Irish pro David McCann today finished second overall in the Tour of Hainan in China. The Giant Asia rider raced home in the main peloton, crossing the finish line in the same time as stage winner Boris Shpilevsky (Russian National Team).
Shpilevsky took the big bunch gallop to the line in Sanya, netting his sixth win out of eight stages. His dominance saw him finish the 2.1-ranked event over a minute clear of McCann, although the bulk of this gap was due to time bonuses.
“Shplivesky was just in another league to everyone else here this week,” said the former Irish road race champion. “I put in some good attacks both on stage 4 and Stage 7 and rode a good race. Naturally it’s disappointing not to win, but I have to be content with my ride. Time bonuses aside, I lost just six seconds to him at the finish of yesterday’s stage seven, and six seconds in the prologue.”
