Müller wins Tour of China prologue
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Dirk Müller, (Team Nutrition Sparkasse) took home the race leader's jersey after winning the Tour of China prologue in Xi'an with a stunning time of 4:03.218. Tobias Erler, (Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team) finished second almost four seconds slower, while Fly V Australia's David Tanner claimed third on the 3.5km course.
Müller , a 37-year-old German said a combination of perfect weather and technical skills led to his good result. "I went all out, amy SRM showed an veraging 500 watts and 175 bpm heart rate. I am really happy with the result," he said.
In sixth place, Hong Kong Team rider Cheung Kong Lok was the best placed Chinese rider.
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| 1 | Dirk Müller (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | 0:04:03 |
| 2 | Tobias Erler (Ger) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team | 0:00:04 |
| 3 | David Tanner (Aus) Fly V Australia | 0:00:08 |
| 4 | Daniel Summerhill (USA) US National Team | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
| 5 | Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team | 0:00:09 |
| 6 | King Lok Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| 7 | Hao Liu (Chn) Max Success Sports | 0:00:10 |
| 8 | Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) Fly V Australia | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| 9 | Ho Ting Kwok (HKg) Hong Kong | 0:00:11 |
| 10 | David McCann (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team | 0:00:12 |
| 11 | Andrew Barker (USA) US National Team | 0:00:13 |
| 12 | Kam-Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
| 13 | Hossein Askari (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
| 14 | Jacob Rathe (USA) US National Team | 0:00:14 |
| 15 | Lawrence Warbasse (USA) US National Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
| 16 | Max Durtschi (USA) US National Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
| 17 | Aaron Kemps (Aus) Fly V Australia | 0:00:15 |
| 18 | Ghader Mizbani Iranagh (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
| 19 | Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Giant Asia Racing Team | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
| 20 | Stefan Cohnen (Ned) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
| 21 | Grischa Janorschke (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | 0:00:16 |
| 22 | En Huang (Chn) Max Success Sports | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
| 23 | Sergej Fuchs (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
| 24 | Troels Ronning Vinther (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning | 0:00:17 |
| 25 | Lee Rodgers (Jpn) | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
| 26 | Christer Rake (Nor) Joker Bianchi | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
| 27 | Kun Jiang (Chn) China National Team | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
| 28 | Hossein Alizadeh (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
| 29 | Gang Xu (Chn) Max Success Sports | 0:00:18 |
| 30 | King Wai Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
| 31 | Leon Van Bon (Ned) Marco Polo Cycling Team | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
| 32 | Xitao Ji (Chn) China National Team | 0:00:19 |
| 33 | Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) CKT Tmit - Champion System | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
| 34 | Lasse Bochmann (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
| 35 | Behnam Khalilikhosroshahi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
| 36 | Steffen Radochla (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | 0:00:20 |
| 37 | Sebastian Forke (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
| 38 | Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong | 0:00:21 |
| 39 | Ingar Stokstad (Nor) Joker Bianchi | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
| 40 | Stian Remme (Nor) Joker Bianchi | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
| 41 | Pengfei Qi (Chn) Max Success Sports | 0:00:22 |
| 42 | Sondre Gjerdevik Sörtveit (Nor) Joker Bianchi | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
| 43 | Jai Crawford (Aus) Fly V Australia | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
| 44 | Vegard Breen (Nor) Joker Bianchi | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
| 45 | Darren Lill (RSA) Fly V Australia | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
| 46 | Oleksandr Sheydyk (Ukr) Ukraine National Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
| 47 | Tjarco Cuppens (Ned) | 0:00:23 |
| 48 | Oleksandr Golovash (Ukr) Ukraine National Team | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
| 49 | Tuulkhangai Tuguldur (Mgl) Mongolia National Team | 0:00:24 |
| 50 | Haijun Ma (Chn) China National Team | 0:00:25 |
| 51 | Ievgen Filin (Ukr) Ukraine National Team | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
| 52 | Carson Miller (USA) US National Team | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
| 53 | Artem Topchanyuk (Ukr) Ukraine National Team | 0:00:26 |
| 54 | Serge Herz (Ger) CKT Tmit - Champion System | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
| 55 | Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
| 56 | Svein Erik Vold (Nor) Joker Bianchi | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
| 57 | Holger Burkhardt (Ger) CKT Tmit - Champion System | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
| 58 | Jun-Oh Kwon (Kor) Geumsan Ginseng Asia | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
| 59 | Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Fly V Australia | 0:00:27 |
| 60 | Ruisong Zhang (Chn) Max Success Sports | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
| 61 | Dene Rogers (NZl) Giant Asia Racing Team | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
| 62 | Jacob Nielsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
| 63 | Benjamin Sydlik (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
| 64 | Prajak Mahawong (Tha) Giant Asia Racing Team | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
| 65 | Wenlong Zhang (Chn) China National Team | 0:00:28 |
| 66 | Rahim Ememi (IRI) Giant Asia Racing Team | 0:00:29 |
| 67 | Jiong Wang (Chn) Max Success Sports | 0:00:30 |
| 68 | Patria Rastra (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
| 69 | Denys Karnulin (Ukr) Ukraine National Team | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
| 70 | Pengda Jiao (Chn) China National Team | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
| 71 | Phuchong Sai-Udomsil (Tha) Geumsan Ginseng Asia | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
| 72 | Yue Tu (Chn) China National Team | 0:00:31 |
| 73 | Khayankhyarvaa Uuganbayar (Mgl) Mongolia National Team | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
| 74 | Roger Beuchat (Swi) CKT Tmit - Champion System | 0:00:32 |
| 75 | Kasper Linde Jorgensen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning | 0:00:33 |
| 76 | Oleh Solomko (Ukr) Ukraine National Team | 0:00:34 |
| 77 | Wu Chen (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
| 78 | Igarashi Takeshi (Jpn) Geumsan Ginseng Asia | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
| 79 | Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | 0:00:35 |
| 80 | Shengjun Wu (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
| 81 | Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
| 82 | Peilun Wu (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
| 83 | Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Marco Polo Cycling Team | 0:00:36 |
| 84 | Yilin Liu (Chn) Marco Polo Cycling Team | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
| 85 | Jong Kwang Kim (Kor) Geumsan Ginseng Asia | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
| 86 | Biao Liu (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
| 87 | Pavel Stuchlik (Cze) Marco Polo Cycling Team | 0:00:37 |
| 88 | Xiaoyong Dong (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
| 89 | Matnur Matnur (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | 0:00:38 |
| 90 | Adrien Calatayud (Fra) | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
| 91 | Chi Ho Yuen (HKg) Hong Kong | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
| 92 | Jimmy Pranata (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | 0:00:39 |
| 93 | Vincent Ang (Sin) Geumsan Ginseng Asia | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
| 94 | Khangarid Naran (Mgl) Mongolia National Team | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
| 95 | Shusaku Matsuo (Jpn) CKT Tmit - Champion System | 0:00:40 |
| 96 | Yuan Wei (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | 0:00:42 |
| 97 | Fu Xing (Chn) Marco Polo Cycling Team | 0:00:43 |
| 98 | Mathias Gade Jacobsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning | 0:00:44 |
| 99 | Jamsran Ulziibaatar (Mgl) Mongolia National Team | 0:00:47 |
| 100 | Tumutbaatar Ochirbaatar (Mgl) Mongolia National Team | 0:00:49 |
| 101 | Han Yu Lin (Tpe) | 0:00:51 |
| 102 | Sonomtseren Delgerbayar (Mgl) Mongolia National Team | 0:00:57 |
| 103 | Joris Boillat (Swi) CKT Tmit - Champion System | 0:01:09 |
| 104 | Antonius Christopher Tjondrokusumo (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
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| 1 | Dirk Müller (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | 0:04:03 |
| 2 | Tobias Erler (Ger) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team | 0:00:04 |
| 3 | David Tanner (Aus) Fly V Australia | 0:00:08 |
| 4 | Daniel Summerhill (USA) US National Team | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
| 5 | Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team | 0:00:09 |
| 6 | King Lok Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| 7 | Hao Liu (Chn) Max Success Sports | 0:00:10 |
| 8 | Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) Fly V Australia | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| 9 | Ho Ting Kwok (HKg) Hong Kong | 0:00:11 |
| 10 | David McCann (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team | 0:00:12 |
| 11 | Andrew Barker (USA) US National Team | 0:00:13 |
| 12 | Kam-Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
| 13 | Hossein Askari (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
| 14 | Jacob Rathe (USA) US National Team | 0:00:14 |
| 15 | Lawrence Warbasse (USA) US National Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
| 16 | Max Durtschi (USA) US National Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
| 17 | Aaron Kemps (Aus) Fly V Australia | 0:00:15 |
| 18 | Ghader Mizbani Iranagh (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
| 19 | Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Giant Asia Racing Team | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
| 20 | Stefan Cohnen (Ned) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
| 21 | Grischa Janorschke (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | 0:00:16 |
| 22 | En Huang (Chn) Max Success Sports | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
| 23 | Sergej Fuchs (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
| 24 | Troels Ronning Vinther (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning | 0:00:17 |
| 25 | Lee Rodgers (Jpn) | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
| 26 | Christer Rake (Nor) Joker Bianchi | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
| 27 | Kun Jiang (Chn) China National Team | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
| 28 | Hossein Alizadeh (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
| 29 | Gang Xu (Chn) Max Success Sports | 0:00:18 |
| 30 | King Wai Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
| 31 | Leon Van Bon (Ned) Marco Polo Cycling Team | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
| 32 | Xitao Ji (Chn) China National Team | 0:00:19 |
| 33 | Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) CKT Tmit - Champion System | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
| 34 | Lasse Bochmann (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
| 35 | Behnam Khalilikhosroshahi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
| 36 | Steffen Radochla (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | 0:00:20 |
| 37 | Sebastian Forke (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
| 38 | Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong | 0:00:21 |
| 39 | Ingar Stokstad (Nor) Joker Bianchi | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
| 40 | Stian Remme (Nor) Joker Bianchi | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
| 41 | Pengfei Qi (Chn) Max Success Sports | 0:00:22 |
| 42 | Sondre Gjerdevik Sörtveit (Nor) Joker Bianchi | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
| 43 | Jai Crawford (Aus) Fly V Australia | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
| 44 | Vegard Breen (Nor) Joker Bianchi | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
| 45 | Darren Lill (RSA) Fly V Australia | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
| 46 | Oleksandr Sheydyk (Ukr) Ukraine National Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
| 47 | Tjarco Cuppens (Ned) | 0:00:23 |
| 48 | Oleksandr Golovash (Ukr) Ukraine National Team | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
| 49 | Tuulkhangai Tuguldur (Mgl) Mongolia National Team | 0:00:24 |
| 50 | Haijun Ma (Chn) China National Team | 0:00:25 |
| 51 | Ievgen Filin (Ukr) Ukraine National Team | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
| 52 | Carson Miller (USA) US National Team | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
| 53 | Artem Topchanyuk (Ukr) Ukraine National Team | 0:00:26 |
| 54 | Serge Herz (Ger) CKT Tmit - Champion System | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
| 55 | Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
| 56 | Svein Erik Vold (Nor) Joker Bianchi | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
| 57 | Holger Burkhardt (Ger) CKT Tmit - Champion System | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
| 58 | Jun-Oh Kwon (Kor) Geumsan Ginseng Asia | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
| 59 | Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Fly V Australia | 0:00:27 |
| 60 | Ruisong Zhang (Chn) Max Success Sports | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
| 61 | Dene Rogers (NZl) Giant Asia Racing Team | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
| 62 | Jacob Nielsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
| 63 | Benjamin Sydlik (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
| 64 | Prajak Mahawong (Tha) Giant Asia Racing Team | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
| 65 | Wenlong Zhang (Chn) China National Team | 0:00:28 |
| 66 | Rahim Ememi (IRI) Giant Asia Racing Team | 0:00:29 |
| 67 | Jiong Wang (Chn) Max Success Sports | 0:00:30 |
| 68 | Patria Rastra (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
| 69 | Denys Karnulin (Ukr) Ukraine National Team | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
| 70 | Pengda Jiao (Chn) China National Team | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
| 71 | Phuchong Sai-Udomsil (Tha) Geumsan Ginseng Asia | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
| 72 | Yue Tu (Chn) China National Team | 0:00:31 |
| 73 | Khayankhyarvaa Uuganbayar (Mgl) Mongolia National Team | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
| 74 | Roger Beuchat (Swi) CKT Tmit - Champion System | 0:00:32 |
| 75 | Kasper Linde Jorgensen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning | 0:00:33 |
| 76 | Oleh Solomko (Ukr) Ukraine National Team | 0:00:34 |
| 77 | Wu Chen (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
| 78 | Igarashi Takeshi (Jpn) Geumsan Ginseng Asia | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
| 79 | Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | 0:00:35 |
| 80 | Shengjun Wu (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
| 81 | Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
| 82 | Peilun Wu (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
| 83 | Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Marco Polo Cycling Team | 0:00:36 |
| 84 | Yilin Liu (Chn) Marco Polo Cycling Team | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
| 85 | Jong Kwang Kim (Kor) Geumsan Ginseng Asia | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
| 86 | Biao Liu (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
| 87 | Pavel Stuchlik (Cze) Marco Polo Cycling Team | 0:00:37 |
| 88 | Xiaoyong Dong (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
| 89 | Matnur Matnur (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | 0:00:38 |
| 90 | Adrien Calatayud (Fra) | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
| 91 | Chi Ho Yuen (HKg) Hong Kong | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
| 92 | Jimmy Pranata (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | 0:00:39 |
| 93 | Vincent Ang (Sin) Geumsan Ginseng Asia | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
| 94 | Khangarid Naran (Mgl) Mongolia National Team | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
| 95 | Shusaku Matsuo (Jpn) CKT Tmit - Champion System | 0:00:40 |
| 96 | Yuan Wei (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | 0:00:42 |
| 97 | Fu Xing (Chn) Marco Polo Cycling Team | 0:00:43 |
| 98 | Mathias Gade Jacobsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning | 0:00:44 |
| 99 | Jamsran Ulziibaatar (Mgl) Mongolia National Team | 0:00:47 |
| 100 | Tumutbaatar Ochirbaatar (Mgl) Mongolia National Team | 0:00:49 |
| 101 | Han Yu Lin (Tpe) | 0:00:51 |
| 102 | Sonomtseren Delgerbayar (Mgl) Mongolia National Team | 0:00:57 |
| 103 | Joris Boillat (Swi) CKT Tmit - Champion System | 0:01:09 |
| 104 | Antonius Christopher Tjondrokusumo (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
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