Shpilevski gets off to solid start in Taihu

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Fast man becomes early leader

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The classification leaders after stage 1.(Image credit: Tour of Taihu)

Boris Shpilevski (Tabriz Petrochemical) has won stage 1 of the Tour of Taihu in Wuxi. In a bunch gallop, the Russian preceded Australia’s Aaron Kemps (V-Australia) and Germany’s Sebastian Körber (Nutrixxion).

“It was a difficult sprint for me to do”, Shpilevski explained at the end of the stage. “I couldn’t train properly because of the cold in Moscow. Mountain-biking gave me a little bit of power but I need some days to get better. In these conditions, I’m really happy to win.”

“It was a pretty chaotic sprint”, runner up Kemps echoed. “Tabriz did a good job but no team really could control. Both Boris and I had to go early, with 200 metres to go, against the wind. It was just a drag race. As we might have more sprints here, I hope for a change of positions with Boris tomorrow. It was a very quick stage 1.”

Riders covered the first hour at 50km/h.

“The roads here are very fast and everyone was keen to have a bunch sprint”, noted Kemps’ V-Australia teammate Cameron Peterson who was one of a number of riders in the day’s main break.

Along with Peterson, former Lampre rider Milan Kadlec (Dukla Praha), Tour of China winner Muradjan Khalmuratov (Giant-Kenda) and Wong Kam Po (Hong Kong) formed a formidable escape.

Their maximum lead was 32 seconds and they were eventually caught with around 30km to go.

Third place Kröber was happy with his effort, particularly considering he's used to being the team's lead-out man.

“I became the sprinter of the team since Steffen Radochla couldn’t come and this is naturally a good result for me”, the German from Nutrixxion said.

Shpilevski scored his seventh UCI win of the season, all in Asia, including stage 9 of Le Tour de Langkawi and four stages of the Tour of China. The points he accumulated on the Asia Tour earned him a contract with Ag2r-La Mondiale for next year.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Boris Shpilevsky (Rus) Tabriz Petrochemical Team2:41:47
2Aaron Kemps (Aus) V AustraliaRow 1 - Cell 2
3Sebastian Körber (Ger) Nutrixxion SparkasseRow 2 - Cell 2
4Alois Kankovsky (Cze) ASC Dukla PrahaRow 3 - Cell 2
5Xitao Ji (Chn) People's Republic of ChinaRow 4 - Cell 2
6Grischa Janorschke (Ger) Nutrixxion SparkasseRow 5 - Cell 2
7Cheng Xue (Chn) China 361° Cycling TeamRow 6 - Cell 2
8Thomas Hasibeder (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - OberndorferRow 7 - Cell 2
9Mart Ojavee (Est) Champion SystemRow 8 - Cell 2
10Lars Pria (Rom) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - OberndorferRow 9 - Cell 2
11Milan Kadlec (Cze) ASC Dukla PrahaRow 10 - Cell 2
12Holger Burkhardt (Ger) Champion SystemRow 11 - Cell 2
13Gorbachev Gorbachev Gleb (Uzb) UzbekistanRow 12 - Cell 2
14Wenlong Zhang (Chn) People's Republic of ChinaRow 13 - Cell 2
15Kam-Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong, ChinaRow 14 - Cell 2
16Chi Ho Yuen (HKg) Hong Kong, ChinaRow 15 - Cell 2
17Xiaoyong Dong (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling TeamRow 16 - Cell 2
18Yusuf Abrekov (Uzb) UzbekistanRow 17 - Cell 2
19David Charles Brown (RSA) TT Raiko Argon 18Row 18 - Cell 2
20Tobias Erler (Ger) Tabriz Petrochemical TeamRow 19 - Cell 2
21Yat Wai Chan (HKg) Hong Kong, ChinaRow 20 - Cell 2
22Song Wu (Chn)Row 21 - Cell 2
23Douglas Repacholi (Aus) China Jilun Cycling TeamRow 22 - Cell 2
24Hossein Alizadeh (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical TeamRow 23 - Cell 2
25Haijun Ma (Chn) People's Republic of ChinaRow 24 - Cell 2
26Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Jelly Belly p/b KendaRow 25 - Cell 2
27Guangyuan Qiu (Chn) Holy Brother Cycling TeamRow 26 - Cell 2
28Yuri Metlushenko (Ukr) UkraineRow 27 - Cell 2
29Man Chau Wai (HKg) Champion SystemRow 28 - Cell 2
30Wei Li (Chn) Max Success SportsRow 29 - Cell 2
31Chen Yuanjun (Chn) China 361° Cycling TeamRow 30 - Cell 2
32Ken Hanson (USA) Jelly Belly p/b KendaRow 31 - Cell 2
33Benjamin Sydlik (Ger) Nutrixxion SparkasseRow 32 - Cell 2
34Volodymyr Starchyk (Ukr) UkraineRow 33 - Cell 2
35Jan Van Puyvelde (Ger) TT Raiko Argon 18Row 34 - Cell 2
36Kin San Wu (HKg) Champion SystemRow 35 - Cell 2
37Guibao Zhao (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling TeamRow 36 - Cell 2
38Marten Klöpping (Ger) TT Raiko Argon 18Row 37 - Cell 2
39Konstantin Volik (Uzb) UzbekistanRow 38 - Cell 2
40Kuei Hsiang Peng (Tpe) Giant Kenda Cycling TeamRow 39 - Cell 2
41Artem Tesler (Ukr) UkraineRow 40 - Cell 2
42En Huang (Chn) Max Success SportsRow 41 - Cell 2
43Cameron Peterson (Aus) V AustraliaRow 42 - Cell 2
44Wei Kei Chang (Tpe) Giant Kenda Cycling TeamRow 43 - Cell 2
45Hossein Askari (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical TeamRow 44 - Cell 2
46Xuxiang Han (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling TeamRow 45 - Cell 2
47Nic Hamlton (Can) Jelly Belly p/b KendaRow 46 - Cell 2
48David Mccann (Irl) Giant Kenda Cycling TeamRow 47 - Cell 2
49Yilin Liu (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling TeamRow 48 - Cell 2
50Shengjun Wu (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling TeamRow 49 - Cell 2
51Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly p/b KendaRow 50 - Cell 2
52Arne Hassink (Ned) TT Raiko Argon 18Row 51 - Cell 2
53Johnnie Walker (Aus) V AustraliaRow 52 - Cell 2
54Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong, ChinaRow 53 - Cell 2
55Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong, ChinaRow 54 - Cell 2
56Ruslan Pydgornyy (Ukr) UkraineRow 55 - Cell 2
57Muradjan Halmuratov (Uzb) Giant Kenda Cycling TeamRow 56 - Cell 2
58Fu Xing (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling TeamRow 57 - Cell 2
59Christian Pavitschitz (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - OberndorferRow 58 - Cell 2
60Volodymyr Zagorodny (Ukr) UkraineRow 59 - Cell 2
61Ghader Mizbani Iranagh (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical TeamRow 60 - Cell 2
62Behnam Khalilikhosroshahi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical TeamRow 61 - Cell 2
63Siu Wai Ko (HKg) Hong Kong, ChinaRow 62 - Cell 2
64Guanqun Cao (Chn) Holy Brother Cycling TeamRow 63 - Cell 2
65Xuanfu Wu (Chn) China 361° Cycling TeamRow 64 - Cell 2
66Biao Liu (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling TeamRow 65 - Cell 2
67Heng Liu (Chn) China Jilun Cycling TeamRow 66 - Cell 2
68Jan Kadúch (Cze) ASC Dukla PrahaRow 67 - Cell 2
69Jie Ding (Chn)Row 68 - Cell 2
70Xiaogang Li (Chn) China 361° Cycling TeamRow 69 - Cell 2
71Sam Davis (Aus)Row 70 - Cell 2
72Bradeley Hall (Aus)Row 71 - Cell 2
73Yong Sheng Yan (Chn) Max Success SportsRow 72 - Cell 2
74Nikita Abramov (Uzb) UzbekistanRow 73 - Cell 2
75Mathias Belka (Ger) TT Raiko Argon 18Row 74 - Cell 2
76Jiakeng Yan (Chn)Row 75 - Cell 2
77Vojtech Hacecky (Cze) ASC Dukla PrahaRow 76 - Cell 2
78Dirk Müller (Ger) Nutrixxion SparkasseRow 77 - Cell 2
79Alexander Schrangl (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - OberndorferRow 78 - Cell 2
80Ting Deng (Chn) Max Success SportsRow 79 - Cell 2
81Yannick Bok (Ger) TT Raiko Argon 18Row 80 - Cell 2
82Zhi An Chen (Chn) China 361° Cycling TeamRow 81 - Cell 2
83Marek Mixa (Cze) ASC Dukla PrahaRow 82 - Cell 2
84Jiri Bares (Cze) ASC Dukla PrahaRow 83 - Cell 2
85Zhen Wang (Chn) China 361° Cycling TeamRow 84 - Cell 2
86Meiyin Wang (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling TeamRow 85 - Cell 2
87William Dickeson (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b KendaRow 86 - Cell 2
88Dmitriy Lozovoy (Uzb) UzbekistanRow 87 - Cell 2
89Christopher Williams (Aus) Champion SystemRow 88 - Cell 2
90Yuanxin Zhang (Chn) China Jilun Cycling Team0:01:25
91Xiaohang Wang (Chn) Holy Brother Cycling TeamRow 90 - Cell 2
92Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Giant Kenda Cycling TeamRow 91 - Cell 2
93Jiong Wang (Chn) Max Success SportsRow 92 - Cell 2
94Alexander Dürager (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - OberndorferRow 93 - Cell 2
95Chao Li (Chn) Holy Brother Cycling Team0:08:42
DNQPeilun Wu (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling TeamRow 95 - Cell 2
DNQGesu Tian (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling TeamRow 96 - Cell 2
DNQGuowei Wang (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling TeamRow 97 - Cell 2
DSQAlastair Loutit (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b KendaRow 98 - Cell 2
DSQCameron Bayly (Aus) V AustraliaRow 99 - Cell 2
DSQYiming Zhao (Chn) People's Republic of ChinaRow 100 - Cell 2
DSQKun Jiang (Chn) People's Republic of ChinaRow 101 - Cell 2
DSQRuisong Zhang (Chn) People's Republic of ChinaRow 102 - Cell 2
DNFDeon Locke (Aus) Champion SystemRow 103 - Cell 2
DNFJunheng Xu (Chn) Holy Brother Cycling TeamRow 104 - Cell 2
DNFLiangyou Qi (Chn) China Jilun Cycling TeamRow 105 - Cell 2
DNFHin Yao (Chn)Row 106 - Cell 2
DNSFlorian Bissinger (Ger) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - OberndorferRow 107 - Cell 2
DNSDene Rogers (NZl) Giant Kenda Cycling TeamRow 108 - Cell 2
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General classification after stage 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Boris Shpilevsky (Rus) Tabriz Petrochemical Team2:41:37
2Sebastian Körber (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse0:00:03
3Aaron Kemps (Aus) V Australia0:00:04
4Milan Kadlec (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha0:00:07
5Meiyin Wang (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling TeamRow 4 - Cell 2
6Alois Kankovsky (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha0:00:08
7Kam-Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong, ChinaRow 6 - Cell 2
8Vojtech Hacecky (Cze) ASC Dukla PrahaRow 7 - Cell 2
9Yuri Metlushenko (Ukr) Ukraine0:00:09
10En Huang (Chn) Max Success SportsRow 9 - Cell 2
11Muradjan Halmuratov (Uzb) Giant Kenda Cycling TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Xitao Ji (Chn) People's Republic of China0:00:10
13Grischa Janorschke (Ger) Nutrixxion SparkasseRow 12 - Cell 2
14Cheng Xue (Chn) China 361° Cycling TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Thomas Hasibeder (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - OberndorferRow 14 - Cell 2
16Mart Ojavee (Est) Champion SystemRow 15 - Cell 2
17Lars Pria (Rom) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - OberndorferRow 16 - Cell 2
18Holger Burkhardt (Ger) Champion SystemRow 17 - Cell 2
19Gorbachev Gorbachev Gleb (Uzb) UzbekistanRow 18 - Cell 2
20Wenlong Zhang (Chn) People's Republic of ChinaRow 19 - Cell 2
21Chi Ho Yuen (HKg) Hong Kong, ChinaRow 20 - Cell 2
22Xiaoyong Dong (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling TeamRow 21 - Cell 2
23Yusuf Abrekov (Uzb) UzbekistanRow 22 - Cell 2
24David Charles Brown (RSA) TT Raiko Argon 18Row 23 - Cell 2
25Tobias Erler (Ger) Tabriz Petrochemical TeamRow 24 - Cell 2
26Yat Wai Chan (HKg) Hong Kong, ChinaRow 25 - Cell 2
27Song Wu (Chn)Row 26 - Cell 2
28Douglas Repacholi (Aus) China Jilun Cycling TeamRow 27 - Cell 2
29Hossein Alizadeh (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical TeamRow 28 - Cell 2
30Haijun Ma (Chn) People's Republic of ChinaRow 29 - Cell 2
31Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Jelly Belly p/b KendaRow 30 - Cell 2
32Guangyuan Qiu (Chn) Holy Brother Cycling TeamRow 31 - Cell 2
33Man Chau Wai (HKg) Champion SystemRow 32 - Cell 2
34Wei Li (Chn) Max Success SportsRow 33 - Cell 2
35Chen Yuanjun (Chn) China 361° Cycling TeamRow 34 - Cell 2
36Ken Hanson (USA) Jelly Belly p/b KendaRow 35 - Cell 2
37Benjamin Sydlik (Ger) Nutrixxion SparkasseRow 36 - Cell 2
38Volodymyr Starchyk (Ukr) UkraineRow 37 - Cell 2
39Jan Van Puyvelde (Ger) TT Raiko Argon 18Row 38 - Cell 2
40Kin San Wu (HKg) Champion SystemRow 39 - Cell 2
41Guibao Zhao (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling TeamRow 40 - Cell 2
42Marten Klöpping (Ger) TT Raiko Argon 18Row 41 - Cell 2
43Konstantin Volik (Uzb) UzbekistanRow 42 - Cell 2
44Kuei Hsiang Peng (Tpe) Giant Kenda Cycling TeamRow 43 - Cell 2
45Artem Tesler (Ukr) UkraineRow 44 - Cell 2
46Cameron Peterson (Aus) V AustraliaRow 45 - Cell 2
47Wei Kei Chang (Tpe) Giant Kenda Cycling TeamRow 46 - Cell 2
48Hossein Askari (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical TeamRow 47 - Cell 2
49Xuxiang Han (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling TeamRow 48 - Cell 2
50Nic Hamlton (Can) Jelly Belly p/b KendaRow 49 - Cell 2
51David Mccann (Irl) Giant Kenda Cycling TeamRow 50 - Cell 2
52Yilin Liu (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling TeamRow 51 - Cell 2
53Shengjun Wu (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling TeamRow 52 - Cell 2
54Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly p/b KendaRow 53 - Cell 2
55Arne Hassink (Ned) TT Raiko Argon 18Row 54 - Cell 2
56Johnnie Walker (Aus) V AustraliaRow 55 - Cell 2
57Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong, ChinaRow 56 - Cell 2
58Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong, ChinaRow 57 - Cell 2
59Ruslan Pydgornyy (Ukr) UkraineRow 58 - Cell 2
60Fu Xing (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling TeamRow 59 - Cell 2
61Christian Pavitschitz (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - OberndorferRow 60 - Cell 2
62Volodymyr Zagorodny (Ukr) UkraineRow 61 - Cell 2
63Ghader Mizbani Iranagh (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical TeamRow 62 - Cell 2
64Behnam Khalilikhosroshahi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical TeamRow 63 - Cell 2
65Siu Wai Ko (HKg) Hong Kong, ChinaRow 64 - Cell 2
66Guanqun Cao (Chn) Holy Brother Cycling TeamRow 65 - Cell 2
67Xuanfu Wu (Chn) China 361° Cycling TeamRow 66 - Cell 2
68Biao Liu (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling TeamRow 67 - Cell 2
69Heng Liu (Chn) China Jilun Cycling TeamRow 68 - Cell 2
70Jan Kadúch (Cze) ASC Dukla PrahaRow 69 - Cell 2
71Jie Ding (Chn)Row 70 - Cell 2
72Xiaogang Li (Chn) China 361° Cycling TeamRow 71 - Cell 2
73Sam Davis (Aus)Row 72 - Cell 2
74Bradeley Hall (Aus)Row 73 - Cell 2
75Yong Sheng Yan (Chn) Max Success SportsRow 74 - Cell 2
76Nikita Abramov (Uzb) UzbekistanRow 75 - Cell 2
77Mathias Belka (Ger) TT Raiko Argon 18Row 76 - Cell 2
78Jiakeng Yan (Chn)Row 77 - Cell 2
79Dirk Müller (Ger) Nutrixxion SparkasseRow 78 - Cell 2
80Alexander Schrangl (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - OberndorferRow 79 - Cell 2
81Ting Deng (Chn) Max Success SportsRow 80 - Cell 2
82Yannick Bok (Ger) TT Raiko Argon 18Row 81 - Cell 2
83Zhi An Chen (Chn) China 361° Cycling TeamRow 82 - Cell 2
84Marek Mixa (Cze) ASC Dukla PrahaRow 83 - Cell 2
85Jiri Bares (Cze) ASC Dukla PrahaRow 84 - Cell 2
86Zhen Wang (Chn) China 361° Cycling TeamRow 85 - Cell 2
87William Dickeson (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b KendaRow 86 - Cell 2
88Dmitriy Lozovoy (Uzb) UzbekistanRow 87 - Cell 2
89Christopher Williams (Aus) Champion SystemRow 88 - Cell 2
90Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Giant Kenda Cycling TeamRow 89 - Cell 2
91Xiaohang Wang (Chn) Holy Brother Cycling TeamRow 90 - Cell 2
92Jiong Wang (Chn) Max Success SportsRow 91 - Cell 2
93Alexander Dürager (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - OberndorferRow 92 - Cell 2
94Yuanxin Zhang (Chn) China Jilun Cycling Team0:01:35
95Chao Li (Chn) Holy Brother Cycling Team0:08:52

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