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ROCHE FINISHES 11TH, DEIGNAN 31ST IN TOUR OF BEIJING
By Shane Stokes
10 Oct 2011,
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Irish pros Nicolas Roche and Philip Deignan completed the Tour of Beijing today, racing in as part of the main bunch and both sealing good overall performances in the race. The duo finished in the same time as the sprint winner Denis Galimzyanov (Katusha Team), who beat Juan José Haedo (Saxo Bank Sungard) and Elia Viviani (Liquigas-Cannondale) to the line at the Bird’s Nest Olympic Stadium.
The 118 kilometre stage from Tiananmen square saw three riders away for much of the distance, namely Alexandr Pliushin (Katusha), Francesco Reda (Quick Step) and Liewe Westra (Vacansoleil). They buit a lead of over three minutes but were hauled back on the final two laps of the finishing circuit. Neither of the two Irish riders sprinted in the gallop to the line, with Roche rolling in 49th and Deignan placing 56th.
Galimzyanov cemented his grip on his green points jersey with the win, and was very satisfied afterwards. “Of course I am very, very happy because this is my first victory on the ProTour [WorldTour],” he said. “I needed the team to bring me to the last kilometre in a good position and they did it.
“I am happy about the jersey of course, but I am happier about the stage. For me it is much more important. I am in good condition and I did my job but today was my last race for the season and to win the race is amazing.”
Roche ended the five day WorldTour race 48 seconds behind the overall winner Tony Martin, taking an excellent eleventh place overall. Deignan was 20 seconds further back in a very solid 31st.
They were first and second respectively on Friday’s third stage, fighting out for the win on what was a superb day for Irish cycling. Roche was also fourth in the mountains classification.
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Tour of Beijing (WorldTour)
Stage 5, Tiananmen Square to Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium:
1, Denis Galimzyanov (Katusha Team) 118 kilometres in 2 hours 19 mins 44 secs
2, Juan José Haedo (Saxo Bank Sungard)
3, Elia Viviani (Liquigas-Cannondale)
4, Matteo Trentin (Quickstep Cycling Team)
5, Davide Appollonio (Sky Procycling)
6, Francesco Chicchi (Quickstep Cycling Team)
7, Heinrich Haussler (Team Garmin-Cervélo)
8, Giacomo Nizzolo (Leopard Trek)
9, Alexander Kristoff (BMC Racing Team)
10, Sébastien Hinault (AG2R La Mondiale) all same time
Irish:
49, Nicolas Roche (AG2R La Mondiale)
56, Philip Deignan (Team RadioShack)
Sprint 1 - 32km 1, Alexandr Pliuschin (Katusha Team) 5 pts
Sprint 2 - 63km 1, Alexandr Pliuschin (Katusha Team) 5 pts
Sprint 3 - 86.5km 1, Alexandr Pliuschin (Katusha Team) 5 pts
Young riders:
1, Denis Galimzyanov (Katusha Team) at 2 hours 19 mins 44 secs
2, Elia Viviani (Liquigas-Cannondale
3, Matteo Trentin (Quickstep Cycling Team
Teams:
1, Quick Step Cycling Team, at 6 hours 59 mins 12 secs
2, AG2R La Mondiale
3, Katusha Team, both same time
Other:
12, Team RadioShack, same time
Final general classification:
1, Tony Martin (HTC-Highroad) 13 hours 39 mins 11 secs
2, David Millar (Team Garmin-Cervelo) at 17 secs
3, Christopher Froome (Sky Procycling) at 26 secs
4, Stephen Cummings (Sky Procycling) at 35 secs
5, Olivier Kaisen (Omega Pharma-Lotto) at 39 secs
6, Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Rabobank Cycling Team) at 41 secs
7, Jean-Christophe Peraud (AG2R La Mondiale) at 43 secs
8, Andriy Grivko (Pro Team Astana
9, Dario Cataldo (Quickstep Cycling Team
10, Niki Terpstra (Quickstep Cycling Team) at 46 secs
Irish:
11, Nicolas Roche (AG2R La Mondiale) at 48 secs
31, Philip Deignan (Team RadioShack) at 1 min 8 secs
Points classification:
1, Denis Galimzyanov (Katusha Team) 41 pts
2, Elia Viviani (Liquigas-Cannondale) 39
3, Heinrich Haussler (Team Garmin-Cervelo) 30
Irish:
13, Nicolas Roche (AG2R La Mondiale) 17
20, Philip Deignan (Team RadioShack) 14
Mountains classification :
1, Igor Anton Hernandez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) 22 pts
2, Lloyd Mondory (AG2R La Mondiale) 18
3, Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team) 17
4, Nicolas Roche (AG2R La Mondiale) 16
5, Tiago Machado (Team RadioShack) 16
Other Irish:
13, Philip Deignan (Team RadioShack) 6
Young riders classification:
1, Benjamin King (Team RadioShack 1) at 3 hours 40 mins 1 secs
2, Bart De Clercq (Omega Pharma-Lotto) at 2 secs
3, Dennis Van Winden (Rabobank Cycling Team) at 6 secs
Teams classification:
1, Sky Procycling, 40 hours 58 mins 58 secs
2, Omega Pharma – Lotto, at 59 secs
3, Rabobank Cycling Team, at 1 min 8 secs
4, Quick Step Cycling Team, at 1 min 10 secs
5, Team RadioShack, at 1 min 11 secs
6, Pro Team Astana, at 1 min 12 secs
Other:
14, AG2R La Mondiale, at 4 mins 12 secs
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