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ROCHE REMAINS 11TH OVERALL HEADING TOWARDS FINAL STAGE
By Shane Stokes
9 Oct 2011,
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Ireland’s Philip Deignan and Nicolas Roche finished in the main bunch on yesterday’s penultimate stage of the Tour of Beijing, rolling across the line in Shunyi Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre 70th and 87th respectively.
After Friday’s superb showing where they took first and second on the stage, neither went for the sprint yesterday. First to the line was the Italian rider Elia Viviani (Liquigas-Cannondale), who beat his team-mate Peter Sagan and Juan Jose Haedo (Saxo Bank SunGard) in the battle for the win.
“It is very good for me. It is my only second season as a pro,” said Viviani after his triumph. “I am young and I can now hope for the sprints next season in the big races. It was a very fast sprint at the end of a very long stage. The team was fantastic for me.”
The big gallop took place after a long distance break of Julien Berard (AG2R La Mondiale), Frederik Veuchelen (Vacansoleil-DCM), Iljo Keisse (Quick Step), Tiago Machado (RadioShack), Damiano Cunego (Lampre-ISD) and Wang Meiyin (China) were caught inside the final ten kilometres. They built a lead of over five minutes but the peloton chased hard to bring them back in time.
Overnight leader Tony Martin (HTC Highroad) was also in this main bunch and retains his comfortable 17 second lead over closest challenger David Millar (Garmin-Cervélo). Roche stays 11th overall, while Deignan is 31st.
Today’s final stage takes the riders 118 kilometres from Tian An Men Square to Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium.
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Tour of Beijing (WorldTour):
October 8, Stage 4: Yan Qing Gui Chuan Square - Shunyi Olympic Rowing/Canoeing Centre 189.5km
1, Elia Viviani (Liquigas-Cannondale) 189.5 kilometres in 4 hours 9 mins 8 secs
2, Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale)
3, Juan José Haedo (Saxo Bank Sungard)
4, Denis Galimzyanov (Katusha Team)
5, Alexander Porsev (Katusha Team)
6, Alexander Kristoff (BMC Racing Team)
7, Leigh Howard (HTC-Highroad)
8, Manuele Mori (Lampre - ISD)
9, Enrique Sanz (Movistar Team)
10, Heinrich Haussler (Team Garmin-Cervelo) all same time
Irish:
70, Philip Deignan (Team RadioShack)
87, Nicolas Roche (AG2R La Mondiale) both same time
Sprint 1 - Yanqing, 17.5km: 1, Frederik Veuchelen (Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team) 5 pts
Sprint 2 - Jiuxiao, 51km: 1, Wang Meiyin (Chinese National Cycling Team) 5 pts
Sprint 3 - 167km: 1, Iljo Keisse (Quickstep Cycling Team) 5 pts
Mountain 1 - 104.5km: 1, Tiago Machado (Team RadioShack) 5 pts
Mountain 2 - Tuo Ling, 129km: 1, Tiago Machado (Team RadioShack) 8 pts
Mountain 3 - Great Wall, 146km: 1, Damiano Cunego (Lampre - ISD) 5 pts
Young riders: 1, Elia Viviani (Liquigas-Cannondale) at 4:9 mins 8 secs
Teams:
1, Katusha Team, 12 hours 27 mins 24 secs
2, Liquigas-Cannondale
3, Movistar Team, both same time
Other:
12, Team RadioShack
17, AG2R La Mondiale, both same time
General classification after stage 4:
1, Tony Martin (HTC-Highroad) 11 hours 19 mins 27 secs
2, David Millar (Team Garmin-Cervelo) at 17 secs
3, Christopher Froome (Sky Procycling) at 26 secs
4, Stephen Cummings (Sky Procycling) at mins 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) 26 pts
2, Elia Viviani (Liquigas-Cannondale) 25
3, Christopher Froome (Sky Procycling) 25
Irish :
6, Nicolas Roche (AG2R La Mondiale) 17
14, 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
Irish :
4, Nicolas Roche (AG2R La Mondiale) 16
13, Philip Deignan (Team RadioShack) 6
Young riders classification:
1, Benjamin King (Team RadioShack 1) at 1 hours 20 mins 17 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, 33 hours 59 mins 46 secs
2, Omega Pharma – Lotto, at 59 secs
3, Rabobank Cycling Team, at 1 min 8 secs
Other:
5, Team RadioShack, at 1 min 11 secs
14, AG2R La Mondiale, at 4 mins 12 secs
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