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Last Updated: Jul 19th, 2008 - 09:54:47 |
David McCann finished tenth on stage eight of the Tour of Qinghai Lake in China yesterday, crossing the line one minute and 13 seconds behind Tyler Hamilton (Rock Racing) and Marek Rutkiewicz (Poland).
Hamilton, a former Tour de France stage winner who has been winless since testing positive for an homologous blood transfusion at the 2004 Vuelta a España, jumped across to Rutkiewicz on the descent from the day’s Hors Categorie climb, and then outsprinted him to the line.
He gave credit to an in-form McCann after the stage. "I didn't have the acceleration to go with the Iranians," Hamilton told reporters after the race. "They have proven that they are the strongest climbers in the race. So I just rode my own tempo.
“I stayed with the main bunch and Dave McCann - he is really strong, I take my hat off to him.”
McCann had started the day in an excellent second place second overall, nine seconds behind Hossein Askari (Tabriz Petrochemical Team), but Hamilton and Rutkiewicz have now moved ahead of the duo in the general classification. The Belfast rider is one minute 17 seconds back in fourth overall heading into today’s penultimate stage, a 168.1 kilometre race from Menyuan to Huzhu.
This also features a hors categorie climb near the finish and, with a circuit race finishing things off on Sunday, is likely to determine the shape of the final general classification.
McCann is seventh in the points classification and tenth in the mountains ranking.
Several Pezula Racing riders are also competing in the 2.HC Chinese event. Cameron Jennings (Pezula Racing) was best of these yesterday in 66th place. Ciarán Power, Cameron Jennings, Kieran Page and Martyn Irvine are 76th, 80th, 90th and 94th overall.
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Tour of Qinghai Lake (2.HC), China, July 11-20, 2008
Stage 8 - July 18: Xining – Menyuan:
1, Tyler Hamilton (Rock Racing) 150.8 kilometres in 3 hours 36 mins 56 secs
2, Marek Rutkiewicz (Poland) same time
3, Matej Stare (Perutnina Ptuj) at 1 min 1 secs
4, Jackson Rodriguez (Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni) at 1 min 11 secs
5, Starchyk Volodymyr (Ukraine)
6, Sergey Lagutin (Cycle Collstrop) both same time
Other:
10, David McCann (Giant Asia Racing Team) at 1 min 13 secs
66, Cameron Jennings (Pezula Racing) at 13 mins 21 secs
82, Martyn Irvine (Pezula Racing) at 20 mins 29 secs
84, Kieran Page (Pezula Racing) at 20 mins 34 secs
99, Ciaran Power (Pezula Racing) same time
Points:
Sprint 1:
1, Charles Bradley Huff (Jelly Belly Cycling Team) 5 pts
2, Blazej Janiaczyk (Poland) 3
3, Kieran Page (Pezula Racing) 1
General classification after stage 8:
1, Tyler Hamilton (Rock Racing) 24 hours 54 mins 41 secs
2, Marek Rutkiewicz (Poland) at 10 secs
3, Hossein Askari (Tabriz Petrochemical Team) at 1 min 8 secs
4, David McCann (Giant Asia Racing Team) at 1 min 17 secs
5, Oscar Sevilla Ribera (Rock Racing) at 1 min 22 secs
6, Matej Stare (Perutnina Ptuj) at 1 min 26 secs
Other:
76, Ciaran Power (Pezula Racing) at 1 hour 3 mins 33 secs
80, Cameron Jennings (Pezula Racing) at 1 hour 8 mins 16 secs
90, Kieran Page (Pezula Racing 1.14.26
94, Martyn Irvine (Pezula Racing 1.18.30
Points classification:
1, Alex Rasmussen (Denmark) 68 pts
2, Blazej Janiaczyk (Poland) 50
3, Jure Kocjan (Perutnina Ptuj) 47
4, Michael Morkov Christensen (Denmark) 44
5, Matej Stare (Perutnina Ptuj) 41
6, Gabriele Missaglia (Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni) 41
Irish:
7, David McCann (Giant Asia Racing Team) 38
Mountains classification:
1, Hossein Askari (Tabriz Petrochemical Team) 22 pts
2, Ahad Kazemi Sarai (Tabriz Petrochemical Team) 21
3, Ghader Mizbani Iranagh (Tabriz Petrochemical Team) 19
4, Lucas Persson (Cycle Collstrop) 15
5, Jackson Rodriguez (Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni) 12
6, Tyler Hamilton (Rock Racing) 8
Irish:
10, David McCann (Giant Asia Racing Team) 1
Teams:
1, Perperutnina Ptuj, 10 hours 54 mins 15 secs
2, Tabriz Petrochemical Team, at 12 secs
3, Coscycle Collstrop, at 24 secs
4, Ukraine, same time
5, Poland, at 26 secs
6, Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni, at 36 secs
Other:
16, Giant Asia Racing Team, at 33 mins 23 secs
19, Pezula Racing, at 50 mins 57 secs
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