Tour of Qinghai Lake - 2.5

China, July 27 - August 3, 2002

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Stage 5 - July 30: Qinghai Lake Hotel ITT, 25 km

Australian team report

By Brian Stephens, AIS U23 coach

Stage 5 was a 25km individual time trial over a pretty flat course with a bit of wind around at 3,200 meters altitude. The Australians didn't have a lot to ride for in this stage with no real time trialer in the ranks and no position to fight for on the GC so we tried to use this stage to recover a little for the upcoming stages. That is apart from the Aussie in the Marco Polo team, Glen Chadwick who acquitted himself well to run 6th and hold down 5th on the GC. The stage was won by American, Tom Danielson.

Results

1 Tom Danielson (USA) USA                     30.48
2 Tondo Xavier Vocpini (Spa) Catalana          0.15
3 Gouzang Wang (Chi) China                     0.20
4 Alecksandar Nikacevic (Yug) Yugoslavia       0.30
5 Sung Cho Ho (Kor) Korea                   
...
34 David McPartland (Aus) AIS Australia        2.42
50 David Pell (Aus) AIS Australia              3.32
72 Ben Johnson (Aus) AIS Australia             4.38
84 Gene Bates (Aus) AIS Australia              5.34
91 Simon Gerrans (Aus) AIS Australia           5.59
97 Adrian Laidler (Aus) AIS Australia          9.33

General classification after stage 5

1 Gouzhang Wang (Chi) China                 6.52.15
2 Tom Danielson (USA) USA                      0.03
3 Tondo Xavier Vocpini (Spa) Catalana          
4 Aleksandar Nikacevic (Yug) Yugoslavia        0.04
5 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Marco Polo               0.27
...
24 David Pell (Aus) AIS Australia              7.45
48 Ben Johnson (Aus) AIS Australia            12.12
55 Simon Gerrans (Aus) AIS Australia          13.36
56 David McPartland (Aus) AIS Australia       13.41
68 Adrian Laidler (Aus) AIS Australia         17.30
73 Gene Bates (Aus) AIS Australia             22.00