Tour of Qinghai Lake - 2.5

China, July 27 - August 3, 2002

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Stage 9 - August 3: Xining City circuit race, 100 km

Australian team report

By Brian Stephens, AIS U23 coach

Today's stage attracted huge crowds as have all the stages of this tour. The circuit was an extended version of the one used for the 1st stage. There was plenty of attacks throughout the stage but nothing was allowed to get more than 30 seconds before it was brought back by the controlling American and Collstrop riders. David Pell had a big go with 4km remaining but was caught at 2km to go. Finally it was a Korean rider who gave the sprinters the slip and won with a small gap.

Results

1 Ho Sung Cho (Kor) Korea                   2.08.47
2 Marco Bos (Ned) Tegeltoko                 
3 Sebastien Dulucq (Fra) Aguitaine             
4 Aerden Van Der (Bel) Collstrop               
5 Ribin Reid (NZ) Marco Polo                 
...
31 Gene Bates (Aus) AIS Australia              
35 Dave McPartland (Aus) AIS Australia         
39 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Marco Polo              
68 Simon Gerrans (Aus) AIS Australia           0.11
80 Adrian Laidler (Aus) AIS Australia          0.21
81 Ben Johnson (Aus) AIS Australia             0.24
89 David Pell (Aus) AIS Australia              1.28

Final general classification

1 Tom Danielson (USA) USA                  17.59.25
2 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Marco Polo               2.10
3 Tondo Xavier Vocpini (Spa) Catalunya         3.18
4 Gouzang Wang (Chi) China                     3.38
5 Michael Carter (USA) USA                     4.26
...
25 Dave McPartland (Aus) AIS Australia        26.30
29 Ben Johnson (Aus) AIS Australia            27.32
39 David Pell (Aus) AIS Australia             33.13
43 Adrian Laidler (Aus) AIS Australia         34.57
53 Simon Gerrans (Aus) AIS Australia          40.07
54 Gene Bates (Aus) AIS Australia             41.25