Haussler wins in Men Tou Gou
Martin retains overall lead
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Heinrich Haussler (Garmin-Cervelo) won the first road stage of the Tour of Beijing, beating Denis Galimzyanov (Katusha) and Theo Bos (Rabobank) to the line. The Australian took what was a chaotic but exciting sprint over the 137km stage from the Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium to Men Tou Gou.
Tony Martin (HTC-Highroad) deployed his team to the front earlier in the stage and retained his overall lead.
The win marks Haussler’s first win since the points competition of Paris-Nice in March but was the first time he crossed the line first since stage 3 of the Tour of Qatar. Without a leadout man, the Australian was forced to rely on his wits and sheltered behind Sky’s Davide Appollonio, who found himself at the front with 400 meters to go. Haussler kicked with under 200 to go and held off Galimzyanov in a photo finish.
“It was basically flat today but it was ridden at a fast speed and was really hectic at the finish,” a delighted Haussler said after a victory of millimetres over Denis Galimzyanov (Kathusha) and five time world track champion Theo Bos of Rabobank.
“The end was so stressful. There were lots of teams trying to get their sprinters there but fortunately for me, we had Cam (Meyer) and Jack (Bobridge) up the front today to bring us up and then I managed to time it perfectly.”
Boss was left empty handed. The Dutchman was perhaps the strongest rider in the sprint but started too far back and despite cutting through the field he ran out of road and had to settle for third.
“This season has been pretty much up and down. It started okay when I won a couple of stages in the Tour of Qatar but since then just a few podium places. Nothing special until today,” Haussler said.
“The Vuelta didn’t go so well for me but I got through it and then the worlds, which has put a bit of racing into me. There are lots of good sprinters here so it’s important and means a lot to win today.”
The day had been marked by a typical early break with Igor Anton (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Dmitriy Muravyev (Team RadioShack), Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team), and Jiang Kun (Chinese National Team). The group had a lead of 2:48 after 40 kilometres of racing but work from HTC, and then a long stint from Garmin put paid to their efforts.
The break lasted 110 kilometers and Kun was rewarded for his efforts, not only with victory in the three intermediate sprints and climber points but also with the jersey for the stage’s most aggressive rider. Alex Dowsett (Sky) remains in the white jersey.
Results
| Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Team Garmin - Cervelo | 3:03:30 | |
| 2 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 3 | Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 4 | Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quick Step Cycling Team | ||
| 5 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 6 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 7 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling | ||
| 8 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Team Leopard-Trek | ||
| 9 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | ||
| 10 | Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 11 | Jean Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La mondiale | ||
| 12 | Alexander Porsev (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 13 | Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 14 | Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 15 | Kenny De Haes (Bel) Omega Pharma - Lotto | ||
| 16 | Leigh Howard (Aus) HTC - Highroad | ||
| 17 | Enrique Sanz (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 18 | Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team | ||
| 19 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 20 | Benjamin King (USA) Team RadioShack | ||
| 21 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Omega Pharma - Lotto | ||
| 22 | Cameron Wurf (Aus) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 23 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La mondiale | ||
| 24 | Alex Dowsett (Gbr) Sky Procycling | ||
| 25 | Maarten Neyens (Bel) Omega Pharma - Lotto | ||
| 26 | Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team | ||
| 27 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La mondiale | ||
| 28 | Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 29 | Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma - Lotto | ||
| 30 | Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team | ||
| 31 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 32 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 33 | Ion Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| 34 | David Millar (Gbr) Team Garmin - Cervelo | ||
| 35 | Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 36 | Meiyin Wang (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | ||
| 37 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La mondiale | ||
| 38 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Team Garmin - Cervelo | ||
| 39 | Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| 40 | Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 41 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) HTC - Highroad | ||
| 42 | Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 43 | Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack | ||
| 44 | Haijun Ma (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | ||
| 45 | Lucas Sebastien Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank SunGard | ||
| 46 | Luke Roberts (Aus) Saxo Bank SunGard | ||
| 47 | Christopher Froome (Gbr) Sky Procycling | ||
| 48 | Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Team Garmin - Cervelo | ||
| 49 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD | ||
| 50 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 51 | Jonas Jorgensen (Den) Saxo Bank SunGard | ||
| 52 | Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 53 | Tony Martin (Ger) HTC - Highroad | ||
| 54 | Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Katusha Team | ||
| 55 | Jesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 56 | Mikael Chérel (Fra) AG2R La mondiale | ||
| 57 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Quick Step Cycling Team | ||
| 58 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Quick Step Cycling Team | ||
| 59 | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La mondiale | ||
| 60 | Bart De Clercq (Bel) Omega Pharma - Lotto | ||
| 61 | Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 62 | Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 63 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShack | ||
| 64 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 65 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 66 | John Murphy (USA) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 67 | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 68 | Amets Txurruka Ansola (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| 69 | Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Ita) Movistar Team | ||
| 70 | Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Sky Procycling | ||
| 71 | Robert Wagner (Ger) Team Leopard-Trek | ||
| 72 | Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 73 | Hayden Roulston (NZl) HTC - Highroad | ||
| 74 | Nelson Oliveira (Por) Team RadioShack | ||
| 75 | Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team | ||
| 76 | Javier Iriarte (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 77 | Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Quick Step Cycling Team | ||
| 78 | Nick Nuyens (Bel) Saxo Bank SunGard | ||
| 79 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team | ||
| 80 | Amael Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 81 | Chris Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank SunGard | ||
| 82 | Michael Barry (Can) Sky Procycling | ||
| 83 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | ||
| 84 | Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre - ISD | ||
| 85 | Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| 86 | Peter Velits (Svk) HTC - Highroad | ||
| 87 | Sergey Renev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 88 | Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La mondiale | ||
| 89 | Xi Tao Ji (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | ||
| 90 | Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Leopard-Trek | ||
| 91 | Anders Lund (Den) Team Leopard-Trek | ||
| 92 | Juraj Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 93 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 94 | David Tanner (Aus) Saxo Bank SunGard | ||
| 95 | Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| 96 | Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 97 | Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 98 | Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 99 | Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 100 | Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank SunGard | ||
| 101 | Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| 102 | Ruisong Zhang (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | ||
| 103 | Yiming Zhao (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | ||
| 104 | Markel Irizar (Spa) Team RadioShack | ||
| 105 | Philip Deignan (Irl) Team RadioShack | ||
| 106 | Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 107 | Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISD | ||
| 108 | Caleb Fairly (USA) HTC - Highroad | ||
| 109 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quick Step Cycling Team | ||
| 110 | Michael Morkov (Den) Saxo Bank SunGard | ||
| 111 | Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Lampre - ISD | ||
| 112 | Kun Jiang (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | ||
| 113 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Katusha Team | ||
| 114 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma - Lotto | ||
| 115 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team | ||
| 116 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team | ||
| 117 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Omega Pharma - Lotto | ||
| 118 | Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling | ||
| 119 | Dario-David Cioni (Ita) Sky Procycling | ||
| 120 | Stephen Cummings (Gbr) Sky Procycling | ||
| 121 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 122 | Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| 123 | Marco Bandiera (Ita) Quick Step Cycling Team | ||
| 124 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | ||
| 125 | Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Team RadioShack | ||
| 126 | Juan Manuel Garate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 127 | Alfredo Balloni (Ita) Lampre - ISD | ||
| 128 | Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 129 | Julien Bérard (Fra) AG2R La mondiale | ||
| 130 | Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 131 | Martin Pedersen (Den) Team Leopard-Trek | ||
| 132 | Joost Posthuma (Ned) Team Leopard-Trek | ||
| 133 | Martin Mortensen (Den) Team Leopard-Trek | ||
| 134 | Christopher Butler (USA) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 135 | Michael Albasini (Swi) HTC - Highroad | ||
| 136 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Team Garmin - Cervelo | ||
| 137 | Cameron Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin - Cervelo | ||
| 138 | Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioShack | ||
| 139 | Ben Ma (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | ||
| 140 | Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 141 | Egor Silin (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 142 | Fengnian Wang (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | ||
| 143 | Mikel Nieve Iturralde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| 144 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 145 | Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step Cycling Team | ||
| 146 | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step Cycling Team | ||
| DNF | Andrew Talansky (USA) Team Garmin - Cervelo |
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