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Tour de Taiwan - 2.2

Taiwan, March 18-24, 2007

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Stage 4 - March 21: Chang Hua - Baguashan, 117.4 km

Blustery day causes havoc on GC

Riders were greeted with strong winds at the start of stage four in Chang Hua, and with a long climb with 23km to go followed by a short uphill finish, the day would see a big re-shuffling in the general classification. Hong Kong rider Wong Kam Po lead a ten man breakaway after the first intermediate sprint, but the Drapac Porsche team brought things back together, and then launched Robert McLachlan on the attack, but the bunch all came together in advance of the 5 km in 6% climb.

On the climb, Darren Lapthorne(Team Drapac Porsche) attacked and gained a 20 second lead, and was chased by a six-man group including Frank Pipp (Team Health Net P/S Maxxis). With yellow jersey Dean Windsor in the second group, and losing time, Pipp drove the break of Darren Lapthorne (Team Drapac Porsche), Shawn Milne (Team Health Net / Maxxis), Morten Knudsen (Continental Cycling Team Differdange), Jai Crawford, Ghader Mizbani and Hossein Askari (Team Giant Asia) to open up more than a minute to the yellow jersey. The best Asian rider of Le Tour De Langkawi, Ghader Mizbani, attacked on last 500 meter climb took the stage win, while Frank Pipp rode his way into the yellow jersey in fourth place. Shawn Milne kept the green sprint jersey, while local rider Wang Yin-Chih became the best local rider with his tenth place finish.

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Results

1 Ghader Mizbani (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team                                           2.41.25 (43.63 km/h)
2 Jai Crawford (Aus) Giant Asia Racing Team                                                0.05
3 Morten Knudsen (Den) Continental Cycling Team Differdange                                0.07
4 Frank Pipp (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                                          0.08
5 Hossein Askari (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team                                              0.10
6 Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac Porsche                                                    0.12
7 Shawn Milne (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                                         1.03
8 Steffen Greger (Ger) Merida Europe Team                                                  1.13
9 Paul Griffin (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                                                1.15
10 Yin-Chih Wang (Tpe) e-MA Team                                                               
11 Chun Kai Feng (Tpe) Taiwan Kinan CCD                                                        
12 Um Jung Il (Kor) Uijeongbu City Cycling                                                 1.18
13 Christian Poos (Lux) Continental Cycling Team Differdange                               1.21
14 Yevgeniy Yakovlev (Kaz) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                         1.26
15 Matthew Crane (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                                          
16 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong Team                                                        1.27
17 Dean Windsor (Aus) Drapac Porsche                                                       1.30
18 Komsan Karnbanchee (Tha) Thai National Team                                             1.34
19 Christophe Masson (Fra) Continental Cycling Team Differdange                            1.35
20 Satoshi Hirose (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                                                  1.43
21 Robert McLachlan (Aus) Drapac Porsche                                                   1.44
22 Tom Southam (GBr) Drapac Porsche                                                        2.11
23 Ho-Ting Kwok (HKg) e-MA Team                                                            2.31
25 Kouhei Uchima (Jpn) Team Okinawa                                                        2.34
26 Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong Team                                                         3.17
27 Po-Hung Wu (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                                                     3.22
28 Choi Suk Yoon (Kor) Uijeongbu City Cycling                                              3.23
29 Tjarco Cuppens (Ned) Team PZ Racing                                                     3.24
30 Le Van Duan (Vie) Vietnam National Road Team                                            3.26
31 Kim Young Sik (Kor) Uijeongbu City Cycling                                              3.27
32 Razak Moho Faris A. (Mas) Malaysian National Team                                       3.29
33 Hassan Suhardi (Mas) Malaysian National Team                                            3.33
34 Okart Bualoi (Tha) Thai National Team                                                   3.34
35 Peter Schmid (Ger) Merida Europe Team                                                   3.35
36 Mai Cong Hieu (Vie) Vietnam National Road Team                                              
37 Takamitsu Tsuji (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano                                                 3.36
38 Kuei Hsiang Peng (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                                           3.39
39 Kao An Lee (Tpe) Taichung County Cycling Team                                           3.40
40 Tanet Pitthayathonlert (Tha) Thai National Team                                         3.41
41 Julian Rammler (Ger) Team PZ Racing                                                         
42 Kaoru Ouchi (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano                                                     3.42
43 Robert Wijaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                                 
44 Shih Chang Huang (Tpe) Taiwan Kinan CCD                                                 3.43
45 Masaru Fukuhara (Jpn) Team Okinawa                                                      3.44
46 Takeshi Igarashi (Jpn) Team Okinawa                                                     3.45
47 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                                
48 Seree Ruangsiri (Tha) Thai National Team                                                3.46
49 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong Team                                                     3.49
50 Kyle Gritters (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                                      4.08
51 Ahmad Luffi Md. Fauzan (Mas) Malaysian National Team                                    4.15
52 Eddy Forner (Ita) Continental Cycling Team Differdange                                  4.26
53 Kenichi Suzuki (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                                                  4.29
54 Andreas Mayr (Ger) Merida Europe Team                                                       
55 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                                                   4.33
56 Wei Cheng Lee (Tpe) Taichung County Cycling Team                                        4.49
57 Heng Hui Lin (Tpe) Taichung County Cycling Team                                         4.50
58 Budi Santoso (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                              5.00
59 Yung-Hua Cheng (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                                                 5.07
60 Md. Zamri Saller (Mas) Malaysian National Team                                          5.10
61 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                               5.21
62 Kyoshi Miura (Jpn) Taiwan Kinan CCD                                                     5.24
63 Hsin-Hua Huang (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                                                 5.35
64 Yeon Je Sung (Kor) Uijeongbu City Cycling                                               6.57
65 King Feng Liu (Tpe) Taichung County Cycling Team                                        7.23
66 Tsun-Kuei Chen (Tpe) e-MA Team                                                          7.29
67 Christian Knorr (Den) Continental Cycling Team Differdange                                  
68 Chris Lintaman (Can) Team PZ Racing                                                     7.30
69 Daniel Thorsen (Aus) Drapac Porsche                                                     7.44
70 Benjamin Diemer (Ger) Merida Europe Team                                                7.46
71 Roman Kilun (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                                        7.56
72 Juergen Kotulla (Ger) Merida Europe Team                                                    
73 Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Malaysian National Team                                             8.04
74 Masamichi Yamamoto (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano                                              8.12
75 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                                                     
76 Chi-Fu Liang (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                                                   9.40
77 Hsin-Hsien Lee (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                                                 9.48
HD Christian Gertz (Ger) Team PZ Racing                                                        
HD Yu-Wei Huang (Tpe) e-MA Team                                                                
HD Do Tuan Anh (Vie) Vietnam National Road Team                                                
HD Jatupoom Lekawat (Tha) Thai National Team                                                   
DNF Kazuyuki Matsunaga (Jpn) Team Okinawa                                                      
DNF Kouya Tanaka (Jpn) Team Okinawa                                                            
DNF Chi Sheng Huang (Tpe) Taichung County Cycling Team                                         
DNF Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong Team                                                         
 
General classification after stage four
 
1 Frank Pipp (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                                       2.41.33
2 Dean Windsor (Aus) Drapac Porsche                                                        1.12
3 Satoshi Hirose (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                                                   1.32
4 Hossein Askari (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team                                              1.57
5 Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac Porsche                                                    2.01
6 Shawn Milne (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                                         2.25
7 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong Team                                                         3.19
8 Ghader Mizbani (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team                                                  
9 Christian Poos (Lux) Continental Cycling Team Differdange                                3.21
10 Um Jung Il (Kor) Uijeongbu City Cycling                                                 3.22
11 Robert McLachlan (Aus) Drapac Porsche                                                   3.36
12 Yevgeniy Yakovlev (Kaz) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                         3.58
13 Komsan Karnbanchee (Tha) Thai National Team                                             4.43
14 Morten Knudsen (Den) Continental Cycling Team Differdange                               4.44
15 Christophe Masson (Fra) Continental Cycling Team Differdange                            5.02
16 Andreas Mayr (Ger) Merida Europe Team                                                   5.14
17 Choi Suk Yoon (Kor) Uijeongbu City Cycling                                              5.27
18 Tom Southam (GBr) Drapac Porsche                                                        5.37
19 Steffen Greger (Ger) Merida Europe Team                                                 5.52
20 Yin-Chih Wang (Tpe) e-MA Team                                                           5.56
21 Paul Griffin (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                                                   
22 Matthew Crane (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                                      6.07
23 Chun Kai Feng (Tpe) Taiwan Kinan CCD                                                    6.16
24 Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong Team                                                         6.29
25 Mai Cong Hieu (Vie) Vietnam National Road Team                                          6.47
26 Masaru Fukuhara (Jpn) Team Okinawa                                                      6.53
27 Ho-Ting Kwok (HKg) e-MA Team                                                            7.12
28 Kouhei Uchima (Jpn) Team Okinawa                                                        7.13
29 Kyle Gritters (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                                      7.34
30 Tjarco Cuppens (Ned) Team PZ Racing                                                     7.47
31 Po-Hung Wu (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                                                     8.03
32 Razak Moho Faris A. (Mas) Malaysian National Team                                       8.10
33 Hassan Suhardi (Mas) Malaysian National Team                                            8.14
34 Peter Schmid (Ger) Merida Europe Team                                                   8.16
35 Takamitsu Tsuji (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano                                                 8.17
36 Kuei Hsiang Peng (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                                           8.20
37 Kao An Lee (Tpe) Taichung County Cycling Team                                           8.21
38 Julian Rammler (Ger) Team PZ Racing                                                     8.22
39 Robert Wijaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                             8.23
40 Kaoru Ouchi (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano                                                         
41 Takeshi Igarashi (Jpn) Team Okinawa                                                     8.26
42 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                                
43 Le Van Duan (Vie) Vietnam National Road Team                                            8.46
44 Kim Young Sik (Kor) Uijeongbu City Cycling                                              8.47
45 Okart Bualoi (Tha) Thai National Team                                                   8.54
46 Tanet Pitthayathonlert (Tha) Thai National Team                                         9.01
47 Shih Chang Huang (Tpe) Taiwan Kinan CCD                                                 9.03
48 Seree Ruangsiri (Tha) Thai National Team                                                9.06
49 Eddy Forner (Ita) Continental Cycling Team Differdange                                  9.07
50 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong Team                                                     9.09
51 Kenichi Suzuki (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                                                  9.10
52 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                                                   9.14
53 Budi Santoso (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                              9.41
54 Md. Zamri Saller (Mas) Malaysian National Team                                          9.51
55 Christian Knorr (Den) Continental Cycling Team Differdange                              9.54
56 Ahmad Luffi Md. Fauzan (Mas) Malaysian National Team                                    9.55
57 Masamichi Yamamoto (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano                                             10.04
58 Wei Cheng Lee (Tpe) Taichung County Cycling Team                                       10.09
59 Hsin-Hua Huang (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                                                10.16
60 Yung-Hua Cheng (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                                                10.27
61 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                                                10.43
62 Kyoshi Miura (Jpn) Taiwan Kinan CCD                                                    10.44
63 Heng Hui Lin (Tpe) Taichung County Cycling Team                                        11.15
64 Yeon Je Sung (Kor) Uijeongbu City Cycling                                              11.38
65 Tsun-Kuei Chen (Tpe) e-MA Team                                                         12.10
66 Roman Kilun (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                                       12.26
67 Juergen Kotulla (Ger) Merida Europe Team                                               12.37
68 King Feng Liu (Tpe) Taichung County Cycling Team                                       12.43
69 Benjamin Diemer (Ger) Merida Europe Team                                               13.06
70 Chris Lintaman (Can) Team PZ Racing                                                    13.20
71 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                              13.41
72 Jai Crawford (Aus) Giant Asia Racing Team                                              13.57
73 Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Malaysian National Team                                            14.35
74 Chi-Fu Liang (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                                                  15.00
75 Hsin-Hsien Lee (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                                                15.53
76 Daniel Thorsen (Aus) Drapac Porsche                                                    22.58
77 Do Tuan Anh (Vie) Vietnam National Road Team                                           49.07
78 Yu-Wei Huang (Tpe) e-MA Team                                                           49.45
79 Jatupoom Lekawat (Tha) Thai National Team                                              49.52
80 Christian Gertz (Ger) Team PZ Racing                                                   51.07
 
Team classification
 
1 Drapac Porsche                                                                       30.21.25
2 Health Net Presented By Maxxis                                                           1.38
3 Giant Asia Racing Team                                                                   4.11
4 Continental Cycling Team Differdange                                                     5.08
5 Hong Kong Team                                                                           9.14
6 Uijeongbu City Cycling                                                                  10.56
7 Aisan Racing Team                                                                       11.58
8 Merida Europe Team                                                                      13.26
9 Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                                                 14.49
10 Team Okinawa                                                                           16.36
11 Thai National Team                                                                     16.40
12 e-MA Team                                                                              19.17
13 Malaysian National Team                                                                19.39
14 Taiwan Kinan CCD                                                                       20.02
15 Team Skil-Shimano                                                                      20.47
16 Chinese Taipei CKT                                                                     22.45
17 Taichung County Cycling Team                                                           22.59
18 Team PZ Racing                                                                         23.38
19 Vietnam National Road Team                                                             58.39
 
Points classification
 
1 Shawn Milne (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                                           48 pts
2 Frank Pipp (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                                            40
3 Dean Windsor (Aus) Drapac Porsche                                                          38
4 Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac Porsche                                                      30
5 Satoshi Hirose (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                                                     29
6 Hossein Askari (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team                                                28
7 Christian Poos (Lux) Continental Cycling Team Differdange                                  28
8 Robert McLachlan (Aus) Drapac Porsche                                                      27
9 Andreas Mayr (Ger) Merida Europe Team                                                      26
10 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong Team                                                          21
11 Tjarco Cuppens (Ned) Team PZ Racing                                                       21
12 Yevgeniy Yakovlev (Kaz) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                           18
13 Ghader Mizbani (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team                                               16
14 Christian Knorr (Den) Continental Cycling Team Differdange                                16
15 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                                                   15
16 Jai Crawford (Aus) Giant Asia Racing Team                                                 14
17 Morten Knudsen (Den) Continental Cycling Team Differdange                                 13
18 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong Team                                                        13
19 Masamichi Yamamoto (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano                                                13
20 Um Jung Il (Kor) Uijeongbu City Cycling                                                   12
21 Komsan Karnbanchee (Tha) Thai National Team                                               12
22 Choi Suk Yoon (Kor) Uijeongbu City Cycling                                                11
23 Masaru Fukuhara (Jpn) Team Okinawa                                                        10
24 Steffen Greger (Ger) Merida Europe Team                                                   10
25 Kouhei Uchima (Jpn) Team Okinawa                                                          10
26 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                                                      9
27 Paul Griffin (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                                                  7
28 Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong Team                                                            7
29 Kyle Gritters (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                                         7
30 Yin-Chih Wang (Tpe) e-MA Team                                                              6
31 Mai Cong Hieu (Vie) Vietnam National Road Team                                             6
32 Takamitsu Tsuji (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano                                                    6
33 Chun Kai Feng (Tpe) Taiwan Kinan CCD                                                       5
34 Eddy Forner (Ita) Continental Cycling Team Differdange                                     5
35 Tom Southam (GBr) Drapac Porsche                                                           3
36 Christophe Masson (Fra) Continental Cycling Team Differdange                               1
37 Matthew Crane (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis                                         1
38 Po-Hung Wu (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                                                        1
 
Asian rider classification
 
1 Satoshi Hirose (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                                               10.06.40
2 Hossein Askari (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team                                              1.57
3 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong Team                                                         3.19
4 Ghader Mizbani (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team                                                  
5 Um Jung Il (Kor) Uijeongbu City Cycling                                                  3.22
6 Yevgeniy Yakovlev (Kaz) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                          3.58
7 Komsan Karnbanchee (Tha) Thai National Team                                              4.43
8 Choi Suk Yoon (Kor) Uijeongbu City Cycling                                               5.27
9 Yin-Chih Wang (Tpe) e-MA Team                                                            5.56
10 Chun Kai Feng (Tpe) Taiwan Kinan CCD                                                    6.16
11 Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong Team                                                         6.29
12 Mai Cong Hieu (Vie) Vietnam National Road Team                                          6.47
13 Masaru Fukuhara (Jpn) Team Okinawa                                                      6.53
14 Ho-Ting Kwok (HKg) e-MA Team                                                            7.12
15 Kouhei Uchima (Jpn) Team Okinawa                                                        7.13
16 Po-Hung Wu (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                                                     8.03
17 Razak Moho Faris A. (Mas) Malaysian National Team                                       8.10
18 Hassan Suhardi (Mas) Malaysian National Team                                            8.14
19 Takamitsu Tsuji (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano                                                 8.17
20 Kuei Hsiang Peng (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                                           8.20
21 Kao An Lee (Tpe) Taichung County Cycling Team                                           8.21
22 Robert Wijaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                             8.23
23 Kaoru Ouchi (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano                                                         
24 Takeshi Igarashi (Jpn) Team Okinawa                                                     8.26
25 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                                
26 Le Van Duan (Vie) Vietnam National Road Team                                            8.46
27 Kim Young Sik (Kor) Uijeongbu City Cycling                                              8.47
28 Okart Bualoi (Tha) Thai National Team                                                   8.54
29 Tanet Pitthayathonlert (Tha) Thai National Team                                         9.01
30 Shih Chang Huang (Tpe) Taiwan Kinan CCD                                                 9.03
31 Seree Ruangsiri (Tha) Thai National Team                                                9.06
32 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong Team                                                     9.09
33 Kenichi Suzuki (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                                                  9.10
34 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                                                   9.14
35 Budi Santoso (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                              9.41
36 Md. Zamri Saller (Mas) Malaysian National Team                                          9.51
37 Ahmad Luffi Md. Fauzan (Mas) Malaysian National Team                                    9.55
38 Masamichi Yamamoto (Jpn) Team Skil-Shimano                                             10.04
39 Wei Cheng Lee (Tpe) Taichung County Cycling Team                                       10.09
40 Hsin-Hua Huang (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                                                10.16
41 Yung-Hua Cheng (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                                                10.27
42 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                                                10.43
43 Kyoshi Miura (Jpn) Taiwan Kinan CCD                                                    10.44
44 Heng Hui Lin (Tpe) Taichung County Cycling Team                                        11.15
45 Yeon Je Sung (Kor) Uijeongbu City Cycling                                              11.38
46 Tsun-Kuei Chen (Tpe) e-MA Team                                                         12.10
47 King Feng Liu (Tpe) Taichung County Cycling Team                                       12.43
48 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                              13.41
49 Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Malaysian National Team                                            14.35
50 Chi-Fu Liang (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                                                  15.00
51 Hsin-Hsien Lee (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                                                15.53
52 Do Tuan Anh (Vie) Vietnam National Road Team                                           49.07
53 Yu-Wei Huang (Tpe) e-MA Team                                                           49.45
54 Jatupoom Lekawat (Tha) Thai National Team                                              49.52
 
Local rider classification
 
1 Yin-Chih Wang (Tpe) e-MA Team                                                        10.11.04
2 Chun Kai Feng (Tpe) Taiwan Kinan CCD                                                     6.16
3 Po-Hung Wu (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                                                      8.03
4 Kuei Hsiang Peng (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                                            8.20
5 Kao An Lee (Tpe) Taichung County Cycling Team                                            8.21
6 Shih Chang Huang (Tpe) Taiwan Kinan CCD                                                  9.03
7 Wei Cheng Lee (Tpe) Taichung County Cycling Team                                        10.09
8 Hsin-Hua Huang (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                                                 10.16
9 Yung-Hua Cheng (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                                                 10.27
10 Heng Hui Lin (Tpe) Taichung County Cycling Team                                        11.15
11 Tsun-Kuei Chen (Tpe) e-MA Team                                                         12.10
12 King Feng Liu (Tpe) Taichung County Cycling Team                                       12.43
13 Chi-Fu Liang (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                                                  15.00
14 Hsin-Hsien Lee (Tpe) Chinese Taipei CKT                                                15.53
15 Yu-Wei Huang (Tpe) e-MA Team                                                           49.45