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9th Tour of South China Sea - 2.5
China, December 26, 2004-January 1, 2005
Stage 1 - December 26: Hong Kong road race, 105.4 km
Marco Polo team report
By Remko Kramer
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The start was at the Golden Bauhinia Square in the financial district. It was so early that we could still see the flag raising ceremony. In the neutral zone we already reached speeds of over 60 km/h, but then it got quiet until we arrived at the 7 km circuit that we raced for 12 laps. On this course there are two mean climbs, and with good legs still you can take them fast at the big ring, but they wear the peloton out.
After a few laps, two groups got away. Rhys Pollock, who looked impressively strong and was in nearly every break was also in this one. But it regrouped again. This happened a second time and Marco Polo completely missed this break. Also because Rhys had a flat tyre, the caravan with cars was about one minute behind the peloton so he had no chance to get back.
There was another regrouping and then a small group with Kam Po Wong got away. Kenji went after them and caught this group after half a lap chase. Then Masa [Masahiko Mifune] went as hard as anybody up one of the climbs to catch a chase group, and he also made it to the front. When Oggi [Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh] heard that Kam Po had already left the group (without telling him ;-)) he attacked and just rode off as nobody tried to follow him. That made three Marco Polo riders in the break of 21 riders which formed.
Entering the final lap, young supertalent Alexander Hatuntsev attacked and was never caught back. Also the chase of Kam Po Wong with Vladislav Borisov failed and they sprinted for second, which was for Kam Po. Masa came in 6th and Kenji came in 12th and Oggi 15th. Marco Polo is now third on team GC behind Moskou City Sports and the Hong Kong National Team.
Photography
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Images by Francis Cerny/Nikon Camera
- The Marco Polo Cycling Team for the Tour of South China Sea 2004. L to R: Team manager Allan Wolhuter (South-Africa), Marco Polo Cycling Hong Kong manager Louis Lui, Chi Yin Leung (Hong Kong), Rhys Pollock (Australia), Masahiko Mifune (Japan), Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh (Mongolia), mechanic Yu Kau Wai (Hong Kong) and kneeling Remko Kramer (Netherlands) and John Tonks (Hong Kong national Champion).
- A little girl posing for a photo in front of the peloton before the start of the first stage of the Tour of South China Sea 2004 in Hong Kong.
Results
1 Alexander Hatuntsev (Rus) Moscow City Sports 2.22.36
2 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 0.20
3 Vladislav Borisov (Rus) Moscow City Sports
4 Jacob Nielsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens 0.26
5 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin
6 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Marco Polo Cycling Team
7 Ngai Ching Derek Wong (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong
8 Alexey Shmidt (Rus) Moscow City Sports
9 Alexey Lyalko (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team
10 Yuriy Yuda (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team
11 Petr Lazar (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha
12 Chi Yin Leung (HKg) Marco Polo Cycling Team
13 Cameron Hughes (Aus) Bicisport
14 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Japanese National Team
15 Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh (Mgl) Marco Polo Cycling Team
16 Nathan Jones (Aus) City of Perth
17 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong
18 Pavel Subrt (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha
19 Jan Sipeky (Svk) Dukla Trencin
20 Laurent Arn (Swi) Swiss National Track Team 0.38
21 Ilya Chernyshov (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team 1.30
22 Stanislav Kozubek (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha
23 Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) Moscow City Sports 2.12
24 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Japanese National Team
25 Yongbiao Zhu (Chn) Yunnan
26 Morten Christiansen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens
27 Jun Chen (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute
28 Kin San Wu (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong
29 Timothy Decker (Aus) Bicisport
30 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute
31 Xitao Ji (Chn) PLA
32 Jozef Zabka (Svk) Dukla Trencin
33 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Japanese National Team
34 Sascha Richter (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin
35 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong
36 Heng Wa Choi (Mac) Macau-Beijing Selection
37 Sergey Kolesnikov (Rus) Moscow City Sports
38 Quanjun Meng (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection
39 Alexey Kolessov (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team
40 Remko Kramer (Ned) Marco Polo Cycling Team
41 Chun Ming Tsoi (HKg) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute
42 Steven Mouritz (Aus) City of Perth
43 Tong Yu (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection
44 Felix Gniot (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin
45 Markus Kammermann (Swi) Swiss National Track Team
46 Gangzhao Gao (Chn) Guangdong
47 Yuichi Sato (Jpn) Japanese National Team
48 Ivan Kovalev (Rus) Moscow City Sports
49 Xueli Jiang (Chn) Yunnan
50 Jianshi Luo (Chn) PLA
51 Marco Von Kanel (Swi) Swiss National Track Team
52 Michael Smith Larsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens
53 Haijun Ma (Chn) PLA
54 Guo Hui (Chn) PLA
55 Cang Xu (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute
56 Jie Zhu (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute
57 Ronny Hartz (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin
58 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens
59 Armin Spitzbarth (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin
60 Maros Kovac (Svk) Dukla Trencin
61 Vladimir Bushanskiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team
62 Shuaijun Chang (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection
63 Oliver Mattmann (Swi) Swiss National Track Team
64 King Wai Cheung (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong
65 Martin Blaha (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha
66 Sulistiyono (Ina) Wismiliak
67 Fengxiong Pan (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute
68 Yunfeng Li (Chn) Yunnan
69 Martin Liska (Svk) Dukla Trencin
70 Wawam Setyobudi (Ina) Wismiliak
71 Anno Pedersen (Ned) Wismiliak
72 David John Tonks (GBr) Marco Polo Cycling Team
73 Mat Nur (Ina) Wismiliak
74 Trent Stevenson (Aus) Bicisport 2.23
75 Zhihang Jian (Chn) Guangdong
76 Bradley Hall (Aus) City of Perth 2.29
77 Adi Wibowo (Ina) Wismiliak
78 Brad Edmunds (Aus) Bicisport
79 Feng Yang (Chn) Yunnan
80 Guijun Shi (Chn) PLA 2.36
81 Robert Mitosinka (Svk) Dukla Trencin 4.42
82 Sebastian Freese (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin 5.33
83 Heath Keenan (Aus) Bicisport
84 Samai Samai (Ina) Wismiliak
85 Xiaoyong Han (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection
86 Marel Mixa (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha 17.54
86 Milan Branicky (Svk) Dukla Trencin
86 Rhys Pollock (Aus) Marco Polo Cycling Team
86 Gregor Gut (Swi) Swiss National Track Team
86 Yinhui Guo (Chn) Yunnan
91 Go Takashima (Jpn) Japanese National Team 30.14
91 Max Nielsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens
93 Yan Liu (Chn) Guangdong 42.35
93 Gang Wu (Chn) Guangdong
93 Martin Depiazzi (Aus) City of Perth
93 Biao Yang (Chn) Yunnan
97 Xiuming Cui (Chn) Guangdong 1.07.17
97 Russell Brooks (Aus) City of Perth
DNS Li Zhang (Chn) Guangdong
DNS Arian Buchwalder (Swi) Swiss National Track Team
General classification after stage 1
1 Alexander Hatuntsev (Rus) Moscow City Sports 2.22.26
2 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 0.24
3 Vladislav Borisov (Rus) Moscow City Sports 0.26
4 Jacob Nielsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens 0.36
5 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin
6 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Marco Polo Cycling Team
7 Ngai Ching Derek Wong (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong
8 Alexey Shmidt (Rus) Moscow City Sports
9 Alexey Lyalko (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team
10 Yuriy Yuda (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team
11 Petr Lazar (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha
12 Chi Yin Leung (HKg) Marco Polo Cycling Team
13 Cameron Hughes (Aus) Bicisport
14 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Japanese National Team
15 Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh (Mgl) Marco Polo Cycling Team
16 Nathan Jones (Aus) City of Perth
17 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong
18 Pavel Subrt (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha
19 Jan Sipeky (Svk) Dukla Trencin
20 Laurent Arn (Swi) Swiss National Track Team 0.48
21 Ilya Chernyshov (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team 1.40
22 Stanislav Kozubek (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha
23 Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) Moscow City Sports 2.22
24 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Japanese National Team
25 Yongbiao Zhu (Chn) Yunnan
26 Morten Christiansen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens
27 Jun Chen (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute
28 Kin San Wu (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong
29 Timothy Decker (Aus) Bicisport
30 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute
31 Xitao Ji (Chn) PLA
32 Jozef Zabka (Svk) Dukla Trencin
33 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Japanese National Team
34 Sascha Richter (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin
35 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong
36 Heng Wa Choi (Mac) Macau-Beijing Selection
37 Sergey Kolesnikov (Rus) Moscow City Sports
38 Quanjun Meng (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection
39 Alexey Kolessov (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team
40 Remko Kramer (Ned) Marco Polo Cycling Team
41 Chun Ming Tsoi (HKg) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute
42 Steven Mouritz (Aus) City of Perth
43 Tong Yu (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection
44 Felix Gniot (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin
45 Markus Kammermann (Swi) Swiss National Track Team
46 Gangzhao Gao (Chn) Guangdong
47 Yuichi Sato (Jpn) Japanese National Team
48 Ivan Kovalev (Rus) Moscow City Sports
49 Xueli Jiang (Chn) Yunnan
50 Jianshi Luo (Chn) PLA
51 Marco Von Kanel (Swi) Swiss National Track Team
52 Michael Smith Larsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens
53 Haijun Ma (Chn) PLA
54 Guo Hui (Chn) PLA
55 Cang Xu (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute
56 Jie Zhu (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute
57 Ronny Hartz (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin
58 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens
59 Armin Spitzbarth (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin
60 Maros Kovac (Svk) Dukla Trencin
61 Vladimir Bushanskiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team
62 Shuaijun Chang (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection
63 Oliver Mattmann (Swi) Swiss National Track Team
64 King Wai Cheung (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong
65 Martin Blaha (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha
66 Sulistiyono (Ina) Wismiliak
67 Fengxiong Pan (Chn) Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute
68 Yunfeng Li (Chn) Yunnan
69 Martin Liska (Svk) Dukla Trencin
70 Wawam Setyobudi (Ina) Wismiliak
71 Anno Pedersen (Ned) Wismiliak
72 David John Tonks (GBr) Marco Polo Cycling Team
73 Mat Nur (Ina) Wismiliak
74 Trent Stevenson (Aus) Bicisport 2.33
75 Zhihang Jian (Chn) Guangdong
76 Bradley Hall (Aus) City of Perth 2.39
77 Adi Wibowo (Ina) Wismiliak
78 Brad Edmunds (Aus) Bicisport
79 Feng Yang (Chn) Yunnan
80 Guijun Shi (Chn) PLA 2.46
81 Robert Mitosinka (Svk) Dukla Trencin 4.52
82 Sebastian Freese (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin 5.43
83 Heath Keenan (Aus) Bicisport
84 Samai Samai (Ina) Wismiliak
85 Xiaoyong Han (Chn) Macau-Beijing Selection
86 Marel Mixa (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha 18.04
86 Milan Branicky (Svk) Dukla Trencin
86 Rhys Pollock (Aus) Marco Polo Cycling Team
86 Gregor Gut (Swi) Swiss National Track Team
86 Yinhui Guo (Chn) Yunnan
91 Go Takashima (Jpn) Japanese National Team 30.24
91 Max Nielsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens
93 Yan Liu (Chn) Guangdong 42.45
93 Gang Wu (Chn) Guangdong
93 Martin Depiazzi (Aus) City of Perth
93 Biao Yang (Chn) Yunnan
97 Xiuming Cui (Chn) Guangdong 1.07.27
97 Russell Brooks (Aus) City of Perth
Points classification
1 Alexander Hatuntsev (Rus) Moscow City Sports 20 pts
2 Vladislav Borisov (Rus) Moscow City Sports 20
3 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 15
4 Alexey Shmidt (Rus) Moscow City Sports 12
5 Jacob Nielsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens 10
6 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Japanese National Team 8
7 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin 8
8 Alexey Lyalko (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team 7
9 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Marco Polo Cycling Team 6
10 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens 5
11 Ngai Ching Derek Wong (HKg) Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 4
12 Armin Spitzbarth (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin 4
13 Yan Liu (Chn) Guangdong 3
14 Sergey Kolesnikov (Rus) Moscow City Sports 2
15 Yuriy Yuda (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team 1
16 Jan Sipeky (Svk) Dukla Trencin 1
Teams classification
1 Moscow City Sports Association 7.08.34
2 Pocari Sweat Hong Kong 0.26
3 Marco Polo Cycling Team 0.32
4 ASC Dukla Praha 1.36
5 Kazakstan National Team
6 KED-Rad Team Berlin 4.04
7 Japan National Team
8 Dukla Trencin
9 Glud & Marstrand Horsers
10 Bicisport Australia 4.15
11 Swiss Track Team 4.16
12 City of Perth Cycling Team 4.21
13 Macau-Beijing Selection 5.50
14 Hong Kong & Shanghai Sports Institute
15 PLA
16 Wismilak Cycling Team
17 Yunnan
18 Guangdong 46.24
