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Tour of Beijing 2013 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights

Picturesque fall scenery along the Stage 3 route at this year's Tour of Beijing. More photos from all stages posted below

Big Photos from Tour of Beijing 2013
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1Friday, October 11191 km 
ShunyiHuairou Studio City
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2Saturday, October 12202 km 
Huairou Studio CityYanqing
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3Sunday, October 13176 km 
YanqingQiandiajian
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4Monday, October 14151 km 
YanqingMentougou Miafeng Mountain
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5Tuesday, October 15117 km 
Tian an men SquareBird’s Nest Piazza
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  Total Distance837 km 

2013 Tour of Beijing Teams
Team Rosters and Withdrawals
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OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP (OPQ)
BEL
  1MARTIN  TonyGER
  2GOLAS  MichalPOL
  3MAES  NikolasBEL
  4PETACCHI  AlessandroITA
  5STYBAR  ZdenekCZE
  6VANDENBERGH  StijnBEL
  7VERMOTE  JulienBEL
  8VERONA QUINTANILLA  CarlosESP

AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM)
FRA
  11RIBLON  ChristopheFRA
  12BARDET  RomainFRA
  13BETANCUR GOMEZ  Carlos AlbertoCOL
  14BOUET  MaximeFRA
  15HUTAROVICH  YauheniBLR
  16KADRI  BlelFRA
  17NOCENTINI  RinaldoITA
  18PERAUD  Jean-ChristopheFRA

ASTANA PRO TEAM (AST)
KAZ
  21GAVAZZI  FrancescoITA
  22AGNOLI  ValerioITA
  23BOZIC  BorutSLO
  24BRAJKOVIC  JanezSLO
  25HUFFMAN  EvanUSA
  26KAMYSHEV  ArmanKAZ
  27PONZI  SimoneITA
  28TLEUBAYEV  RuslanKAZ

BELKIN PRO CYCLING (BEL)
NED
  31GESINK  RobertNED
  32GOOS  MarcNED
  33HOFLAND  MorenoNED
  34KELDERMAN  WilcoNED
  35LEEZER  ThomasNED
  36MARTENS  PaulGER
  37VAN EMDEN  JosNED
  38VAN WINDEN  DennisNED

BMC RACING TEAM (BMC)
USA
  41HUSHOVD  ThorNOR
  42CUMMINGS  StephenGBR
  43FRANK  MathiasSUI
  44KOHLER  MartinSUI
  45BURGHARDT  MarcusGER
  46NERZ  DominikGER
  47WARBASSE  LawrenceUSA
  48PINOTTI  MarcoITA

CANNONDALE (CAN)
ITA
  51BASSO  IvanITA
  52CARUSO  DamianoITA
  53DALL'ANTONIA  TizianoITA
  54KOCH  MichelGER
  55KRIZEK  MatthiasAUT
  56RATTO  DanieleITA
  57VIVIANI  EliaITA
  58WURF  CameronAUS

EUSKALTEL EUSKADI (EUS)
ESP
  61LANDA MEANA  MikelESP
  62ASTARLOZA CHAURREAU  MikelESP
  63BRAVO OIARBIDE  GarikoitzESP
  64GARCIA AMBROA  RicardoESP
  65LOBATO DEL VALLE  Juan JoseESP
  66OROZ UGALDE  Juan JoseESP
  67URTASUN PEREZ  PabloESP
  68VERDUGO MARCOTEGUI  GorkaESP

FDJ (FDJ)
FRA
  71BOUHANNI  NacerFRA
  72COURTEILLE  ArnaudFRA
  73LE BON  JohanFRA
  74PINEAU  CédricFRA
  75ROLLIN  DominiqueCAN
  76ROUX  AnthonyFRA
  77ROY  JérémyFRA
  78VEIKKANEN  JussiFIN

GARMIN SHARP (GRS)
USA
  81MARTIN  DanielIRL
  82BAUER  JackNZL
  83HAAS  NathanAUS
  85NUYENS  NickBEL
  86RATHE  JacobUSA
  87VON HOFF  SteeleAUS
  88WEGMANN  FabianGER

KATUSHA (KAT)
RUS
  91KOZONTCHUK  DmitryRUS
  92GUSEV  VladimirRUS
  93HALLER  MarcoAUT
  94IGNATENKO  PetrRUS
  95IGNATYEV  MikhailRUS
  96SELIG  RudigerGER
  97TSATEVITCH  AlexeyRUS

LAMPRE-MERIDA (LAM)
ITA
  101FERRARI  RobertoITA
  102BONO  MatteoITA
  103CIMOLAI  DavideITA
  104GRAZIATO  MassimoITA
  105PALINI  AndreaITA
  106VIGANO  DavideITA
  107WACKERMANN  LucaITA
  108POLANC  JanSLO

LOTTO BELISOL (LTB)
BEL
  111HANSEN  AdamAUS
  112KAISEN  OlivierBEL
  113CORDEEL  SanderBEL
  114VANGENECHTEN  JonasBEL
  115VAN DER SANDE  ToshBEL
  116NEYENS  MaartenBEL

MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV)
ESP
  121FARIA DA COSTA  Rui AlbertoPOR
  122AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA  AndreyCRC
  123DOWSETT  AlexGBR
  124GUTIERREZ PALACIOS  José IvanESP
  125HERRADA LOPEZ  JesusESP
  126INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA  BenatESP
  127SANZ  EnriqueESP
  128VISCONTI  GiovanniITA

ORICA GREENEDGE (OGE)
AUS
  131MATTHEWS  MichaelAUS
  132SULZBERGER  WesleyAUS
  133DOCKER  MitchellAUS
  134DURBRIDGE  LukeAUS
  135HEPBURN  MichaelAUS
  136MOURIS  JensNED
  137MEIER  ChristianCAN
  138MEYER  CameronAUS

RADIOSHACK LEOPARD (RLT)
LUX
  141BAKELANTS  JanBEL
  142BUSCHE  MatthewUSA
  143HONDO  DaniloGER
  145SANTOS SIMOES OLIVEIRA  Nelson FilipePOR
  146ROULSTON  HaydenNZL
  147BENNETT  GeorgeNZL
  148JUNGELS  BobLUX

SKY PROCYCLING (SKY)
GBR
  151PORTE  RichieAUS
  152BOSWELL  IanUSA
  153DOMBROWSKI  Joseph LloydUSA
  154EDMONDSON  JoshuaGBR
  155EISEL  BernhardAUT
  156HAYMAN  MathewAUS
  157LOPEZ GARCIA  DavidESP

ARGOS-SHIMANO (ARG)
NED
  161JI  ChengCHN
  162AHLSTRAND  JonasSWE
  163LUDVIGSSON  TobiasSWE
  164MEZGEC  LukaSLO
  165PETERSON  ThomasUSA
  166TIMMER  AlbertNED
  167VEELERS  TomNED
  168XING  Yan DongCHN

SAXO-TINKOFF (TST)
DEN
  171ROGERS  MichaelAUS
  172BOARO  ManueleITA
  173MCCARTHY  JayAUS
  174MIYAZAWA  TakashiJPN
  175PETROV  EvgenyRUS
  176BRESCHEL  MattiDEN
  177SUTHERLAND  RoryAUS

VACANSOLEIL-DCM (VCD)
NED
  181FLECHA GIANNONI  Juan AntonioESP
  182DE GENDT  ThomasBEL
  183LAMMERTINK  MauritsNED
  184LIGTHART  PimNED
  185MARKUS  BarryNED
  186MOL  WouterNED
  187VAN HUMMEL  Kenny RobertNED
  188WAUTERS  WillemBEL

CHAMPION SYSTEM (CSS)
CHN
  191BUTLER  ChrisUSA
  192BRAMMEIER  MattIRL
  193NISHIZONO  RyotaJPN
  194JANG  Chan JaeKOR
  195JIAO  PengdaCHN
  196LIU  BiaoCHN
  197XU  GangCHN
  198BEYER  ChadUSA

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News and Updates for Tour of Beijing 2013

Stage 5 Post-Race Coverage



35 Big Photos from Stage 5veloimages
Stage 5 Results
SLO  1  MEZGEC, Luka (ARGOS-SHIMANO)                       2:23:56
FRA  2  BOUHANNI, Nacer (FDJ)                              
NED  3  HOFLAND, Moreno (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)               
DEN  4  BRESCHEL, Matti (SAXO-TINKOFF)                     
ITA  5  FERRARI, Roberto (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                   
RUS  6  TSATEVITCH, Alexey (KATUSHA)                       
ITA  7  PETACCHI, Alessandro (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)   
GER  8  SELIG, Rudiger (KATUSHA)                           
BLR  9  HUTAROVICH, Yauheni (AG2R LA MONDIALE)             
AUT  10 EISEL, Bernhard (SKY PROCYCLING)                   
NED  11 VAN HUMMEL, Kenny Robert (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)         
ITA  12 VIVIANI, Elia (CANNONDALE)                         
BEL  13 VANGENECHTEN, Jonas (LOTTO BELISOL)                
AUS  14 SULZBERGER, Wesley (ORICA GREENEDGE)               
NED  15 MARKUS, Barry (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)                    
SLO  16 BOZIC, Borut (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                     
RUS  17 GUSEV, Vladimir (KATUSHA)                          
NED  18 MOURIS, Jens (ORICA GREENEDGE)                     
SLO  19 POLANC, Jan (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                        
AUS  20 VON HOFF, Steele (GARMIN SHARP)                    

Final General Classification
ESP  1  INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOVISTAR TEAM)          19:35:46
IRL  2  MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                         +   10
ESP  3  LOPEZ GARCIA, David (SKY PROCYCLING)                  +   13
POR  4  FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (MOVISTAR TEAM)           +   18
FRA  5  BARDET, Romain (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                     +   24
GER  6  MARTIN, Tony (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)            
BEL  7  BAKELANTS, Jan (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)                   +   26
NED  8  GESINK, Robert (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)                 
ITA  9  BASSO, Ivan (CANNONDALE)                            
ESP  10 BRAVO OIARBIDE, Garikoitz (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)         +   31
AUS  11 ROGERS, Michael (SAXO-TINKOFF)                      
COL  12 BETANCUR GOMEZ, Carlos Alberto (AG2R LA MONDIALE)   
SUI  13 FRANK, Mathias (BMC RACING TEAM)                    
SLO  14 BRAJKOVIC, Janez (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                    +   38
SLO  15 POLANC, Jan (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                           +   41
GER  16 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING TEAM)                     
ITA  17 PINOTTI, Marco (BMC RACING TEAM)                      +   44
NED  18 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)                 +   49
USA  19 DOMBROWSKI, Joseph Lloyd (SKY PROCYCLING)             +   59
NZL  20 BENNETT, George (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)                  + 1:04
Full Official Stage 5 Results and General Classificationtourofbeijing
Intxausti wins overallcyclingnews
Luka Mezgec takes final Bird’s Nest stage as Intxausti wins overallvelonation
Last 2 Km of Stage 5 (3:23 English)eurosport
Full On-Demand Stage 5 Broadcast (2:30:00 English)TourofBeijing
Stage 5 Extended Highlights (1:07:03 English)TourofBeijing
35 Big Photos from Stage 5veloimages/watson

Stage 5 preview: Tian an men Square → Bird’s Nest Piazza, 117 km (flat)

October 14 update: The flat ceremonial final stage starting from Tian an men Square and ending with circuits at the Bird’s Nest — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 5 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 5 start time: Tuesday 13:30 CST (5:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Tian an men Square, China
Earliest live video: 14:45 CST (6:45:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:20 CST (8:20:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Bird’s Nest Piazza, China

Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage


39 Big Photos from Stage 4veloimages/watson
Stage 4 Results
ESP  1  INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOVISTAR TEAM)                   3:43:25
IRL  2  MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                                 +    3
ESP  3  LOPEZ GARCIA, David (SKY PROCYCLING)                          +    4
POR  4  FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (MOVISTAR TEAM)                   +    6
FRA  5  BARDET, Romain (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                             +   11
GER  6  MARTIN, Tony (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)                     
BEL  7  BAKELANTS, Jan (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)                           +   13
NED  8  GESINK, Robert (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)                          
ITA  9  BASSO, Ivan (CANNONDALE)                                     
SUI  10 FRANK, Mathias (BMC RACING TEAM)                              +   18
COL  11 BETANCUR GOMEZ, Carlos Alberto (AG2R LA MONDIALE)            
ESP  12 BRAVO OIARBIDE, Garikoitz (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)                
AUS  13 ROGERS, Michael (SAXO-TINKOFF)                               
SLO  14 BRAJKOVIC, Janez (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                            +   25
SLO  15 POLANC, Jan (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                                   +   28
GER  16 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING TEAM)                              
USA  17 DOMBROWSKI, Joseph Lloyd (SKY PROCYCLING)                    
ITA  18 PINOTTI, Marco (BMC RACING TEAM)                             
NED  19 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)                         +   36
LUX  20 JUNGELS, Bob (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)                             +   39
NZL  21 BENNETT, George (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)                         
USA  22 BUTLER, Chris (CHAMPION SYSTEM)                              
ESP  23 OROZ UGALDE, Juan Jose (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)                    + 1:03
FRA  24 PINEAU, Cédric (FDJ)                                         
ESP  25 VERONA QUINTANILLA, Carlos (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)       
USA  26 WARBASSE, Lawrence (BMC RACING TEAM)                         
FRA  27 BOUET, Maxime (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                             
ESP  28 HERRADA LOPEZ, Jesus (MOVISTAR TEAM)                         
USA  29 BUSCHE, Matthew (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)                         
ESP  30 FLECHA GIANNONI, Juan Antonio (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)              
ITA  31 VISCONTI, Giovanni (MOVISTAR TEAM)                            + 1:10
GBR  32 EDMONDSON, Joshua (SKY PROCYCLING)                            + 1:24
ITA  33 RATTO, Daniele (CANNONDALE)                                   + 1:55
USA  34 HUFFMAN, Evan (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                              
AUS  35 HANSEN, Adam (LOTTO BELISOL)                                 
AUS  36 MEYER, Cameron (ORICA GREENEDGE)                             
POR  37 SANTOS SIMOES OLIVEIRA, Nelson Filipe (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)   
SWE  38 LUDVIGSSON, Tobias (ARGOS-SHIMANO)                           
RUS  39 GUSEV, Vladimir (KATUSHA)                                     + 2:35
RUS  40 IGNATENKO, Petr (KATUSHA)                                    

General Classification after Stage 4
ESP  1  INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOVISTAR TEAM)      17:11:50
IRL  2  MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                       + 10
ESP  3  LOPEZ GARCIA, David (SKY PROCYCLING)                + 13
POR  4  FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (MOVISTAR TEAM)         + 18
FRA  5  BARDET, Romain (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                   + 24
GER  6  MARTIN, Tony (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)        
BEL  7  BAKELANTS, Jan (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)                 + 26
NED  8  GESINK, Robert (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)             
ITA  9  BASSO, Ivan (CANNONDALE)                        
ESP  10 BRAVO OIARBIDE, Garikoitz (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)       + 31
Full Official Stage 4 Results and General Classificationtourofbeijing
Tour of Beijing: Intxausti holds off Daniel Martincyclingnews
Intxausti seizes Tour of Beijing lead after winning stage 4velonews
Martin satisfied with second at the Tour of Beijingcyclingnews
Final Kms of Stage 4 (04:52 English)eurosport
Full On-Demand Stage 4 Broadcast (2:30:00 English)TourofBeijing
Stage 4 Highlights (2:08 English)universalsports
What Do Riders Think Of China And What Do The Chinese Think? (3:12 English)gcn
39 Big Photos from Stage 4veloimages/watson
Stage 4 Brief Highlights (00:30 English)eurosport
Stage 4 Extended Highlights (34:57 English)TourofBeijing

Stage 4 preview: Yanqing → Mentougou Miafeng Mountain, 151 km (Mountain)

October 13 update: A mountaineous stage northeast of Beijing end with a 12.6 km @ 5.7 % summit finish on Mentougou Miafeng Mountain. — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 4 start time: Monday 12:20 CST (4:20:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Yanqing, China
Earliest live video: 14:45 CST (6:45:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:22 CST (8:22:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Mentougou Miafeng Mountain, China

Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage


14 Big Photos from Stage 3veloimages/watson
Stage 3 Results
FRA  1  BOUHANNI, Nacer (FDJ)                              4:08:15
AUS  2  MATTHEWS, Michael (ORICA GREENEDGE)                
RUS  3  TSATEVITCH, Alexey (KATUSHA)                       
ITA  4  VIVIANI, Elia (CANNONDALE)                         
SUI  5  KOHLER, Martin (BMC RACING TEAM)                   
SLO  6  BOZIC, Borut (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                     
BEL  7  VAN DER SANDE, Tosh (LOTTO BELISOL)                
ESP  8  HERRADA LOPEZ, Jesus (MOVISTAR TEAM)               
FRA  9  BARDET, Romain (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                  
DEN  10 BRESCHEL, Matti (SAXO-TINKOFF)                     
GER  11 MARTIN, Tony (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)           
ESP  12 BRAVO OIARBIDE, Garikoitz (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)      
AUS  13 HAYMAN, Mathew (SKY PROCYCLING)                    
SLO  14 POLANC, Jan (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                        
ITA  15 PETACCHI, Alessandro (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)   
NED  16 HOFLAND, Moreno (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)               
RUS  17 GUSEV, Vladimir (KATUSHA)                          
NED  18 LAMMERTINK, Maurits (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)              
SWE  19 LUDVIGSSON, Tobias (ARGOS-SHIMANO)                 
POR  20 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (MOVISTAR TEAM)        

General Classification after Stage 3
FRA  1  BOUHANNI, Nacer (FDJ)                              13:28:18
AUS  2  MATTHEWS, Michael (ORICA GREENEDGE)                    + 11
FRA  3  BOUET, Maxime (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                   
RUS  4  TSATEVITCH, Alexey (KATUSHA)                           + 16
BEL  5  MAES, Nikolas (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)          
DEN  6  BRESCHEL, Matti (SAXO-TINKOFF)                         + 18
POR  7  FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (MOVISTAR TEAM)            + 19
ESP  8  INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOVISTAR TEAM)         
JPN  9  NISHIZONO, Ryota (CHAMPION SYSTEM)                 
ITA  10 PETACCHI, Alessandro (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)       + 20
ITA  11 VIVIANI, Elia (CANNONDALE)                         
ESP  12 HERRADA LOPEZ, Jesus (MOVISTAR TEAM)               
ESP  13 BRAVO OIARBIDE, Garikoitz (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)      
NED  14 HOFLAND, Moreno (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)               
AUS  15 HAYMAN, Mathew (SKY PROCYCLING)                    
FRA  16 BARDET, Romain (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                  
RUS  17 GUSEV, Vladimir (KATUSHA)                          
SLO  18 POLANC, Jan (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                        
GER  19 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING TEAM)                    
AUS  20 ROGERS, Michael (SAXO-TINKOFF)                     
Full Official Stage 3 Results and General Classificationtourofbeijing
Bouhanni wins second successive stage at Tour of Beijingcyclingnews
Bouhanni bolsters red jersey advantage with second stage win in Tour of Beijingvelonation
Hushovd abandons Tour of Beijingcyclingnews
Bouhanni bolsters red jersey advantage with second stage win in Tour of Beijingvelonation
Last Km of Stage 3 (02:59 Ambient Noise)eurosport
Stage 3 Highlights (2:06 English)universalsports
Full On-Demand Stage 3 Broadcast (2:30:00 English)TourofBeijing
Stage 3 Extended Highlights (51:36 English)TourofBeijing
14 Big Photos from Stage 3veloimages/watson

Stage 3 preview: Yanqing → Qiandiajian, 176 km (hilly)

October 12 update: A hilly stage with seven modest categorized climbs which should produce a successful break. — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 3 start time: Sunday 11:45 CST (3:45:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Yanqing, China
Earliest live video: 14:50 CST (6:50:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:26 CST (8:26:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Qiandiajian, China

Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage

Stage 2 Results
FRA  1  BOUHANNI, Nacer (FDJ)                              4:59:49
ITA  2  FERRARI, Roberto (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                   
AUS  3  DOCKER, Mitchell (ORICA GREENEDGE)                 
DEN  4  BRESCHEL, Matti (SAXO-TINKOFF)                     
ITA  5  PETACCHI, Alessandro (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)   
NED  6  MARKUS, Barry (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)                    
BEL  7  VANGENECHTEN, Jonas (LOTTO BELISOL)                
AUS  8  VON HOFF, Steele (GARMIN SHARP)                    
SLO  9  MEZGEC, Luka (ARGOS-SHIMANO)                       
ITA  10 VIVIANI, Elia (CANNONDALE)                         

General Classification after Stage 2
FRA  1  BOUHANNI, Nacer (FDJ)                       9:20:13
NOR  2  HUSHOVD, Thor (BMC RACING TEAM)             
FRA  3  BOUET, Maxime (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                + 1
BEL  4  WAUTERS, Willem (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)               + 3
SLO  5  MEZGEC, Luka (ARGOS-SHIMANO)                    + 4
ITA  6  FERRARI, Roberto (LAMPRE-MERIDA)            
USA  7  BEYER, Chad (CHAMPION SYSTEM)                   + 5
BEL  8  MAES, Nikolas (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)       + 6
AUS  9  DOCKER, Mitchell (ORICA GREENEDGE)          
BEL  10 KAISEN, Olivier (LOTTO BELISOL)                 + 7
Full Official Stage 2 Results and General Classificationtourofbeijing
Bouhanni sprints to victory in Yanqingcyclingnews
Hushovd says he was boxed in on day two, lost race lead as a resultvelonation
Last Km of Stage 2 (03:03 English)eurosport
Full On-Demand Stage 2 Broadcast (2:30:00 English)TourofBeijing
31 Big Photos from Stage 2veloimages
Stage 2 Highlights (02:02 English)universalsports
Stage 2 Extended Highlights (56:30 English)TourofBeijing

Stage 2 preview: Huairou Studio City → Yanqing, 202 km (hilly)

October 11 update: A hilly stage north of Beijing which crosses the Great Wall shortly after the start in Huairou Studio City. — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 2 start time: Saturday 11:30 CST (3:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Huairou Studio City, China
Earliest live video: 14:50 CST (6:50:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:45 CST (8:45:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Yanqing, China

Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage


36 Big Photos from Stage 1veloimages
Stage 1 Results
NOR  1  HUSHOVD, Thor (BMC RACING TEAM)                    4:20:34
SLO  2  MEZGEC, Luka (ARGOS-SHIMANO)                       
BEL  3  MAES, Nikolas (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)          
ITA  4  PETACCHI, Alessandro (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)   
AUS  5  MATTHEWS, Michael (ORICA GREENEDGE)                
ESP  6  SANZ, Enrique (MOVISTAR TEAM)                      
GER  7  SELIG, Rudiger (KATUSHA)                           
FRA  8  BOUHANNI, Nacer (FDJ)                              
BEL  9  VANGENECHTEN, Jonas (LOTTO BELISOL)                
ITA  10 FERRARI, Roberto (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                   
RUS  11 TSATEVITCH, Alexey (KATUSHA)                       
AUS  12 VON HOFF, Steele (GARMIN SHARP)                    
BLR  13 HUTAROVICH, Yauheni (AG2R LA MONDIALE)             
NED  14 VAN HUMMEL, Kenny Robert (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)         
NED  15 MOL, Wouter (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)                      

General Classification after Stage 1
NOR  1  HUSHOVD, Thor (BMC RACING TEAM)                    4:20:24
BEL  2  WAUTERS, Willem (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)                     +  3
SLO  3  MEZGEC, Luka (ARGOS-SHIMANO)                          +  4
BEL  4  MAES, Nikolas (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)             +  6
JPN  5  NISHIZONO, Ryota (CHAMPION SYSTEM)                    +  9
ITA  6  PETACCHI, Alessandro (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)      + 10
AUS  7  MATTHEWS, Michael (ORICA GREENEDGE)                
ESP  8  SANZ, Enrique (MOVISTAR TEAM)                      
GER  9  SELIG, Rudiger (KATUSHA)                           
FRA  10 BOUHANNI, Nacer (FDJ)                              
Full Official Stage 1 Results and General Classificationtourofbeijing
Hushovd takes opening stage of Tour of Beijingcyclingnews
Hushovd times finishing surge perfectly, takes stage one and leader’s jerseyvelonation
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Hushovd thunders to sprint win in Tour of Beijing openervelonews
Pinotti excited to begin career as a coachcyclingnews
Cookson in talks with WADA about independent investigation into the UCI's pastcyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 1 (01:45 English)eurosport
Stage 1 Highlights (2:03 English)universalsports
Full On-Demand Stage 1 Broadcast (2:22:52 English)TourofBeijing
36 Big Photos from Stage 1veloimages

Stage 1 preview: Shunyi → Huairou Studio City, 191 km (rolling)

October 10 update: A rolling stage northeast of Beijing with a flat finish. — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 1 start time: Friday 12:00 CST (4:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Shunyi, China
Earliest live video: 14:45 CST (6:45:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:26 CST (8:26:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Huairou Studio City, China

2013 Tour of Beijing Preview


31 Big Photos from the Press Conference and Teams Presentationveloimages

October 10 update:
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2013 Tour of Beijing Promo (2:06 Music)TourofBeijing
Official Startlist w/ bib numberssteephill.tv
Martin faces uphill battle for beijing triple crown: Roadsbs.au
Tour of Beijing Press Conference Highlightstourofbeijing.net
31 Big Photos from the Press Conference and Teams Presentationveloimages
Rui Costa gets ready for final race with Movistarcyclingnews

October 9 update:
Rodriguez to win third WorldTour title after Froome skips Beijingvelonews
Orica-GreenEdge hoping to finish season on a high in Tour of Beijingvelonation



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October 8 update:
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October 6 update:
Katusha sends young riders to Tour of Beijingcyclingnews

October 3 update:
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World champion Rui Costa to showcase rainbow jersey in Tour of Beijingvelonation


Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage

October 10 update: The 2013 Tour of Beijing broadcasters are now listed below. Unrestricted live video links will appear in bold and will have associated popup ads which are beyond our control. Expand the video to full screen mode to avoid them. Please read the warning below. Check back for more streaming options throughout the race. Feel free to send additional links and info as they become known. — Steve

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2013 Tour of Beijing Route Map


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