Tour of Beijing

[anonymous-user]

GC results after stage 2

1 Tony Martin (Ger) HTC - Highroad 3:17:03  
2 David Millar (Gbr) Team Garmin - Cervelo 0:00:17  
3 Alex Dowsett (Gbr) Sky Procycling 0:00:24  
4 Christopher Froome (Gbr) Sky Procycling 0:00:26  
5 Stephen Cummings (Gbr) Sky Procycling

Go the Brits!

[louiebaby]

Whilst I am proud to say that GB is putting out some brilliant, world class cyclists these days, and long may it continue, I have to wonder...

Are the big teams there with their full compliment of riders?

Also, is Beijing a province as well as a city?

[anonymous-user]

louiebaby said:

Also, is Beijing a province as well as a city?

Yes, I think so. At least that's what some bloke on eurosport2 said today.

[anonymous-user]

UCI world tour event so all the big teams have to be there...but maybe not their first choice riders...stil lthe likes of Cunego, Roche, Boom, Meyer and Sanchez arent too bad...
ITT yesterday hence the likes of Martin, Millar et al at the top and a big bunch finish today so positions are from the ITT.

[anonymous-user]

pablo said:

UCI world tour event .

I thought it was odd that it got world tour status in it's first year but then I saw that the company that promotes it is also run by Pat McQuaid of the UCI

Apparently it's not a conflict of interest.

[Uriel]

Corruption in the UCI? Pat McQuaid?

http://inrng.com/2011/10/uci-threats-confirmed/#mo...