There was a rapid start to the Tour of Hainan.(Image credit: Guoqiang Song)
The climbs forced a selection on day one.(Image credit: Guoqiang Song)
VC La Pomme and Astana combined to set the pace in the finale.(Image credit: Guoqiang Song)
Maxim Iglinskiy (Astana), brother of last year's tour winner Valentin, prior to stage one in Sanya.(Image credit: Shane Goss/licoricegallery.com)
The peloton charges to the line in Wuzhishan and the finish to the opening stage.(Image credit: Shane Goss/licoricegallery.com)
It's a bunch sprint on a stinking hot day in Hainan on stage one.(Image credit: Shane Goss/licoricegallery.com)
Justin Jules (Velo-Club/La Pomme Marseille) in white has the upper edge at the finish in Wuzhishan.(Image credit: Shane Goss/licoricegallery.com)
Frenchman Justin Jules (Velo-Club/La Pomme Marseille) takes out stage one ahead of Valentin Iglinskiy (right) of Astana with Adam Phelan (left) of Drapac Professional Cycling third.(Image credit: Shane Goss/licoricegallery.com)
Justin Jules (Velo-Club/La Pomme Marseille) has got the taste for stage wins after getting the opening one under his belt in Wuzhishan.(Image credit: Shane Goss/licoricegallery.com)
A performer on the flute in Wuzhishan prior to the presentations.(Image credit: Shane Goss/licoricegallery.com)
Man the mosquitoes are bad here: Australian Adam Phelan (right) of Drapac Professional Cycling was made to feel at home in Wuzhishan on the podium.(Image credit: Shane Goss/licoricegallery.com)
The stage one podium (l-r): Valentin Iglinskiy (Astana), 2nd; Justin Jules (Velo-Club/La Pomme Marseille), 1st; and Adam Phelan (Drapac Professional Cycling), 3rd(Image credit: Shane Goss/licoricegallery.com)
Maurizo Gorato (Geox-TMC) is the leader of the KOM and wears the polka-dot jersey after stage one.(Image credit: Shane Goss/licoricegallery.com)
Stage winner Justin Jules (Velo-Club/La Pomme Marseille) is the green jersey leader in the sprint points competition after day one.(Image credit: Shane Goss/licoricegallery.com)
Frenchman Justin Jules (Velo-Club/La Pomme Marseille) slipped on the tour leader's yellow jersey in Wuzhishan.(Image credit: Shane Goss/licoricegallery.com)
The strong Astana team awaits the start to stage one in Sanya. Astana produced the 2010 tour winner with Valentin Iglinskiy who will wear bib number one in the race.(Image credit: Shane Goss/licoricegallery.com)
There was chaos for tour photographers at the finish in Wuzhishan with police moving the photo-box tape several times as the peloton neared the finish.(Image credit: Shane Goss/licoricegallery.com)
Too far, too close, too far, too close. Finish line organisers left the marking of the photographers' finish-line box very late in Wuzhishan with the field less than a kilometre from the line.(Image credit: Shane Goss/licoricegallery.com)
Astana lead the peloton.(Image credit: Guoqiang Song)
The peloton sets off on stage one of the Tour of Hainan.(Image credit: Guoqiang Song)
The crowds came out for stage one.(Image credit: Guoqiang Song)
Justin Jules (VC La Pomme) beat Maxim Iglinskiy (Astana) in the sprint.(Image credit: Guoqiang Song)
Justin Jules (VC La Pomme) wins the stage.(Image credit: Guoqiang Song)
The peloton during stage one of the Tour of Hainan.(Image credit: Guoqiang Song)
Alex Bowden (Team Type 1) in action.(Image credit: Guoqiang Song)
The pace was searing in the finale.(Image credit: Guoqiang Song)
Dariusz Batek (CCC Polsat) takes on water.(Image credit: Guoqiang Song)
A scene from day one of the Tour of Hainan.(Image credit: Guoqiang Song)
The pace picked up steadily through the afternoon.(Image credit: Guoqiang Song)
Christopher Williams (Champion System).(Image credit: Guoqiang Song)
Keeping hydrated was important on day one of the Tour of Hainan.(Image credit: Guoqiang Song)
Gediminas Kaupas calls for a bidon.(Image credit: Guoqiang Song)
The day's two climbs also took their toll.(Image credit: Guoqiang Song)
Justin Jules (VC La Pomme) flanked by Maxim Inglinskiy (Astana) and Adam Phelan (Drapac) after the opening stage.(Image credit: Guoqiang Song)
Maurizio Gorato (Geox-TMC) in the polka dot jersey.(Image credit: Guoqiang Song)
Justin Jules (VC La Pomme) leads the GC and the points classification.(Image credit: Guoqiang Song)
Team Type 1 are looking to make an impression in Hainan.(Image credit: Guoqiang Song)
(Image credit: Guoqiang Song)
Everyone's a photographer!(Image credit: Shane Goss/licoricegallery.com)
Results
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#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Justin Jules (Fra) Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
4:12:46
2
Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana
Row 1 - Cell 2
3
Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac
Row 2 - Cell 2
4
Kamil Zielinski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
Row 3 - Cell 2
5
Mori Kazuhiro (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
Row 4 - Cell 2
6
Adiq Othman (Mas) Drapac
Row 5 - Cell 2
7
Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) MTN Qhubeka
Row 6 - Cell 2
8
Christian Poos (Lux) Team Differdange-Magic-Sportfood.de
Row 7 - Cell 2
9
Wang Meiyin (Chn) China National Team
Row 8 - Cell 2
10
David Gutierrez (Spa) Geox-TMC
Row 9 - Cell 2
11
Xavier Florencio (Spa) Geox-TMC
Row 10 - Cell 2
12
David Mccann (Irl) Giant Kenda Cycling Team
Row 11 - Cell 2
13
Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Skil-Shimano
Row 12 - Cell 2
14
Stefan Ganser (Ger) Team Eddy Merckx-Indeland
Row 13 - Cell 2
15
Emmanuel Van Ruitenbeek (Ned) Team Eddy Merckx-Indeland
Row 14 - Cell 2
16
Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Skil-Shimano
Row 15 - Cell 2
17
Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Team Type 1-Sanofi Aventis
Row 16 - Cell 2
18
Jai Crawford (Aus) Giant Kenda Cycling Team
Row 17 - Cell 2
19
Florian Salzinger (Ger) Atlas Personal-Jakroo
Row 18 - Cell 2
20
Ito Masakazu (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
Row 19 - Cell 2
21
Han Feng (Chn) Skil-Shimano
Row 20 - Cell 2
22
Wei Kei Chang (Tpe) Giant Kenda Cycling Team
Row 21 - Cell 2
23
Jiang Kun (Chn) China National Team
Row 22 - Cell 2
24
Matthias Bertling (Ger) Team Eddy Merckx-Indeland
Row 23 - Cell 2
25
Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana
Row 24 - Cell 2
26
Alexander Schrangl (Aut) Arbö Gebrüder Weiss-Oberndorfer
Row 25 - Cell 2
27
Chan Chun Hing (HKg) Hong Kong China Team
Row 26 - Cell 2
28
Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana
Row 27 - Cell 2
29
Alexander Schmitt (Ger) Team Eddy Merckx-Indeland
Row 28 - Cell 2
30
Gian Paolo Cheula (Ita) Geox-TMC
Row 29 - Cell 2
31
Julien Antomarchi (Fra) Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
Row 30 - Cell 2
32
Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac
Row 31 - Cell 2
33
Johannes Christoffel Nel (RSA) MTN Qhubeka
Row 32 - Cell 2
34
Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy (Kaz) Astana
Row 33 - Cell 2
35
Maurizio Gorato (Ita) Geox-TMC
Row 34 - Cell 2
36
Yohan Cauquil (Fra) Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
Row 35 - Cell 2
37
Thomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
Row 36 - Cell 2
38
Dariusz Batek (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
Row 37 - Cell 2
39
Mateusz Taciak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
0:00:05
40
Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano
0:01:04
41
Ma Hainjun (Chn) China National Team
Row 40 - Cell 2
42
Martin Wesemann (RSA) MTN Qhubeka
Row 41 - Cell 2
43
Peter Erdin (Swi) Atlas Personal-Jakroo
Row 42 - Cell 2
44
Daniel Westmattelmann (Ger) Team Eddy Merckx-Indeland
Row 43 - Cell 2
45
Muradjan Halmuratov (Uzb) Giant Kenda Cycling Team
Row 44 - Cell 2
46
Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Skil-Shimano
0:01:07
47
Nakajima Yasuharu (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
0:03:12
48
Dohyoung Kim (Kor) Terengganu Cycling Team
Row 47 - Cell 2
49
Zhang Wenlong (Chn) China National Team
Row 48 - Cell 2
50
Wang Zhen (Chn) Chinese 361°Cycling Team
Row 49 - Cell 2
51
Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
Row 50 - Cell 2
52
Wai Man Chau (HKg) Champion System
Row 51 - Cell 2
53
Danielle Colli (Ita) Geox-TMC
Row 52 - Cell 2
54
Wu Kin San (HKg) Champion System
Row 53 - Cell 2
55
Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Giant Kenda Cycling Team
Row 54 - Cell 2
56
Frank Dressler-Lehnhof (Ger) Team Differdange-Magic-Sportfood.de
Row 55 - Cell 2
57
Adam Semple (Aus) Drapac
Row 56 - Cell 2
58
Dennis Van Niekerk (RSA) MTN Qhubeka
Row 57 - Cell 2
59
Pawel Charucki (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
Row 58 - Cell 2
60
Chan Jae Jang (Kor) Terengganu Cycling Team
Row 59 - Cell 2
61
Marko Kump (Slo) Geox-TMC
Row 60 - Cell 2
62
Ayabe Takeaki (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
Row 61 - Cell 2
63
Chen Yuanjun (Chn) Chinese 361°Cycling Team
0:05:06
64
Tom Thill (Lux) Team Differdange-Magic-Sportfood.de
Row 63 - Cell 2
65
Petr Lechner (Cze) Arbö Gebrüder Weiss-Oberndorfer
Row 64 - Cell 2
66
Chen Zhian (Chn) Chinese 361°Cycling Team
Row 65 - Cell 2
67
Kenny Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano
Row 66 - Cell 2
68
Verschoor Maarten (Ned) Team Type 1-Sanofi Aventis