Tour of Hainan 2010: Stage 1 Results

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Yuriy Metlushenko (Ukrainian National Team) takes out the first stage in Sanya with a well timed sprint.(Image credit: Shane Goss)

Yuri Metlushenko (Ukraine National Team) won stage 1 of the Tour of Hainan and took possession of the race leader's yellow jersey. The Ukrainian beat Kenny Van Hummel (Skil-Shimano) and Michele Merlo (Footon-Servetto) in the sprint at the end of an 85km-long circuit race around Sanya. Tuesday's second stage sees the peloton cover 167.5km on the road to Wuzhishan.

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Yuri Metlushenko (Ukr) Ukraine	1:31:47
2	Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil - Shimano	Row 1 - Cell 2
3	Michele Merlo (Ita) Footon-Servetto	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Cyrille Heymans (Lux) Continental Team Differdange	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) Polygon Sweet Nice	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Roman Krasilnikov (Rus) Polygon Sweet Nice	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Ben Kersten (Aus) Fly V Australia	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	David Kopp (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Sean Mazich (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Alexander Schmitt (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Jacob Nielsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Kiel Reijnen (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Ukraine	Row 17 - Cell 2
19	Volodymyr Starchyk (Ukr) Ukraine	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Serhy Hrechyn (Ukr) Ukraine	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Michael Tronborg Kristensen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Enrique Mata (Spa) Footon-Servetto	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Jin Long (Chn) Skil - Shimano	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Sergey Kuzin (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Robert Retschke (Ger) Continental Team Differdange	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Footon-Servetto	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Alexey Lyalko (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 27 - Cell 2
29	Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Skil - Shimano	Row 28 - Cell 2
30	Wei Kei Chang (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Ismail Ayoune (Mar) Morocco	Row 30 - Cell 2
32	Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda	Row 32 - Cell 2
34	Bradeley Hall (Aus) Marco Polo Cycling Team	Row 33 - Cell 2
35	Soufiane Haddi (Mar) Morocco	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Yassin Ait El Attar (Mar) Morocco	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Pavel Stuchlik (Cze) Marco Polo Cycling Team	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Mads Christensen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	Prajak Mahawong (Tha) Giant Asia Racing Team	Row 38 - Cell 2
40	Oleksandr Sheydyk (Ukr) Ukraine	Row 39 - Cell 2
41	Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana	Row 40 - Cell 2
42	Valery Valynin (Rus) Russian Federation	Row 41 - Cell 2
43	Yuan Wei (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team	Row 42 - Cell 2
44	Alexandre Shushemoin (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 43 - Cell 2
45	Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice	Row 44 - Cell 2
46	Hayden Brooks (Aus) Fly V Australia	Row 45 - Cell 2
47	Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice	Row 46 - Cell 2
48	Christian Moberg Jörgensen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Niki Ostergaard (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning	Row 48 - Cell 2
50	Troels Ronning Vinther (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning	Row 49 - Cell 2
51	Ricky Eno Jorgensen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning	Row 50 - Cell 2
52	Florenz Knauer (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland	Row 51 - Cell 2
53	Nikolay Ivanov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 52 - Cell 2
54	Luc Hagenaars (Ned) Team Kuota - Indeland	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Vytautas Kaupas (Ltu) Continental Team Differdange	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Oleh Solomko (Ukr) Ukraine	Row 55 - Cell 2
57	David Kemp (Aus) Fly V Australia	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	William Dickeson (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	Tomasz Kiendys (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Zachary Davies (USA) Fly V Australia	Row 59 - Cell 2
61	Darren Rolfe (Aus) Fly V Australia	Row 60 - Cell 2
62	Matnur Matnur (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice	Row 61 - Cell 2
63	Feng Han (Chn) Skil - Shimano	Row 62 - Cell 2
64	Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil - Shimano	Row 63 - Cell 2
65	Cheng Ji (Chn) Skil - Shimano	Row 64 - Cell 2
66	Peilun Wu (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team	Row 65 - Cell 2
67	Evgeny Kovalev (Rus) Russian Federation	Row 66 - Cell 2
68	Daniel Westmattelmann (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland	Row 67 - Cell 2
69	Matthias Bertling (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland	Row 68 - Cell 2
70	Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team	Row 69 - Cell 2
71	Ivan Kovalev (Rus) Russian Federation	Row 70 - Cell 2
72	Pengfei Qi (Chn) Max Success Sports	Row 71 - Cell 2
73	Alexander Serov (Rus) Russian Federation	Row 72 - Cell 2
74	Hakan Nilsson (Swe) Continental Team Differdange	Row 73 - Cell 2
75	Shinpei Fukuda (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	Row 74 - Cell 2
76	Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	Row 75 - Cell 2
77	Kenichi Suzuki (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	Row 76 - Cell 2
78	Phil Zajicek (USA) Fly V Australia	Row 77 - Cell 2
79	Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda	Row 78 - Cell 2
80	Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana	Row 79 - Cell 2
81	Ming Xing Xue (Chn) Max Success Sports	Row 80 - Cell 2
82	Morten Knudsen (Den) Continental Team Differdange	Row 81 - Cell 2
83	Lahcen Saber (Mar) Morocco	Row 82 - Cell 2
84	Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice	Row 83 - Cell 2
85	Roman Kireyev (Kaz) Astana	Row 84 - Cell 2
86	Khalid Bounida (Ned) Marco Polo Cycling Team	Row 85 - Cell 2
87	Chin-Lung Huang (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team	Row 86 - Cell 2
88	Biao Liu (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team	Row 87 - Cell 2
89	Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Giant Asia Racing Team	Row 88 - Cell 2
90	Alexander Khatuntsev (Rus) Russian Federation	Row 89 - Cell 2
91	Sergey Renev (Kaz) Astana	Row 90 - Cell 2
92	Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy (Kaz) Astana	Row 91 - Cell 2
93	Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana	Row 92 - Cell 2
94	Evgeniy Sladkov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 93 - Cell 2
95	Sergio Hernandez (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda	Row 94 - Cell 2
96	Berik Kupeshov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 95 - Cell 2
97	Mohcine Ichou (Mar) Morocco	Row 96 - Cell 2
98	Sylwester Janiszewski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice	Row 97 - Cell 2
99	Jimmy Pranata (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice	Row 98 - Cell 2
100	Ting Deng (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team	Row 99 - Cell 2
101	Hui Zhang (Chn) Max Success Sports	Row 100 - Cell 2
102	Gang Xu (Chn) Max Success Sports	Row 101 - Cell 2
103	David Deroo (Fra) Skil - Shimano	Row 102 - Cell 2
104	Shengjun Wu (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team	Row 103 - Cell 2
105	Stefan Cohnen (Ned) Continental Team Differdange	Row 104 - Cell 2
106	Mohamed Elghoumari (Mar) Morocco	Row 105 - Cell 2
107	Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Marco Polo Cycling Team	Row 106 - Cell 2
108	Kun Jiang (Chn) Max Success Sports	Row 107 - Cell 2
109	Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team	Row 108 - Cell 2
110	Patria Rastra (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice	Row 109 - Cell 2
111	Emmanuel Van Ruitenbeek (Ned) Team Kuota - Indeland	Row 110 - Cell 2
112	Arkaitz Duran Aroca (Spa) Footon-Servetto	Row 111 - Cell 2
113	Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice	Row 112 - Cell 2
114	Alexey Shmidt (Rus) Russian Federation	Row 113 - Cell 2
115	Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Ukraine	Row 114 - Cell 2
116	Alexei Markov (Rus) Russian Federation	Row 115 - Cell 2
117	Vidal Celis Zabala (Spa) Footon-Servetto	Row 116 - Cell 2
118	Tomas Smolen (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice	0:03:49
119	Ahmad Haidar Anuawar (Mas) Marco Polo Cycling Team	Row 118 - Cell 2
120	Mario Gutierrez (Spa) Footon-Servetto	Row 119 - Cell 2
121	Johnnie Walker (Aus) Footon-Servetto	Row 120 - Cell 2
122	Dene Rogers (NZl) Giant Asia Racing Team	0:07:03
123	Tobias Erler (Ger) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team	Row 122 - Cell 2
124	Ghader Mizbani Iranagh (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team	0:12:03
125	Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team	Row 124 - Cell 2
126	Hossein Askari (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team	Row 125 - Cell 2
127	Hossein Alizadeh (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team	Row 126 - Cell 2
128	Rahim Ememi (IRI) Giant Asia Racing Team	Row 127 - Cell 2

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Yuri Metlushenko (Ukr) Ukraine	1:31:37
2	Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil - Shimano	0:00:04
3	Ivan Kovalev (Rus) Russian Federation	0:00:05
4	Michele Merlo (Ita) Footon-Servetto	0:00:06
5	David Kopp (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland	0:00:07
6	Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice	0:00:08
7	Alexey Lyalko (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana	0:00:10
9	Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Cyrille Heymans (Lux) Continental Team Differdange	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) Polygon Sweet Nice	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Roman Krasilnikov (Rus) Polygon Sweet Nice	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Ben Kersten (Aus) Fly V Australia	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Sean Mazich (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Alexander Schmitt (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Jacob Nielsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning	Row 17 - Cell 2
19	Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Kiel Reijnen (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Ukraine	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Volodymyr Starchyk (Ukr) Ukraine	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Serhy Hrechyn (Ukr) Ukraine	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Michael Tronborg Kristensen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Enrique Mata (Spa) Footon-Servetto	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Jin Long (Chn) Skil - Shimano	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Sergey Kuzin (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Robert Retschke (Ger) Continental Team Differdange	Row 27 - Cell 2
29	Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Footon-Servetto	Row 28 - Cell 2
30	Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Skil - Shimano	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Wei Kei Chang (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team	Row 30 - Cell 2
32	Ismail Ayoune (Mar) Morocco	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice	Row 32 - Cell 2
34	Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda	Row 33 - Cell 2
35	Bradeley Hall (Aus) Marco Polo Cycling Team	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Soufiane Haddi (Mar) Morocco	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Yassin Ait El Attar (Mar) Morocco	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Pavel Stuchlik (Cze) Marco Polo Cycling Team	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	Mads Christensen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning	Row 38 - Cell 2
40	Prajak Mahawong (Tha) Giant Asia Racing Team	Row 39 - Cell 2
41	Oleksandr Sheydyk (Ukr) Ukraine	Row 40 - Cell 2
42	Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana	Row 41 - Cell 2
43	Valery Valynin (Rus) Russian Federation	Row 42 - Cell 2
44	Yuan Wei (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team	Row 43 - Cell 2
45	Alexandre Shushemoin (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 44 - Cell 2
46	Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice	Row 45 - Cell 2
47	Hayden Brooks (Aus) Fly V Australia	Row 46 - Cell 2
48	Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Christian Moberg Jörgensen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning	Row 48 - Cell 2
50	Niki Ostergaard (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning	Row 49 - Cell 2
51	Troels Ronning Vinther (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning	Row 50 - Cell 2
52	Ricky Eno Jorgensen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning	Row 51 - Cell 2
53	Florenz Knauer (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland	Row 52 - Cell 2
54	Nikolay Ivanov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Luc Hagenaars (Ned) Team Kuota - Indeland	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Vytautas Kaupas (Ltu) Continental Team Differdange	Row 55 - Cell 2
57	Oleh Solomko (Ukr) Ukraine	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	David Kemp (Aus) Fly V Australia	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	William Dickeson (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Tomasz Kiendys (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice	Row 59 - Cell 2
61	Zachary Davies (USA) Fly V Australia	Row 60 - Cell 2
62	Darren Rolfe (Aus) Fly V Australia	Row 61 - Cell 2
63	Matnur Matnur (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice	Row 62 - Cell 2
64	Feng Han (Chn) Skil - Shimano	Row 63 - Cell 2
65	Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil - Shimano	Row 64 - Cell 2
66	Cheng Ji (Chn) Skil - Shimano	Row 65 - Cell 2
67	Peilun Wu (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team	Row 66 - Cell 2
68	Evgeny Kovalev (Rus) Russian Federation	Row 67 - Cell 2
69	Daniel Westmattelmann (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland	Row 68 - Cell 2
70	Matthias Bertling (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland	Row 69 - Cell 2
71	Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team	Row 70 - Cell 2
72	Pengfei Qi (Chn) Max Success Sports	Row 71 - Cell 2
73	Alexander Serov (Rus) Russian Federation	Row 72 - Cell 2
74	Hakan Nilsson (Swe) Continental Team Differdange	Row 73 - Cell 2
75	Shinpei Fukuda (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	Row 74 - Cell 2
76	Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	Row 75 - Cell 2
77	Kenichi Suzuki (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	Row 76 - Cell 2
78	Phil Zajicek (USA) Fly V Australia	Row 77 - Cell 2
79	Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda	Row 78 - Cell 2
80	Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana	Row 79 - Cell 2
81	Ming Xing Xue (Chn) Max Success Sports	Row 80 - Cell 2
82	Morten Knudsen (Den) Continental Team Differdange	Row 81 - Cell 2
83	Lahcen Saber (Mar) Morocco	Row 82 - Cell 2
84	Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice	Row 83 - Cell 2
85	Roman Kireyev (Kaz) Astana	Row 84 - Cell 2
86	Khalid Bounida (Ned) Marco Polo Cycling Team	Row 85 - Cell 2
87	Chin-Lung Huang (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team	Row 86 - Cell 2
88	Biao Liu (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team	Row 87 - Cell 2
89	Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Giant Asia Racing Team	Row 88 - Cell 2
90	Alexander Khatuntsev (Rus) Russian Federation	Row 89 - Cell 2
91	Sergey Renev (Kaz) Astana	Row 90 - Cell 2
92	Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy (Kaz) Astana	Row 91 - Cell 2
93	Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana	Row 92 - Cell 2
94	Evgeniy Sladkov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 93 - Cell 2
95	Sergio Hernandez (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda	Row 94 - Cell 2
96	Berik Kupeshov (Kaz) Kazakhstan	Row 95 - Cell 2
97	Mohcine Ichou (Mar) Morocco	Row 96 - Cell 2
98	Sylwester Janiszewski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice	Row 97 - Cell 2
99	Jimmy Pranata (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice	Row 98 - Cell 2
100	Ting Deng (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team	Row 99 - Cell 2
101	Hui Zhang (Chn) Max Success Sports	Row 100 - Cell 2
102	Gang Xu (Chn) Max Success Sports	Row 101 - Cell 2
103	David Deroo (Fra) Skil - Shimano	Row 102 - Cell 2
104	Shengjun Wu (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team	Row 103 - Cell 2
105	Stefan Cohnen (Ned) Continental Team Differdange	Row 104 - Cell 2
106	Mohamed Elghoumari (Mar) Morocco	Row 105 - Cell 2
107	Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Marco Polo Cycling Team	Row 106 - Cell 2
108	Kun Jiang (Chn) Max Success Sports	Row 107 - Cell 2
109	Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team	Row 108 - Cell 2
110	Patria Rastra (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice	Row 109 - Cell 2
111	Emmanuel Van Ruitenbeek (Ned) Team Kuota - Indeland	Row 110 - Cell 2
112	Arkaitz Duran Aroca (Spa) Footon-Servetto	Row 111 - Cell 2
113	Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice	Row 112 - Cell 2
114	Alexey Shmidt (Rus) Russian Federation	Row 113 - Cell 2
115	Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Ukraine	Row 114 - Cell 2
116	Alexei Markov (Rus) Russian Federation	Row 115 - Cell 2
117	Vidal Celis Zabala (Spa) Footon-Servetto	Row 116 - Cell 2
118	Ahmad Haidar Anuawar (Mas) Marco Polo Cycling Team	Row 117 - Cell 2
119	Mario Gutierrez (Spa) Footon-Servetto	Row 118 - Cell 2
120	Johnnie Walker (Aus) Footon-Servetto	Row 119 - Cell 2
121	Tobias Erler (Ger) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team	Row 120 - Cell 2
122	Tomas Smolen (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice	0:03:59
123	Dene Rogers (NZl) Giant Asia Racing Team	0:07:13
124	Ghader Mizbani Iranagh (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team	0:12:13
125	Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team	Row 124 - Cell 2
126	Hossein Askari (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team	Row 125 - Cell 2
127	Hossein Alizadeh (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team	Row 126 - Cell 2
128	Rahim Ememi (IRI) Giant Asia Racing Team	Row 127 - Cell 2

Metlushenko sprints to victory in Sanya

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