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Tour of Qinghai Lake - 2.HC

China, July 11-20, 2008

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Stage 3 - July 13: Qinghai Lake Hotel - Bird Island, 120.6 km

Fajt's day in the rain

By Paul Verkuylen in Bird Island, China

Kristian Fajt (Perutnina PTU)
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Kristjan Fajt pulled off an impressive victory in a windy and rain soaked stage from Qinghai Lake to Bird Island after a stage long break to take both the stage and the overall leader's jersey. The Slovanian broke clear of the peloton in the first 10 kilometers and was not seen again.

Shortly after the peloton left the small town of Qinghai Lake, in cold, wet and windy conditions, Fajt broke clear with Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukraine) building up a maximum advantage of seven minutes. As the pair approached the king of the mountains sprint with 20 kilometers to go their advantage was just 30 seconds. Fajt proceeded to drop Kvachuk and was joined by Hossein Askari (Tabriz Petrochemical Team) as he crested the climb. From there they used the strong tailwind to their advantage, to keep the peloton in check and take the top two places on the stage and the overall.

Michael Morkov Christensen (Denmark) lead the peloton home just four seconds down on the leading pair.

"I got away in the beginning because our team wanted to attack during the stage," Fajt explained. "We built up a maximum lead of seven minutes but once we hit the headwind my companion [Kvachuk] wasn't as strong as I was."

Fajt proved to be too strong for Askari as well, as the pair approached the sprint to the line, with the peloton breathing down their neck, just 150 meters behind. Fajt opened up the sprint with 200 meters to go up the small rise to the finish and Askari, possibly feeling the effect of the past 20 km was unable to pass the 26 year old, Fajt.

Overnight leader, Alex Rasmussen was the victim of some bad luck as he punctured at an inopportune moment and was unable to rejoin the leading group due to the strong cross winds and some questionable tactics by Skil Shimano.

"I punctured just before we turned right into the cross winds," he explained. "Then I was caught behind in the second group and was not able to get to the front as the guys in that group were not strong enough to catch back on."

Rasmussen initially had his entire Danish team drop back to help him after his puncture, but as they were chasing back he was caught at the back of the group as some riders were getting dropped.Heiko Salzwedel, Denmark's sports director was unhappy with Skil-Shimano's tactics just as Rasmussen, the overall leader, punctured. "That is not normal," he told Cyclingnews. "I am not happy about that. It would not happen in another race."

How it unfolded

Yellow jersey wearer
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The field left Qinghai Lake in cold, wet and windy conditions, facing 120.6km of reasonably flat and open roads. A few attacks were launched in the opening kilometers but none gained a real advantage until Kvachuk and Fajt launched themselves off the front with Yue Tu (China).

Tu was unable to maintain the early pace set by the pair and was caught by the peloton at around the 15km mark.

Fajt and Kvachuk worked well together and quickly opened up a 1'42" lead after just 20 kilometres. The peloton was happy to let the pair gain a large advantage of seven minutes, relying on the strong cross winds to put the pair in difficulty before pulling them back.

This strategy almost worked, but no one in the peloton counted on Fatj being so strong, and able to hold off the main field right until the end.

The second group head past some Tibetan flags
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With around 70km covered Rasmussen, wearing the leaders yellow jersey punctured as the Skil-Shimano team applied the pressure on the front.

The unwritten rule of waiting until the leader is safely back in the peloton before resuming racing, was seemingly lost on those at the front as they maintained the pressure.

Initially Rasmussen had his entire team helping him to regain contact with the first group. When he lost contact with them due to a gap opening between his team-mates and other riders in the group he was left to fend for himself until the end of the stage with just one other team-mate.

Although disappointed at losing the jersey, he vowed to come back tomorrow and attempt to win the stage. "I am disappointed, I wanted to keep the jersey for another two stages. I will be back tomorrow to try and win and put this behind me," he said.

The strong cross winds caused havoc with the peloton as it split into several groups. The first two eventually regrouped but the third never saw the front again.

The two leaders were also struggling in the cross winds, with their advantage quickly plummeting to just 30 seconds. On the only climb of the stage, Kvachuk was dropped by Fatj as Askari bridged across the gap and took out the mountain sprint.

From here the cross wind turned into a tailwind and the pair put the pedal to the metal and powered towards the finish in Bird Island. The main filed was unable to get themselves organised in time as Fatj crossed the line just four seconds clear of the main peloton.

Photography

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Results

1 Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                         3.07.23
2 Hossein Askari (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                0.02
3 Michael Morkov Christensen (Den) Denmark                      0.06
4 Emiliano Donadello (Ita) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni         
5 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni         
6 Blazej Janiaczyk (Pol) Poland                                     
7 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Skil-Shimano                              
8 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                    
9 Casper Jorgensen (Den) Denmark                                0.09
10 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team            0.11
11 Marcin Gebka (Pol) Poland                                        
12 Starchyk Volodymyr (Ukr) Ukraine                                 
13 Jure Kocjan (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                                 
14 Oscar Sevilla Ribera (Spa) Rock Racing                       0.14
15 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing                                 
16 Tom Criel (Bel) Cycle Collstrop                                  
17 David Mccann (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                        
18 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni             
19 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Cycle Collstrop                             
20 Petr Bencik (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                         
21 Matej Stare (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                                 
22 Michal Golas (Pol) Cycle Collstrop                               
23 Rhys Pollock (Aus) GE - Marco Polo Team P/B Trek                 
24 Mitja Mahoric (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                               
25 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni         
26 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                
27 Mukmenov Eldar (Uzb) Uzbekistan                                  
28 Pakhtusov Anatoliy (Ukr) Ukraine                                 
29 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil-Shimano                                
30 Mariusz Witecki (Pol) Poland                                     
31 Jakub Danacik (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                       
32 Stanislav Kozubek (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                   
33 Troels Ronning Vinther (Den) Cycle Collstrop                     
34 Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                              
35 Kristjan Koren (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                              
36 Ghader Mizbani Iranagh (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team           
37 Christoph Springer (Ger) Cosmote Kastro                          
38 Ciaran Power (Irl) Pezula Racing                                 
39 Rongxi Zou (Chn) China                                           
40 Robert Cater (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                          
41 Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Poland                                    
42 Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) Poland                                    
43 Ahad Kazemi Sarai (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                
44 Frantisek Kloucek (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                   
45 Leopold Konig (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                       
46 Khalmuratov Muradjan (Uzb) Uzbekistan                            
47 Erik Hoffmann (Nam) Giant Asia Racing Team                       
48 Michael Faerk Christensen (Den) Denmark                      0.27
49 Michael Lange (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                 0.30
50 Matija Kvasina (Cro) Perutnina Ptuj                              
51 Michael Creed (USA) Rock Racing                                  
52 Sergio Hernandez (USA) Rock Racing                               
53 Robert Radosz (Pol) Poland                                   0.32
54 Wenlong Zhang (Chn) China                                        
55 Marcin Osinski (Pol) Poland                                      
56 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Pezula Racing                         0.46
57 Daniel Kreutzfeldt (Den) Denmark                                 
58 Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil-Shimano                             0.56
59 Peng Liu (Chn) China                                         2.14
60 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni             
61 Karimov Ismailjon (Uzb) Uzbekistan                               
62 Kieran Page (GBr) Pezula Racing                                  
63 Abdurahimov Azizbek (Uzb) Uzbekistan                             
64 Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) Ukraine                                  
65 Martin Mares (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                        
66 Stefan Löffler (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team                      
67 Martyn Irvine (Irl) Pezula Racing                                
68 Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team                         
69 Hossein Nateghi (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                  
70 Nebojsa Jovanovic SRB Cosmote Kastro                         3.47
71 Jens-Erik Madsen (Den) Denmark                                   
72 Turaev Mavlon (Uzb) Uzbekistan                              10.47
73 Shengjun Wu (Chn) Qinghai,China                                  
74 Yuan Wei (Chn) Qinghai,China                                12.06
75 Ruisong Zhang (Chn) Qinghai,China                                
76 Yi Lu (Chn) Qinghai,China                                        
77 Liu Biao (Chn) Qinghai,China                                     
78 Lucas Persson (Swe) Cycle Collstrop                              
79 Hossein Jahabanian (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team               
80 Pria Lars ROM Cosmote Kastro                                     
81 Brian Vandborg (Den) Denmark                                     
82 Alex Rasmussen (Den) Denmark                                     
83 David O'loughlin (Irl) Pezula Racing                             
84 Marko Tomic SRB Cosmote Kastro                                   
85 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong Team                              
86 Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team              
87 Kayle Leo Grande (USA) Rock Racing                               
88 Joseph Lewis (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                          
89 Nick Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                      
90 Fotis Antonarakis (Gre) Cosmote Kastro                           
91 Derek Burke (Irl) Pezula Racing                                  
92 Jiri Skrobanek (Cze) Cosmote Kastro                              
93 Morgan Fox (Irl) Pezula Racing                                   
94 Li Fu Yu (Chn) GE - Marco Polo Team P/B Trek                     
95 Chris Jory (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                            
96 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong Team                               
97 Song Baoqing (Chn) China                                         
98 Sergey Rudaskov (Rus) Cycle Collstrop                            
99 Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Cycle Collstrop                             
100 Jason Hegert (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                         
101 Long Jin (Chn) Skil-Shimano                                     
102 Reza Bagheri (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                    
103 Ji Cheng (Chn) Skil-Shimano                                     
104 Liang Zhang (Chn) China                                         
105 Wolter Henrik (Ger) Cosmote Kastro                              
106 Bo Liu (Chn) China                                              
107 Doug Ollerenshaw (USA) Rock Racing                              
108 Scarfe Dale (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                          
109 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Rock Racing                                
110 Luca Solari (Ita) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni              
111 King Wai Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong Team                            
112 Ho Ting Kwok (HKg) Hong Kong Team                               
113 Metlushenko Yuriy (Ukr) Ukraine                                 
114 Volodymyr Zagorodnyy (Ukr) Ukraine                              
115 Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                     
116 Benjamin Johnson (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                     
117 Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong Team                             
118 Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong Team                                 
119 Ivoljatov Yuriy (Uzb) Uzbekistan                                
120 Yue Tu (Chn) China                                              
121 Kam Po Wong HGK Hong Kong Team                                  
122 Xitao Ji (Chn) Qinghai,China                                    
123 Naumenko Dmytro (Ukr) Ukraine                                   
124 Wu Chen (Chn) Qinghai,China                                     
125 Jai Crawford (Aus) GE - Marco Polo Team P/B Trek                
126 Zabava Volodymyr (Ukr) Ukraine                                  
127 Vahid Chaffare (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                  
128 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                    
129 Loh Sea Keong (Mas) GE - Marco Polo Team P/B Trek               
130 Peter John Herzig (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                    
131 Sergey Koudentsov (Rus) GE - Marco Polo Team P/B Trek           
132 Van Ulden Bernard (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team           12.42
133 Joshua Page (NZl) Giant Asia Racing Team                   25.25
DNF Yan Dong Xing (Chn) GE - Marco Polo Team P/B Trek               
DNF Carlos José Ochoa (Ven) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni        
 
Sprints
 
Sprint 1
1 Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) Ukraine                                  5 pts
2 Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                               3
3 David Mccann (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                        1
 
 
Sprint 2
1 Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                               5 pts
2 Hossein Askari (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                   3
3 Casper Jorgensen (Den) Denmark                                   1
 
Finish
1 Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                              16 pts
2 Hossein Askari (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                  14
3 Michael Morkov Christensen (Den) Denmark                        13
4 Emiliano Donadello (Ita) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni       12
5 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni       11
6 Blazej Janiaczyk (Pol) Poland                                   10
7 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Skil-Shimano                             9
8 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                   8
9 Casper Jorgensen (Den) Denmark                                   7
10 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team               6
11 Marcin Gebka (Pol) Poland                                       5
12 Starchyk Volodymyr (Ukr) Ukraine                                4
13 Jure Kocjan (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                                3
14 Oscar Sevilla Ribera (Spa) Rock Racing                          2
15 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing                                1
 
Mountains
 
1 Hossein Askari (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                   3 pts
2 Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                               2
3 Rhys Pollock (Aus) GE - Marco Polo Team P/B Trek                 1
 
Teams
 
1 Perperutnina Ptuj                                          9.22.34
2 Sdaserramenti Diquigiovanni-Andr                              0.01
3 Skil-Shimano                                                      
4 Tabriz Petrochemical Tea                                      0.05
5 Poland                                                        0.06
6 Coscycle Collstrop                                            0.17
7 Denmark                                                           
8 Pskpsk Whirlpool - Author                                         
9 Rock Racing                                                   0.33
10 Ukraine                                                      2.14
11 Giant Asia Racing Team                                       2.17
12 Uzbekistan                                                       
13 China                                                        2.35
14 Pezula Racing                                                2.49
15 Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                    12.22
16 Tktcosmote Kastro                                           15.42
17 FRF Couriers - NSWIS                                        24.01
18 Ge - Marco Polo Team Pb Trek                                     
19 Qinghai,China                                               34.34
20 Hong Kong Team                                              35.53
 
Asian team
 
1 Tabriz Petrochemical Tea                                   9.22.39
2 Uzbekistan                                                    2.12
3 China                                                         2.30
4 Qinghai,China                                                34.29
5 Hong Kong Team                                               35.48
 
General classification after stage 3
 
1 Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                         6.41.05
2 Hossein Askari (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                0.04
3 David Mccann (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                     0.08
4 Michael Morkov Christensen (Den) Denmark                      0.09
5 Oscar Sevilla Ribera (Spa) Rock Racing                        0.12
6 Casper Jorgensen (Den) Denmark                                    
7 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni         
8 Matej Stare (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                              0.14
9 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Skil-Shimano                          0.16
10 Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                          0.17
11 Blazej Janiaczyk (Pol) Poland                                0.18
12 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                               0.20
13 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing                             0.21
14 Erik Hoffmann (Nam) Giant Asia Racing Team                   0.22
15 Rhys Pollock (Aus) GE - Marco Polo Team P/B Trek             0.24
16 Mitja Mahoric (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                               
17 Khalmuratov Muradjan (Uzb) Uzbekistan                        0.25
18 Ghader Mizbani Iranagh (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team           
19 Kristjan Koren (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                              
20 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Cycle Collstrop                         0.26
21 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                            0.28
22 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil-Shimano                            0.29
23 Stanislav Kozubek (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author               0.30
24 Starchyk Volodymyr (Ukr) Ukraine                             0.31
25 Michael Creed (USA) Rock Racing                                  
26 Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) Poland                                    
27 Ahad Kazemi Sarai (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team            0.32
28 Leopold Konig (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                   0.34
29 Rongxi Zou (Chn) China                                       0.35
30 Michal Golas (Pol) Cycle Collstrop                           0.36
31 Mariusz Witecki (Pol) Poland                                     
32 Tom Criel (Bel) Cycle Collstrop                                  
33 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni         0.37
34 Mukmenov Eldar (Uzb) Uzbekistan                                  
35 Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Poland                                0.38
36 Pakhtusov Anatoliy (Ukr) Ukraine                             0.39
37 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni     0.40
38 Jure Kocjan (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                                 
39 Petr Bencik (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                     0.42
40 Marcin Osinski (Pol) Poland                                  0.45
41 Jakub Danacik (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                   0.52
42 Matija Kvasina (Cro) Perutnina Ptuj                              
43 Michael Lange (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                 0.53
44 Robert Radosz (Pol) Poland                                   0.57
45 Daniel Kreutzfeldt (Den) Denmark                             0.58
46 Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil-Shimano                             1.05
47 Michael Faerk Christensen (Den) Denmark                      1.59
48 Hossein Nateghi (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team              2.13
49 Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) Ukraine                              2.22
50 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni         2.24
51 Abdurahimov Azizbek (Uzb) Uzbekistan                         2.40
52 Martin Mares (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                    2.41
53 Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team                     2.49
54 Nebojsa Jovanovic SRB Cosmote Kastro                         4.09
55 Robert Cater (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                      4.19
56 Jens-Erik Madsen (Den) Denmark                               4.40
57 Frantisek Kloucek (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author               5.13
58 Ciaran Power (Irl) Pezula Racing                             5.18
59 Christoph Springer (Ger) Cosmote Kastro                      5.28
60 Wenlong Zhang (Chn) China                                    5.52
61 Peng Liu (Chn) China                                         6.32
62 Kieran Page (GBr) Pezula Racing                              7.18
63 Karimov Ismailjon (Uzb) Uzbekistan                           7.46
64 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team            8.10
65 Emiliano Donadello (Ita) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni    8.14
66 Troels Ronning Vinther (Den) Cycle Collstrop                 8.21
67 Marcin Gebka (Pol) Poland                                    8.28
68 Sergio Hernandez (USA) Rock Racing                           8.48
69 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Pezula Racing                         9.58
70 Stefan Löffler (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team                 10.29
71 Shengjun Wu (Chn) Qinghai,China                             11.17
72 Martyn Irvine (Irl) Pezula Racing                           11.26
73 Alex Rasmussen (Den) Denmark                                11.36
74 Joseph Lewis (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                     12.10
75 Volodymyr Zagorodnyy (Ukr) Ukraine                          12.17
76 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Rock Racing                            12.18
77 Hossein Jahabanian (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team          12.19
78 Lucas Persson (Swe) Cycle Collstrop                              
79 Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Cycle Collstrop                             
80 Brian Vandborg (Den) Denmark                                12.21
81 Sergey Rudaskov (Rus) Cycle Collstrop                       12.23
82 Song Baoqing (Chn) China                                    12.24
83 Luca Solari (Ita) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni               
84 Nick Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                      
85 Kam Po Wong HGK Hong Kong Team                              12.27
86 Metlushenko Yuriy (Ukr) Ukraine                             12.28
87 Wu Chen (Chn) Qinghai,China                                      
88 Peter John Herzig (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                     
89 Li Fu Yu (Chn) GE - Marco Polo Team P/B Trek                12.29
90 Doug Ollerenshaw (USA) Rock Racing                          12.30
91 Jai Crawford (Aus) GE - Marco Polo Team P/B Trek            12.31
92 Benjamin Johnson (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                 12.35
93 Ivoljatov Yuriy (Uzb) Uzbekistan                            12.37
94 Long Jin (Chn) Skil-Shimano                                      
95 Wolter Henrik (Ger) Cosmote Kastro                               
96 Reza Bagheri (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                12.38
97 Vahid Chaffare (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team              12.41
98 Liu Biao (Chn) Qinghai,China                                12.44
99 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong Team                         12.45
100 Ji Cheng (Chn) Skil-Shimano                                16.21
101 Xitao Ji (Chn) Qinghai,China                               16.58
102 Scarfe Dale (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                     17.17
103 Ruisong Zhang (Chn) Qinghai,China                          17.37
104 Turaev Mavlon (Uzb) Uzbekistan                             19.23
105 Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team        19.55
106 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team               20.04
107 Jason Hegert (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                    20.09
108 Chris Jory (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                      20.11
109 Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                20.15
110 Liang Zhang (Chn) China                                    20.18
111 Bo Liu (Chn) China                                         20.20
112 Kayle Leo Grande (USA) Rock Racing                         20.25
113 Zabava Volodymyr (Ukr) Ukraine                             20.29
114 Ho Ting Kwok (HKg) Hong Kong Team                          20.34
115 King Wai Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong Team                       20.35
116 Yue Tu (Chn) China                                              
117 Yuan Wei (Chn) Qinghai,China                               20.36
118 Marko Tomic SRB Cosmote Kastro                             20.39
119 Van Ulden Bernard (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team           20.40
120 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong Team                              
121 Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong Team                        20.43
122 Pria Lars ROM Cosmote Kastro                                    
123 Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong Team                                 
124 Naumenko Dmytro (Ukr) Ukraine                                   
125 Jiri Skrobanek (Cze) Cosmote Kastro                        20.50
126 Yi Lu (Chn) Qinghai,China                                  20.55
127 David O'loughlin (Irl) Pezula Racing                       21.18
128 Fotis Antonarakis (Gre) Cosmote Kastro                     26.52
129 Loh Sea Keong (Mas) GE - Marco Polo Team P/B Trek          27.13
130 Sergey Koudentsov (Rus) GE - Marco Polo Team P/B Trek      32.05
131 Joshua Page (NZl) Giant Asia Racing Team                   33.52
132 Derek Burke (Irl) Pezula Racing                            36.53
133 Morgan Fox (Irl) Pezula Racing                                  
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Lucas Persson (Swe) Cycle Collstrop                              7 pts
2 Hossein Askari (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                   5
3 Hossein Jahabanian (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team               5
4 Ahad Kazemi Sarai (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                3
5 Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                               2
6 Oscar Sevilla Ribera (Spa) Rock Racing                           1
7 Rhys Pollock (Aus) GE - Marco Polo Team P/B Trek                 1
 
Points classification
 
1 Alex Rasmussen (Den) Denmark                                    32 pts
2 Michael Morkov Christensen (Den) Denmark                        26
3 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni       25
4 Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                              24
5 Blazej Janiaczyk (Pol) Poland                                   19
6 Hossein Askari (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                  17
7 Casper Jorgensen (Den) Denmark                                  16
8 David Mccann (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                       15
9 Oscar Sevilla Ribera (Spa) Rock Racing                          15
10 Hossein Nateghi (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                15
11 Matej Stare (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                               14
12 Emiliano Donadello (Ita) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni      12
13 Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team            12
14 Michael Creed (USA) Rock Racing                                11
15 Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil-Shimano                               11
16 Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                            10
17 Michal Golas (Pol) Cycle Collstrop                             10
18 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Skil-Shimano                            9
19 Joseph Lewis (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                         9
20 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                  8
21 Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Cycle Collstrop                            8
22 Petr Bencik (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                        6
23 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team               6
24 Xitao Ji (Chn) Qinghai,China                                    6
25 Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) Ukraine                                 5
26 Lucas Persson (Swe) Cycle Collstrop                             5
27 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing                                5
28 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni        5
29 Jure Kocjan (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                                5
30 Jens-Erik Madsen (Den) Denmark                                  5
31 Marcin Gebka (Pol) Poland                                       5
32 Starchyk Volodymyr (Ukr) Ukraine                                4
33 Metlushenko Yuriy (Ukr) Ukraine                                 4
34 Hossein Jahabanian (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team              3
35 Vahid Chaffare (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                  3
36 Van Ulden Bernard (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                3
37 Erik Hoffmann (Nam) Giant Asia Racing Team                      1
38 Tom Criel (Bel) Cycle Collstrop                                 1
 
Teams classification
 
1 Denmark                                                   20.03.45
2 Perperutnina Ptuj                                             0.14
3 Tabriz Petrochemical Tea                                      0.24
4 Skil-Shimano                                                  0.29
5 Sdaserramenti Diquigiovanni-Andr                              0.30
6 Rock Racing                                                   0.34
7 Poland                                                        0.43
8 Coscycle Collstrop                                            0.50
9 Pskpsk Whirlpool - Author                                     1.02
10 Giant Asia Racing Team                                       2.40
11 Ukraine                                                      2.51
12 Uzbekistan                                                   3.12
13 China                                                        7.13
14 Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                    20.22
15 Tktcosmote Kastro                                           21.44
16 Pezula Racing                                               22.04
17 FRF Couriers - NSWIS                                        24.28
18 Ge - Marco Polo Team Pb Trek                                24.51
19  Qinghai,China                                              35.28
20 Hong Kong Team                                              45.16
 
Asian rider classification
 
1 Hossein Askari (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team             6.41.09
2 Khalmuratov Muradjan (Uzb) Uzbekistan                         0.21
3 Ghader Mizbani Iranagh (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team            
4 Ahad Kazemi Sarai (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team             0.28
5 Rongxi Zou (Chn) China                                        0.31
6 Mukmenov Eldar (Uzb) Uzbekistan                               0.33
7 Hossein Nateghi (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team               2.09
8 Abdurahimov Azizbek (Uzb) Uzbekistan                          2.36
9 Wenlong Zhang (Chn) China                                     5.48
10 Peng Liu (Chn) China                                         6.28
11 Karimov Ismailjon (Uzb) Uzbekistan                           7.42
12 Shengjun Wu (Chn) Qinghai,China                             11.13
13 Hossein Jahabanian (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team          12.15
14 Song Baoqing (Chn) China                                    12.20
15 Kam Po Wong HGK Hong Kong Team                              12.23
16 Wu Chen (Chn) Qinghai,China                                 12.24
17 Li Fu Yu (Chn) GE - Marco Polo Team P/B Trek                12.25
18 Ivoljatov Yuriy (Uzb) Uzbekistan                            12.33
19 Reza Bagheri (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                12.34
20 Vahid Chaffare (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team              12.37
21 Liu Biao (Chn) Qinghai,China                                12.40
22 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong Team                         12.41
23 Xitao Ji (Chn) Qinghai,China                                16.54
24 Ruisong Zhang (Chn) Qinghai,China                           17.33
25 Turaev Mavlon (Uzb) Uzbekistan                              19.19
26 Liang Zhang (Chn) China                                     20.14
27 Bo Liu (Chn) China                                          20.16
28 Ho Ting Kwok (HKg) Hong Kong Team                           20.30
29 King Wai Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong Team                        20.31
30 Yue Tu (Chn) China                                               
31 Yuan Wei (Chn) Qinghai,China                                20.32
32 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong Team                          20.36
33 Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong Team                         20.39
34 Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong Team                                  
35 Yi Lu (Chn) Qinghai,China                                   20.51
36 Loh Sea Keong (Mas) GE - Marco Polo Team P/B Trek           27.09
 
Asian team classification
 
1 Tabriz Petrochemical Tea                                  20.04.09
2 Uzbekistan                                                    2.48
3 China                                                         6.49
4 Qinghai,China                                                35.04
5 Hong Kong Team                                               44.52

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