B World Championships - CM

South Africa, June 29-July 1, 2007

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Stage 1 - June 29: Elite Men/Women Individual Time Trial,

Asian riders dominate TT events

China's Hajun Ma on his way to victory
Photo ©: Pro Alliance Photographic

The first of the road races for the 2007 UCI B World Championships was completed in Wellington, with the women's time trials over a distance of 14.1km and the men's time trials over a distance of 28 kilometres.

Chapookham Monrudee from Thailand was the gold medallist in the ladies TT, with a time of 21:28 at an average speed of 39.409km/h. Second was Sungeun Gu from Korea and the bronze medallist was Ilze Bole of South Africa with a time of 21:38.

In the men's Time Trials, Hajun Ma from China earned a gold medal with a time of 34:45. The silver medal went to Chris Froome from Kenya with a time of 35:00 while Evgeni Wacker from Kyrgyzstan won the bronze with a time of 35:01 .

"In the men's TT, we obviously knew of Chris Froome of Kenya (who has been training recently at the UCI Academy in Switzerland) and the defending champion Evgeni Wacker but China was a bit of a surprise within a South African context," said Cycling South Africa's Carinus Lemmer. "But on the other hand we must realize that China are sharpening up for the 2008 Olympics and are gaining visibility."

Photography

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China's Hajun Ma on his way to victory in the Elite Men's Time Trial.
Men's podium (L-R): Chris Froome (Ken), Hajun Ma (Chi), and Evgeni Wacker (Kgz).
Women's podium (L-R): Sungeun Gu (Kor), Chapookham Monrudee (Tha), and Ilze Bole (RSA).

Results

Elite men
 
1 Hajun Ma (Chi)               34.45
2 Chris Froome (Ken)            0.15
3 Evgeni Wacker (Kgz)           0.16
 
Elite women
 
1 Chapookham Monrudee (Tha)    21.28
2 Sungeun Gu (Kor)                  
3 Ilze Bole (RSA)               0.10