Viviani leads Liquigas-Cannondale 1-2
Martin continues to hold overall lead ahead of final stage
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Elia Viviani added another win to his 2011 tally with victory in stage four of the Tour of Beijing, beating teammate Peter Sagan, with Saxo Bank's Juan Jose Haedo in third.
After a fast, testing day in the saddle - the 189km was raced in just over four hours - Liquigas-Cannondale played its sprint cards to perfection as Davide Cimolai and Sagan set up their Italian colleague for the win, his eighth of the season.
"Today was very very fast on big roads. The team was fantastic to me," said Viviani. "Peter Sagan [who finished second], [Davide] Cimolai, all the team rode for me. We agreed that Peter would set me up for the sprint, and I came off his wheel with 150m to go."
It came after a break containing Damiano Cunego (Lampre-ISD), Tiago Machado (RadioShack), Quick Step's Iljo Keisse, Frederik Veuchelen (Vacansoleil), Julien Berard (AG2R-La Mondiale) and Chinese rider Meiyin Wang had established a lead in excess of five minutes before being reeled in with 10km remaining.
With the anticipated sprint, the likes of Team Sky, Saxo Bank and Katusha were busy getting their men into position but it was Liquigas-Cannondale with the best hand, taking a one-two finish outside the Shunyi Olympic Centre.
Tony Martin's overall lead was never threatened and the HTC-Highroad rider goes into tomorrow's final stage the likely candidate for inaugural Tour of Beijing champion. He maintains a lead of 17 seconds over David Millar (Garmin-Cervelo), with Team Sky's Chris Froome in third, a further nine seconds back.
Fourth place in today's finish, Katusha's Denis Galimzyanov retains the points classification lead and tomorrow he too will be aiming to hold onto his advantage in that competition. "Today, the team did great work," said Galimzyanov. "My teammates first neutralized today's breakaway, then put me in the best position for the final sprint.
"I did my best, but today someone was faster than me; maybe in this period I'm a bit tired after a long season. I'm happy anyways to wear the green jersey: tomorrow, in the last stage, I'll do my best to keep it."
Full Results
| 1 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 4:09:08 | |
| 2 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 3 | Juan José Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank Sungard | ||
| 4 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 5 | Alexander Porsev (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 6 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 7 | Leigh Howard (Aus) HTC-Highroad | ||
| 8 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | ||
| 9 | Enrique Sanz (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 10 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
| 11 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling | ||
| 12 | Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | ||
| 13 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Leopard Trek | ||
| 14 | Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 15 | Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | ||
| 16 | Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 17 | Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 18 | Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 19 | Maarten Neyens (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 20 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 21 | Kenny De Haes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 22 | Ma Haijun (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | ||
| 23 | Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 24 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 25 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 26 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | ||
| 27 | Ji Xi Tao (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | ||
| 28 | Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 29 | Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank Sungard | ||
| 30 | Benjamin King (USA) Team RadioShack | ||
| 31 | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 32 | Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | ||
| 33 | Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | ||
| 34 | John Murphy (USA) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 35 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShack | ||
| 36 | Stephen Cummings (GBr) Sky Procycling | ||
| 37 | Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 38 | Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 39 | Cameron Wurf (Aus) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 40 | Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 41 | Jesús Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 42 | Rubén Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 43 | Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 44 | Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 45 | Nelson Oliveira (Por) Team RadioShack | ||
| 46 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 47 | Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
| 48 | Nick Nuyens (Bel) Saxo Bank Sungard | ||
| 49 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 50 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 51 | Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 52 | Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 53 | Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 54 | Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 55 | David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
| 56 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling | ||
| 57 | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | ||
| 58 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 59 | Michael Barry (Can) Sky Procycling | ||
| 60 | Tony Martin (Ger) HTC-Highroad | ||
| 61 | Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | ||
| 62 | Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 63 | Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 64 | Juraj Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 65 | Bart De Clercq (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 66 | David Tanner (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard | ||
| 67 | Hayden Roulston (NZl) HTC-Highroad | ||
| 68 | Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 69 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Quickstep Cycling Team | ||
| 70 | Philip Deignan (Irl) Team RadioShack | ||
| 71 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Katusha Team | ||
| 72 | Wang Meiyin (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | ||
| 73 | Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack | ||
| 74 | Luke Roberts (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard | ||
| 75 | Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Team RadioShack | ||
| 76 | Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre - ISD | ||
| 77 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 78 | Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Sky Procycling | ||
| 79 | Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 80 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 81 | Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 82 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 83 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 84 | Javier Iriarte (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 85 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | ||
| 86 | Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | ||
| 87 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 88 | Sergey Renev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 89 | Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Team RadioShack | ||
| 90 | Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 91 | Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 92 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Sky Procycling | ||
| 93 | Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 94 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD | ||
| 95 | Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Katusha Team | ||
| 96 | Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | ||
| 97 | Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | ||
| 98 | Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky Procycling | ||
| 99 | Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Lampre - ISD | ||
| 100 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 101 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | ||
| 102 | Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | ||
| 103 | Sergio Pardilla Belllón (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 104 | Chris Butler (USA) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 105 | Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISD | ||
| 106 | Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | ||
| 107 | Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling | ||
| 108 | Mikaël Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 109 | Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | ||
| 110 | Peter Velits (Svk) HTC-Highroad | ||
| 111 | Egor Silin (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 112 | Jiang Kun (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | ||
| 113 | Zhang Ruisong (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | ||
| 114 | Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 115 | Anders Lund (Den) Leopard Trek | ||
| 116 | Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 117 | Marco Bandiera (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | ||
| 118 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 119 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | ||
| 120 | Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioShack | ||
| 121 | Caleb Fairly (USA) HTC-Highroad | ||
| 122 | Martin Pedersen (Den) Leopard Trek | ||
| 123 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 124 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
| 125 | Francesco Reda (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | ||
| 126 | Alfredo Balloni (Ita) Lampre - ISD | ||
| 127 | Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 128 | Michael Albasini (Swi) HTC-Highroad | ||
| 129 | Ma Ben (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | ||
| 130 | Zhao Yiming (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | ||
| 131 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 132 | Cameron Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
| 133 | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 134 | Michael Mørkøv (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | 0:00:15 | |
| 135 | Wang Fengnian (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | ||
| 136 | Robert Wagner (Ger) Leopard Trek | 0:00:17 | |
| 137 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | ||
| 138 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:22 | |
| 139 | Martin Mortensen (Den) Leopard Trek | 0:00:54 | |
| 140 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) HTC-Highroad | 0:02:18 | |
| 141 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
| DNS | Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team | ||
| DNS | Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team |
