Tour de Taiwan - 2.2

Taiwan, March 9-15, 2008

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Stage 1 - March 9: Love River Criterium, 88 km (2.2 km x 40 laps)

Photography

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Images by Greg Chang/PhotoSport International

Locals perform for the fans that have lined the streets for the event's opening stage.
A drummer builds up the tension as riders get ready to race.
Defending champion Shawn Milne (Team Type 1) signs on for the 2008 race.
Team Type 1's Phil Southerland, from the United States of America, warms up for the stage.
The peloton rolls out on the first stage of the 2008 Tour de Taiwan.
Action heats up at the head of the peloton as the race gets underway.
Defending champion Shawn Milne (Team Type 1) leads the peloton.
Takashi Miyazawa (Team Meitan Hompo-GDR) attacks the peloton early in the race.
Japan's Takashi Miyazawa (Team Meitan Hompo-GDR) rides in a small group.
Wong Kam-Po (Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team) drives a small break.
American Kirk O'bee rides with his Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis team-mates.
A Malaysian rider drives the six-person break-away.
Stage winner Wong Kam-Po (Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team) rides in the bunch.
Team Meitan Hompo-GDR riders help push the high-pace.
A Merida rider gives his bike a wash as the peloton rolls along.
Riders take a tumble into the barrier causing a problem for riders behind.
The stage had a neutral service bike...
...but HealthNet had an unusual service bike of its own.
Wong Kam-Po starts celebrating before the Hong Kong rider even crosses the line.
Hong Kong's Wong Kam-Po was the clear winner on Taiwan's opening stage.
Wong Kam-Po (Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team) celebrates after taking victory on the first stage.
The peloton weaves it's way through the city streets.
John Murphy (Healthnet) Points Leader
Wong Kam-Po Yellow Champagne
The peloton was lead by an unusual character.
Passing one of the many landmarks along the way.

Results

1 Wong Kam-Po (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team                      1.57.04 (45.102 km/h)
2 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Meitan Hompo-GDR
3 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) AISAN Racing Team
4 Mateusz Mroz (Pol) Merida Europe Team
5 Misbah Muhamad Rauf Nur (Mas) Malaysian National Team
6 Kirk O'Bee (USA) Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis
7 John Murphy (USA) Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis
8 Seon Ho Park (Kor) Seoul City Cycling Team
9 Stefan L�ffler (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team
10 Daniele Defranceschi (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee Cycling Team
11 Krzysztof Jezowski (Pol) Merida Europe Team
12 Peter McDonald (Aus) Drapac Porsche Development Program Team
13 Po Hung Wu (Tpe) Kinan CCD Team
14 Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Porsche Development Program Team
15 Mifune Masahiko (Jpn) e-MA Cycling Team
16 Sung Baek Park (Kor) Seoul City Cycling Team
17 Vladimir Yesid Lopez Gil (Col) Polygon Sweet Nice Racing Team
18 Peter Morse (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee Cycling Team
19 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team
20 Marek Wesoly (Pol) Merida Europe Team
21 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweet Nice Racing Team
22 Saleh Mohd Zamri (Mas) Malaysian National Team
23 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) AISAN Racing Team
24 Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Japan National Team
25 Emile Abraham (Tri) Team Type 1
26 Kuan Hua Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team
27 Abdulah Rizza Pahlavi (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Racing Team
28 Valeriyl Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1
29 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano
30 Mohd Zahit Mohd Sayuti (Mas) Malaysian National Team
31 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team
32 Shawn Milne (USA) Team Type 1
33 Jaroslaw Rebiewski (Pol) Merida Europe Team
34 James Stewart (GBr) KFS Special Vehicles
35 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Racing Team
36 Kazushige Kuboki (Jpn) Japan National Team
37 Chris Jones (USA) Team Type 1
38 Richard Sykes-Popham (GBr) KFS Special Vehicles
39 Corey Collier (USA) Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis
40 Yin-Chih Wang (Tpe) Team Meitan Hompo-GDR
41 Akira Sumoto (Jpn) Kinan CCD Team
42 Ahmad Lutfi Muhammad Fauzan (Mas) Malaysian National Team
43 Wei Chieh Liu (Tpe) Kinan CCD Team
44 Chris Lintaman (Can) MAO Asia Team
45 Robert Williams (Aus) Drapac Porsche Development Program Team
46 Grzegorz Zoledziowski (Pol) Merida Europe Team
47 Wei Cheng Lee (Tpe) Taichung County Team
48 Manabu Hirose (Jpn) Kinan CCD Team
49 Satoshi Hirose (Jpn) AISAN Racing Team
50 Kao An Li (Tpe) Taichung County Team
51 Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) AISAN Racing Team
52 Erik Hoffmann (Nam) Giant Asia Racing Team
53 Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Japan National Team
54 Thijs Braber (Ned) Ruiter Dakkapellen Wielerteam
55 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano
56 Shu Ming Liu (Tpe) e-MA Cycling Team
57 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano
58 Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano
59 Germ Van Den Burg (Ned) Ruiter Dakkapellen Wielerteam
60 Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team
61 Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team
62 Masakazu Ito (Jpn) Japan National Team
63 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Team Meitan Hompo-GDR
64 Daniel Braunsteins (Aus) Drapac Porsche Development Program Team
65 Shuai Chun Chiang (Tpe) Taichung County Team
66 Angus Morton (Aus) Drapac Porsche Development Program Team
67 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano
68 Kyle Gritters (USA) Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis
69 Kenichiro Tose (Jpn) e-MA Cycling Team
70 Roman Kilun (USA) Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis
71 David Mccann (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team
72 Dafydd Dylan (GBr) KFS Special Vehicles
73 Yung Hua Cheng (Tpe) MAO Asia Team
74 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Team Meitan Hompo-GDR
75 Jody Tesselaar (Ned) Ruiter Dakkapellen Wielerteam
76 Ho Ting Kwok (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team
77 Ki Hong Yoo (Kor) Seoul City Cycling Team
78 Bryson Bowers (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee Cycling Team
79 Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Malaysian National Team
80 Yu-Wei Huang (Tpe) e-MA Cycling Team
81 Kieran Frend (GBr) KFS Special Vehicles
82 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Racing Team
83 Li Yao Chiang (Tpe) MAO Asia Team
84 Tom Slagter (Ned) Ruiter Dakkapellen Wielerteam
85 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) AISAN Racing Team
86 Tim Kao (Tpe) MAO Asia Team
87 Seiichi Koshinomi (Jpn) Japan National Team
88 Phil Southerland (USA) Team Type 1
89 Seok Kyu Suh (Kor) Seoul City Cycling Team
90 Chun Kai Feng (Tpe) Kinan CCD Team
91 Gu Hyeon Kim (Kor) Seoul City Cycling Team                          2.37
92 Greg Roche (GBr) KFS Special Vehicles                               2.49
93 Braley R Shane (USA) Jet Fuel Coffee Cycling Team                   2.50
94 Enrico Traini (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee Cycling Team                   14.10
DNF Tsun-Kuei Chen (Tpe) e-MA Cycling Team
DNF Shin Chang Huang (Tpe) Taichung County Team
DNF Chien Ting Chen (Tpe) Taichung County Team
DNF Yan Yi Liou (Tpe) MAO Asia Team
 
General Classification after Stage 1
 
1 Wong Kam-Po (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team                      1.56.54
2 John Murphy (USA) Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis    0.01
3 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Meitan Hompo-GDR                         0.02
4 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) AISAN Racing Team                              0.05
5 Emile Abraham (Tri) Team Type 1                                      0.06
6 Stefan L�ffler (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team                          0.09
7 Erik Hoffmann (Nam) Giant Asia Racing Team
8 Mateusz Mroz (Pol) Merida Europe Team                                0.10
9 Misbah Muhamad Rauf Nur (Mas) Malaysian National Team
10 Kirk O'Bee (USA) Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis
11 Seon Ho Park (Kor) Seoul City Cycling Team
12 Daniele Defranceschi (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee Cycling Team
13 Krzysztof Jezowski (Pol) Merida Europe Team
14 Peter McDonald (Aus) Drapac Porsche Development Program Team
15 Po Hung Wu (Tpe) Kinan CCD Team
16 Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Porsche Development Program Team
17 Mifune Masahiko (Jpn) e-MA Cycling Team
18 Sung Baek Park (Kor) Seoul City Cycling Team
19 Vladimir Yesid Lopez Gil (Col) Polygon Sweet Nice Racing Team
20 Peter Morse (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee Cycling Team
21 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team
22 Marek Wesoly (Pol) Merida Europe Team
23 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweet Nice Racing Team
24 Saleh Mohd Zamri (Mas) Malaysian National Team
25 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) AISAN Racing Team
26 Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Japan National Team
27 Kuan Hua Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team
28 Abdulah Rizza Pahlavi (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Racing Team
29 Valeriyl Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1
30 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano
31 Mohd Zahit Mohd Sayuti (Mas) Malaysian National Team
32 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team
33 Shawn Milne (USA) Team Type 1
34 Jaroslaw Rebiewski (Pol) Merida Europe Team
35 James Stewart (GBr) KFS Special Vehicles
36 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Racing Team
37 Kazushige Kuboki (Jpn) Japan National Team
38 Chris Jones (USA) Team Type 1
39 Richard Sykes-Popham (GBr) KFS Special Vehicles
40 Corey Collier (USA) Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis
41 Yin-Chih Wang (Tpe) Team Meitan Hompo-GDR
42 Akira Sumoto (Jpn) Kinan CCD Team
43 Ahmad Lutfi Muhammad Fauzan (Mas) Malaysian National Team
44 Wei Chieh Liu (Tpe) Kinan CCD Team
45 Chris Lintaman (Can) MAO Asia Team
46 Robert Williams (Aus) Drapac Porsche Development Program Team
47 Grzegorz Zoledziowski (Pol) Merida Europe Team
48 Wei Cheng Lee (Tpe) Taichung County Team
49 Manabu Hirose (Jpn) Kinan CCD Team
50 Satoshi Hirose (Jpn) AISAN Racing Team
51 Kao An Li (Tpe) Taichung County Team
52 Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) AISAN Racing Team
53 Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Japan National Team
54 Thijs Braber (Ned) Ruiter Dakkapellen Wielerteam
55 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano
56 Shu Ming Liu (Tpe) e-MA Cycling Team
57 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano
58 Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano
59 Germ Van Den Burg (Ned) Ruiter Dakkapellen Wielerteam
60 Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team
61 Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team
62 Masakazu Ito (Jpn) Japan National Team
63 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Team Meitan Hompo-GDR
64 Daniel Braunsteins (Aus) Drapac Porsche Development Program Team
65 Shuai Chun Chiang (Tpe) Taichung County Team
66 Angus Morton (Aus) Drapac Porsche Development Program Team
67 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano
68 Kyle Gritters (USA) Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis
69 Kenichiro Tose (Jpn) e-MA Cycling Team
70 Roman Kilun (USA) Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis
71 David Mccann (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team
72 Dafydd Dylan (GBr) KFS Special Vehicles
73 Yung Hua Cheng (Tpe) MAO Asia Team
74 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Team Meitan Hompo-GDR
75 Jody Tesselaar (Ned) Ruiter Dakkapellen Wielerteam
76 Ho Ting Kwok (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team
77 Ki Hong Yoo (Kor) Seoul City Cycling Team
78 Bryson Bowers (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee Cycling Team
79 Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Malaysian National Team
80 Yu-Wei Huang (Tpe) e-MA Cycling Team
81 Kieran Frend (GBr) KFS Special Vehicles
82 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Racing Team
83 Li Yao Chiang (Tpe) MAO Asia Team
84 Tom Slagter (Ned) Ruiter Dakkapellen Wielerteam
85 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) AISAN Racing Team
86 Tim Kao (Tpe) MAO Asia Team
87 Seiichi Koshinomi (Jpn) Japan National Team
88 Phil Southerland (USA) Team Type 1
89 Seok Kyu Suh (Kor) Seoul City Cycling Team
90 Chun Kai Feng (Tpe) Kinan CCD Team
91 Gu Hyeon Kim (Kor) Seoul City Cycling Team                          2.47
92 Greg Roche (GBr) KFS Special Vehicles                               2.59
93 Braley R Shane (USA) Jet Fuel Coffee Cycling Team                   3.00
94 Enrico Traini (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee Cycling Team                   14.20
 
Points classification
 
1 John Murphy (USA) Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis      19 pts
2 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Meitan Hompo-GDR                           15
3 Wong Kam-Po (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team                           14
4 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) AISAN Racing Team                                11
5 Mateusz Mroz (Pol) Merida Europe Team                                   8
6 Emile Abraham (Tri) Team Type 1                                         6
7 Misbah Muhamad Rauf Nur (Mas) Malaysian National Team                   6
8 Kirk O'Bee (USA) Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis        5
9 Stefan L�ffler (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team                             3
10 Seon Ho Park (Kor) Seoul City Cycling Team                             3
11 Erik Hoffmann (Nam) Giant Asia Racing Team                             1
12 Daniele Defranceschi (Can) Jet Fuel Coffee Cycling Team                1
 
Asian rider classification
 
1 Wong Kam-Po (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team                      1.56.54
2 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Meitan Hompo-GDR                         0.02
3 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) AISAN Racing Team                              0.05
4 Misbah Muhamad Rauf Nur (Mas) Malaysian National Team                0.10
5 Seon Ho Park (Kor) Seoul City Cycling Team
6 Po Hung Wu (Tpe) Kinan CCD Team
7 Mifune Masahiko (Jpn) e-MA Cycling Team
8 Sung Baek Park (Kor) Seoul City Cycling Team
9 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team
10 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweet Nice Racing Team
11 Saleh Mohd Zamri (Mas) Malaysian National Team
12 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) AISAN Racing Team
13 Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Japan National Team
14 Kuan Hua Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team
15 Abdulah Rizza Pahlavi (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Racing Team
16 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano
17 Mohd Zahit Mohd Sayuti (Mas) Malaysian National Team
18 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team
19 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Racing Team
20 Kazushige Kuboki (Jpn) Japan National Team
21 Yin-Chih Wang (Tpe) Team Meitan Hompo-GDR
22 Akira Sumoto (Jpn) Kinan CCD Team
23 Ahmad Lutfi Muhammad Fauzan (Mas) Malaysian National Team
24 Wei Chieh Liu (Tpe) Kinan CCD Team
25 Wei Cheng Lee (Tpe) Taichung County Team
26 Manabu Hirose (Jpn) Kinan CCD Team
27 Satoshi Hirose (Jpn) AISAN Racing Team
28 Kao An Li (Tpe) Taichung County Team
29 Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) AISAN Racing Team
30 Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Japan National Team
31 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano
32 Shu Ming Liu (Tpe) e-MA Cycling Team
33 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano
34 Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano
35 Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team
36 Masakazu Ito (Jpn) Japan National Team
37 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Team Meitan Hompo-GDR
38 Shuai Chun Chiang (Tpe) Taichung County Team
39 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano
40 Kenichiro Tose (Jpn) e-MA Cycling Team
41 Yung Hua Cheng (Tpe) MAO Asia Team
42 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Team Meitan Hompo-GDR
43 Ho Ting Kwok (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team
44 Ki Hong Yoo (Kor) Seoul City Cycling Team
45 Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Malaysian National Team
46 Yu-Wei Huang (Tpe) e-MA Cycling Team
47 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Racing Team
48 Li Yao Chiang (Tpe) MAO Asia Team
49 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) AISAN Racing Team
50 Tim Kao (Tpe) MAO Asia Team
51 Seiichi Koshinomi (Jpn) Japan National Team
52 Seok Kyu Suh (Kor) Seoul City Cycling Team
53 Chun Kai Feng (Tpe) Kinan CCD Team
54 Gu Hyeon Kim (Kor) Seoul City Cycling Team                          2.47
 
Tawain rider classification
 
1 Po Hung Wu (Tpe) Kinan CCD Team                                   1.57.04
2 Kuan Hua Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team
3 Yin-Chih Wang (Tpe) Team Meitan Hompo-GDR
4 Wei Chieh Liu (Tpe) Kinan CCD Team
5 Wei Cheng Lee (Tpe) Taichung County Team
6 Kao An Li (Tpe) Taichung County Team
7 Shu Ming Liu (Tpe) e-MA Cycling Team
8 Shuai Chun Chiang (Tpe) Taichung County Team
9 Yung Hua Cheng (Tpe) MAO Asia Team
10 Yu-Wei Huang (Tpe) e-MA Cycling Team
11 Li Yao Chiang (Tpe) MAO Asia Team
12 Tim Kao (Tpe) MAO Asia Team
13 Chun Kai Feng (Tpe) Kinan CCD Team
 
Team classification
 
1 Merida Europe Team                                                5.51.12
2 Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team
3 The Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis
4 Malaysian National Team
5 Polygon Sweet Nice Racing Team
6 Drapac Porsche Development Program Team
7 AISAN Racing Team
8 Team Type 1
9 Giant Asia Racing Team
10 Kinan CCD Team
11 Seoul City Cycling Team
12 Team Meitan Hompo-GDR
13 Jet Fuel Coffee Cycling Team
14 Japan National Team
15 e-MA Cycling Team
16 Team Skil-Shimano
17 KFS Special Vehicles
18 Taichung County Team
19 Ruiter Dakkapellen Wielerteam
20 MAO Asia Team