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David McCann continues to ride strongly in the Tour of Taiwan, sitting an excellent third in the general classification after four days of racing. The Giant Kenda rider had started the day second overall after his runner-up slot on yesterday’s uphill finish at Linshanbi. He was three seconds behind stage winner Mehdi Sohrabi (Tabriz Petrochemical Team) there, and ended the day seven seconds behind the Iranian in the GC.
McCann remains at the same deficit to Sohrabi this evening, but both were overtaken in the overall standings today by the solo winner Markus Eibegger (Tabriz Petrochemical Team). He soloed to victory in Cihu, hitting the line 21 seconds clear of the next rider, Rhys Pollock (Drapac). McCann and Sohrabi finished in the peloton, one minute and 21 seconds back.
The Irishman won the race last year and is very much in the fight again this time round. He is now 19 seconds off the race lead.
Earlier, he got his campaign underway with a 22nd place in Saturday’s prologue in Taipei, covering the two kilometre course nine seconds off the winning time of Adam Phelan (Drapac). He was then 23rd in the criterium on stage one, finishing in a main bunch led home by Sung Baek Park (Korea).
Fellow Irishman and team-mate Ryan Sherlock is also competing in the 2.2 event. The neo-pro is riding in support of McCann and is 68th overall after four days of racing.
Tomorrow's stage will start at Hsinchu City and ends in Sun Moon Lake. It covers 192.5 kilometres and is regarded by some as the toughest leg of this year’s race. McCann’s prospects for the overall classification will depend on how he fares.
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Tour de Taiwan (2.2), March 19-28 2011:
March 19, Prologue: Taipei City:
1, Adam Phelan (Drapac) 2 kilometres in 2 mins 43 secs
2, Mart Ojavee (Champion System) same time
3, Dean Downing (Rapha Condor - Sharp) at 2 secs
4, Michael Friedman (Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth)
5, Rico Rogers (Giant Kenda Cycling Team) both same time
6, Alex Candelario (Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth) at 3 secs
Irish:
22, David McCann (Giant Kenda Cycling Team) at 9 secs
77, Ryan Sherlock (Giant Kenda Cycling Team) at 17 secs
Teams:
1, Kelly Benefit Strategies – OptumHealth, at 8 mins 23 secs
2, Champion System, at 2 secs
3, Rapha Condor – Sharp, at 4 secs
Other:
4, Giant Kenda Cycling Team, at 6 secs
March 20, Stage 1: Taipei City:
1, Sung Baek Park (Korea) 60 kilometres in 1 hour 21 mins 39 secs
2, Bernardo Riccio (d'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo)
3, Dean Downing (Rapha Condor - Sharp)
4, Dean Windsor (Rapha Condor - Sharp)
5, Chan Jae Jang (Korea)
6, Rico Rogers (Giant Kenda Cycling Team) each same time
Irish:
23, David McCann (Giant Kenda Cycling Team)
75, Ryan Sherlock (Giant Kenda Cycling Team) both same time
Sprint 1 - Lap 24 1, Wai Man Chau (Champion System) 5 pts
Sprint 2 - Lap 36 1, Vriend Rudy (Netherlands) 5 pts
Sprint 3 - Lap 48 1, Chan Jae Jang (Korea) 5 pts
March 21, Stage 2: New Taipei City – Linshanbi:
1, Mehdi Sohrabi (Tabriz Petrochemical Team) 118 kilometres in 2 hours 50 mins 15 secs
2, David McCann (Giant Kenda Cycling Team) at 3 secs
3, Shinri Suzuki (Shimano Racing Team) at 1 min 8 secs
4, Junpei Murakami (Shimano Racing Team)
5, Adam Phelan (Drapac)
6, Kyung Gu Jang (Korea) all same time
Other Irish:
56, Ryan Sherlock (Giant Kenda Cycling Team) at 1 min 52 secs
Sprint 1 - ShiMen Jr. High, 37.6km:
1, Bambang Suryadi (Polygon Sweet Nice) 5 pts
2, Lachlan Norris (Drapac) 3
3, Chun-Kai Feng (Action Cycling Team) 2
Sprint 2 - 7-Eleven, 97.8km:
1, David McCann (Giant Kenda Cycling Team) 5 pts
2, Ghader Mizbani Eranagh (Tabriz Petrochemical Team) 3
3, Lachlan Norris (Drapac) 2
Mountain 1 - Huaien (Cat. 2) 23.1km:
1, Chun-Kai Feng (Action Cycling Team) 6 pts
2, Herwin Jaya (Polygon Sweet Nice) 4
3, Lachlan Norris (Drapac) 2
Mountain 2 - Ren Ai Home (Cat. 3) 59.5km:
1, Mehdi Sohrabi (Tabriz Petrochemical Team) 3 pts
2, Kyung Gu Jang (Korea) 2
3, Chi Ho Yuen (Hong Kong) 1
Mountain 3 - Bei Route 28 (Cat. 2) 79.5km:
1, Mehdi Sohrabi (Tabriz Petrochemical Team) 6 pts
2, Kyung Gu Jang (Korea) 4
3, David McCann (Giant Kenda Cycling Team) 2
General classification after stage 2:
1, Mehdi Sohrabi (Tabriz Petrochemical Team) 4 hours 14 mins 33 secs
2, David McCann (Giant Kenda Cycling Team) at 7 secs
3, Adam Phelan (Drapac) at 1 min 12 secs
4, Shinri Suzuki (Shimano Racing Team) at 1 min 15 secs
5, Junya Sano (d'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo) at 1 min 17 secs
6, Lachlan Norris (Drapac) at 1 min 18 secs
Other Irish:
61, Ryan Sherlock (Giant Kenda Cycling Team) same time
Points classification :
1, Chan Jae Jang (Korea) 11 pts
2, David McCann (Giant Kenda Cycling Team) 5
3, Wai Man Chau (Champion System) 5
Mountains classification:
1, Mehdi Sohrabi (Tabriz Petrochemical Team) 9 pts
2, Chun-Kai Feng (Action Cycling Team) 6
3, Kyung Gu Jang (Korea) 6
Irish:
5, David McCann (Giant Kenda Cycling Team) 2
Teams classification:
1, Tabriz Petrochemical Team 1) at 2 hours 46 mins 34 secs
2, Giant Kenda Cycling Team) at 40 secs
3, Drapac) at 1 min 1 secs
March 22, Stage 3: Taoyuan – Cihu:
1, Markus Eibegger (Tabriz Petrochemical Team) 114.6 kilometres in 2 hours 40 mins 6 secs
2, Rhys Pollock (Drapac) at 21 secs
3, Mart Ojavee (Champion System) at 44 secs
4, Boris Shpilevskiy (Tabriz Petrochemical Team) at 1 min 21 secs
5, Adam Phelan (Drapac)
6, Junpei Murakami (Shimano Racing Team) both same time
Irish:
35, David McCann (Giant Kenda Cycling Team) same time
83, Ryan Sherlock (Giant Kenda Cycling Team) at 6 mins 51 secs
General classification:
1, Markus Eibegger (Tabriz Petrochemical Team) 6 hours 55 mins 48 secs
2, Mehdi Sohrabi (Tabriz Petrochemical Team) at 12 secs
3, David McCann (Giant Kenda Cycling Team) at 19 secs
4, Rhys Pollock (Drapac) at 1 min 7 secs
5, Mart Ojavee (Champion System) at 1 min 19 secs
6, Adam Phelan (Drapac) at 1 min 24 secs
Other Irish:
68, Ryan Sherlock (Giant Kenda Cycling Team) at 7 mins 55 secs
Points Classification:
1, Mart Ojavee (Champion System) 15 pts
2, Rhys Pollock (Drapac) 11
3, Chan Jae Jang (Korea) 11
Irish:
5, David McCann (Giant Kenda Cycling Team) 5
KoM classification:
1, Markus Eibegger (Tabriz Petrochemical Team) 11 pts
2, Mehdi Sohrabi (Tabriz Petrochemical Team) 9
3, Rhys Pollock (Drapac) 8
Irish:
9, David McCann (Giant Kenda Cycling Team) 2
Team Classification:
1, Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team, 2 hours 49 mins 34 secs
2, Drapac Professional Cycling Team, at 1 min 22 secs
3, Giant Kenda Cycling Team, at 2 mins 1 secs