Kankovsky sprints to victory in Gaoxin
Shpilevskiy retains overall lead
2007 omnium world champion Alois Kankovsky from Dukla Praha used his skills as a track rider to overtake sprint favourite Boris Shpilevski (Tabriz Petrochemical) and Aaron Kemps (V-Australia) at the end of stage 2 of the Tour of Taihu in Gaoxin, Suzhou. As expected at the start on the beautiful island of Wuzhong in the middle of the Taihu lake, it was another bunch gallop just over two hours later.
“Everyone knew the race would be fast again,” said Shpilevski’s lead-out man Tobias Erler. “Normally I would have waited until the very end to help Boris but I had to take part in the chase earlier on. Normally we would have also let the breakaway one minute ahead but in these conditions, I told my teammates that 40 seconds was the maximum.”
The offensive quartet made up of Vojtech Hacecky (ASC Dukla Praha), Murajan Khalmuratov (Giant-Kenda), Wu Shengjun (Qinghai-Tianyoude) and Han Xuxiang (Hengxiang) didn’t get more than 46 seconds lead. “Tabriz paced for the whole race,” Giant-Kenda’s David McCann pointed out.
Shpilevski was on the right path to win again but some hiccups in the final sprint forced him and some other riders to change their lane. “I had the win in the bag,” thought Australia’s Aaron Kemps. “I’m not totally satisfied with coming second but it’s not bad after all as I increase my lead on GC,” Shpilevski commented.
Kankovsky was delighted. “I came here in the middle of my track season with the idea to fight against the sprinters and win a stage,” said the Czech rider, who was eleventh at the European championship in the omnium one week prior to flying to China. He has chosen the Tour of Taihu over the opening leg of the World Cup in Astana, Kazakhstan, and he hopes to come out of the five-day Chinese race stronger for the next World Cup in Cali, Colombia.
“It’s complicated to meet the criteria to qualify for the London Olympics but that’s my goal,” added the 28-year-old who rides with rainbow stripes on his short and jersey to remind everyone of his world champion standard.
Stage 3 of the Tour of Taihu sees the criterium of Kunchenghu Lake on a circuit of 17km to be covered eight times. With a total of 136km, it’ll be the longest stage of the event, but it should also be fast and well-suited to sprinters and track riders.
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Alois Kankovsky (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha | 2:14:02 |
2 | Boris Shpilevskiy (Rus) Tabriz Petrochemical | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Aaron Kemps (Aus) V Australia | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Grischa Janorschke (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Mathias Belka (Ger) TT Raiko Argon 18 | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Sebastien Körber (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Benjamin Sydlik (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Douglas Repacholi (Aus) China Jilun Cycling Team | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Meiyin Wang (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Yuriy Metlushenko (Ukr) Ukraine | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Holger Burkhardt (Ger) Champion System | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Mart Ojavee (Est) Champion System | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Jan Van Puyvelde (Ger) TT Raiko Argon 18 | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Milan Kadlec (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Haijun Ma (Chn) People's Republic of China | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Yat Wai Chan (HKg) Hong Kong, China | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Wenlong Zhang (Chn) People's Republic of China | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Johnnie Walker (Aus) V Australia | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | David Brown (RSA) TT Raiko Argon 18 | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Artem Tesler (Ukr) Ukraine | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Dirk Müller (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Volodymyr Zagorodniy (Ukr) Ukraine | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Kuei Hsiang Peng (Tpe) Giant Kenda Cycling Team | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Xitao Ji (Chn) People's Republic of China | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | En Huang (Chn) Max Success Sports | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Kenneth A Hanson (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Thomas Hasibeder (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Jan Kadúch (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong, China | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Nikita Abramov (Uzb) Uzbekistan | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Jiri Bares (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Tobias Erler (Gre) Tabriz Petrochemical | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Yannick Bok (Ger) TT Raiko Argon 18 | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Zhi An Chen (Chn) China 361° Cycling Team | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Giant Kenda Cycling Team | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Nic Hamilton (Can) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Alexander Dürager (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Lars Pria (Rom) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Hassink Arne (Ned) TT Raiko Argon 18 | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Christian Pavitschitz (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Cameron Peterson (Aus) V Australia | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Konstantin Volik (Uzb) Uzbekistan | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Wai Man Chau (HKg) Champion System | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Gleb Gorbachev (Uzb) Uzbekistan | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Xiaoyong Dong (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong, China | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Kin San Wu (HKg) Champion System | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Xiaohang Wang (Chn) Holy Brother Cycling Team | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | David McCann (Irl) Giant Kenda Cycling Team | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Bradeley Hall (Aus) China Jilun Cycling Team | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Cheng Xue (Chn) China 361° Cycling Team | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Volodymyr Starchyk (Ukr) Ukraine | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Yilin Liu (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Heng Liu (Chn) China Jilun Cycling Team | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Xing Fu (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Vojtech Hacecky (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Siu Wai Ko (HKg) Hong Kong, China | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Davis Sam (Aus) China Jilun Cycling Team | 0:00:10 |
60 | Xuanfu Wu (Chn) China 361° Cycling Team | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Marten Klöpping (Ger) TT Raiko Argon 18 | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Hossein Askari (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Ting Deng (Chn) Max Success Sports | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Guibao Zhao (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Guibao Mizbani Iranaghghader (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Muradjan Halmuratov (Uzb) Giant Kenda Cycling Team | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Wei Kei Chang (Tpe) Giant Kenda Cycling Team | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Alexander Schrangl (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Yuanxin Zhang (Chn) China Jilun Cycling Team | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Yusup Abrekov (Uzb) Uzbekistan | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Wei Li (Chn) Max Success Sports | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Christopher Williams (Aus) Champion System | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Ruslan Pidgornyy (Ukr) Ukraine | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Xuxiang Han (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Hossein Alizadeh (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Jie Ding (Chn) | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Jiong Wang (Chn) Max Success Sports | 0:00:16 |
78 | Guanqun Cao (Chn) Holy Brother Cycling Team | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Marek Mixa (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Shengjun Wu (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Dmitriy Lozovoy (Uzb) Uzbekistan | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Xiaogang Li (Chn) China 361° Cycling Team | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Biao Liu (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Yuanjun Chen (Chn) China 361° Cycling Team | 0:00:19 |
85 | Yongsheng Yan (Chn) Max Success Sports | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | William Dickeson (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Chao Li (Chn) Holy Brother Cycling Team | 0:00:23 |
88 | Guangyuan Qiu (Chn) Holy Brother Cycling Team | 0:00:24 |
89 | Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | 0:00:26 |
90 | Behnam Khalili Khosroshahi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical | 0:01:36 |
91 | Chi Ho Yuen (HKg) Hong Kong, China | 0:01:40 |
92 | Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong, China | 0:02:54 |
93 | Jiakang Yan (Chn) | 0:03:06 |
DNF | Zhen Wang (Chn) China 361° Cycling Team | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Song Wu (Chn) | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Boris Shpilevskiy (Rus) Tabriz Petrochemical | 4:55:30 |
2 | Alois Kankovsky (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha | 0:00:05 |
3 | Aaron Kemps (Aus) V Australia | 0:00:09 |
4 | Sebastien Körber (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | 0:00:12 |
5 | Vojtech Hacecky (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha | 0:00:15 |
6 | Milan Kadlec (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha | 0:00:16 |
7 | Meiyin Wang (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong, China | 0:00:17 |
9 | Grischa Janorschke (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | 0:00:18 |
10 | Yuriy Metlushenko (Ukr) Ukraine | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | En Huang (Chn) Max Success Sports | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Mart Ojavee (Est) Champion System | 0:00:19 |
13 | Holger Burkhardt (Ger) Champion System | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Xitao Ji (Chn) People's Republic of China | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Douglas Repacholi (Aus) China Jilun Cycling Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Wenlong Zhang (Chn) People's Republic of China | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Thomas Hasibeder (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Yat Wai Chan (HKg) Hong Kong, China | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | David Brown (RSA) TT Raiko Argon 18 | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Benjamin Sydlik (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Haijun Ma (Chn) People's Republic of China | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Jan Van Puyvelde (Ger) TT Raiko Argon 18 | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Lars Pria (Rom) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Tobias Erler (Gre) Tabriz Petrochemical | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Gleb Gorbachev (Uzb) Uzbekistan | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Kenneth A Hanson (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Cheng Xue (Chn) China 361° Cycling Team | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Artem Tesler (Ukr) Ukraine | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Xiaoyong Dong (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Kuei Hsiang Peng (Tpe) Giant Kenda Cycling Team | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Johnnie Walker (Aus) V Australia | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Wai Man Chau (HKg) Champion System | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Mathias Belka (Ger) TT Raiko Argon 18 | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Konstantin Volik (Uzb) Uzbekistan | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Volodymyr Zagorodniy (Ukr) Ukraine | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Nic Hamilton (Can) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Kin San Wu (HKg) Champion System | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Cameron Peterson (Aus) V Australia | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Volodymyr Starchyk (Ukr) Ukraine | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Hassink Arne (Ned) TT Raiko Argon 18 | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Jan Kadúch (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | David McCann (Irl) Giant Kenda Cycling Team | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Dirk Müller (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Christian Pavitschitz (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong, China | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Yilin Liu (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Nikita Abramov (Uzb) Uzbekistan | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Xing Fu (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Yannick Bok (Ger) TT Raiko Argon 18 | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Jiri Bares (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Zhi An Chen (Chn) China 361° Cycling Team | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Siu Wai Ko (HKg) Hong Kong, China | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Heng Liu (Chn) China Jilun Cycling Team | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Bradeley Hall (Aus) China Jilun Cycling Team | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Giant Kenda Cycling Team | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Alexander Dürager (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Xiaohang Wang (Chn) Holy Brother Cycling Team | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Muradjan Halmuratov (Uzb) Giant Kenda Cycling Team | 0:00:27 |
60 | Yusup Abrekov (Uzb) Uzbekistan | 0:00:29 |
61 | Marten Klöpping (Ger) TT Raiko Argon 18 | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Hossein Alizadeh (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Guibao Zhao (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Wei Li (Chn) Max Success Sports | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Hossein Askari (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Wei Kei Chang (Tpe) Giant Kenda Cycling Team | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Xuxiang Han (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Xuanfu Wu (Chn) China 361° Cycling Team | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Guibao Mizbani Iranaghghader (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Ruslan Pidgornyy (Ukr) Ukraine | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Davis Sam (Aus) China Jilun Cycling Team | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Ting Deng (Chn) Max Success Sports | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Jie Ding (Chn) | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Alexander Schrangl (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Christopher Williams (Aus) Champion System | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Shengjun Wu (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | 0:00:32 |
77 | Guanqun Cao (Chn) Holy Brother Cycling Team | 0:00:35 |
78 | Biao Liu (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Xiaogang Li (Chn) China 361° Cycling Team | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Marek Mixa (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Dmitriy Lozovoy (Uzb) Uzbekistan | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Jiong Wang (Chn) Max Success Sports | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Yuanjun Chen (Chn) China 361° Cycling Team | 0:00:38 |
84 | Yongsheng Yan (Chn) Max Success Sports | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | William Dickeson (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Guangyuan Qiu (Chn) Holy Brother Cycling Team | 0:00:43 |
87 | Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | 0:00:45 |
88 | Yuanxin Zhang (Chn) China Jilun Cycling Team | 0:01:54 |
89 | Behnam Khalili Khosroshahi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical | 0:01:55 |
90 | Chi Ho Yuen (HKg) Hong Kong, China | 0:01:59 |
91 | Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong, China | 0:03:13 |
92 | Jiakang Yan (Chn) | 0:03:25 |
93 | Chao Li (Chn) Holy Brother Cycling Team | 0:09:24 |
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