Flash flooding sees stage 6 cancelled
Iglinskiy stays in overall lead
The sixth stage of the 2010 Tour of Hainan was cancelled after only a few kilometres of racing. The decision, made by governing officials, was due to heavy rains and flash flooding on some of the roads on the stage route. Earlier in the week, Hainan had encountered some of the worst floods in the island's history.
Consequently, the general classification remains the same, with Valetin Ignlinskiy (Astana) maintaining his 20 second lead over Johnnie Walker (Footon-Servetto). Kiel Reijnen (Jelly Belly Presented By Kenda Racing) remains in 3rd place at 0:23.
The race continues on Sunday with the seventh stage from Cheng Mai to Danzhou.
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana | 15:31:58 |
2 | Johnnie Walker (Aus) Footon-Servetto | 0:00:20 |
3 | Kiel Reijnen (USA) Jelly Belly Presented By Kenda | 0:00:23 |
4 | Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Kazakhstan | 0:00:27 |
5 | Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil - Shimano | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Matthias Bertling (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland | 0:00:28 |
7 | Volodymyr Starchyk (Ukr) Ukraine | 0:00:29 |
8 | Alexander Schmitt (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland | 0:00:30 |
9 | Robert Retschke (Ger) Continental Team Differdange | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Ukraine | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Alexei Markov (Rus) Russian Federation | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly Presented By Kenda | 0:00:35 |
15 | Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team | 0:00:36 |
16 | Enrique Mata (Spa) Footon-Servetto | 0:00:37 |
17 | Arkaitz Duran Aroca (Spa) Footon-Servetto | 0:00:39 |
18 | Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:00:41 |
19 | Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team | 0:00:42 |
20 | Mads Christensen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Footon-Servetto | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Giant Asia Racing Team | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Evgeniy Sladkov (Kaz) Kazakhstan | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Cheng Ji (Chn) Skil - Shimano | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Alexander Khatuntsev (Rus) Russian Federation | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Sergey Renev (Kaz) Astana | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Darren Rolfe (Aus) Fly V Australia | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Alexander Serov (Rus) Russian Federation | 0:00:48 |
31 | Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Roman Kireyev (Kaz) Astana | 0:00:55 |
33 | Shengjun Wu (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Feng Han (Chn) Skil - Shimano | 0:01:27 |
35 | Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil - Shimano | 0:02:24 |
36 | Yuri Metlushenko (Ukr) Ukraine | 0:02:36 |
37 | Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Jelly Belly Presented By Kenda | 0:02:40 |
38 | Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) Polygon Sweet Nice | 0:02:44 |
39 | Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia | 0:02:46 |
40 | David Kopp (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland | 0:02:47 |
41 | Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:02:48 |
42 | Jacob Nielsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning | 0:02:50 |
43 | Niki Ostergaard (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Sylwester Janiszewski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Valery Valynin (Rus) Russian Federation | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Sean Mazich (USA) Jelly Belly Presented By Kenda | 0:03:02 |
47 | Luc Hagenaars (Ned) Team Kuota - Indeland | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Troels Ronning Vinther (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Soufiane Haddi (Mar) Morocco | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Vidal Celis Zabala (Spa) Footon-Servetto | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Ming Xing Xue (Chn) Max Success Sports | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Serhy Hrechyn (Ukr) Ukraine | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Marco Polo Cycling Team | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Shinpei Fukuda (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Mohcine Ichou (Mar) Morocco | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Emmanuel Van Ruitenbeek (Ned) Team Kuota - Indeland | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | David Deroo (Fra) Skil - Shimano | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Vytautas Kaupas (Ltu) Continental Team Differdange | 0:03:06 |
59 | Michele Merlo (Ita) Footon-Servetto | 0:03:09 |
60 | Daniel Westmattelmann (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland | 0:03:14 |
61 | Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Ukraine | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Wei Kei Chang (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team | 0:03:15 |
63 | Lahcen Saber (Mar) Morocco | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Kun Jiang (Chn) Max Success Sports | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Alexey Shmidt (Rus) Russian Federation | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:03:16 |
67 | Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | 0:03:30 |
68 | Gang Xu (Chn) Max Success Sports | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Biao Liu (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | 0:03:31 |
70 | Alexandre Shushemoin (Kaz) Kazakhstan | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Jin Long (Chn) Skil - Shimano | 0:03:34 |
72 | Chin-Lung Huang (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team | 0:03:35 |
73 | Ting Deng (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Mohamed Elghoumari (Mar) Morocco | 0:03:37 |
75 | Jimmy Pranata (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | 0:03:39 |
76 | Sergio Hernandez (USA) Jelly Belly Presented By Kenda | 0:03:46 |
77 | Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana | 0:03:51 |
78 | Hui Zhang (Chn) Max Success Sports | 0:03:53 |
79 | Pengfei Qi (Chn) Max Success Sports | 0:03:54 |
80 | Kenichi Suzuki (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team | 0:03:59 |
81 | Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Skil - Shimano | 0:04:01 |
82 | Sergey Kuzin (Kaz) Kazakhstan | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | 0:04:14 |
84 | Alexey Lyalko (Kaz) Kazakhstan | 0:04:20 |
85 | Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy (Kaz) Astana | 0:04:22 |
86 | Hayden Brooks (Aus) Fly V Australia | 0:04:31 |
87 | Evgeny Kovalev (Rus) Russian Federation | 0:04:45 |
88 | Phil Zajicek (USA) Fly V Australia | 0:05:01 |
89 | Berik Kupeshov (Kaz) Kazakhstan | 0:05:10 |
90 | Yuan Wei (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | 0:05:38 |
91 | Prajak Mahawong (Tha) Giant Asia Racing Team | 0:05:40 |
92 | Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana | 0:05:51 |
93 | William Dickeson (Aus) Jelly Belly Presented By Kenda | 0:05:55 |
94 | Yassin Ait El Attar (Mar) Morocco | 0:06:00 |
95 | Nikolay Ivanov (Kaz) Kazakhstan | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Zachary Davies (USA) Fly V Australia | 0:06:09 |
97 | Peilun Wu (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | 0:06:19 |
98 | Tomas Smolen (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:06:39 |
99 | Roman Krasilnikov (Rus) Polygon Sweet Nice | 0:08:38 |
100 | Patria Rastra (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Ivan Kovalev (Rus) Russian Federation | 0:08:39 |
102 | Florenz Knauer (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland | 0:08:51 |
103 | David Kemp (Aus) Fly V Australia | 0:09:06 |
104 | Tomasz Kiendys (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Ricky Eno Jorgensen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning | 0:09:43 |
106 | Matnur Matnur (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | 0:09:47 |
107 | Michael Tronborg Kristensen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning | 0:09:53 |
108 | Hakan Nilsson (Swe) Continental Team Differdange | 0:09:59 |
109 | Dene Rogers (NZl) Giant Asia Racing Team | 0:10:03 |
110 | Oleksandr Sheydyk (Ukr) Ukraine | 0:10:26 |
111 | Ismail Ayoune (Mar) Morocco | 0:11:51 |
112 | Oleh Solomko (Ukr) Ukraine | 0:12:03 |
113 | Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team | 0:12:39 |
114 | Ben Kersten (Aus) Fly V Australia | 0:12:44 |
115 | Hossein Alizadeh (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team | 0:12:45 |
116 | Hossein Askari (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Rahim Ememi (IRI) Giant Asia Racing Team | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Ghader Mizbani Iranagh (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team | 0:12:55 |
119 | Cyrille Heymans (Lux) Continental Team Differdange | 0:14:29 |
120 | Christian Moberg Jörgensen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning | 0:14:46 |
121 | Mario Gutierrez (Spa) Footon-Servetto | 0:15:03 |
122 | Stefan Cohnen (Ned) Continental Team Differdange | 0:26:05 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana | 73 | pts |
2 | Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil - Shimano | 57 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Yuri Metlushenko (Ukr) Ukraine | 45 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) Polygon Sweet Nice | 42 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia | 38 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Ivan Kovalev (Rus) Russian Federation | 35 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Jelly Belly Presented By Kenda | 31 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Alexei Markov (Rus) Russian Federation | 28 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Kazakhstan | 27 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Johnnie Walker (Aus) Footon-Servetto | 24 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Dene Rogers (NZl) Giant Asia Racing Team | 23 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | David Kopp (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland | 22 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Ukraine | 20 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Ben Kersten (Aus) Fly V Australia | 20 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Enrique Mata (Spa) Footon-Servetto | 18 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team | 18 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Sylwester Janiszewski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 16 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Michele Merlo (Ita) Footon-Servetto | 16 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Stefan Cohnen (Ned) Continental Team Differdange | 15 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Kiel Reijnen (USA) Jelly Belly Presented By Kenda | 15 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Vidal Celis Zabala (Spa) Footon-Servetto | 15 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team | 14 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 13 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Cyrille Heymans (Lux) Continental Team Differdange | 10 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Feng Han (Chn) Skil - Shimano | 9 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Roman Krasilnikov (Rus) Polygon Sweet Nice | 8 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Hossein Alizadeh (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team | 8 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Alexander Schmitt (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland | 6 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Robert Retschke (Ger) Continental Team Differdange | 6 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil - Shimano | 5 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Arkaitz Duran Aroca (Spa) Footon-Servetto | 5 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | Ghader Mizbani Iranagh (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team | 5 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Volodymyr Starchyk (Ukr) Ukraine | 5 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Sean Mazich (USA) Jelly Belly Presented By Kenda | 5 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 4 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team | 4 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | Matthias Bertling (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland | 3 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Alexey Lyalko (Kaz) Kazakhstan | 3 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
39 | Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Footon-Servetto | 2 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
40 | Evgeniy Sladkov (Kaz) Kazakhstan | 2 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
41 | Patria Rastra (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | 2 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
42 | Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly Presented By Kenda | 1 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
43 | Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 1 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
44 | Jacob Nielsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning | 1 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
45 | Emmanuel Van Ruitenbeek (Ned) Team Kuota - Indeland | 1 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
46 | Gang Xu (Chn) Max Success Sports | 1 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Arkaitz Duran Aroca (Spa) Footon-Servetto | 12 | pts |
2 | Ghader Mizbani Iranagh (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team | 10 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Kiel Reijnen (USA) Jelly Belly Presented By Kenda | 8 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | 6 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana | 4 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Volodymyr Starchyk (Ukr) Ukraine | 3 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Gang Xu (Chn) Max Success Sports | 2 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Sergey Renev (Kaz) Astana | 1 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana | 15:31:58 |
2 | Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Kazakhstan | 0:00:27 |
3 | Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil - Shimano | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana | 0:00:30 |
5 | Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team | 0:00:36 |
6 | Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team | 0:00:42 |
7 | Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Giant Asia Racing Team | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Evgeniy Sladkov (Kaz) Kazakhstan | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Cheng Ji (Chn) Skil - Shimano | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Sergey Renev (Kaz) Astana | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team | 0:00:48 |
13 | Roman Kireyev (Kaz) Astana | 0:00:55 |
14 | Shengjun Wu (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Feng Han (Chn) Skil - Shimano | 0:01:27 |
16 | Ming Xing Xue (Chn) Max Success Sports | 0:03:02 |
17 | Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Marco Polo Cycling Team | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Shinpei Fukuda (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Wei Kei Chang (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team | 0:03:15 |
20 | Kun Jiang (Chn) Max Success Sports | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | 0:03:30 |
22 | Gang Xu (Chn) Max Success Sports | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Biao Liu (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | 0:03:31 |
24 | Alexandre Shushemoin (Kaz) Kazakhstan | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Jin Long (Chn) Skil - Shimano | 0:03:34 |
26 | Chin-Lung Huang (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team | 0:03:35 |
27 | Ting Deng (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Jimmy Pranata (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | 0:03:39 |
29 | Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana | 0:03:51 |
30 | Hui Zhang (Chn) Max Success Sports | 0:03:53 |
31 | Pengfei Qi (Chn) Max Success Sports | 0:03:54 |
32 | Kenichi Suzuki (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team | 0:03:59 |
33 | Sergey Kuzin (Kaz) Kazakhstan | 0:04:01 |
34 | Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | 0:04:14 |
35 | Alexey Lyalko (Kaz) Kazakhstan | 0:04:20 |
36 | Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy (Kaz) Astana | 0:04:22 |
37 | Berik Kupeshov (Kaz) Kazakhstan | 0:05:10 |
38 | Yuan Wei (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | 0:05:38 |
39 | Prajak Mahawong (Tha) Giant Asia Racing Team | 0:05:40 |
40 | Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana | 0:05:51 |
41 | Nikolay Ivanov (Kaz) Kazakhstan | 0:06:00 |
42 | Peilun Wu (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | 0:06:19 |
43 | Patria Rastra (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | 0:08:38 |
44 | Matnur Matnur (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | 0:09:47 |
45 | Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team | 0:12:39 |
46 | Hossein Alizadeh (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team | 0:12:45 |
47 | Hossein Askari (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Rahim Ememi (IRI) Giant Asia Racing Team | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Ghader Mizbani Iranagh (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team | 0:12:55 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Russian Federation | 46:37:30 |
2 | Astana | 0:00:04 |
3 | Skil - Shimano | 0:00:06 |
4 | Footon-Servetto | 0:00:18 |
5 | Giant Asia Racing Team | 0:00:30 |
6 | Aisan Racing Team | 0:00:36 |
7 | CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:02:14 |
8 | Team Kuota - Indeland | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Ukraine | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Jelly Belly Presented By Kenda | 0:02:19 |
11 | Continental Team Differdange | 0:02:42 |
12 | Kazakhstan | 0:03:07 |
13 | Glud & Marstrand - LRO Radgivning | 0:04:46 |
14 | Fly V Australia | 0:04:53 |
15 | Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | 0:06:05 |
16 | Polygon Sweet Nice | 0:07:18 |
17 | Morocco | 0:07:30 |
18 | Max Success Sports | 0:08:11 |
19 | Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team | 0:12:21 |
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