to make what was on paper a rather non-eventual stage more than just mildly interesting. Cyclingnews diarist and last year's King of the Mountains, Roland Green, lying 15th overall, even described what appeared to be conflicting strategies within his own team: "The team objective today is to be active in the breakaway. We want to get in a good break and for that break to make it to the finish," said Green to Cyclingnews at the start in Muar.
"But there's so many teams with good sprinters and we haven't had a bunch finish yet, so it's going to be a lot harder to stay away. If I'm in trouble, I know I'll have some help, but it's also a matter of how fast the stage is going; I mean, if it's going really fast, there's only so much your team can do."
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In what is becoming standard practice on this year's Tour de Langkawi, the longest stage of this year's race began with a flurry of attacks and countermoves, indicative of a nervous peloton. So it wasn't surprising to see a pile-up at the 20 kilometre mark with Brice Jones (Health Net presented by Maxxis) worst off, the American requiring medical treatment from the race doctor before hopping back on his bike. And in what eventuated into the main break of the day, the change in momentum provided a stepping stone for 15 riders to escape.
Over the next 20 clicks, the two-wheeled tug-o-war between the break and the main group was too much for four of the opportunists, who motioned themselves back to the peloton, creating an interesting mix of 11. In that group were: Alessandro Cortinovis (Lampre), Jurgen Van De Walle (Chocolade Jacques-Wincor), Alejandro Alberto Borrajo (Ceramiche Panaria-Margres), Mario Manzoni (Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave), Jock Green (Team Barloworld), Danny Pate and Michael Sayers (Health Net presented by Maxxis), Yoshiyuki Abe (Japan), Dominique Perras (Canada) and Daryl Impey and Reinhardt Duplessis (South Africa). Out of the 11, three riders had most to gain: Jurgen Van De Walle (Chocolade Jacques-Wincor, 4'37 behind), Jock Green (Team Barloworld, at 5'43) and Reinhardt Duplessis (South Africa, at 6'31).
With the two groups out on the road not willing to give an inch, 49 kilometres were completed in the first hour's racing with the break's advantage at no more than 30 seconds. By km 79, the 11 riders managed to extract another two minutes from the peloton, reaching a maximum lead of 2'32, but Colombia Selle-Italia and Relax Bodysol were vigilant in protecting the lead of leader Marlon Perez and second overall Hector Guerra Garcia, the gap gradually coming down to a shade over a minute by km 114.
Shortly after the third intermediate sprint in Bukit Batu (km 120.4), 11 became 3 and with 50 kilometres remaining, all that was left were Alejandro Alberto Borrajo (Ceramiche Panaria-Margres), Alessandro Cortinovis (Lampre) and Dominique Perras (Canada). Doomed but not yet defeated, the trio pressed on until just five kilometres left, the sprinters' teams of Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave, Lampre, Panaria-Margres and Health Net taking over the reigns - much appreciated by the sextet from Colombia Selle Italia after Huberlino Mesa came down earlier on in the stage and Russell Van Hout was thrown off his bike by an Irish rider warming down after yesterday's time trial in Melaka.
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Coming into Johor Bahru, the fastmen began jostling for position, with two Colpack riders taking a flyer at the 400 metres to go mark. Points leader Gordon Fraser was then forced to take up the slack in the knowledge he was towing the wheel of Ivan Quaranta (Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave), and just before Fraser ran out of steam, Quaranta hit out hard, his muscled legs turning the 11 cog faster than the rest to give the Italian speedster his first victory of 2004.
"We started racing from the very beginning. There were three teams going for the stage win, and I put all my efforts into getting this stage victory," said Quaranta to Cyclingnews, delighted to have won against some of the finest sprinters in the world.
Gordon Fraser, fourth on the stage but a clear leader in the points classification, was pragmatic: "I was forced to make the effort to get to the Colpacks, and at that moment, that was the moment to go but I was gassed. I hesitated just a little bit, and when I hesitated, that's when Ivan, Pagliarini and Bongiorno had the momentum on me and they did a great sprint. They timed it right and I hesitated and obviously lost, but that's the way it goes," he said.
"My main lead out man, [Greg] Henderson, got a plastic bag stuck in his derailleur with about seven k to go, and I tried to reach down and pull it out, but I wasn't brave enough. For me, that really was the key today for my lack of killer sprint, I s'pose - not having my lead-out man made the difference. And that hesitation hurt me; you just can't make a mistake at this level - the other sprinters are just too good - and the minute you make a mistake, you pay for it big time. So tough day for Health Net... we had a really hard day."
Photography
Images by Mark Gunter/Cyclingnews/www.pbase.com/gunterphotograph
- With today being a stage for the sprinters, there were plenty of people blowing their own trumpet at the start in Muar this morning.
- Is Cyclingnews diarist Trent Wilson (Colombia Selle-Italia) trying to give a few hints to tell the ladies out there?
- One constant is the mass of happy Malaysian schoolchildren.
- Graeme Brown (Ceramiche Panaria-Margres) was looking for a change in fortune today, but as it turned out, his day is yet to come.
- The early break of 14 riders went away shortly before the first sprint in Parit Sulong, with the peloton close behind.
- The peloton being driven by teams from riders high on GC, notably Colombia Selle-Italia and Relax Bodysol.
- At km 45, the early break of 14 was reduced to 11 riders.
- To the delight of spectators, the bunch gallop in Johor Bahru was a magnificent one, with Ivan Quaranta (Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave, M) coming through for the win, outsprinting Luciano Pagliarini (Lampre, R) and Ruben Bongiorno (Ceramiche Panaria-Margres, L).
- Ivan Quaranta (Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave) clocked up his first win of 2004 in fine style, and had plenty of time to celebrate.
- You're coming with me. Race Controller Alan Rushton leads Ivan Quaranta (Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave) to the podium, although Rushton's face suggests otherwise.
- Ivan Quaranta (Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave) is looking to continue his good form right through to the Giro d'Italia.
- Ghader Mizbani (Iran) has a virtual stranglehold on the best Asian rider classification.
- Mountains jersey Ruber Marin (Colombia Selle-Italia) found the going tough today, but he and the Colombia boys came through with flying colours.
- Points leader Gordon Fraser (Health Net/Maxxis) desperately wanted the win, however his hesitation in the finale cost him the stage.
- Overall leader Marlon Perez (Colombia Selle-Italia) knows his biggest challenge lies ahead, exactly three days from now up the Genting Highlands.
- The leaders of the various classifications salute the crowd in Johor Bahru.
- A serious-looking Marlon Perez (Colombia Selle-Italia) will call on the power of his golden fleece up Genting.
Images by Shane Stokes/www.irishcycling.com
- Dancers entertain the crowds before the start
- A face with character!
- The South African team discuss tactics before the start
- Points leader Gordon Fraser looks forward to a likely sprint finish at the end of this flat stage
- Graeme Brown is one of Fraser's most likely rivals should it come down to a gallop
- Paul Griffin (Hibernian Team Ireland) signs on
- Paul Griffin gets a picture taken with some fans
- A Malaysian band performs on the steps of a particularly fine building
- An interesting costume comprising a lion mask and huge peacock's feathers
- The Mavic neutral service crew hope that a quiet day is in store
- TV commentator and race photographer Christy Anderson does her Che Guevara impression. She's married to former top Aussie pro Phil Anderson
- The bunch gets an enthusiastic welcome, as is customary with the passionate Malaysians
- The bunch, however, chases hard to try to set up the first proper sprint finish of the race
- Not nuns, but muslim schoolchildren. Malaysia is a varied mix of religions and races
- The breakaway presses on but their lead is starting to come down
- A furious chase from behind sets the scene for a bunch gallop
Images by John Pierce/Photosport International
- Race leader Marlon Perez rides in the pack
- An arial shot of the sprint
- Ivan Quaranta (Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave) wins the stage
- Ruben Bongiorno (Panaria, L) is just beaten by Luciano Pagliarini (Lampre, R) for second
- Ivan Quaranta (Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave) actually has a hair out of place
- Ivan Quaranta (Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave) sweating, but ready to take the accolades
Results
1 Ivan Quaranta (Ita) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave 3.39.20 2 Luciano Pagliarini (Bra) Lampre 3 Ruben Guillermo Bongiorno (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria-Margres 4 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net presented by Maxxis 5 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Ireland 6 Enrico Degano (Ita) Team Barloworld 7 Enrico Grigoli (Ita) De Nardi 8 Wawan Setyobudi (Ina) Wismilak 9 Gert Vanderaerden (Bel) Mr Bookmaker-Palmans-Collstrop 10 Hassan Maleki (Irn) Iran 11 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre 12 Charles Dionne (Can) Canada 13 Graziano Gasparre (Ita) De Nardi 14 Tanha Abbas Saeidi (Irn) Iran 15 Antonio Rizzi (Ita) De Nardi 16 Sama'i Sama'i (Ina) Wismilak 17 Paul Griffin (Irl) Ireland 18 Javier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Relax Bodysol 19 Amir Zargari (Irn) Iran 20 Matnur Matnur (Ina) Wismilak 21 Mohd Zahit Mohd Sayuti (Mas) Malaysia 22 Rosli Nor Affendy (Mas) Malaysia 23 Jianshi Luo (Chn) China 24 Alfie Catalan (Phi) Pagcor-Casino Filipino 25 David McCann (Irl) Ireland 26 Ryan Cox (RSA) Team Barloworld 27 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor 28 Nacor Burgos Rojo (Spa) Relax Bodysol 29 Victor Espiritu (Phi) Pagcor-Casino Filipino 30 Razali Shahrulneeza (Mas) Malaysia 31 Xiaojun Shao (Chn) China 32 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Mr Bookmaker-Palmans-Collstrop 33 Marlon Perez (Col) Colombia Selle-Italia 34 Garcia Oscar Laguna (Spa) Relax Bodysol 35 Germ Van Der Burg (Ned) Bert Story-Piels 36 Michele Gobbi (Ita) De Nardi 37 John Lieswyn (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 38 Hector Guerra Garcia (Spa) Relax Bodysol 39 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Lampre 40 Graeme Brown (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria-Margres 41 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Mr Bookmaker-Palmans-Collstrop 42 Ian Mcleod (RSA) South Africa 43 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Margres 44 Luis F. Laverde Jimenez (Col) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave 45 Jasper Lenferink (Ned) Bert Story-Piels 46 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Canada 47 Freddy Gonzalez (Col) Colombia Selle-Italia 48 Arne Kornegoor (Ned) Bert Story-Piels 49 Michele Scotto D'abusco (Ita) Lampre 50 Michel Van Haecke (Bel) Mr Bookmaker-Palmans-Collstrop 51 Ismail Mohd Sazlee (Mas) Malaysia 52 Denis Lynch (Irl) Ireland 53 Sergio Barbero (Ita) Lampre 54 Susanto Tonton (Ina) Wismilak 55 Philip Deignan (Irl) Ireland 56 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Relax Bodysol 57 Musa Musairi (Mas) Malaysia 58 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor 59 David George (RSA) Team Barloworld 60 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) Team Barloworld 61 Nicholas White (RSA) South Africa 62 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Team Barloworld 63 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor 64 Santiago Blanco Gil (Spa) Relax Bodysol 65 Frederic Gabriel (Fra) Mr Bookmaker-Palmans-Collstrop 66 Merculio Ramos (Phi) Pagcor-Casino Filipino 67 Neil Mcdonald (RSA) South Africa 68 Guozhang Wang (Chn) China 69 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Lampre 70 Roland Green (Can) Canada 71 Yongbiao Zhu (Chn) China 72 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Ireland 73 Zbigniew Piatek (Pol) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor 74 Ghader Mizbani (Irn) Iran 75 Yasutaka Tashiro (Jpn) Japan 76 Fabio Gilioli (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Margres 77 Jock Green (RSA) Team Barloworld 78 Rhyan Tanguilig (Phi) Pagcor-Casino Filipino 79 Xueli Jiang (Chn) China 80 Ano Pedersen (Ned) Wismilak 81 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Japan 82 Lloyd Lucien Reynante (Phi) Pagcor-Casino Filipino 83 Coen Loos (Ned) Bert Story-Piels 84 Jans Koerts (Ned) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor 85 Alejandro Alberto Borrajo (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria-Margres 86 Cory Lange (Can) Canada 87 Ruber Marin (Col) Colombia Selle-Italia 88 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Japan 89 Andoni Aranaga (Spa) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor 90 Jaco Odenaal (RSA) South Africa 91 Trent Wilson (Aus) Colombia Selle-Italia 92 Peter Wedge (Can) Canada 93 Alexandre Lavallee (Can) Canada 94 Moises Duenas Nevado (Spa) Relax Bodysol 95 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria-Margres 96 Albert Primero (Phi) Pagcor-Casino Filipino 97 Mario Manzoni (Ita) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave 98 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) South Africa 99 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Japan 100 Kazuyuki Manabe (Jpn) Japan 101 Peter Wuyts (Bel) Mr Bookmaker-Palmans-Collstrop 102 Ahad Kazemi (Irn) Iran 103 Devis Miorin (Ita) De Nardi 104 Giulini Sulpizi (Ita) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave 105 Jan Van Velzen (Ned) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor 106 Huberlino Mesa Estapa (Col) Colombia Selle-Italia 107 Reinhardt Duplessis (RSA) South Africa 108 Corrado Serina (Ita) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave 0.41 109 Matteo Cappe (Ita) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave 1.37 110 Domenico Gualdi (Ita) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave 2.06 111 Ronald Gorantes (Phi) Pagcor-Casino Filipino 2.40 112 Sergiy Matveiev (Ukr) Ceramiche Panaria-Margres 2.56 113 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) De Nardi 3.07 114 Brice Jones (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 3.10 115 Daryl Impey (RSA) South Africa 116 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Health Net presented by Maxxis 117 Scott Moninger (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 118 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre 5.03 119 Danny Pate (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 5.15 120 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker-Palmans-Collstrop 6.47 121 Russel Van Hout (Aus) Colombia Selle-Italia 122 Dominique Perras (Can) Canada 123 Scott Guyton (NZl) Wismilak 124 Michael Sayers (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 125 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Japan 126 James Perry (RSA) Team Barloworld 13.28 DQ Fuyu Li (Chn) China DQ Hamad Mohd Mahazir (Mas) Malaysia DNS Kazuya Okazaki (Jpn) Japan Sprints Parit Sulong 1 Daryl Impey (RSA) South Africa 5 pts 2 Michael Sayers (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 3 3 Enrico Grigoli (Ita) De Nardi 2 4 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Lampre 1 Simpang Renggam 1 Jock Green (RSA) Team Barloworld 5 pts 2 Daryl Impey (RSA) South Africa 3 3 Reinhardt Duplessis (RSA) South Africa 2 4 Michael Sayers (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 1 Bukit Batu 1 Michael Sayers (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 5 pts 2 Jock Green (RSA) Team Barloworld 3 3 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Lampre 2 4 Daryl Impey (RSA) South Africa 1 Teams 1 De-Nardi 10.58.00 2 Iran 3 Wismilak 4 Ireland 5 Lampre 6 Malaysia 7 Relax Bodysol 8 Palmans-Collstr 9 Ceramiche Panar 10 Team Barloworld 11 Pagcor-Casino F 12 China 13 Canada 14 Bert Story-Piel 15 Formaggi Pinzol 16 Chocolade Jacqu 17 Colombia Selle- 18 South Africa 19 Japan 20 Health Net Pro 3.10 Asian rider 1 Wawan Setyobudi (Ina) Wismilak 3.39.20 2 Hassan Maleki (Irn) Iran 3 Tanha Abbas Saeidi (Irn) Iran 4 Sama'i Sama'i (Ina) Wismilak 5 Amir Zargari (Irn) Iran 6 Matnur Matnur (Ina) Wismilak 7 Mohd Zahit Mohd Sayuti (Mas) Malaysia 8 Rosli Nor Affendy (Mas) Malaysia 9 Jianshi Luo (Chn) China 10 Alfie Catalan (Phi) Pagcor-Casino Filipino 11 Victor Espiritu (Phi) Pagcor-Casino Filipino 12 Razali Shahrulneeza (Mas) Malaysia 13 Xiaojun Shao (Chn) China 14 Ismail Mohd Sazlee (Mas) Malaysia 15 Susanto Tonton (Ina) Wismilak 16 Musa Musairi (Mas) Malaysia 17 Merculio Ramos (Phi) Pagcor-Casino Filipino 18 Guozhang Wang (Chn) China 19 Yongbiao Zhu (Chn) China 20 Ghader Mizbani (Irn) Iran 21 Yasutaka Tashiro (Jpn) Japan 22 Rhyan Tanguilig (Phi) Pagcor-Casino Filipino 23 Xueli Jiang (Chn) China 24 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Japan 25 Lloyd Lucien Reynante (Phi) Pagcor-Casino Filipino 26 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Japan 27 Albert Primero (Phi) Pagcor-Casino Filipino 28 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Japan 29 Kazuyuki Manabe (Jpn) Japan 30 Ahad Kazemi (Irn) Iran 31 Ronald Gorantes (Phi) Pagcor-Casino Filipino 2.40 32 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Japan 6.47 Asian teams 1 Iran 10.58.00 2 Wismilak 3 Malaysia 4 Pagcor-Casino F 5 China 6 Japan General classification after stage 6 1 Marlon Perez (Col) Colombia Selle-Italia 17.46.38 2 Hector Guerra Garcia (Spa) Relax Bodysol 0.32 3 Freddy Gonzalez (Col) Colombia Selle-Italia 0.42 4 Ryan Cox (RSA) Team Barloworld 0.47 5 Nicholas White (RSA) South Africa 0.57 6 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) Team Barloworld 1.13 7 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Mr Bookmaker-Palmans-Collstrop 1.16 8 David George (RSA) Team Barloworld 1.31 9 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor 1.57 10 Javier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Relax Bodysol 2.03 11 David McCann (Irl) Ireland 2.04 12 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Lampre 2.11 13 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Margres 2.24 14 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Canada 2.24 15 Roland Green (Can) Canada 2.45 16 John Lieswyn (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 2.45 17 Ghader Mizbani (Irn) Iran 2.45 18 Ruber Marin (Col) Colombia Selle-Italia 3.08 19 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Relax Bodysol 3.09 20 Philip Deignan (Irl) Ireland 3.16 21 Luis F. Laverde Jimenez (Col) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave 3.38 22 Susanto Tonton (Ina) Wismilak 3.43 23 Santiago Blanco Gil (Spa) Relax Bodysol 3.45 24 Antonio Rizzi (Ita) De Nardi 3.48 25 Nacor Burgos Rojo (Spa) Relax Bodysol 4.14 26 Moises Duenas Nevado (Spa) Relax Bodysol 4.31 27 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor 4.37 28 Ian Mcleod (RSA) South Africa 4.41 29 Sergio Barbero (Ita) Lampre 4.54 30 Ahad Kazemi (Irn) Iran 4.56 31 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Japan 4.58 32 Michele Scotto D'abusco (Ita) Lampre 5.16 33 Zbigniew Piatek (Pol) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor 5.26 34 Jock Green (RSA) Team Barloworld 5.38 35 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Team Barloworld 5.46 36 Charles Dionne (Can) Canada 6.08 37 Reinhardt Duplessis (RSA) South Africa 6.30 38 Razali Shahrulneeza (Mas) Malaysia 6.41 39 Michel Van Haecke (Bel) Mr Bookmaker-Palmans-Collstrop 7.11 40 Jan Van Velzen (Ned) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor 7.30 41 Yasutaka Tashiro (Jpn) Japan 7.50 42 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Japan 8.59 43 Frederic Gabriel (Fra) Mr Bookmaker-Palmans-Collstrop 10.11 44 Garcia Oscar Laguna (Spa) Relax Bodysol 10.22 45 Victor Espiritu (Phi) Pagcor-Casino Filipino 11.09 46 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Lampre 11.13 47 Rhyan Tanguilig (Phi) Pagcor-Casino Filipino 11.16 48 Alejandro Alberto Borrajo (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria-Margres 11.21 49 Huberlino Mesa Estapa (Col) Colombia Selle-Italia 11.42 50 Graziano Gasparre (Ita) De Nardi 11.44 51 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre 12.07 52 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net presented by Maxxis 13.09 53 Xueli Jiang (Chn) China 13.48 54 Xiaojun Shao (Chn) China 13.54 55 Michele Gobbi (Ita) De Nardi 14.01 56 Lloyd Lucien Reynante (Phi) Pagcor-Casino Filipino 14.04 57 Jaco Odenaal (RSA) South Africa 16.21 58 Matteo Cappe (Ita) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave 16.36 59 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre 16.38 60 Paul Griffin (Irl) Ireland 16.47 61 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Japan 16.52 62 Enrico Degano (Ita) Team Barloworld 17.20 63 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Ireland 17.21 64 Devis Miorin (Ita) De Nardi 17.27 65 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor 18.24 66 Mohd Zahit Mohd Sayuti (Mas) Malaysia 18.47 67 Danny Pate (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 18.58 68 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Japan 19.55 69 Dominique Perras (Can) Canada 20.53 70 Scott Moninger (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 20.55 71 Peter Wedge (Can) Canada 21.07 72 Neil Mcdonald (RSA) South Africa 21.12 73 James Perry (RSA) Team Barloworld 21.31 74 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria-Margres 21.32 75 Gert Vanderaerden (Bel) Mr Bookmaker-Palmans-Collstrop 21.41 76 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) South Africa 22.25 77 Denis Lynch (Irl) Ireland 22.47 78 Amir Zargari (Irn) Iran 22.49 79 Ronald Gorantes (Phi) Pagcor-Casino Filipino 22.59 80 Guozhang Wang (Chn) China 22.59 81 Tanha Abbas Saeidi (Irn) Iran 23.14 82 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Mr Bookmaker-Palmans-Collstrop 23.19 83 Coen Loos (Ned) Bert Story-Piels 23.28 84 Andoni Aranaga (Spa) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor 23.32 85 Luciano Pagliarini (Bra) Lampre 23.39 86 Yongbiao Zhu (Chn) China 23.54 87 Daryl Impey (RSA) South Africa 25.04 88 Kazuyuki Manabe (Jpn) Japan 25.14 89 Jasper Lenferink (Ned) Bert Story-Piels 25.28 90 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) De Nardi 25.29 91 Rosli Nor Affendy (Mas) Malaysia 25.37 92 Brice Jones (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 25.43 93 Cory Lange (Can) Canada 27.09 94 Mario Manzoni (Ita) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave 27.16 95 Albert Primero (Phi) Pagcor-Casino Filipino 27.22 96 Michael Sayers (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 27.39 97 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Health Net presented by Maxxis 27.47 98 Russel Van Hout (Aus) Colombia Selle-Italia 28.51 99 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Ireland 29.09 100 Germ Van Der Burg (Ned) Bert Story-Piels 29.15 101 Jans Koerts (Ned) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor 29.18 102 Matnur Matnur (Ina) Wismilak 29.27 103 Jianshi Luo (Chn) China 29.34 104 Ismail Mohd Sazlee (Mas) Malaysia 30.07 105 Enrico Grigoli (Ita) De Nardi 30.08 106 Ivan Quaranta (Ita) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave 30.15 107 Arne Kornegoor (Ned) Bert Story-Piels 30.17 108 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker-Palmans-Collstrop 30.19 109 Merculio Ramos (Phi) Pagcor-Casino Filipino 30.26 110 Peter Wuyts (Bel) Mr Bookmaker-Palmans-Collstrop 30.27 111 Giulini Sulpizi (Ita) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave 30.38 112 Wawan Setyobudi (Ina) Wismilak 30.38 113 Sergiy Matveiev (Ukr) Ceramiche Panaria-Margres 30.58 114 Alexandre Lavallee (Can) Canada 31.04 115 Musa Musairi (Mas) Malaysia 31.08 116 Graeme Brown (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria-Margres 31.15 117 Corrado Serina (Ita) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave 31.24 118 Hassan Maleki (Irn) Iran 32.03 119 Domenico Gualdi (Ita) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave 32.24 120 Sama'i Sama'i (Ina) Wismilak 33.05 121 Alfie Catalan (Phi) Pagcor-Casino Filipino 33.41 122 Fabio Gilioli (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Margres 35.14 123 Ano Pedersen (Ned) Wismilak 35.20 124 Scott Guyton (NZl) Wismilak 36.33 125 Trent Wilson (Aus) Colombia Selle-Italia 37.24 126 Ruben Guillermo Bongiorno (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria-Margress 43.54 Points classification 1 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net presented by Maxxis 57 2 Marlon Perez (Col) Colombia Selle-Italia 36 3 Hector Guerra Garcia (Spa) Relax Bodysol 31 4 Freddy Gonzalez (Col) Colombia Selle-Italia 26 5 Devis Miorin (Ita) De Nardi 24 6 Gert Vanderaerden (Bel) Mr Bookmaker-Palmans-Collstrop 24 7 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Team Barloworld 23 8 Michael Sayers (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 23 9 Ruben Guillermo Bongiorno (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria-Margres 23 10 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria-Margres 21 11 David George (RSA) Team Barloworld 21 12 Ivan Quaranta (Ita) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave 20 13 Ryan Cox (RSA) Team Barloworld 19 14 Enrico Degano (Ita) Team Barloworld 19 15 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Ireland 17 16 Daryl Impey (RSA) South Africa 16 17 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Mr Bookmaker-Palmans-Collstrop 16 18 Luciano Pagliarini (Bra) Lampre 16 19 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Canada 15 20 Nicholas White (RSA) South Africa 13 21 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) Team Barloworld 13 22 John Lieswyn (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 13 23 Brice Jones (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 13 24 Enrico Grigoli (Ita) De Nardi 13 25 Ruber Marin (Col) Colombia Selle-Italia 12 26 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Health Net presented by Maxxis 12 27 Michel Van Haecke (Bel) Mr Bookmaker-Palmans-Collstrop 11 28 Albert Primero (Phi) Pagcor-Casino Filipino 11 29 Russel Van Hout (Aus) Colombia Selle-Italia 11 30 Scott Guyton (NZl) Wismilak 10 31 Javier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Relax Bodysol 10 32 Philip Deignan (Irl) Ireland 10 33 Luis F. Laverde Jimenez (Col) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave 10 34 Graeme Brown (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria-Margres 10 35 Jock Green (RSA) Team Barloworld 8 36 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor 8 37 Wawan Setyobudi (Ina) Wismilak 8 38 Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker-Palmans-Collstrop 7 39 David McCann (Irl) Ireland 6 40 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Lampre 6 41 Hassan Maleki (Irn) Iran 6 42 Danny Pate (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 5 43 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Margres 5 44 Santiago Blanco Gil (Spa) Relax Bodysol 5 45 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Lampre 5 46 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre 5 47 Matnur Matnur (Ina) Wismilak 5 48 Sergiy Matveiev (Ukr) Ceramiche Panaria-Margres 5 49 Roland Green (Can) Canada 4 50 Charles Dionne (Can) Canada 4 51 Ghader Mizbani (Irn) Iran 3 52 Nacor Burgos Rojo (Spa) Relax Bodysol 3 53 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor 3 54 Graziano Gasparre (Ita) De Nardi 3 55 Reinhardt Duplessis (RSA) South Africa 2 56 Michele Gobbi (Ita) De Nardi 2 57 Tanha Abbas Saeidi (Irn) Iran 2 58 Antonio Rizzi (Ita) De Nardi 1 59 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre 1 60 Sama'i Sama'i (Ina) Wismilak 1 Mountains Competition 1 Marlon Perez (Col) Colombia Selle-Italia 31 2 Ruber Marin (Col) Colombia Selle-Italia 28 3 Freddy Gonzalez (Col) Colombia Selle-Italia 20 4 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Team Barloworld 20 5 Hector Guerra Garcia (Spa) Relax Bodysol 19 6 Devis Miorin (Ita) De Nardi 18 7 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria-Margres 15 8 Luis F. Laverde Jimenez (Col) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave 15 9 Ryan Cox (RSA) Team Barloworld 10 10 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor 10 11 David George (RSA) Team Barloworld 6 12 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Margres 6 13 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Lampre 4 14 Santiago Blanco Gil (Spa) Relax Bodysol 4 15 Nicholas White (RSA) South Africa 2 16 Nacor Burgos Rojo (Spa) Relax Bodysol 2 17 Garcia Oscar Laguna (Spa) Relax Bodysol 2 18 Michael Sayers (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 2 19 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Mr Bookmaker-Palmans-Collstrop 1 20 Michele Scotto D'abusco (Ita) Lampre 1 21 Brice Jones (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis 1 Teams classification 1 Team Barl 53.21.06 2 Colombia 1.38 3 Relax Bod 3.25 4 Canada 8.16 5 Lampre 8.20 6 South Afr 8.39 7 Chocolade 10.01 8 De-Nardi 11.08 9 Palmans-C 12.50 10 Ireland 18.46 11 Japan 19.09 12 Health Ne 24.22 13 Iran 27.27 14 Ceramiche 31.48 15 China 33.18 16 Pagcor-Ca 34.14 17 Formaggi 44.01 18 Malaysia 49.03 19 Wismilak 1.01.49 20 Bert Stor 1.16.44 Asian rider classification 1 Ghader Mizbani (Irn) Iran 17.49.23 2 Susanto Tonton (Ina) Wismilak 0.58 3 Ahad Kazemi (Irn) Iran 2.11 4 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Japan 2.13 5 Razali Shahrulneeza (Mas) Malaysia 3.56 6 Yasutaka Tashiro (Jpn) Japan 5.05 7 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Japan 6.14 8 Victor Espiritu (Phi) Pagcor-Casino Filipino 8.24 9 Rhyan Tanguilig (Phi) Pagcor-Casino Filipino 8.31 10 Xueli Jiang (Chn) China 11.03 11 Xiaojun Shao (Chn) China 11.09 12 Lloyd Lucien Reynante (Phi) Pagcor-Casino Filipino 11.19 13 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Japan 14.07 14 Mohd Zahit Mohd Sayuti (Mas) Malaysia 16.02 15 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Japan 17.10 16 Amir Zargari (Irn) Iran 20.04 17 Ronald Gorantes (Phi) Pagcor-Casino Filipino 20.14 18 Guozhang Wang (Chn) China 20.14 19 Tanha Abbas Saeidi (Irn) Iran 20.29 20 Yongbiao Zhu (Chn) China 21.09 21 Kazuyuki Manabe (Jpn) Japan 22.29 22 Rosli Nor Affendy (Mas) Malaysia 22.52 23 Albert Primero (Phi) Pagcor-Casino Filipino 24.37 24 Matnur Matnur (Ina) Wismilak 26.42 25 Jianshi Luo (Chn) China 26.49 26 Ismail Mohd Sazlee (Mas) Malaysia 27.22 27 Merculio Ramos (Phi) Pagcor-Casino Filipino 27.41 28 Wawan Setyobudi (Ina) Wismilak 27.53 29 Musa Musairi (Mas) Malaysia 28.23 30 Hassan Maleki (Irn) Iran 29.18 31 Sama'i Sama'i (Ina) Wismilak 30.20 32 Alfie Catalan (Phi) Pagcor-Casino Filipino 30.56 Asian team classification 1 Japan 53.40.15 2 Iran 8.18 3 China 14.09 4 Pagcor-Casino Filipi 15.05 5 Malaysia 29.54 6 Wismilak 43.30
