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Tour of Qinghai Lake - 2.HC

China, July 11-20, 2008

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Stage 6 - July 16: Guide - Xining, 115 km

Rutkiewicz plucks win away from Hamilton; Askari remains in yellow

By Paul Verkuylen in Xining, China

Marek Rutkiewwicz (Poland) takes the win
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After sitting back and letting the mountain goats blast over the top of the Haute Category climb of Laji Mountain, Poland's Marek Rutkiewicz caught the leading trio with a group of five riders just five kilometres from the finish. Waiting until the last possible moment he passed Tyler Hamilton (Rock Racing) to take the sixth stage into Xining.

Rutkiewicz and his four companions bridged across to the leaders, Hamilton, Ahad Kazemi Sarai and Ghader Mizbani Iranagh ( both Tabriz Petrochemical Team), on the 50 kilometre descent of the Laji mountain. With just 1.5 kilometres remaining, Hamilton attacked the group, hoping to sap the energy of the others, giving Oscar Sevilla (Rock Racing) a chance to take the stage and the valuable bonus seconds on offer.

Rutkiewicz had a similar plan to attack, but Hamilton's move prompted him to alter his plan. Bridging across to Hamilton, he waited until 50 meters to go before passing a labouring Hamilton and Hossien Askari (Tabriz Petrochemical Team).

"I wanted to attack with one kilometer remaining," Rutkiewicz explained. "But Tyler Hamilton attacked with Askari. I chased the attack and caught them with 500 meters to the finish and finished it off from there.

"Before the finish I wouldn't have thought that I could have beaten Tyler in a sprint, but he was tired after his attack with one kilometer to go, and I had more power."

The profile of today's stage, on paper looked to be perfectly suited to the climbers like Hamilton, Sevilla, Askari and Ahad Kazemi Sarai (Tabriz Petrochemical Team), and indeed it was these four riders who animated the stage. However due to the long descent into the finish those who were unable to keep the pace of the leaders on the climb were able to rejoin the leaders and fight it out for the win.

Thierry Hupond (Skil-Shimano) during his chase
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"Over the top of the mountain I was in maybe seventh place. For me it was very hard at the start of the climb. After a few kilometers it got better," Rutkiewicz said.

The 27 year old used the experience he gained from riding the race four years ago to pace himself up the climb and within striking distance of the leaders.

"The attacks were hard, but for me riding steady was a better strategy."

Hamilton, riding in the services of Sevilla, was part of a break on the lower slopes of the climb, marking the two Iranians, Ghader Mizbani Iranagh and Ahad Kazemi Sarai. Initially part of a six rider break, the tempo set by the Iranians, was too high for all but Hamilton. They crested the climb well ahead of the chasing group, but due to the long descent were unable to maintain their advantage until the finish.

"We had a good gap over the top. Those two are mountain goats," Hamilton said of his companions. "Unfortunately we got caught. Coming up to the finish I gave it a little bit of stick with a K and a half to go. I tried but no luck."

"I am feeling a little better everyday. Yesterday I wasn't so bad on the climb; today I think I was even a bit better. I was just marking the Iranian's.

"I stayed with them and kept them in check. Then I got the green light to work with them. Had we stayed away I could have taken the jersey. But I think that we have a better chance of taking the race with Oscar."

It all looked peaceful and just as pretty as France
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The yellow jersey holder, although he didn't wear it today due to sizing mix up before the start, remains firmly on the shoulder of Askari after he finished third on the stage.

Askari's Tabriz Petrochemical Team could be happy with how the day panned out. Not only did they retain the leader's jersey, they also picked up the King of the Mountains jersey.

"Today was a good day for our team," Askari said.

"I felt good up the climb. We rode today for the mountain jersey and we took it.

"We won't control the race tomorrow. There are 15 riders who are on almost the same time. Who ever wants to go can go. Our team is not so good on the flat. We don't need to keep the jersey tomorrow."

How it unfolded

The main group on the middle slopes.
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The peloton was again depleted today, with two riders abandoning the race due to injury. Jai Crawford (Marco – Polo) didn't start while Nick Reistad (Jelly Belly) abandoned after just four kilometer with tendonitis in his knee.

While the stage was relatively short at just 115 kilometers, with around 60 kilometers of climbing it was definitely not an easy stage.

Things got off to a slow start, but once the peloton hit the start of the climb, it began to heat up.

Initially a group of five riders went off the front which included, Matija Kvasina (Perutnina Ptuj), Erik Hoffmann (Giant Asia Racing Team), Michael Creed (Rock Racing), Roger Beuchat (Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni) and Wu Chen (Qinghai,China). These five were later joined by Hamilton and Mizbani Iranagh.

Later in the climb as the lead group whittled down to just Hamilton and Mizbani, Kazemi Sarai bridged across to the two and drove the group towards the summit.

This trio began the descent towards the finish in Xining with a good lead over the chasing group, but with Rhys Pollack (Marco Polo) and Dave McCann (Giant Asia Racing) forcing the pace of the chase group, their lead was slowly eaten away.

The 25 kilometer, relatively flat run into the line was all the five chaser needed to finally make contact with the leaders, just five kilometers from the finish.

A larger group of 20 riders was not too far behind at this stage, so all eight riders put in the work to remain ahead. By the time Rutkiewicz hit the finish line to win they were only 25 seconds ahead of the group.

Photography

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Results

1 Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) Poland                               2.51.45 (40.175 km/h)
2 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing                                   
3 Hossein Askari (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                     
4 Rhys Pollock (Aus) GE - Marco Polo Team P/B Trek               0.03
5 Oscar Sevilla Ribera (Spa) Rock Racing                             
6 Ahad Kazemi Sarai (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                  
7 David McCann (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                          
8 Ghader Mizbani Iranagh (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team             
9 Michael Morkov Christensen (Den) Denmark                       0.25
10 Jure Kocjan (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                                  
11 Blazej Janiaczyk (Pol) Poland                                     
12 Volodymyr Zagorodnyy (Ukr) Ukraine                                
13 Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Poland                                     
14 Stanislav Kozubek (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                    
15 Starchyk Volodymyr (Ukr) Ukraine                                  
16 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil-Shimano                                 
17 Tom Criel (Bel) Cycle Collstrop                                   
18 Ivoljatov Yuriy (Uzb) Uzbekistan                                  
19 Pakhtusov Anatoliy (Ukr) Ukraine                                  
20 Khalmuratov Muradjan (Uzb) Uzbekistan                             
21 Michael Lange (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                      
22 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni         
23 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni          
24 Matej Stare (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                                  
25 Liu Biao (Chn) Qinghai,China                                      
26 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Cycle Collstrop                              
27 Sergey Rudaskov (Rus) Cycle Collstrop                             
28 Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                               
29 Michael Creed (USA) Rock Racing                               0.29
30 Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) Ukraine                               0.31
31 Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                            0.25
32 Mukmenov Eldar (Uzb) Uzbekistan                               7.29
33 Abdurahimov Azizbek (Uzb) Uzbekistan                          7.30
34 Lucas Persson (Swe) Cycle Collstrop                               
35 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni              
36 Rongxi Zou (Chn) China                                            
37 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                 
38 Nebojsa Jovanovic (Ser) Cosmote Kastro                            
39 Michal Golas (Pol) Cycle Collstrop                                
40 Matija Kvasina (Cro) Perutnina Ptuj                               
41 Mariusz Witecki (Pol) Poland                                      
42 Wolter Henrik (Ger) Cosmote Kastro                                
43 Petr Bencik (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                          
44 Erik Hoffmann (Nam) Giant Asia Racing Team                        
45 Reza Bagheri (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                      
46 Wu Chen (Chn) Qinghai,China                                  14.22
47 Yuan Wei (Chn) Qinghai,China                                      
48 Jiri Skrobanek (Cze) Cosmote Kastro                               
49 Peter John Herzig (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                      
50 Ruisong Zhang (Chn) Qinghai,China                                 
51 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong Team                               
52 Robert Cater (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                           
53 Yue Tu (Chn) China                                                
54 Karimov Ismailjon (Uzb) Uzbekistan                                
55 Ji Cheng (Chn) Skil-Shimano                                       
56 Chris Jory (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                             
57 Michael Faerk Christensen (Den) Denmark                           
58 Mitja Mahoric (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                                
59 Shengjun Wu (Chn) Qinghai,China                                   
60 Peng Liu (Chn) China                                              
61 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                 
62 Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong Team                                   
63 King Wai Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong Team                              
64 Hossein Jahabanian (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                
65 Benjamin Johnson (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                       
66 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong Team                                
67 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                    
68 Kristjan Koren (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                               
69 Wenlong Zhang (Chn) China                                         
70 Jakub Danacik (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                        
71 Song Baoqing (Chn) China                                          
72 Frantisek Kloucek (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                    
73 Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team                          
74 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni              
75 Leopold Konig (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                        
76 Martin Mares (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                         
77 Brian Vandborg (Den) Denmark                                 16.24
78 Joshua Page (NZl) Giant Asia Racing Team                     20.36
79 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong Team                             24.24
80 Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong Team                               
81 Robert Radosz (Pol) Poland                                        
82 Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Cycle Collstrop                              
83 Marcin Gebka (Pol) Poland                                    26.29
84 Fotis Antonarakis (Gre) Cosmote Kastro                            
84 Turaev Mavlon (Uzb) Uzbekistan                                    
86 Van Ulden Bernard (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                  
87 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Pezula Racing                              
88 Christoph Springer (Ger) Cosmote Kastro                           
89 Jens-Erik Madsen (Den) Denmark                                    
90 Yi Lu (Chn) Qinghai,China                                         
91 Vahid Chaffare (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                    
92 Doug Ollerenshaw (USA) Rock Racing                                
93 Martyn Irvine (Irl) Pezula Racing                                 
94 Pria Lars (Rom) Cosmote Kastro                                    
95 Luca Solari (Ita) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni                
96 Alex Rasmussen (Den) Denmark                                      
97 Ciaran Power (Irl) Pezula Racing                                  
98 Casper Jorgensen (Den) Denmark                                    
99 Naumenko Dmytro (Ukr) Ukraine                                     
100 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                     
101 Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                      
102 Hossein Nateghi (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                  
103 Zabava Volodymyr (Ukr) Ukraine                                   
104 Liang Zhang (Chn) China                                          
105 Metlushenko Yuriy (Ukr) Ukraine                                  
106 Sergio Hernandez (USA) Rock Racing                               
107 Derek Burke (Irl) Pezula Racing                                  
108 Sergey Koudentsov (Rus) GE - Marco Polo Team P/B Trek            
109 Jason Hegert (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                          
110 Bo Liu (Chn) China                                               
111 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Skil-Shimano                             
112 Kieran Page (GBr) Pezula Racing                                  
113 Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil-Shimano                                 
114 Xitao Ji (Chn) Qinghai,China                                     
115 Long Jin (Chn) Skil-Shimano                                      
116 Marcin Osinski (Pol) Poland                                      
117 Loh Sea Keong (Mas) GE - Marco Polo Team P/B Trek                
118 Emiliano Donadello (Ita) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni        
119 Stefan Löffler (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team                      
120 Daniel Kreutzfeldt (Den) Denmark                                 
121 Ho Ting Kwok (HKg) Hong Kong Team                           27.45
122 Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team         34.01
DNS Jai Crawford (Aus) GE - Marco Polo Team P/B Trek                 
DNF Troels Ronning Vinther (Den) Cycle Collstrop                     
DNF Fred Rodriguez (USA) Rock Racing                                 
DNF Kayle Leo Grande (USA) Rock Racing                               
DNF Nick Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                      
 
Points
 
1 Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) Poland                                    16 pts
2 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing                                 14
3 Hossein Askari (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                   13
4 Rhys Pollock (Aus) GE - Marco Polo Team P/B Trek                 12
5 Oscar Sevilla Ribera (Spa) Rock Racing                           11
6 Ahad Kazemi Sarai (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                10
7 David McCann (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                         9
8 Ghader Mizbani Iranagh (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team            8
9 Michael Morkov Christensen (Den) Denmark                          7
10 Jure Kocjan (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                                 6
11 Blazej Janiaczyk (Pol) Poland                                    5
12 Volodymyr Zagorodnyy (Ukr) Ukraine                               4
13 Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Poland                                    3
14 Stanislav Kozubek (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                   2
15 Starchyk Volodymyr (Ukr) Ukraine                                 1
 
Mountains
 
1 Ahad Kazemi Sarai (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                 9 pts
2 Ghader Mizbani Iranagh (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team            7
3 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing                                  5
4 Hossein Askari (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                    3
5 Oscar Sevilla Ribera (Spa) Rock Racing                            2
6 David McCann (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                         1
 
Teams
 
1 Tabriz Petrochemical Team                                   8.35.21
2 Rock Racing                                                    0.26
3 Poland                                                         0.44
4 Ukraine                                                        1.09
5 Perperutnina Ptuj                                                  
6 Coscycle Collstrop                                                 
7 Uzbekistan                                                     8.13
8 Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni                               8.14
9 Giant Asia Racing Team                                        21.49
10 Skil-Shimano                                                 22.11
11 PSK Whirlpool - Author                                            
12 Qinghai                                                      29.03
13 TKT cosmote Kastro                                           29.16
14 Denmark                                                      31.05
15 China                                                        36.08
16 Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                     41.10
17 FRF Couriers - NSWIS                                         43.00
18 Hong Kong Team                                                    
19 GE - Marco Polo Team Pb Trek                                 52.55
20 Pezula Racing                                              1.19.21
 
Asian Teams
 
1 Tabriz Petrochemical Team                                   8.35.21
2 Uzbekistan                                                     8.13
3 Qinghai                                                       29.03
4 China                                                         36.08
5 Hong Kong Team                                                43.00
 
General classification after stage 6
 
1 Hossein Askari (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team             16.32.27
2 David McCann (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                      0.09
3 Oscar Sevilla Ribera (Spa) Rock Racing                         0.14
4 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing                               0.15
5 Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) Poland                                  0.21
6 Rhys Pollock (Aus) GE - Marco Polo Team P/B Trek               0.27
7 Ghader Mizbani Iranagh (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team         0.28
8 Matej Stare (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                               0.34
9 Ahad Kazemi Sarai (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team              0.35
10 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni     0.37
11 Blazej Janiaczyk (Pol) Poland                                 0.43
12 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Cycle Collstrop                          0.51
13 Stanislav Kozubek (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                0.54
14 Starchyk Volodymyr (Ukr) Ukraine                              0.56
15 Jure Kocjan (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                              0.59
16 Pakhtusov Anatoliy (Ukr) Ukraine                              1.04
17 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni      1.05
18 Michael Morkov Christensen (Den) Denmark                      2.04
19 Khalmuratov Muradjan (Uzb) Uzbekistan                         2.25
20 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil-Shimano                             2.29
21 Tom Criel (Bel) Cycle Collstrop                               2.36
22 Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) Ukraine                               4.30
23 Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                            5.04
24 Michael Creed (USA) Rock Racing                               5.39
25 Michael Lange (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                  5.57
26 Mariusz Witecki (Pol) Poland                                  8.06
27 Petr Bencik (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                      8.12
28 Mukmenov Eldar (Uzb) Uzbekistan                               9.41
29 Volodymyr Zagorodnyy (Ukr) Ukraine                           12.23
30 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                            12.37
31 Rongxi Zou (Chn) China                                       12.44
32 Michal Golas (Pol) Cycle Collstrop                           12.45
33 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni         12.46
34 Sergey Rudaskov (Rus) Cycle Collstrop                        12.48
35 Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                          13.55
36 Abdurahimov Azizbek (Uzb) Uzbekistan                         14.49
37 Leopold Konig (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                   14.56
38 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni         16.46
39 Ivoljatov Yuriy (Uzb) Uzbekistan                             17.41
40 Liu Biao (Chn) Qinghai,China                                 17.48
41 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                               19.21
42 Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Poland                                19.36
43 Lucas Persson (Swe) Cycle Collstrop                          19.47
44 Jakub Danacik (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                   19.53
45 Matija Kvasina (Cro) Perutnina Ptuj                          20.26
46 Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team                     21.50
47 Martin Mares (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                    22.24
48 Wolter Henrik (Ger) Cosmote Kastro                           24.46
49 Nebojsa Jovanovic (Ser) Cosmote Kastro                       24.52
50 Wenlong Zhang (Chn) China                                    25.03
51 Peng Liu (Chn) China                                         25.33
52 Kristjan Koren (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                          26.04
53 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team            27.11
54 Erik Hoffmann (Nam) Giant Asia Racing Team                   28.03
55 Hossein Jahabanian (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team           28.16
56 Casper Jorgensen (Den) Denmark                               31.20
57 Song Baoqing (Chn) China                                     31.25
58 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong Team                          31.46
59 Reza Bagheri (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                 32.12
60 Benjamin Johnson (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                  32.14
61 Hossein Nateghi (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team              33.15
62 Brian Vandborg (Den) Denmark                                 33.24
63 Daniel Kreutzfeldt (Den) Denmark                             34.00
64 Frantisek Kloucek (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author               38.08
65 Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Cycle Collstrop                         38.18
66 Michael Faerk Christensen (Den) Denmark                      39.18
67 Peter John Herzig (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                 40.03
68 Doug Ollerenshaw (USA) Rock Racing                           40.36
69 Stefan Löffler (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team                  41.37
70 Ji Cheng (Chn) Skil-Shimano                                  42.00
71 Mitja Mahoric (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                           42.22
72 Ciaran Power (Irl) Pezula Racing                             43.04
73 Luca Solari (Ita) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni           43.32
74 Wu Chen (Chn) Qinghai,China                                  44.16
75 Robert Radosz (Pol) Poland                                   45.32
76 Robert Cater (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                      46.17
77 Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong Team                              46.22
78 Sergio Hernandez (USA) Rock Racing                           46.34
79 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Skil-Shimano                         46.52
80 Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil-Shimano                             48.25
81 Marcin Osinski (Pol) Poland                                  48.36
82 Karimov Ismailjon (Uzb) Uzbekistan                           49.15
83 Christoph Springer (Ger) Cosmote Kastro                      49.29
84 Shengjun Wu (Chn) Qinghai,China                              51.37
85 Yue Tu (Chn) China                                           53.30
86 Kieran Page (GBr) Pezula Racing                              53.58
87 Emiliano Donadello (Ita) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni    54.54
88 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Pezula Racing                         55.00
89 Marcin Gebka (Pol) Poland                                    55.08
90 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong Team                             55.24
91 Alex Rasmussen (Den) Denmark                                 58.00
92 Martyn Irvine (Irl) Pezula Racing                            58.06
93 Ruisong Zhang (Chn) Qinghai,China                            59.06
94 Metlushenko Yuriy (Ukr) Ukraine                              59.08
95 Long Jin (Chn) Skil-Shimano                                1.01.08
96 Yuan Wei (Chn) Qinghai,China                               1.02.05
97 Chris Jory (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                      1.02.09
98 King Wai Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong Team                       1.03.42
99 Zabava Volodymyr (Ukr) Ukraine                             1.05.31
100 Liang Zhang (Chn) China                                   1.06.58
101 Bo Liu (Chn) China                                        1.07.00
102 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team              1.07.33
103 Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team               1.07.44
104 Vahid Chaffare (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team            1.07.55
105 Ho Ting Kwok (HKg) Hong Kong Team                         1.10.02
106 Jiri Skrobanek (Cze) Cosmote Kastro                       1.10.03
107 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong Team                        1.10.45
108 Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong Team                       1.12.14
109 Turaev Mavlon (Uzb) Uzbekistan                            1.14.37
110 Pria Lars (Rom) Cosmote Kastro                            1.14.48
111 Joshua Page (NZl) Giant Asia Racing Team                  1.15.21
112 Naumenko Dmytro (Ukr) Ukraine                             1.15.57
113 Xitao Ji (Chn) Qinghai,China                              1.18.18
114 Jens-Erik Madsen (Den) Denmark                            1.21.32
115 Jason Hegert (Aus) FRF Couriers - NSWIS                   1.22.21
116 Sergey Koudentsov (Rus) GE - Marco Polo Team P/B Trek     1.27.19
117 Fotis Antonarakis (Gre) Cosmote Kastro                    1.29.04
118 Yi Lu (Chn) Qinghai,China                                 1.30.42
119 Van Ulden Bernard (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team          1.31.26
120 Loh Sea Keong (Mas) GE - Marco Polo Team P/B Trek         1.37.59
121 Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team       1.38.09
122 Derek Burke (Irl) Pezula Racing                           1.58.05
 
Points classification
 
1 Alex Rasmussen (Den) Denmark                                     58 pts
2 Blazej Janiaczyk (Pol) Poland                                    45
3 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni        41
4 Michael Morkov Christensen (Den) Denmark                         38
5 Jure Kocjan (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                                 37
6 David McCann (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                        32
7 Hossein Askari (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                   30
8 Oscar Sevilla Ribera (Spa) Rock Racing                           30
9 Hossein Nateghi (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                  29
10 Matej Stare (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                                28
11 Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                              24
12 Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) Poland                                   23
13 Emiliano Donadello (Ita) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni       23
14 Petr Bencik (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                        22
15 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Skil-Shimano                            22
16 Volodymyr Zagorodnyy (Ukr) Ukraine                              20
17 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing                                20
18 Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team             18
19 Michal Golas (Pol) Cycle Collstrop                              16
20 Casper Jorgensen (Den) Denmark                                  16
21 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team               15
22 Rhys Pollock (Aus) GE - Marco Polo Team P/B Trek                13
23 Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Cycle Collstrop                            13
24 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni        11
25 Michael Creed (USA) Rock Racing                                 11
26 Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil-Shimano                                11
27 Ahad Kazemi Sarai (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team               10
28 Sergey Rudaskov (Rus) Cycle Collstrop                           10
29 Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                             10
30 Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Poland                                   10
31 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Cycle Collstrop                             9
32 Lucas Persson (Swe) Cycle Collstrop                              8
33 Ghader Mizbani Iranagh (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team           8
34 Starchyk Volodymyr (Ukr) Ukraine                                 8
35 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                   8
36 Xitao Ji (Chn) Qinghai,China                                     6
37 Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) Ukraine                                  5
38 Stanislav Kozubek (Cze) Psk Whirlpool - Author                   5
39 Marcin Gebka (Pol) Poland                                        5
40 Jens-Erik Madsen (Den) Denmark                                   5
41 Pakhtusov Anatoliy (Ukr) Ukraine                                 4
42 Metlushenko Yuriy (Ukr) Ukraine                                  4
43 Hossein Jahabanian (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team               3
44 Vahid Chaffare (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                   3
45 Van Ulden Bernard (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team                 3
46 Christoph Springer (Ger) Cosmote Kastro                          2
47 Tom Criel (Bel) Cycle Collstrop                                  1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Ahad Kazemi Sarai (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                21 pts
2 Hossein Askari (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                   17
3 Lucas Persson (Swe) Cycle Collstrop                              15
4 Ghader Mizbani Iranagh (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team           12
5 Oscar Sevilla Ribera (Spa) Rock Racing                            5
6 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing                                  5
7 Hossein Jahabanian (Irn) Tabriz Petrochemical Team                5
8 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni          3
9 Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                                2
10 David McCann (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                        1
11 Rhys Pollock (Aus) GE - Marco Polo Team P/B Trek                 1
12 Matej Stare (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj                                 1
13 Sergey Rudaskov (Rus) Cycle Collstrop                            1
14 Wu Chen (Chn) Qinghai,China                                       
 
Teams classification
 
1 Tabriz Petrochemical Team                                  49.38.21
2 Poland                                                         1.03
3 Coscycle Collstrop                                             1.35
4 Rock Racing                                                    2.13
5 Ukraine                                                        3.27
6 Perperutnina Ptuj                                              5.38
7 Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni                               8.20
8 Uzbekistan                                                    18.50
9 PSK Whirlpool - Author                                        22.49
10 Skil-Shimano                                                 33.09
11 Giant Asia Racing Team                                       33.23
12 Denmark                                                      41.32
13 China                                                        56.54
14 TKT cosmote Kastro                                         1.17.26
15 Jelly Belly Cycling Team                                   1.30.37
16 FRF Couriers - NSWIS                                       1.37.32
17 GE - Marco Polo Team Pb Trek                               1.46.29
18 Qinghai                                                    1.52.11
19 Hong Kong Team                                             2.02.21
20 Pezula Racing                                              2.31.02
 
Asian teams classification
 
1 Tabriz Petrochemical Team                                  49.38.21
2 Uzbekistan                                                    18.50
3 China                                                         56.54
4 Qinghai                                                     1.52.11
5 Hong Kong Team                                              2.02.21

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