Nishitani nabs penultimate stage
By Cycling News
Sohrabi continues as GC leader
Taiji Nishitani (Japan) won his first-ever Tour de Taiwan stage as he prevailed in the field sprint at the end of stage eight in Hualien. The Japanese rider topped 2010 Tour de Taiwan champion David McCann (Giant Kenda Cycling Team) and Takeaki Ayabe (Japan) for the victory.
"I have been coming to the Tour de Taiwan for four times before this and this is my first win. I'm ecstatic," said Nishitani. "Before the start, I had a feeling that I can win the race and I wanted to raise both arms in jubilation. Unfortunately, at the end today, I could only raise one arm which was good enough, I suppose."
Mehdi Sohrabi (Tabriz Petrochemical Team) remains in the overall lead with one stage remaining. The 30-year-old Iranian has a six-second advantage over teammate Markus Eibegger while third-placed David McCann cut his deficit to 18 seconds with the time bonuses won during the stage.
"Today was tough as usual where several teams attacked but my team worked really hard to make sure that there was no danger," said Sohrabi. "Tomorrow, I expect more of the same where teams will be working hard to take the yellow jersey from me. But I think that we can take them on."
The Tour de Taiwan concludes on Monday with a 117km stage from Yilan to Yangmingshan, at the edge of Taipei City
1 | Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Japan | 4:06:21 |
2 | David McCann (Irl) Giant Kenda Cycling Team | |
3 | Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Japan | |
4 | Fan Hsin Chu (Tpe) Giant Kenda Cycling Team | |
5 | Adam Semple (Aus) Drapac | |
6 | Chun-Kai Feng (Tpe) Action Cycling Team | |
7 | Alex Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth | |
8 | Junpei Murakami (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team | |
9 | Hsin-Hua Huang (Tpe) Team Senter-Merida Taiwan | |
10 | Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team | |
11 | Roger Beuchat (Swi) Champion System | |
12 | Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong | |
13 | Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong | |
14 | Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac | |
15 | Jai Crawford (Aus) Giant Kenda Cycling Team | |
16 | Guillaume Bourgeois (Swi) Champion System | |
17 | Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team | |
18 | Peng Da Jiao (Chn) Max Success Sports | |
19 | Burger Leon (Ned) Netherlands | |
20 | Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Japan | |
21 | Chi Ho Yuen (HKg) Hong Kong | |
22 | Rhys Pollock (Aus) Drapac | |
23 | Vries, De Harm (Ned) Netherlands | |
24 | Hyosuk Gong (Kor) Korea | |
25 | Hossein Askari (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team | |
26 | Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Kenda Cycling Team | |
27 | Bambang Suryadi (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | |
28 | Shih-Chang Huang (Tpe) Action Cycling Team | |
29 | Ben Greenwood (GBr) Rapha Condor - Sharp | |
30 | Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team | |
31 | Kyung Gu Jang (Kor) Korea | |
32 | Wai Man Chau (HKg) Champion System | |
33 | Henry Frusto (Ita) d'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo | |
34 | Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac | |
35 | Junya Sano (Jpn) d'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo | |
36 | Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Japan | |
37 | Ryan Sherlock (Irl) Giant Kenda Cycling Team | |
38 | Markus Eibegger (Aut) Tabriz Petrochemical Team | |
39 | Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Japan | |
40 | Daniel Bowman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth | |
41 | Behnam Khalili Khosroshahi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 0:00:09 |
42 | Michael Creed (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth | 0:00:13 |
43 | Ghader Mizbani Eranagh (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team | |
44 | Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor - Sharp | |
45 | Michael Friedman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth | 0:00:25 |
46 | Kazuki Aoyanagi (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team | 0:01:34 |
47 | Julian Kyer (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth | 0:10:44 |
48 | James McCallum (GBr) Rapha Condor - Sharp | |
49 | Chia-Chun Chen (Tpe) Exustar Cycling Team | |
50 | Eun Seong Jeong (Kor) Korea | |
51 | Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong | |
52 | Amir Rusli (Mas) Drapac | |
53 | Mohd Rauf Nur Misbah (Mas) Malaysia | |
54 | Po-Hung Wu (Tpe) Team Senter-Merida Taiwan | |
55 | Hao Liu (Chn) Max Success Sports | |
56 | Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Malaysia | |
57 | En Huang (Chn) Max Success Sports | |
58 | Che-Wei Hu (Tpe) Team Senter-Merida Taiwan | |
59 | Wei-Cheng Lee (Tpe) Action Cycling Team | |
60 | Hui Zhang (Chn) Max Success Sports | |
61 | Chan Jae Jang (Kor) Korea | |
62 | Rico Rogers (NZl) Giant Kenda Cycling Team | |
63 | Siu Wah Ko (HKg) Hong Kong | |
64 | Kin San Wu (HKg) Champion System | |
65 | Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team | |
66 | Mart Ojavee (Est) Champion System | |
67 | Kenji Itami (Jpn) Japan | |
68 | Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Champion System | |
69 | Boris Shpilevskiy (Rus) Tabriz Petrochemical Team | |
70 | Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Drapac | 0:10:51 |
71 | Bernardo Riccio (Ita) d'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo | |
72 | Sung Baek Park (Kor) Korea | |
73 | Dean Downing (GBr) Rapha Condor - Sharp | |
74 | Shih-Hsin Hsiao (Tpe) Action Cycling Team | 0:16:11 |
75 | Kun-Hung Hung (Tpe) Team Senter-Merida Taiwan | 0:16:12 |
76 | Michael Sherer (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth | 0:16:13 |
77 | Vriend Rudy (Ned) Netherlands | |
78 | Suhardi Hassan (Mas) Malaysia | 0:16:16 |
79 | Mohd Faris Abdul Razak (Mas) Malaysia | |
80 | Springintveld Joost (Ned) Netherlands | |
81 | Wel Van Ruud (Ned) Netherlands | |
82 | Kun Jiang (Chn) Max Success Sports | 0:16:18 |
83 | Cheng-Yen Chen (Tpe) Team Senter-Merida Taiwan | 0:16:19 |
84 | Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team | 0:16:20 |
85 | Yi-Hao Tseng (Tpe) Team Senter-Merida Taiwan | 0:16:26 |
86 | Davide Torosantucci (Ita) d'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo | 0:16:28 |
87 | Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | 0:18:02 |
DNF | Yat Wai Chan (HKg) Hong Kong | |
DNF | Dean Windsor (Aus) Rapha Condor - Sharp | |
DNF | Sai Fei Xue (Chn) Max Success Sports | |
DNF | Wen-Lung Chien (Tpe) Exustar Cycling Team |
1 | Peng Da Jiao (Chn) Max Success Sports | 5 | pts |
2 | Michael Friedman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth | 3 | |
3 | Kazuki Aoyanagi (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team | 2 | |
4 | Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong | 1 |
1 | Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Japan | 5 | pts |
2 | Michael Creed (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth | 3 | |
3 | Hossein Askari (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 2 | |
4 | Ghader Mizbani Eranagh (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 1 |
1 | Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong | 8 | pts |
2 | Peng Da Jiao (Chn) Max Success Sports | 6 | |
3 | Kazuki Aoyanagi (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team | 5 | |
4 | Michael Friedman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth | 3 | |
5 | Hyosuk Gong (Kor) Korea | 2 | |
6 | Jai Crawford (Aus) Giant Kenda Cycling Team | 1 |
1 | Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Japan | 3 | pts |
2 | Hyosuk Gong (Kor) Korea | 2 | |
3 | Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong | 1 |
1 | Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Japan | 3 | pts |
2 | David McCann (Irl) Giant Kenda Cycling Team | 2 | |
3 | Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Japan | 1 |
1 | Giant Kenda Cycling Team | 12:19:03 |
2 | Japan | |
3 | Drapac | |
4 | Hong Kong | |
5 | Shimano Racing Team | |
6 | Champion System | |
7 | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | |
8 | Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth | 0:00:13 |
9 | Action Cycling Team | 0:10:44 |
10 | d'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo | 0:10:51 |
11 | Rapha Condor - Sharp | 0:10:57 |
12 | Korea | 0:11:04 |
13 | Team Senter-Merida Taiwan | 0:21:28 |
14 | Max Success Sports | |
15 | Netherlands | 0:26:13 |
16 | Malaysia | 0:37:44 |
1 | Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 24:24:46 |
2 | Markus Eibegger (Aut) Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 0:00:06 |
3 | David McCann (Irl) Giant Kenda Cycling Team | 0:00:18 |
4 | Rhys Pollock (Aus) Drapac | 0:01:13 |
5 | Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac | 0:01:30 |
6 | Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac | 0:01:34 |
7 | Junya Sano (Jpn) d'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo | 0:01:35 |
8 | Junpei Murakami (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team | 0:01:37 |
9 | Daniel Bowman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth | 0:01:40 |
10 | Henry Frusto (Ita) d'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo | 0:01:41 |
11 | Hossein Askari (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 0:01:43 |
12 | Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team | |
13 | Jai Crawford (Aus) Giant Kenda Cycling Team | |
14 | Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Japan | 0:01:44 |
15 | Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong | 0:01:45 |
16 | Peng Da Jiao (Chn) Max Success Sports | 0:01:46 |
17 | Hyosuk Gong (Kor) Korea | |
18 | Adam Semple (Aus) Drapac | 0:02:13 |
19 | Alex Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth | 0:02:17 |
20 | Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Japan | 0:02:18 |
21 | Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Kenda Cycling Team | 0:02:23 |
22 | Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong | 0:02:26 |
23 | Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team | |
24 | Hsin-Hua Huang (Tpe) Team Senter-Merida Taiwan | 0:02:27 |
25 | Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Japan | 0:02:28 |
26 | Kyung Gu Jang (Kor) Korea | 0:02:29 |
27 | Chi Ho Yuen (HKg) Hong Kong | 0:02:32 |
28 | Chun-Kai Feng (Tpe) Action Cycling Team | 0:02:35 |
29 | Wai Man Chau (HKg) Champion System | 0:03:57 |
30 | Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Japan | 0:04:40 |
31 | Kazuki Aoyanagi (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team | 0:05:05 |
32 | Ghader Mizbani Eranagh (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 0:05:27 |
33 | Shih-Chang Huang (Tpe) Action Cycling Team | 0:07:11 |
34 | Michael Friedman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth | 0:07:29 |
35 | Ryan Sherlock (Irl) Giant Kenda Cycling Team | 0:08:38 |
36 | Burger Leon (Ned) Netherlands | 0:09:00 |
37 | Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor - Sharp | 0:10:46 |
38 | Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Drapac | 0:11:42 |
39 | Chan Jae Jang (Kor) Korea | 0:12:51 |
40 | Po-Hung Wu (Tpe) Team Senter-Merida Taiwan | 0:13:04 |
41 | Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong | 0:13:05 |
42 | Kenji Itami (Jpn) Japan | 0:13:13 |
43 | Wei-Cheng Lee (Tpe) Action Cycling Team | 0:13:43 |
44 | Kin San Wu (HKg) Champion System | 0:13:54 |
45 | Mohd Rauf Nur Misbah (Mas) Malaysia | 0:13:56 |
46 | Ben Greenwood (GBr) Rapha Condor - Sharp | 0:14:30 |
47 | Amir Rusli (Mas) Drapac | 0:14:49 |
48 | En Huang (Chn) Max Success Sports | 0:14:55 |
49 | Vries, De Harm (Ned) Netherlands | 0:15:13 |
50 | Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Malaysia | 0:15:27 |
51 | Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team | 0:15:42 |
52 | Fan Hsin Chu (Tpe) Giant Kenda Cycling Team | 0:16:14 |
53 | Sung Baek Park (Kor) Korea | 0:16:25 |
54 | Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team | 0:17:53 |
55 | Michael Creed (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth | 0:17:57 |
56 | Davide Torosantucci (Ita) d'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo | 0:18:11 |
57 | Julian Kyer (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth | 0:20:15 |
58 | Roger Beuchat (Swi) Champion System | 0:20:59 |
59 | Hui Zhang (Chn) Max Success Sports | 0:21:47 |
60 | Eun Seong Jeong (Kor) Korea | 0:23:15 |
61 | Chia-Chun Chen (Tpe) Exustar Cycling Team | 0:23:19 |
62 | Mohd Faris Abdul Razak (Mas) Malaysia | 0:26:01 |
63 | Behnam Khalili Khosroshahi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 0:27:41 |
64 | Shih-Hsin Hsiao (Tpe) Action Cycling Team | 0:27:52 |
65 | Guillaume Bourgeois (Swi) Champion System | 0:28:07 |
66 | Kun-Hung Hung (Tpe) Team Senter-Merida Taiwan | 0:28:11 |
67 | Che-Wei Hu (Tpe) Team Senter-Merida Taiwan | 0:28:34 |
68 | Hao Liu (Chn) Max Success Sports | 0:29:21 |
69 | Dean Downing (GBr) Rapha Condor - Sharp | 0:29:58 |
70 | Kun Jiang (Chn) Max Success Sports | 0:31:26 |
71 | Mart Ojavee (Est) Champion System | 0:31:42 |
72 | Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Japan | 0:35:16 |
73 | Bambang Suryadi (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | 0:35:33 |
74 | Springintveld Joost (Ned) Netherlands | 0:36:03 |
75 | Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | 0:36:09 |
76 | Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Champion System | 0:37:31 |
77 | Yi-Hao Tseng (Tpe) Team Senter-Merida Taiwan | 0:40:17 |
78 | James McCallum (GBr) Rapha Condor - Sharp | 0:40:43 |
79 | Vriend Rudy (Ned) Netherlands | 0:41:12 |
80 | Wel Van Ruud (Ned) Netherlands | 0:41:57 |
81 | Bernardo Riccio (Ita) d'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo | 0:45:33 |
82 | Cheng-Yen Chen (Tpe) Team Senter-Merida Taiwan | 0:46:29 |
83 | Siu Wah Ko (HKg) Hong Kong | 0:46:31 |
84 | Rico Rogers (NZl) Giant Kenda Cycling Team | 0:49:42 |
85 | Boris Shpilevskiy (Rus) Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 0:52:40 |
86 | Suhardi Hassan (Mas) Malaysia | 0:56:00 |
87 | Michael Sherer (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth | 1:04:17 |
1 | Mart Ojavee (Est) Champion System | 39 | pts |
2 | Chan Jae Jang (Kor) Korea | 30 | |
3 | Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 20 | |
4 | Rhys Pollock (Aus) Drapac | 11 | |
5 | Michael Sherer (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth | 10 | |
6 | Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac | 9 | |
7 | Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Champion System | 9 | |
8 | Mohd Rauf Nur Misbah (Mas) Malaysia | 8 | |
9 | Roger Beuchat (Swi) Champion System | 8 | |
10 | David McCann (Irl) Giant Kenda Cycling Team | 7 | |
11 | Markus Eibegger (Aut) Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 6 | |
12 | Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Japan | 5 | |
13 | Peng Da Jiao (Chn) Max Success Sports | 5 | |
14 | Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Japan | 5 | |
15 | Wai Man Chau (HKg) Champion System | 5 | |
16 | Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Malaysia | 5 | |
17 | Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | 5 | |
18 | Vriend Rudy (Ned) Netherlands | 5 | |
19 | Michael Creed (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth | 5 | |
20 | Jai Crawford (Aus) Giant Kenda Cycling Team | 4 | |
21 | Ghader Mizbani Eranagh (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 4 | |
22 | Michael Friedman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth | 4 | |
23 | Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong | 3 | |
24 | Bernardo Riccio (Ita) d'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo | 3 | |
25 | Boris Shpilevskiy (Rus) Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 3 | |
26 | Hossein Askari (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 2 | |
27 | Chun-Kai Feng (Tpe) Action Cycling Team | 2 | |
28 | Kazuki Aoyanagi (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team | 2 | |
29 | Dean Downing (GBr) Rapha Condor - Sharp | 2 | |
30 | Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team | 1 | |
31 | Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong | 1 | |
32 | Behnam Khalili Khosroshahi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 1 | |
33 | Kun Jiang (Chn) Max Success Sports | 1 |
1 | Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 33 | pts |
2 | Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong | 18 | |
3 | Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Japan | 14 | |
4 | Hyosuk Gong (Kor) Korea | 13 | |
5 | Markus Eibegger (Aut) Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 11 | |
6 | Chun-Kai Feng (Tpe) Action Cycling Team | 11 | |
7 | Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong | 8 | |
8 | Rhys Pollock (Aus) Drapac | 8 | |
9 | Peng Da Jiao (Chn) Max Success Sports | 7 | |
10 | Kyung Gu Jang (Kor) Korea | 6 | |
11 | Hossein Askari (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 6 | |
12 | Mart Ojavee (Est) Champion System | 6 | |
13 | Kazuki Aoyanagi (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team | 5 | |
14 | David McCann (Irl) Giant Kenda Cycling Team | 4 | |
15 | Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | 4 | |
16 | Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac | 4 | |
17 | Adam Semple (Aus) Drapac | 3 | |
18 | Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Japan | 3 | |
19 | Dean Downing (GBr) Rapha Condor - Sharp | 3 | |
20 | Michael Friedman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth | 3 | |
21 | Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Champion System | 3 | |
22 | Sung Baek Park (Kor) Korea | 2 | |
23 | Bambang Suryadi (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | 2 | |
24 | Bernardo Riccio (Ita) d'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo | 2 | |
25 | Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Japan | 1 | |
26 | Chi Ho Yuen (HKg) Hong Kong | 1 | |
27 | Chan Jae Jang (Kor) Korea | 1 | |
28 | Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac | 1 | |
29 | Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Kenda Cycling Team | 1 | |
30 | Ghader Mizbani Eranagh (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 1 | |
31 | Henry Frusto (Ita) d'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo | 1 | |
32 | Jai Crawford (Aus) Giant Kenda Cycling Team | 1 |
1 | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 73:16:46 |
2 | Drapac | 0:00:38 |
3 | Giant Kenda Cycling Team | 0:02:01 |
4 | Shimano Racing Team | 0:02:25 |
5 | Japan | 0:02:32 |
6 | Hong Kong | 0:04:06 |
7 | Champion System | 0:04:14 |
8 | Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth | 0:08:03 |
9 | d'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo | 0:13:13 |
10 | Korea | 0:14:42 |
11 | Action Cycling Team | 0:21:02 |
12 | Max Success Sports | 0:27:06 |
13 | Team Senter-Merida Taiwan | 0:28:05 |
14 | Rapha Condor - Sharp | 0:29:04 |
15 | Malaysia | 0:51:17 |
16 | Netherlands | 0:52:35 |
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