Argentinean sprinter Juan Jose Haedo has won the Mumbai Cyclothon, the first-ever UCI-ranked pro race held in India.
The Saxo Bank rider beat Germany's Dirk Müller (Nutrixxion-Sparkasse) and Tobias Erler (Tabriz Petrochemicals). His Saxo Bank teammate Baden Cooke finished fourth.
Haedo, his brother Sebastian Haedo, Stuart O'Grady, and Cooke all traveled to India directly from the Tour of Oman, but the $50,000 first prize made it worth the trip.
“They rode super together and controlled the bunch consisting mainly of Asian continental teams. JJ and Cooke broke clear of the bunch and with two laps to go, JJ took off in the winning break with Dirk Muller (Nutrixxion) and he easily won the sprint,” Saxo Bank Directeur Sportif Bradley McGee said on the team's website.
About 100 riders contested the 100 km race in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay), riding 36 laps of a 2.8 km circuit in the heart of the huge Indian city.
The race was part of a day of cycling organised to promote bike use in Mumbai, with Bollywood movie stars taking part in the mass ride.
| 1 | Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank | 2:15:14 |
| 2 | Dirk Muller (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
| 3 | Tobias Erler (Ger) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team | 0:00:37 |
| 4 | Baden Cooke (Aus) Team Saxo Bank | 0:00:45 |
| 5 | Philipp Mamos (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
| 6 | Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) CKT Tmit - Champion System | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| 7 | Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank | 0:02:45 |
| 8 | Leif Lampater (Ger) Mumbai Livestrong All Stars | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| 9 | Ahmad Haidar Anuawar (Mas) Marco Polo Cycling Team | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
| 10 | Hossein Askari (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
| 11 | Kim Lachmann (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
| 12 | Grischa Janorschke (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
| 13 | Bradeley Hall (Aus) Marco Polo Cycling Team | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
| 14 | Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
| 15 | Michael Berling (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
| 16 | Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
| 17 | Mathias Gade Jakobsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
| 18 | Vincent Ang (Sin) CCN Collosi | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
| 19 | Mart Ojavee (Est) CKT Tmit - Champion System | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
| 20 | Lars Pria (Rom) Team Brothers – Bikes | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
| 21 | Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
| 22 | Charlie D Avis (USA) Mumbai Livestrong All Stars | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
| 23 | Roger Beuchat (Swi) CKT Tmit - Champion System | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
| 24 | Khalid Bounida (Ned) Marco Polo Cycling Team | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
| 25 | Nikolai Herz (Ger) Team Brothers – Bikes | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
| 26 | Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Marco Polo Cycling Team | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
| 27 | Scott Mcgrory (Aus) Mumbai Livestrong All Stars | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
| 28 | Lex Nederlof (Ned) CCN Collosi | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
| 29 | Jacob Nielsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
| 30 | Chase A Pinkham (USA) Mumbai Livestrong All Stars | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
| 31 | Jean Mitja Schluter (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
| 32 | Amandeep Singh (Ind) Indian National Team | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
| 33 | Leon Van Bon (Ned) Marco Polo Cycling Team | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
| 34 | Harpreet Singh (Ind) Indian National Team | 0:03:05 |
| 35 | Frank Ziemann (Ger) Team Brothers – Bikes | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
| 36 | Komsan Karnbunchee (Tha) CCN Collosi | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Ricky Eno Jorgensen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Mathias Frostholm Kristensen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Serge Herz (Ger) CKT Tmit - Champion System | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Benjamin Stauder (Ger) CKT Tmit - Champion System | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Sabu Ganager (Ind) Indian National Team | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Bikram O Singh (Ind) Indian National Team | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Vinod Malik (Ind) Indian National Team | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Rajender Bishnoi (Ind) Indian National Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Dayalaram Jat (Ind) Indian National Team | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Sombir (Ind) Indian Development Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Atul Kumar (Ind) Indian Development Team | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Sandeep Kumar (Ind) Indian Development Team | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Rakesh Kumar (Ind) Indian Development Team | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | C Rajesh (Ind) Indian Development Team | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Satbir Singh (Ind) Indian Development Team | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Bhura Ram (Ind) Indian Development Team | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Noshirvan Mistry (Ind) Mumbai Livestrong All Stars | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Daniel Carruthers (NZl) CCN Collosi | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
| 1 | Tobias Erler (Ger) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team |
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