Tour of Taihu Lake 2016 – Stage 3 [FULL STAGE]

November 08, 2016

Tour of Taihu Lake 2016 – Stage 3– AnJi Rural Commercial Bank – Jiangnan TianchiLake Scenic Area – 106,3 km

The Tour of Taihu Lake is a staged cycling race held in China annually in November. It has been held since 2010, but the first edition was a one-day race

Australia’s Cameron Bayly of Taiwanese outfit Attaque Gusto took the overall lead at the Tour of Taihu Lake after taking the first international victory of his career at the age of 26.

Atop the unprecedented finish of Tianhuangping, at 860m above sea level, Bayly caught the Professional Continental teams by surprise as they marked each other and won alone, four seconds clear of the peloton. Delko Marseille-Provence-KTM’s Leonardo Duque from France and Italy’s Giuseppe Fonzi of Wilier-Southeast sprinted for second and third places.

“There were a lot of attacks. I just kept following, trying not to go too early. I saw an opportunity with one kilometre to go and I just hit it as hard as I could and just hold on till the line. I didn’t look back once,” Bayly explained.

“Up the hill I was on a big ring the whole time. It was just fast with a lot of attacks. It was like following moves on a flat road race and sit out of the wind as much as possible.

“It’s a very big win for me,” the Australian added.

“I haven’t had the best year to show myself. I’m really happy to get this result. I got a bit more confidence from my third place in the prologue. But I’ve been a bit sick but I’m still riding well. I’ve just got a bit of a blocked nose and things like that. It just worked out today.”

Bayly’s acceleration with one kilometre to go surprised the European-based riders who expected a sprint finish between the survivors of the front group.

“Initially we had trainee Lucas De Rossi in the move up the hill but he wasn’t riding,” explained Duque who was born a Colombian but now races on a French license and is actually doing the last race of his career at the Tour of Taihu Lake.

“Thomas Vaubourzeix rode well for me behind so I could play the victory. When the Australian attacked, the Wilier riders, Colombia’s Mauricio Ortega and myself just watched each other. He profited from it. Then I sprinted for second. I’m a bit disappointed but that’s how it is.

“It’s been very animated with attacks because there wasn’t any team to set the tempo and keep the race together,” echoed Fonzi of Wilier-Southeast

“My team-mate Yonder Godoy tried a few times but there was always someone to catch him. I was at the limit. I didn’t expect to go so well. Maybe I was a bit afraid because I’m not use to finishing at the front anymore. Unfortunately we let the guy from Attaque Gusto go and when I made my move with 300 metres to go, it was too late. In the last 20 metres, Duque passed me as well.

“However, it’s a result that gives me a good morale and pleases me because I worked so much in the last two months to arrive here in good shape to help Jakub Mareczko win stages. But we’re also up there on GC and we’ll see in the coming days if there is a possibility to move up.”

Bayly only has fifteen seconds lead over Fonzi in the overall classification, while Godoy sits in third place at eighteen seconds with four stages to go. Another bunch sprint finish expected in Wujiang on stage four on Wednesday.

Results :
1 Cameron Bayly (Aus) Attaque Team Gusto 2:41:00
2 Leonardo Fabio Duque (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence Ktm 0:00:04
3 Giuseppe Fonzi (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Southeast
4 Mauricio Ortega Ramirez (Col) Rts – Santic Racing Team
5 Oleksii Kasianov (Ukr) Jilun – Shakeland Cycling Team
6 Peter Schulting (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team 0:00:06
7 Yonder Godoy (Ven) Wilier Triestina-Southeast
8 Meiyin Wang (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team 0:00:08
9 Ilya Davidenok (Kaz) Rts – Santic Racing Team 0:00:13
10 Francisco Jarley Colorado Hernandez (Col) Rts – Santic Racing Team 0:00:26
11 Eduard Michael Grosu (Rom) Nippo – Vini Fantini 0:00:29
12 Lucas De Rossi (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence Ktm 0:00:31
13 Thomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence Ktm
14 Sergiy Grechyn (Ukr) Jilun – Shakeland Cycling Team 0:00:47
15 Ben Hill (Aus) Attaque Team Gusto
16 Sven Van Luijk (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team 0:00:48
17 Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hengxiang Cycling Team
18 Victor Nino Corredor (Col) Rts – Santic Racing Team
19 Yehor Dementyev (Ukr) Isd – Jorbi Continental Team 0:00:50
20 Alex Diniz Correia (Bra) Funvic Soul Cycles – Carrefour
21 Kanstantsin Klimiankou (Blr) Minsk Cycling Club 0:00:55
22 Murilo Affonso (Bra) Funvic Soul Cycles – Carrefour
23 Gabriel Machado Da Silva (Bra) Funvic Soul Cycles – Carrefour
24 Mirko Tedeschi (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Southeast 0:01:21
25 Zhang Zheng (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team
26 Peeter Pruus (Est) Rietumu-Delfin 0:01:26
27 Alireza Asgharzadeh (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Ccn Team 0:01:43
28 Akramjon Sunnatov (Uzb) Beijing Xds-Innova Cycling Team
29 Manabu Ishibashi (Jpn) Nippo – Vini Fantini 0:01:46
30 Thomas Rabou (Ned) Hengxiang Cycling Team
31 Michal Kohout (Cze) Team Dukla Praha 0:02:15
32 Jefferson Rueda Tobon (Col) Jilun – Shakeland Cycling Team 0:02:29
33 Vladimir Lopez (Col) Ning Xia Sports Lottery Livall Cycling Team
34 Artem Tesler (Ukr) Team Lvshan Landscape 0:02:38
35 Adne Van Engelen (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team 0:02:39
36 Behnam Ariyan (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Ccn Team
37 Matteo Draperi (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Southeast 0:02:44
38 Carlos Alexandre Manarelli (Bra) Funvic Soul Cycles – Carrefour 0:02:49
39 Yong Jian Wu (Chn) Jilun – Shakeland Cycling Team 0:02:50
40 Rinat Udod (Ukr) Isd – Jorbi Continental Team 0:02:52
41 Ma Guangtong (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team
42 Rik Van Ijzendoorn (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk
43 Burr Ho (HKg) Hksi Pro Cycling Team
44 Zhao Jingbiao (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team
45 Rene Corella (Mex) Start Vaxes – Partizan Cycling Team
46 Yauhen Sobal (Blr) Minsk Cycling Club 0:02:55
47 Altanzul Altansukh (Mgl) Ning Xia Sports Lottery Livall Cycling Team 0:02:56
48 Matthias Van Aken (Bel) Start Vaxes – Partizan Cycling Team
49 Jan Andrej Cully (Svk) Dukla Banska Bystrica
50 Ondrej Vendolsy (Cze) Team Dukla Praha 0:02:58
51 Abdullojon Akparov (Uzb) Beijing Xds-Innova Cycling Team
52 Vitalii Popkov (Rus) Team Lvshan Landscape
53 Abolfazl Nazari Daghalian (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Ccn Team 0:03:04
54 Jay Dutton (Aus) St George Merida Cycling Team
55 Ali Khademi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Ccn Team
56 Enkhtaivan Bolor-Erdene (Mgl) Ning Xia Sports Lottery Livall Cycling Team 0:03:14
57 Riccardo Stacchiotti (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini 0:03:19
58 Wen Chung Huang (Tpe) Attaque Team Gusto 0:03:04
59 Dilmurdjon Siddikov (Uzb) Beijing Xds-Innova Cycling Team 0:04:04
60 Juntao Meng (Chn) Team Lvshan Landscape
61 Muradjan Halmuratov (Uzb) Beijing Xds-Innova Cycling Team 0:04:14
62 Brodie Talbot (Aus) St George Merida Cycling Team 0:04:17
63 Ka Hoo Fung (HKg) Hksi Pro Cycling Team 0:04:21
64 Sergey Medvedev (Uzb) Beijing Xds-Innova Cycling Team 0:04:29
65 Hiu Fung Choy (HKg) Hksi Pro Cycling Team 0:05:00
66 Dostonbek Ollamov (Uzb) Beijing Xds-Innova Cycling Team 0:05:21
67 Cristobal Olavarria (Chi) Jilun – Shakeland Cycling Team 0:05:29
68 Matyáš Strupek (Cze) Team Dukla Praha 0:05:39
69 Sofiane Merignat (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence Ktm
70 Wan Yau Lau (HKg) Hksi Pro Cycling Team
71 Jan Kraus (Cze) Team Dukla Praha
72 Mehdi Rajabi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Ccn Team
73 Anton Ivashkin (Blr) Minsk Cycling Club
74 Valerii Taradai (Ukr) Isd – Jorbi Continental Team
75 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team 0:05:43
76 Konrad Tomasiak (Pol) Start Vaxes – Partizan Cycling Team 0:06:12
77 Deins Kanepejs (Lat) Rietumu-Delfin 0:06:27
78 Emils Liepins (Lat) Rietumu-Delfin
79 Maris Bogdanovics (Lat) Rietumu-Delfin
80 Karim Khorrami (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Ccn Team 0:06:44
81 Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk 0:06:56
82 Volodymyr Gomenyuk (Ukr) Team Lvshan Landscape 0:07:45
83 Maksym Vasilyev (Ukr) Team Lvshan Landscape
84 Ruslan Karimov (Uzb) Rts – Santic Racing Team 0:07:48
85 Vladyslav Kreminskyi (Ukr) Isd – Jorbi Continental Team 0:07:50
86 Patrick Sharpe (Aus) St George Merida Cycling Team 0:08:16
87 Luke Parker (Aus) Attaque Team Gusto
88 Chunlong Zhang (Chn) Ning Xia Sports Lottery Livall Cycling Team 0:09:20
89 Ho San Chiu (HKg) Hksi Pro Cycling Team 0:09:29
90 Jakub Mareczko (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Southeast 0:10:38
91 Rafael Andriato (Bra) Wilier Triestina-Southeast
92 Roman Seliversov (Ukr) Isd – Jorbi Continental Team
93 Dusan Kalaba (Srb) Start Vaxes – Partizan Cycling Team
94 Michal Kesl (Cze) Team Dukla Praha 0:11:04
95 Gerd De Keijzer (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk
96 Christopher Williams (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk
97 Jos Koop (Ned) Start Vaxes – Partizan Cycling Team
98 Cristopher Mansilla Almonacid (Chi) Start Vaxes – Partizan Cycling Team
99 Roberto Pinheiro Da Silva (Bra) Funvic Soul Cycles – Carrefour
100 Quentin Valognes (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk
101 Yuriy Metlushenko (Ukr) Jilun – Shakeland Cycling Team
102 Artur Tsvetkov (Ukr) Team Lvshan Landscape
103 Juraj Lajcha (Svk) Dukla Banska Bystrica
104 Martz Alder (USA) Attaque Team Gusto
105 Nicolas Marini (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini
106 Nicholas Woods (Aus) St George Merida Cycling Team
107 Genki Yamamoto (Jpn) Nippo – Vini Fantini
108 Simin Adamek (Cze) Team Dukla Praha
109 Daniele Colli (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini
110 Jozef Palcak (Svk) Dukla Banska Bystrica
111 Corentin Cherhal (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk
112 Siarhei Papok (Blr) Minsk Cycling Club
113 Armands Becis (Lat) Rietumu-Delfin
114 Feng Qiao (Chn) Ning Xia Sports Lottery Livall Cycling Team
115 Erdenesuren Munkhtulga (Mgl) Ning Xia Sports Lottery Livall Cycling Team
116 Benjamin Harvey (Aus) St George Merida Cycling Team
117 Guy Kalma (Aus) Attaque Team Gusto 0:11:34
118 Tino Thömel (Ger) Rts – Santic Racing Team 0:12:12
119 Andris Vosekalns (Lat) Rietumu-Delfin 0:12:23
120 Patrik Tybor (Svk) Dukla Banska Bystrica 0:12:59
121 Francisco Chamorro (Arg) Funvic Soul Cycles – Carrefour 0:14:08
122 Timur Maleev (Ukr) Isd – Jorbi Continental Team
123 Kristian Zimany (Svk) Dukla Banska Bystrica
124 Massimo Graziato (Ita) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team
125 Tomas Harag (Svk) Dukla Banska Bystrica
126 Kwun Wa Law (HKg) Hksi Pro Cycling Team
127 Darcy Ellerm-Norton (NZl) St George Merida Cycling Team 0:14:38
128 Milan Veltman (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team 0:15:43

General classification after stage 3 :
1 Cameron Bayly (Aus) Attaque Team Gusto 8:16:57
2 Giuseppe Fonzi (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Southeast 0:00:15
3 Yonder Godoy (Ven) Wilier Triestina-Southeast 0:00:18
4 Leonardo Fabio Duque (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence Ktm 0:00:20
5 Meiyin Wang (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team 0:00:24
6 Peter Schulting (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team 0:00:25
7 Ilya Davidenok (Kaz) Rts – Santic Racing Team 0:00:26
8 Mauricio Ortega Ramirez (Col) Rts – Santic Racing Team 0:00:35
9 Oleksii Kasianov (Ukr) Jilun – Shakeland Cycling Team 0:00:40
10 Thomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence Ktm 0:00:50
11 Eduard Michael Grosu (Rom) Nippo – Vini Fantini 0:00:56
12 Lucas De Rossi (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence Ktm 0:00:57
13 Ben Hill (Aus) Attaque Team Gusto 0:01:04
14 Francisco Jarley Colorado Hernandez (Col) Rts – Santic Racing Team 0:01:08
15 Murilo Affonso (Bra) Funvic Soul Cycles – Carrefour 0:01:15
16 Sven Luijk (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team 0:01:24
17 Alex Diniz Correia (Bra) Funvic Soul Cycles – Carrefour
18 Sergiy Grechyn (Ukr) Jilun – Shakeland Cycling Team
19 Gabriel Machado Da Silva (Bra) Funvic Soul Cycles – Carrefour 0:01:29
20 Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hengxiang Cycling Team
21 Kanstantsin Klimiankou (Blr) Minsk Cycling Club
22 Victor Nino Corredor (Col) Rts – Santic Racing Team
23 Peeter Pruus (Est) Rietumu-Delfin 0:01:38
24 Yehor Dementyev (Ukr) Isd – Jorbi Continental Team 0:01:39
25 Zhang Zheng (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team 0:01:46
26 Thomas Rabou (Ned) Hengxiang Cycling Team 0:02:22
27 Manabu Ishibashi (Jpn) Nippo – Vini Fantini 0:02:29
28 Akramjon Sunnatov (Uzb) Beijing Xds-Innova Cycling Team 0:02:36
29 Alireza Asgharzadeh (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Ccn Team 0:02:41
30 Michal Kohout (Cze) Team Dukla Praha 0:02:50
31 Zhao Jingbiao (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team 0:03:08
32 Jefferson Rueda Tobon (Col) Jilun – Shakeland Cycling Team 0:03:13
33 Artem Tesler (Ukr) Team Lvshan Landscape
34 Behnam Ariyan (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Ccn Team 0:03:14
35 Vitalii Popkov (Rus) Team Lvshan Landscape 0:03:19
36 Altanzul Altansukh (Mgl) Ning Xia Sports Lottery Livall Cycling Team 0:03:21
37 Matteo Draperi (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Southeast 0:03:22
38 Rene Corella (Mex) Start Vaxes – Partizan Cycling Team
39 Vladimir Lopez (Col) Ning Xia Sports Lottery Livall Cycling Team 0:03:23
40 Mirko Tedeschi (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Southeast 0:03:25
41 Ondrej Vendolsy (Cze) Team Dukla Praha 0:03:27
42 Riccardo Stacchiotti (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini 0:03:30
43 Ma Guangtong (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team
44 Jan Andrej Cully (Svk) Dukla Banska Bystrica 0:03:31
45 Carlos Alexandre Manarelli (Bra) Funvic Soul Cycles – Carrefour 0:03:33
46 Enkhtaivan Bolor-Erdene (Mgl) Ning Xia Sports Lottery Livall Cycling Team 0:03:34
47 Adne Engelen (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team 0:03:36
48 Rik Ijzendoorn (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk 0:03:38
49 Abolfazl Nazari Daghalian (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Ccn Team 0:03:40
50 Burr Ho (HKg) Hksi Pro Cycling Team
51 Wen Chung Huang (Tpe) Attaque Team Gusto 0:03:43
52 Rinat Udod (Ukr) Isd – Jorbi Continental Team 0:03:46
53 Jay Dutton (Aus) St George Merida Cycling Team 0:03:47
54 Yong Jian Wu (Chn) Jilun – Shakeland Cycling Team 0:03:49
55 Matthias Van Aken (Bel) Start Vaxes – Partizan Cycling Team 0:03:59
56 Ali Khademi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Ccn Team 0:04:00
57 Abdullojon Akparov (Uzb) Beijing Xds-Innova Cycling Team 0:04:04
58 Muradjan Halmuratov (Uzb) Beijing Xds-Innova Cycling Team 0:04:44
59 Brodie Talbot (Aus) St George Merida Cycling Team 0:04:50
60 Dilmurdjon Siddikov (Uzb) Beijing Xds-Innova Cycling Team 0:04:53
61 Juntao Meng (Chn) Team Lvshan Landscape 0:05:00
62 Ka Hoo Fung (HKg) Hksi Pro Cycling Team 0:05:06
63 Sergey Medvedev (Uzb) Beijing Xds-Innova Cycling Team 0:05:14
64 Yauhen Sobal (Blr) Minsk Cycling Club 0:05:51
65 Hiu Fung Choy (HKg) Hksi Pro Cycling Team 0:05:58
66 Mehdi Rajabi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Ccn Team 0:06:09
67 Anton Ivashkin (Blr) Minsk Cycling Club 0:06:14
68 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team 0:06:17
69 Dostonbek Ollamov (Uzb) Beijing Xds-Innova Cycling Team 0:06:26
70 Cristobal Olavarria (Chi) Jilun – Shakeland Cycling Team 0:06:27
71 Wan Yau Lau (HKg) Hksi Pro Cycling Team 0:06:32
72 Sofiane Merignat (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence Ktm 0:06:37
73 Jan Kraus (Cze) Team Dukla Praha
74 Deins Kanepejs (Lat) Rietumu-Delfin
75 Maris Bogdanovics (Lat) Rietumu-Delfin 0:06:46
76 Konrad Tomasiak (Pol) Start Vaxes – Partizan Cycling Team 0:06:47
77 Karim Khorrami (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Ccn Team 0:06:54
78 Emils Liepins (Lat) Rietumu-Delfin 0:06:58
79 Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk 0:07:25
80 Valerii Taradai (Ukr) Isd – Jorbi Continental Team 0:07:59
81 Volodymyr Gomenyuk (Ukr) Team Lvshan Landscape 0:08:12
82 Maksym Vasilyev (Ukr) Team Lvshan Landscape 0:08:14
83 Vladyslav Kreminskyi (Ukr) Isd – Jorbi Continental Team 0:08:29
84 Patrick Sharpe (Aus) St George Merida Cycling Team 0:08:45
85 Ruslan Karimov (Uzb) Rts – Santic Racing Team 0:08:55
86 Luke Parker (Aus) Attaque Team Gusto 0:09:00
87 Matyáš Strupek (Cze) Team Dukla Praha 0:09:11
88 Chunlong Zhang (Chn) Ning Xia Sports Lottery Livall Cycling Team 0:10:03
89 Jakub Mareczko (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Southeast 0:10:41
90 Ho San Chiu (HKg) Hksi Pro Cycling Team
91 Rafael Andriato (Bra) Wilier Triestina-Southeast 0:11:03
92 Nicolas Marini (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini 0:11:13
93 Christopher Williams (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk 0:11:19
94 Siarhei Papok (Blr) Minsk Cycling Club 0:11:28
95 Armands Becis (Lat) Rietumu-Delfin 0:11:31
96 Benjamin Harvey (Aus) St George Merida Cycling Team
97 Roberto Pinheiro Da Silva (Bra) Funvic Soul Cycles – Carrefour 0:11:32
98 Dusan Kalaba (Srb) Start Vaxes – Partizan Cycling Team 0:11:35
99 Jozef Palcak (Svk) Dukla Banska Bystrica 0:11:45
100 Martz Alder (USA) Attaque Team Gusto 0:11:46
101 Michal Kesl (Cze) Team Dukla Praha 0:11:47
102 Cristopher Mansilla Almonacid (Chi) Start Vaxes – Partizan Cycling Team 0:11:48
103 Erdenesuren Munkhtulga (Mgl) Ning Xia Sports Lottery Livall Cycling Team
104 Yuriy Metlushenko (Ukr) Jilun – Shakeland Cycling Team 0:11:49
105 Gerd Keijzer (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk
106 Artur Tsvetkov (Ukr) Team Lvshan Landscape 0:11:50
107 Nicholas Woods (Aus) St George Merida Cycling Team 0:11:52
108 Quentin Valognes (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk 0:11:53
109 Simin Adamek (Cze) Team Dukla Praha 0:11:57
110 Daniele Colli (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini 0:12:00
111 Guy Kalma (Aus) Attaque Team Gusto 0:12:03
112 Juraj Lajcha (Svk) Dukla Banska Bystrica 0:12:06
113 Corentin Cherhal (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk 0:12:13
114 Roman Seliversov (Ukr) Isd – Jorbi Continental Team 0:12:14
115 Feng Qiao (Chn) Ning Xia Sports Lottery Livall Cycling Team 0:12:22
116 Tino Thömel (Ger) Rts – Santic Racing Team 0:12:29
117 Andris Vosekalns (Lat) Rietumu-Delfin 0:12:41
118 Patrik Tybor (Svk) Dukla Banska Bystrica 0:13:14
119 Timur Maleev (Ukr) Isd – Jorbi Continental Team 0:14:24
120 Francisco Chamorro (Arg) Funvic Soul Cycles – Carrefour 0:14:46
121 Massimo Graziato (Ita) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team 0:15:01
122 Kristian Zimany (Svk) Dukla Banska Bystrica 0:15:05
123 Darcy Ellerm-Norton (NZl) St George Merida Cycling Team 0:15:06
124 Genki Yamamoto (Jpn) Nippo – Vini Fantini 0:15:21
125 Kwun Wa Law (HKg) Hksi Pro Cycling Team 0:15:48
126 Tomas Harag (Svk) Dukla Banska Bystrica 0:16:18
127 Milan Veltman (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team 0:19:52
128 Jos Koop (Ned) Start Vaxes – Partizan Cycling Team 0:23:11