Tour of Bejing (9th October - 13th October)

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TheEnoculator said:
I'm a proud Chinese and I'm all for China being involved in pro cycling to some degree. But I still say cancel this crap. Beijing is the LAST place in China you'd want to race bikes. The Chinese government has total disregard for the health of their citizens and future generations. They are just as bad as when they were officially communists. Now they call themselves "socialists", this makes what they are doing even more evil.

The riders should protest in racing in this kind of air quality, like what they always do when they are being asked to race on dangerous roads.

Where would you propose the race :confused: - Yunnan/Guangxi province would be my choice :)
 
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Red Rick said:
Did Andy finish?
Pretty sure I saw him crossing the finish line :) A new era in the history of Schleck has begun! The era in which races are finished.
 
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Yes "The Legend" finished today

1 98 * Elia VIVIANI Liquigas-Cannondale 02:37:49
2 5 * Andrew FENN Omega Pharma-QuickStep 00:00:00
3 151 Edvald Boasson HAGEN Sky Procycling 00:00:00
4 176 Kenny Robert VAN HUMMEL Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team 00:00:00
5 104 Gregory HENDERSON Lotto-Belisol Team 00:00:00
6 131 Theo BOS Rabobank Cycling Team 00:00:00
7 118 * Enrique SANZ UNZUE Movistar Team 00:00:00
8 125 Aidis KRUOPIS Orica GreenEDGE 00:00:00
9 81 Alessandro PETACCHI Lampre - ISD 00:00:00
10 35 * Klaas LODEWYCK BMC Racing Team 00:00:00
11 175 * Barry MARKUS Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team 00:00:00
12 16 Lloyd MONDORY AG2R La Mondiale 00:00:00
13 78 * Alexei TSATEVICH Katusha Team 00:00:00
14 108 * Tim WELLENS Lotto-Belisol Team 00:00:00
15 63 Heinrich HAUSSLER Garmin-Sharp 00:00:00
16 161 Lucas Sebastian HAEDO Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 00:00:00
17 111 Rui Alberto COSTA Movistar Team 00:00:00
18 17 Jean Christophe PERAUD AG2R La Mondiale 00:00:00
19 114 * Jesus HERRADA LOPEZ Movistar Team 00:00:00
20 26 Valentin IGLINSKIY Astana Pro Team 00:00:00
21 15 Steve HOUANARD AG2R La Mondiale 00:00:00
22 86 Daniele PIETROPOLLI Lampre - ISD 00:00:00
23 186 Aaron KEMPS Champion System Pro Cycling Team 00:00:00
24 85 Manuele MORI Lampre - ISD 00:00:00
25 11 Rinaldo NOCENTINI AG2R La Mondiale 00:00:00
26 36 Mauro SANTAMBROGIO BMC Racing Team 00:00:00
27 23 Andriy GRIVKO Astana Pro Team 00:00:00
28 182 Clinton AVERY Champion System Pro Cycling Team 00:00:00
29 66 Daniel MARTIN Garmin-Sharp 00:00:00
30 47 Ivan VELASCO MURILLO Euskaltel - Euskadi 00:00:00
31 1 Tony MARTIN Omega Pharma-QuickStep 00:00:00
32 12 * Romain BARDET AG2R La Mondiale 00:00:00
33 54 Matthieu LADAGNOUS FDJ-BigMat 00:00:00
34 174 Tomasz MARCZYNSKI Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team 00:00:00
35 73 Vladimir GUSEV Katusha Team 00:00:00
36 155 Christopher SUTTON Sky Procycling 00:00:00
37 134 Steven KRUIJSWIJK Rabobank Cycling Team 00:00:00
38 122 Allan DAVIS Orica GreenEDGE 00:00:00
39 76 Timofey KRITSKIY Katusha Team 00:00:00
40 147 * Jesse SERGENT RadioShack-Nissan 00:00:00
41 103 * Gert DOCKX Lotto-Belisol Team 00:00:00
42 165 * Rafal MAJKA Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 00:00:00
43 94 Tiziano DALL'ANTONIA Liquigas-Cannondale 00:00:00
44 107 Joost VAN LEIJEN Lotto-Belisol Team 00:00:00
45 13 Mikael CHÉREL AG2R La Mondiale 00:00:00
46 92 Eros CAPECCHI Liquigas-Cannondale 00:00:00
47 4 Francesco CHICCHI Omega Pharma-QuickStep 00:00:00
48 55 Dominique ROLLIN FDJ-BigMat 00:00:00
49 142 Jan BAKELANTS RadioShack-Nissan 00:00:00
50 27 Tanel KANGERT Astana Pro Team 00:00:00
51 88 Davide VIGANO Lampre - ISD 00:00:00
52 145 * Benjamin KING RadioShack-Nissan 00:00:00
53 74 * Marco HALLER Katusha Team 00:00:00
54 77 * Rüdiger SELIG Katusha Team 00:00:00
55 41 Samuel SANCHEZ GONZALEZ Euskaltel - Euskadi 00:00:00
56 61 Ryder HESJEDAL Garmin-Sharp 00:00:00
57 22 Francesco GAVAZZI Astana Pro Team 00:00:00
58 56 Anthony ROUX FDJ-BigMat 00:00:00
59 105 Maarten NEYENS Lotto-Belisol Team 00:00:09
60 137 Jos VAN EMDEN Rabobank Cycling Team 00:00:09
61 33 Mathias FRANK BMC Racing Team 00:00:09
62 46 Mikel NIEVE ITURRALDE Euskaltel - Euskadi 00:00:09
63 185 Pengda JIAO Champion System Pro Cycling Team 00:00:09
64 143 Daniele BENNATI RadioShack-Nissan 00:00:09
65 135 * Tom Jelte SLAGTER Rabobank Cycling Team 00:00:09
66 42 Igor ANTON HERNANDEZ Euskaltel - Euskadi 00:00:09
67 48 Gorka VERDUGO MARCOTEGUI Euskaltel - Euskadi 00:00:09
68 167 David TANNER Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 00:00:09
69 138 Maarten WYNANTS Rabobank Cycling Team 00:00:09
70 113 José Ivan GUTIERREZ PALACIOS Movistar Team 00:00:09
71 144 * George BENNETT RadioShack-Nissan 00:00:09
72 171 Johnny HOOGERLAND Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team 00:00:09
73 34 Martin KOHLER BMC Racing Team 00:00:09
74 75 Petr IGNATENKO Katusha Team 00:00:09
75 121 Simon CLARKE Orica GreenEDGE 00:00:09
76 154 * Luke ROWE Sky Procycling 00:00:09
77 117 Pablo LASTRAS GARCIA Movistar Team 00:00:09
78 67 Johan VAN SUMMEREN Garmin-Sharp 00:00:09
79 68 Fabian WEGMANN Garmin-Sharp 00:00:09
80 57 Jussi VEIKKANEN FDJ-BigMat 00:00:09
81 127 Christian MEIER Orica GreenEDGE 00:00:09
82 71 Mikhail IGNATYEV Katusha Team 00:00:09
83 177 Frederik VEUCHELEN Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team 00:00:09
84 172 * Pim LIGTHART Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team 00:00:09
85 112 Juan Jose COBO ACEBO Movistar Team 00:00:09
86 53 Anthony GESLIN FDJ-BigMat 00:00:09
87 128 Wesley SULZBERGER Orica GreenEDGE 00:00:09
88 101 Adam HANSEN Lotto-Belisol Team 00:00:09
89 166 Jaroslaw MARYCZ Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 00:00:09
90 124 * Leigh HOWARD Orica GreenEDGE 00:00:09
91 93 Mauro DA DALTO Liquigas-Cannondale 00:00:09
92 184 Kun JIANG Champion System Pro Cycling Team 00:00:09
93 162 Manuele BOARO Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 00:00:09
94 37 Danilo WYSS BMC Racing Team 00:00:09
95 3 Dario CATALDO Omega Pharma-QuickStep 00:00:09
96 148 Haimar ZUBELDIA AGIRRE RadioShack-Nissan 00:00:09
97 106 Mehdi SOHRABI Lotto-Belisol Team 00:00:09
98 82 Grega BOLE Lampre - ISD 00:00:09
99 132 * Jetse BOL Rabobank Cycling Team 00:00:09
100 8 * Julien VERMOTE Omega Pharma-QuickStep 00:00:09
101 72 Maxim BELKOV Katusha Team 00:00:09
102 43 * Peio BILBAO Euskaltel - Euskadi 00:00:09
103 65 Christophe LE MÉVEL Garmin-Sharp 00:00:09
104 83 * Davide CIMOLAI Lampre - ISD 00:00:09
105 115 Javier IRIARTE Movistar Team 00:00:09
106 153 * Salvatore PUCCIO Sky Procycling 00:00:09
107 116 Ignatas KONOVALOVAS Movistar Team 00:00:09
108 126 Sebastian LANGEVELD Orica GreenEDGE 00:00:09
109 51 Jérémy ROY FDJ-BigMat 00:00:09
110 7 Frantisek RABON Omega Pharma-QuickStep 00:00:09
111 91 * Moreno MOSER Liquigas-Cannondale 00:00:09
112 163 Mads CHRISTENSEN Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 00:00:09
113 183 * Christopher BUTLER Champion System Pro Cycling Team 00:00:09
114 62 Thomas DEKKER Garmin-Sharp 00:00:09
115 31 * Taylor PHINNEY BMC Racing Team 00:00:09
116 25 Jacopo GUARNIERI Astana Pro Team 00:00:09
117 173 * Bert-jan LINDEMAN Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team 00:00:09
118 87 Morris POSSONI Lampre - ISD 00:00:09
119 21 Maxim IGLINSKIY Astana Pro Team 00:00:09
120 164 Anders LUND Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 00:00:09
121 64 * Alex HOWES Garmin-Sharp 00:00:09
122 32 Stephen CUMMINGS BMC Racing Team 00:00:09
123 152 * Alex DOWSETT Sky Procycling 00:00:09
124 181 Gang XU Champion System Pro Cycling Team 00:00:09
125 146 Hayden ROULSTON RadioShack-Nissan 00:00:09
126 95 Maciej PATERSKI Liquigas-Cannondale 00:00:21
127 97 Christiano SALERNO Liquigas-Cannondale 00:00:21
128 141 Andy SCHLECK RadioShack-Nissan 00:00:21
129 187 Craig LEWIS Champion System Pro Cycling Team 00:00:37
130 123 Mitchell DOCKER Orica GreenEDGE 00:00:45
131 96 * Daniele RATTO Liquigas-Cannondale 00:00:47
132 44 * Mikel LANDA MEANA Euskaltel - Euskadi 00:00:57
133 24 Dmitriy GRUZDEV Astana Pro Team 00:01:03
134 6 Iljo KEISSE Omega Pharma-QuickStep 00:01:06
135 102 Kenny DE HAES Lotto-Belisol Team 00:01:06
136 14 Sylvain GEORGES AG2R La Mondiale 00:01:11
137 136 Maarten TJALLINGII Rabobank Cycling Team 00:01:33
138 133 Juan Manuel GARATE CEPA Rabobank Cycling Team 00:01:33
139 188 * Biao LIU Champion System Pro Cycling Team 00:01:35
140 2 Marco BANDIERA Omega Pharma-QuickStep 00:01:44
141 84 * Adriano MALORI Lampre - ISD 00:01:44
142 45 * Miguel MINGUEZ AYALA Euskaltel - Euskadi 00:01:44
52 David BOUCHER FDJ-BigMat Abandon
 
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Hugo Koblet said:
Pretty sure I saw him crossing the finish line :) A new era in the history of Schleck has begun! The era in which races are finished.

It's a stage race so he hasn't finished yet. We should all have a guess as to which day he will give up. My money is on friday.
 
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Bernie's eyesore said:
It's a stage race so he hasn't finished yet. We should all have a guess as to which day he will give up. My money is on friday.
Sorry, that should probably have been "The era in which stages are finished". I don't know the parcours of the race, but I'm guessing thursday, then.
 
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Great to see Viviani winning, he's had a couple of tough months.

Good start by EBH to get bonus seconds in the stage that suits him the least. Maybe it's a good thing he's not in the leader's jersey yet as he only has 4 team-mates to defend it.
 
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Apparently the Tour of Beijing is exciting for one reason alone: when and how will Andy Schleck abandon? Gentlemen, place your bets.
 
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theyoungest said:
Apparently the Tour of Beijing is exciting for one reason alone: when and how will Andy Schleck abandon? Gentlemen, place your bets.

Too bad Gesink isn't riding or you could talk about the actual race instead.
 
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Give us an analysis of the wonderful stage we've seen, El Pisti. Or didn't you watch? After all, Boonen, Contador, and Gilbert aren't racing.
 
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I won't be able to follow a single stage in the only Asian World Tour race live because of the time zone.

Congrats to Viviani for winning the stage and I hope Samu can have a good showing in the city of his memorable triumph and get Euskatel some much needed points.
 
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theyoungest said:
Give us an analysis of the wonderful stage we've seen, El Pisti. Or didn't you watch? After all, Boonen, Contador, and Gilbert aren't racing.
What stage race doesn't have at least one flat stage?

All the other stages have a potential to be fairly entertaining, depending on how they're raced.
 
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Man, some confusing commentary from Es today. They thought Adriano Malori took the pink jersey on the stage where Visconti won and got dqd.

Totally different stages of totally different years.

Also said this years Giro was 1 of the hardest. During the race they were saying it was a relatively easy giro.

And they said it was a very attacking giro :D
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maltiv said:
What stage race doesn't have at least one flat stage?

All the other stages have a potential to be fairly entertaining, depending on how they're raced.
My comment was more regarding the Abandony obsession on this board.

I don't know how the climbs really will be, it still has the potential to become another Eneco Tour. Including an EBH win ;)
 
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theyoungest said:
My comment was more regarding the Abandony obsession on this board.

I don't know how the climbs really will be, it still has the potential to become another Eneco Tour. Including an EBH win ;)
Eneco Tour doesn't have a "massive" MTF like the one we'll get on stage 3 though :p

If EBH gets the leader's jersey we should get an exciting race though, because everyone else could try to go on the attack, given that Sky doesn't really have a team here. Not like Sutton/Dowsett/Rowe can do much in the mountains/hills, and Puccio isn't exactly an alien either.
 

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well, as i see the Legend is ready to tear everyone into pieces starting from thursday. :)
 
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Good group of 25 in the breakaway
Sanchez (with 3 other Euskatel riders, Hesjedal, Dan Martin, Simon Clarke

No idea of the advantage or where on the course they are
 
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That Cat 1 climb they went over when pictures started was roughly halfway through the stage. Inside the last 50km now they've gone over the 2nd climb.

If this select group stay away then it would be hard to bet against EBH to win. Hopefully we have a few attacks on the final climb.

Much better racing today but where are the on screen graphics!!! :mad:
 
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These climbs are quite good, no way was a sprinter going to win today!

Both Martins trying to split the leading group up this final climb.
 
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Now Tony Martin has a gap. Not a good idea by the rest of the peloton to let him go...
 
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Fidolix said:
Martin doing a Canc, hes gone!! :D
I doubt they will catch him. The chase behind will be disrupted by EBH's presence who's by far the best sprinter. Also, EBH has zero teammates.

EBH should've followed him, he was the one guy he shouldn't have let go.