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Tour of Qinghai Lake - 2.HC

China, July 11-20, 2008

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Stage 10 - July 20: XN Circuit Race, 110 km

Rasmussen makes it four as Hamilton takes overall victory

By Paul Verkuylen in Xining, China

Alex Rasmussen (Denmark)
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The final stage of the Tour of Qinghai Lake once again welcomed Denmark’s Alex Rasmussen to the winner podium as he claimed his fourth stage victory. Rasmussen, who wrapped up the points classification with his win, raced towards the finish at over 70 km/h to take the stage ahead of a disappointed Sebastian Siedler (Skil-Shimano) and Emiliano Donadello (Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni).

Tyler Hamilton (Rock Racing) finished mid pack to take the overall victory, his first in a Tour since the 2004 Tour of Romandie.

Rasmussen held only a slender two point lead over Jure Kocjan (Perutnina Ptuj) in the point’s classification heading into the final sprint. If Kocjan finished first he held a chance of taking the jersey from Rasmussen, providing the Dane finished lower than third. The large crowd was well aware of this and gathered around the finish hoping to see whether Kocjan could upset Rasmussen, who had led the standing from the opening stage.

"I was thinking about that in the beginning, but then I knew I could beat him in the end," said Rasmussen. "I would rather win the stage and the jersey would come by itself."

Rasmussen will now return to Denmark to finish his preparations for the Olympic Games 4000 metre team’s pursuit title, full of confidence in both himself and the rest of the team. The rider will return to Beijing next month for the Olympic Games.

"The circuit race was perfect [for us]; five kilometers and four corners, you could just sit and relax," he said. "Also the high speed is perfect for the track riders."

"Today, Rasmussen was so fast," a dejected Siedler said. "The sprint was over 70 km/h. I don’t think that anybody had a chance to catch him today."

Tyler Hamilton (Rock Racing)
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Hamilton was happy to have secured the overall title, even if there was never really were any tense moments during the stage. The American had expected Marek Rutkiewicz (Poland) to try and steal back the 10 seconds he was trailing Hamilton by.

"It is a special win," admitted Hamilton. "It has been a long time. I think that there are a lot of people that didn’t think that I could reach a level like this.

"The goal coming in was to win the race, whether it was myself, Oscar Sevilla or Michael Creed," Hamilton explained. "A victory for a team-mate is a victory for me and I am pretty sure it goes the other way too. It is nice to repay my team-mates, the staff and especially Michael Ball."

Hamilton hopes to continue his progression back to the top of the sport, seeing this win a stepping stone. "There are always bigger and better things, it is like positive dissatisfaction," he said. "I am never 100 percent satisfied."

Oscar Sevilla had been the designated Rock Racing leader before the start of the Tour. A fall in the second stage left him bruised and battered, but the Spaniard maintained his high overall position while Hamilton was sitting just a few seconds back.

In the first mountain stages it became apparent that Sevilla was not going to be allowed any freedom by the other overall contenders. Hamilton set off with Rutkiewicz in the eighth stage with that in mind and took the stage victory and overall lead.

"After he [Sevilla] crashed, he couldn’t get out of the saddle as much as he normally could," said Michael Creed, Hamilton’s team-mate. Tyler was riding really strong and people focused on Sevilla a bit much which left the door open for Tyler."

"It is good to have a rider like Oscar," Fred Rodriguez added. "He is willing to sacrifice himself for his team-mates. He knew he was strong and probably could win, but once Tyler had the jersey, he was able to give everything that he had for him."

How it unfolded

Skil-Shimano was
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A fast and open circuit, lined by thousands of fans greeted the peloton for the final stage of the Tour. The five kilometer circuit was so open that it was almost unnecessary for the riders to touch their brakes as they speed through the final 110 kilomters.

Rock Racing with the help of the GE Marco Polo team controlled the race as a number of riders attempted to go clear of the peloton. But due to the fast roads and enthusiastic peloton, no one was able to escape.

After half the race had been completed, a group of six took advantage of the tired legs in the peloton and gained a gap of around 30 seconds. The move played right into Rock Racings hands as the sprinters team’s then took over pace setting.

"It was good when the break finally established so a team with a sprinter would take over and that’s what happened with Skil-Shimano," Creed explained.

With Skil-Shimano holding the break at a consistent 30 second lead, to prevent any attacks and subsequent surges in pace, it never looked likely that the break would succeed. Skil were chasing their second stage victory and were pinning their hopes on Siedler in the sprint.

With three laps to go, the break had been pulled back to with in 20 seconds as the sprinters began moving to the front of the peloton. Just one lap later the break had been caught as the pace began to increase for the final burst to the line.

As the bell rung, Skil-Shimano had their entire train on the front as the Danes made their move up the outside. In the final 500 meters Rasmussen blast down the right hand side of the road at an amazing pace to claim his fourth win by a bike length.

Photography

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Results

1 Alex Rasmussen (Den) Denmark                                  1.59.09
2 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Skil-Shimano                                 
3 Emiliano Donadello (Ita) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni            
4 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                    
5 Jure Kocjan (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                                     
6 Matej Stare (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                                     
7 Stefan Löffler (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team                          
8 Ciaran Power (Irl) Pezula Racing                                     
9 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni             
10 Blazej Janiaczyk (Pol) Poland                                       
11 Marcin Gebka (Pol) Poland                                           
12 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni           
13 Metlushenko Yuriy (Ukr) Ukraine                                     
14 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Cycle Collstrop                                
15 Frantisek Kloucek (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                      
16 Wolter Henrik (Ger) Cosmote Kastro                                  
17 Vahid Chaffare (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                      
18 Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil-Shimano                                    
19 Xitao Ji (Chn) Qinghai,China                                        
20 Michal Golas (Pol) Cycle Collstrop                                  
21 King Wai Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong Team                                
22 Pakhtusov Anatoliy (Ukr) Ukraine                                    
23 Volodymyr Zagorodnyy (Ukr) Ukraine                                  
24 Erik Hoffmann (Nam) Giant Asia Racing Team                          
25 Marcin Osinski (Pol) Poland                                         
26 Sergey Rudaskov (Rus) Cycle Collstrop                               
27 Christoph Springer (Ger) Cosmote Kastro                             
28 Martyn Irvine (Irl) Pezula Racing                                   
29 Leopold Konig (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                          
30 Hossein Askari (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                      
31 Robert Radosz (Pol) Poland                                          
32 Wenlong Zhang (Chn) China                                           
33 Oscar Sevilla Ribera (Spa) Rock Racing                              
34 Mukmenov Eldar (Uzb) Uzbekistan                                     
35 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong Team                                  
36 Kristjan Koren (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                                 
37 Kieran Page (GBr) Pezula Racing                                     
38 Jason Hegert (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                             
39 Yue Tu (Chn) China                                                  
40 Mitja Mahoric (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                                  
41 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing                                    
42 Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) Poland                                       
43 Ruisong Zhang (Chn) Qinghai,China                                   
44 David McCann (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                           
45 Bo Liu (Chn) China                                                  
46 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                   
47 Pria Lars (Rom) Cosmote Kastro                                      
48 Starchyk Volodymyr (Ukr) Ukraine                                    
49 Liu Biao (Chn) Qinghai,China                                        
50 Casper Jorgensen (Den) Denmark                                      
51 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                      
52 Chris Jory (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                               
53 Doug Ollerenshaw (USA) Rock Racing                                  
54 Ghader Mizbani Iranagh (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team              
55 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil-Shimano                                   
56 Peter John Herzig (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                        
57 Fotis Antonarakis (Gre) Cosmote Kastro                              
58 Jakub Danacik (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                          
59 Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong Team                                 
60 Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong Team                                     
61 Rongxi Zou (Chn) China                                              
62 Stanislav Kozubek (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                      
63 Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Cycle Collstrop                                
64 Rhys Pollock (Aus) GE - Marco Polo Team P/B Trek                    
65 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong Team                                 
66 Yi Lu (Chn) Qinghai,China                                           
67 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong Team                                    
68 Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                                  
69 Reza Bagheri (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                        
70 Michael Faerk Christensen (Den) Denmark                             
71 Michael Morkov Christensen (Den) Denmark                            
72 Michael Lange (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                        
73 Mariusz Witecki (Pol) Poland                                        
74 Petr Bencik (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                            
75 Nebojsa Jovanovic (Ser) Cosmote Kastro                              
76 Khalmuratov Muradjan (Uzb) Uzbekistan                               
77 Turaev Mavlon (Uzb) Uzbekistan                                      
78 Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Poland                                       
79 Karimov Ismailjon (Uzb) Uzbekistan                                  
80 Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) Ukraine                                     
81 Sergey Koudentsov (Rus) GE - Marco Polo Team P/B Trek               
82 Abdurahimov Azizbek (Uzb) Uzbekistan                                
83 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Pezula Racing                                
84 Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                 
85 Zabava Volodymyr (Ukr) Ukraine                                      
86 Hossein Jahabanian (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                  
87 Peng Liu (Chn) China                                                
88 Robert Cater (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                             
89 Liang Zhang (Chn) China                                             
90 Ivoljatov Yuriy (Uzb) Uzbekistan                                    
91 Lucas Persson (Swe) Cycle Collstrop                                 
92 Luca Solari (Ita) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni                  
93 Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team                            
94 Tom Criel (Bel) Cycle Collstrop                                     
95 Van Ulden Bernard (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                    
96 Jiri Skrobanek (Cze) Cosmote Kastro                                 
97 Ahad Kazemi Sarai (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                   
98 Martin Mares (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                           
99 Wu Chen (Chn) Qinghai,China                                         
100 Sergio Hernandez (USA) Rock Racing                                 
101 Daniel Kreutzfeldt (Den) Denmark                                   
102 Ji Cheng (Chn) Skil-Shimano                                        
103 Brian Vandborg (Den) Denmark                                       
104 Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                                
105 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                       
106 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni           0.18
107 Ho Ting Kwok (HKg) Hong Kong Team                              0.19
108 Shengjun Wu (Chn) Qinghai,China                                0.22
109 Song Baoqing (Chn) China                                       0.25
110 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni           0.29
111 Jens-Erik Madsen (Den) Denmark                                 0.31
112 Yuan Wei (Chn) Qinghai,China                                   0.34
113 Joshua Page (NZl) Giant Asia Racing Team                       0.47
114 Matija Kvasina (Cro) Perutnina Ptuj                            0.59
115 Long Jin (Chn) Skil-Shimano                                    1.06
116 Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                    1.10
117 Benjamin Johnson (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                        
118 Loh Sea Keong (Mas) GE - Marco Polo Team P/B Trek              1.36
119 Michael Creed (USA) Rock Racing                                    
DNF Hossein Nateghi (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                    
 
Sprints
 
Sprint 1
1 Alex Rasmussen (Den) Denmark                                        5 pts
2 Jure Kocjan (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                                    3
3 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Cycle Collstrop                                1
 
Sprint 2
1 Jure Kocjan (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                                    5 pts
2 Jens-Erik Madsen (Den) Denmark                                      3
3 Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                 1
 
Sprint 3
1 Daniel Kreutzfeldt (Den) Denmark                                    5 pts
2 Peter John Herzig (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                        3
3 Michael Lange (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                        1
 
Finish
1 Alex Rasmussen (Den) Denmark                                       16 pts
2 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Skil-Shimano                               14
3 Emiliano Donadello (Ita) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni          13
4 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                  12
5 Jure Kocjan (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                                   11
6 Matej Stare (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                                   10
7 Stefan Löffler (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team                         9
8 Ciaran Power (Irl) Pezula Racing                                    8
9 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni            7
10 Blazej Janiaczyk (Pol) Poland                                      6
11 Marcin Gebka (Pol) Poland                                          5
12 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni          4
13 Metlushenko Yuriy (Ukr) Ukraine                                    3
14 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Cycle Collstrop                               2
15 Frantisek Kloucek (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                     1
 
Teams
 
1 Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni                              5.57.27
2 Poland                                                               
3 Perperutnina Ptuj                                                    
4 Ukraine                                                              
5 Coscycle Collstrop                                                   
6 Skil-Shimano                                                         
7 Pezula Racing                                                        
8 Giant Asia Racing Team                                               
9 TKT cosmote Kastro                                                   
10 Tabriz Petrochemical Team                                           
11 PSK Whirlpool - Author                                              
12 Qinghai,China                                                       
13 Hong Kong Team                                                      
14 China                                                               
15 Denmark                                                             
16 Rock Racing                                                         
17 FRF Couriers - NSWIS                                                
18 Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                            
19 Uzbekistan                                                          
20 GE - Marco Polo Team Pb Trek                                    1.36
 
Asian team
 
1 Tabriz Petrochemical Team                                     5.57.27
2 Qinghai,China                                                        
3 Hong Kong Team                                                       
4 China                                                                
5 Uzbekistan                                                           
 
Final General classification
 
1 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing                             30.50.38
2 Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) Poland                                    0.10
3 Hossein Askari (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                   1.08
4 David McCann (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                        1.17
5 Oscar Sevilla Ribera (Spa) Rock Racing                           1.22
6 Matej Stare (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                                 1.26
7 Ghader Mizbani Iranagh (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team           1.36
8 Jure Kocjan (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                                 1.52
9 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Cycle Collstrop                             1.56
10 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni        2.05
11 Starchyk Volodymyr (Ukr) Ukraine                                2.14
12 Stanislav Kozubek (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                  2.24
13 Rhys Pollock (Aus) GE - Marco Polo Team P/B Trek                3.08
14 Blazej Janiaczyk (Pol) Poland                                   3.17
15 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni       3.25
16 Tom Criel (Bel) Cycle Collstrop                                 3.44
17 Pakhtusov Anatoliy (Ukr) Ukraine                                3.59
18 Khalmuratov Muradjan (Uzb) Uzbekistan                           5.20
19 Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) Ukraine                                 5.38
20 Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                              6.12
21 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil-Shimano                               7.30
22 Michael Lange (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                    8.53
23 Michael Morkov Christensen (Den) Denmark                       13.01
24 Mukmenov Eldar (Uzb) Uzbekistan                                13.44
25 Michal Golas (Pol) Cycle Collstrop                             15.35
26 Leopold Konig (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                     16.04
27 Sergey Rudaskov (Rus) Cycle Collstrop                          17.27
28 Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                            18.52
29 Mariusz Witecki (Pol) Poland                                   19.12
30 Petr Bencik (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                       19.26
31 Rongxi Zou (Chn) China                                         19.43
32 Volodymyr Zagorodnyy (Ukr) Ukraine                             20.07
33 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni           20.20
34 Ahad Kazemi Sarai (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team              21.04
35 Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Poland                                  22.06
36 Lucas Persson (Swe) Cycle Collstrop                            23.50
37 Abdurahimov Azizbek (Uzb) Uzbekistan                           24.08
38 Liu Biao (Chn) Qinghai,China                                   24.48
39 Ivoljatov Yuriy (Uzb) Uzbekistan                               27.00
40 Nebojsa Jovanovic (Ser) Cosmote Kastro                         27.35
41 Reza Bagheri (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                   34.09
42 Wolter Henrik (Ger) Cosmote Kastro                             34.53
43 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni           36.12
44 Erik Hoffmann (Nam) Giant Asia Racing Team                     37.22
45 Jakub Danacik (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                     37.44
46 Matija Kvasina (Cro) Perutnina Ptuj                            39.30
47 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                              40.37
48 Michael Creed (USA) Rock Racing                                42.22
49 Daniel Kreutzfeldt (Den) Denmark                               43.17
50 Brian Vandborg (Den) Denmark                                   43.39
51 Kristjan Koren (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                            44.34
52 Hossein Jahabanian (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team             45.21
53 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong Team                            49.37
54 Martin Mares (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                      50.05
55 Peng Liu (Chn) China                                           50.30
56 Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team                       51.22
57 Wenlong Zhang (Chn) China                                      51.54
58 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team              52.08
59 Mitja Mahoric (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                             52.14
60 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                 53.44
61 Frantisek Kloucek (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                 54.24
62 Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Cycle Collstrop                         1.00.10
63 Song Baoqing (Chn) China                                     1.03.52
64 Christoph Springer (Ger) Cosmote Kastro                      1.07.20
65 Benjamin Johnson (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                  1.09.17
66 Wu Chen (Chn) Qinghai,China                                  1.12.17
67 Peter John Herzig (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                 1.14.25
68 Doug Ollerenshaw (USA) Rock Racing                           1.15.09
69 Casper Jorgensen (Den) Denmark                               1.15.11
70 Shengjun Wu (Chn) Qinghai,China                              1.15.18
71 Karimov Ismailjon (Uzb) Uzbekistan                           1.16.32
72 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Pezula Racing                         1.16.34
73 Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong Team                              1.16.38
74 Luca Solari (Ita) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni           1.17.39
75 Ji Cheng (Chn) Skil-Shimano                                  1.17.58
76 Michael Faerk Christensen (Den) Denmark                      1.18.01
77 Ciaran Power (Irl) Pezula Racing                             1.18.57
78 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong Team                             1.22.10
79 Robert Cater (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                      1.23.59
80 Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil-Shimano                             1.24.18
81 Stefan Löffler (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team                  1.24.38
82 Ruisong Zhang (Chn) Qinghai,China                                   
83 Yue Tu (Chn) China                                           1.28.03
84 Yuan Wei (Chn) Qinghai,China                                 1.28.11
85 Robert Radosz (Pol) Poland                                   1.29.11
86 Sergio Hernandez (USA) Rock Racing                           1.29.41
87 Kieran Page (GBr) Pezula Racing                              1.29.50
88 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Skil-Shimano                         1.31.37
89 Marcin Osinski (Pol) Poland                                  1.33.32
90 Metlushenko Yuriy (Ukr) Ukraine                              1.35.01
91 Zabava Volodymyr (Ukr) Ukraine                               1.36.14
92 Chris Jory (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                        1.36.42
93 Emiliano Donadello (Ita) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni    1.38.25
94 Liang Zhang (Chn) China                                      1.41.31
95 Turaev Mavlon (Uzb) Uzbekistan                               1.42.31
96 Alex Rasmussen (Den) Denmark                                 1.42.42
97 Martyn Irvine (Irl) Pezula Racing                            1.42.56
98 Jason Hegert (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                      1.44.18
99 King Wai Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong Team                         1.45.21
100 Long Jin (Chn) Skil-Shimano                                 1.45.42
101 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong Team                          1.46.46
102 Marcin Gebka (Pol) Poland                                   1.47.17
103 Bo Liu (Chn) China                                          1.47.22
104 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                1.51.43
105 Vahid Chaffare (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team              1.52.03
106 Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                 1.54.07
107 Jiri Skrobanek (Cze) Cosmote Kastro                         1.55.32
108 Pria Lars (Rom) Cosmote Kastro                              1.56.27
109 Joshua Page (NZl) Giant Asia Racing Team                    1.58.54
110 Ho Ting Kwok (HKg) Hong Kong Team                           1.59.14
111 Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong Team                         2.01.07
112 Xitao Ji (Chn) Qinghai,China                                2.03.13
113 Fotis Antonarakis (Gre) Cosmote Kastro                      2.12.11
114 Jens-Erik Madsen (Den) Denmark                              2.14.10
115 Yi Lu (Chn) Qinghai,China                                   2.15.34
116 Sergey Koudentsov (Rus) GE - Marco Polo Team P/B Trek       2.19.28
117 Van Ulden Bernard (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team            2.26.25
118 Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team         2.30.11
119 Loh Sea Keong (Mas) GE - Marco Polo Team P/B Trek           2.32.52
 
Points classification
 
1 Alex Rasmussen (Den) Denmark                                       89 pts
2 Jure Kocjan (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                                   82
3 Blazej Janiaczyk (Pol) Poland                                      56
4 Matej Stare (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                                   54
5 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Skil-Shimano                               49
6 Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) Poland                                      45
7 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni          45
8 Emiliano Donadello (Ita) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni          45
9 Michael Morkov Christensen (Den) Denmark                           44
10 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni          44
11 Oscar Sevilla Ribera (Spa) Rock Racing                            41
12 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing                                  40
13 David McCann (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                         40
14 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                 39
15 Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team               37
16 Hossein Askari (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                    30
17 Petr Bencik (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                          26
18 Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                                24
19 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                    24
20 Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Poland                                     24
21 Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                               23
22 Stefan Löffler (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team                       23
23 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Cycle Collstrop                              22
24 Volodymyr Zagorodnyy (Ukr) Ukraine                                20
25 Starchyk Volodymyr (Ukr) Ukraine                                  19
26 Tom Criel (Bel) Cycle Collstrop                                   18
27 Metlushenko Yuriy (Ukr) Ukraine                                   18
28 Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) Ukraine                                   17
29 Rhys Pollock (Aus) GE - Marco Polo Team P/B Trek                  16
30 Michal Golas (Pol) Cycle Collstrop                                16
31 Casper Jorgensen (Den) Denmark                                    16
32 Ghader Mizbani Iranagh (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team            15
33 Ciaran Power (Irl) Pezula Racing                                  14
34 Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Cycle Collstrop                              13
35 Xitao Ji (Chn) Qinghai,China                                      13
36 Stanislav Kozubek (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                    12
37 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil-Shimano                                 11
38 Ahad Kazemi Sarai (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                 11
39 Michael Creed (USA) Rock Racing                                   11
40 Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil-Shimano                                  11
41 Sergey Rudaskov (Rus) Cycle Collstrop                             10
42 Marcin Gebka (Pol) Poland                                         10
43 Leopold Konig (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                         9
44 Nebojsa Jovanovic (Ser) Cosmote Kastro                             9
45 Lucas Persson (Swe) Cycle Collstrop                                8
46 Jens-Erik Madsen (Den) Denmark                                     8
47 Daniel Kreutzfeldt (Den) Denmark                                   5
48 Pakhtusov Anatoliy (Ukr) Ukraine                                   4
49 Ji Cheng (Chn) Skil-Shimano                                        4
50 Hossein Jahabanian (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                 3
51 Peter John Herzig (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                       3
52 Long Jin (Chn) Skil-Shimano                                        3
53 Vahid Chaffare (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                     3
54 Van Ulden Bernard (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                   3
55 Christoph Springer (Ger) Cosmote Kastro                            2
56 Sergey Koudentsov (Rus) GE - Marco Polo Team P/B Trek              2
57 Michael Lange (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                       1
58 Erik Hoffmann (Nam) Giant Asia Racing Team                         1
59 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                  1
60 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong Team                                1
61 Frantisek Kloucek (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                     1
62 Wu Chen (Chn) Qinghai,China                                        1
63 Kieran Page (GBr) Pezula Racing                                    1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Ahad Kazemi Sarai (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                  30 pts
2 Hossein Askari (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                     29
3 Ghader Mizbani Iranagh (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team             22
4 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni           17
5 Lucas Persson (Swe) Cycle Collstrop                                15
6 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing                                    8
7 Oscar Sevilla Ribera (Spa) Rock Racing                              6
8 Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                                  5
9 Hossein Jahabanian (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                  5
10 David McCann (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                          3
11 Matej Stare (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                                   1
12 Rhys Pollock (Aus) GE - Marco Polo Team P/B Trek                   1
13 Sergey Rudaskov (Rus) Cycle Collstrop                              1
14 Wu Chen (Chn) Qinghai,China                                        1
 
Teams classification
 
1 Tabriz Petrochemical Team                                    92.36.18
2 Poland                                                           2.45
3 Coscycle Collstrop                                               3.15
4 Ukraine                                                          3.51
5 Perperutnina Ptuj                                                5.26
6 Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni                                11.55
7 PSK Whirlpool - Author                                          31.22
8 Uzbekistan                                                      31.43
9 Rock Racing                                                     34.25
10 Denmark                                                      1.05.18
11 Giant Asia Racing Team                                       1.09.58
12 Skil-Shimano                                                 1.30.14
13 TKT cosmote Kastro                                           1.44.43
14 China                                                        1.51.47
15 Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                     2.38.42
16 Qinghai,China                                                2.39.10
17 FRF Couriers - NSWIS                                         2.48.22
18 Hong Kong Team                                               3.04.02
19 GE - Marco Polo Team Pb Trek                                 3.32.48
20 Pezula Racing                                                4.00.53
 
Asian rider classification
 
1 Hossein Askari (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team               30.51.46
2 Ghader Mizbani Iranagh (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team           0.28
3 Khalmuratov Muradjan (Uzb) Uzbekistan                            4.12
4 Mukmenov Eldar (Uzb) Uzbekistan                                 12.36
5 Rongxi Zou (Chn) China                                          18.35
6 Ahad Kazemi Sarai (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team               19.56
7 Abdurahimov Azizbek (Uzb) Uzbekistan                            23.00
8 Liu Biao (Chn) Qinghai,China                                    23.40
9 Ivoljatov Yuriy (Uzb) Uzbekistan                                25.52
10 Reza Bagheri (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                   33.01
11 Hossein Jahabanian (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team             44.13
12 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong Team                            48.29
13 Peng Liu (Chn) China                                           49.22
14 Wenlong Zhang (Chn) China                                      50.46
15 Song Baoqing (Chn) China                                     1.02.44
16 Wu Chen (Chn) Qinghai,China                                  1.11.09
17 Shengjun Wu (Chn) Qinghai,China                              1.14.10
18 Karimov Ismailjon (Uzb) Uzbekistan                           1.15.24
19 Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong Team                              1.15.30
20 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong Team                             1.21.02
21 Ruisong Zhang (Chn) Qinghai,China                            1.23.30
22 Yue Tu (Chn) China                                           1.26.55
23 Yuan Wei (Chn) Qinghai,China                                 1.27.03
24 Liang Zhang (Chn) China                                      1.40.23
25 Turaev Mavlon (Uzb) Uzbekistan                               1.41.23
26 King Wai Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong Team                         1.44.13
27 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong Team                           1.45.38
28 Bo Liu (Chn) China                                           1.46.14
29 Vahid Chaffare (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team               1.50.55
30 Ho Ting Kwok (HKg) Hong Kong Team                            1.58.06
31 Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong Team                          1.59.59
32 Xitao Ji (Chn) Qinghai,China                                 2.02.05
33 Yi Lu (Chn) Qinghai,China                                    2.14.26
34 Loh Sea Keong (Mas) GE - Marco Polo Team P/B Trek            2.31.44
 
Asian team classification
 
1 Tabriz Petrochemical Team                                    92.36.18
2 Uzbekistan                                                      31.43
3 China                                                         1.51.47
4 Qinghai,China                                                 2.39.10
5 Hong Kong Team                                                3.04.02

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