2012 Tour de Brunei stage 1: Muara – Bandar Seri Begawan

Posted by Cycling iQ ⋅ September 27, 2012 ⋅ Leave a comment

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Damp conditions and a low average speed meant the sizzle was somewhat absent in Tour de Brunei’s 93.1 kilometre opening stage. Somewhat ironically, having left from the factory compound of race sponsor Butra Heidelberg Cement, it may have seemed as if riders were racing through wet cement.

Images: Mike Murano
Video: The Brunei Times

In reality, it was a lack of co-operation within the main field that allowed an 11-man break to form inside the first hour of racing, despite the lower-than-usual-for-an-AsiaTour-event pace. Two intermediate sprints and two KOM summits meant the break had more than a possible stage win as incentive to stay away.

Mohd Nor Umardi Rosdi (Terengganu Cycling Team) trailed China 361’s Muradjan Halmuratov in the first intermediate sprint at 48.5 kilometres, but the two men traded places in the final intermediate points grab, setting the scene for a green jersey tiebreaker in the final sprint – but only if the break wasn’t hunted down by the peloton, which was trailing by a minute.

By contrast, Maxime Martin (OCBC Singapore Cycling Team) had already secured his KOM jersey having gained maximum points on both of the category-four climbs. Only five of the original breakaway’s riders were left to accompany Martin off the final summit and into the closing kilometres, whilst the bunch behind clawed back time in mathematical fashion.

Rosdi, Halmuratov, Martin, Amir Kolahdoz (Tabriz Petrochemical Team), Lee Rodgers (CCN Cycling Team) and Harrif Saleh (Terengganu Cycling Team) had a lean 9″ of sunlight back to the chasing field as the finish line beckoned three kilometres westward. Inside the final kilometre, Rosdi’s group still held a similar margin ahead of a peloton jealously marshalled by Terengganu; hedging their bets in case of a last-minute pullback of Rosdi. Happily for Malaysia’s lone Continental team, Rosdi saved them the bother, with a comfortable final sprint to take the first yellow jersey of the five-day, 596 kilometre, stage race.

LEADERBOARD
Individual General Classification (Yellow jersey): Mohd Nor Umardi Rosdi (Terengganu Cycling Team)
Points Classification (Green jersey): Mohd Nor Umardi Rosdi (Terengganu Cycling Team)
King of the Mountains Classification (Red jersey): Maxime Martine (OCBC Singapore Cycling Team)
Best Young Rider Classification (White jersey): Amir Kolahdoz (Tabriz Petrochemical Team)

STAGE ONE RESULTS

PLACE	NO	NAT	SURNAME, NAME	TEAM	TIME	GAP
1	4	MAS	ROSDI, Mohd Nor Umardi	TSG	2:26:17
2	15	IRI	KOLAHDOZ HAGH, Amir	TPT	2:26:17	00:00
3	54	GBR	RODGERS, Lee	CCN	2:26:17	00:00
4	21	UZB	HALMURATOV, Muradjan	SLY	2:26:17	00:00
5	36	FRA	MARTIN, Maxime François Sylvain	TSI	2:26:17	00:00
6	3	MAS	SALEH, Mohd Harrif	TSG	2:26:23	00:06
7	2	MAS	SALLEH, Mohd Zamri	TSG	2:26:23	00:06
8	81	VIE	LE, Van Duan	VIE	2:26:23	00:06
9	13	IRI	MALEKI MIZAN, Ramin	TPT	2:26:23	00:06
10	12	IRI	NATEGHI, Hossein	TPT	2:26:23	00:06
11	84	VIE	MAI, Nguyen Hung	VIE	2:26:23	00:06
12	34	MAS	ANUAWAR, Ahmad Haidar	TSI	2:26:23	00:06
13	133	PHI	HUALDA, Ronnel	7EL	2:26:23	00:06
14	101	UAE	YOUSOF MOHAMED, Ahmed Mirza	UAE	2:26:23	00:06
15	46	IRI	SHIRISISAN, Hamid	UST	2:26:23	00:06
16	153	MAS	WAN MOHAMMED, Wan Mohamed Najmee	LOF	2:26:23	00:06
17	64	MAS	ZAINAL, Mohd Nor Rizuan	MAS	2:26:23	00:06
18	174	INA	NUR FATHONI, Muhamad	CCC	2:26:23	00:06
19	141	INA	BAMBANG, Suryadi	PSN	2:26:23	00:06
20	136	PHI	OBOSA, Ericson	7EL	2:26:23	00:06
21	184	PHI	BRIOSO, Jemico	LBC	2:26:23	00:06
22	175	INA	PRIYA PRASEFYA, HEKSA	CCC	2:26:23	00:06
23	183	PHI	OCONER, George Luis	LBC	2:26:23	00:06
24	53	BRU	JOHAR, Ahmad Rifa’ie	CCN	2:26:23	00:06
25	16	IRI	ALIZADEH, Hossein	TPT	2:26:23	00:06
26	35	THA	SAI-UDOMSIN, Phuchong	TSI	2:26:23	00:06
27	111	BRU	ABD AZIZ, Muhammad Raihaan	BRU	2:26:23	00:06
28	11	IRI	ASKARI, Hossein	TPT	2:26:23	00:06
29	135	PHI	AQUINO, Jerry	7EL	2:26:23	00:06
30	146	INA	AGUNG, Riyanto	PSN	2:26:23	00:06
31	162	ESP	EDGAR, Nohales Nieto	PCN	2:26:23	00:06
32	164	JPN	YUTAKA, Omura	PCN	2:26:23	00:06
33	172	INA	GUNAWAN, Hartono	CCC	2:26:23	00:06
34	94	THA	KRITSADA, Changpad	THA	2:26:23	00:06
35	85	VIE	NGUYEN, Thanh Tam	VIE	2:26:23	00:06
36	173	INA	ANDRIAN SAPUTRA, Tedi	CCC	2:26:23	00:06
37	182	PHI	MIER, John Renee	LBC	2:26:23	00:06
38	71	HKG	KO, Sui Wai	HKG	2:26:23	00:06
39	152	TPI	WANG, Yin Che	LOF	2:26:23	00:06
40	74	HKG	CHAN, Yat Wai	HKG	2:26:23	00:06
41	14	IRI	ASGHARZADEH, Alireza	TPT	2:26:23	00:06
42	181	PHI	BONZO, Mark Julius	LBC	2:26:23	00:06
43	163	JPN	NAOTO, Saita	PCN	2:26:23	00:06
44	82	VIE	HO, Van Phuc	VIE	2:26:23	00:06
45	161	JPN	YOSUKE, Suga	PCN	2:26:23	00:06
46	86	VIE	NGUYEN, Truong Ta	VIE	2:26:23	00:06
47	83	VIE	TRINH, Duc Tam	VIE	2:26:23	00:06
48	102	UAE	MOHAMED HASAN, All.M.H Almurawwi	UAE	2:26:23	00:06
49	92	THA	THANAWUT, Sanikwachi	THA	2:26:23	00:06
50	132	PHI	REYNANTE, Lloyd Lucien	7EL	2:26:23	00:06
51	112	BRU	AWANG, Mohammad Nurhaimin	BRU	2:26:23	00:06
52	121	PHI	VALLENZUELA, Irish	AVL	2:26:23	00:06
53	131	PHI	GALEDO, Mark John Lexe	7EL	2:26:23	00:06
54	186	PHI	ORANZA, Ronald	LBC	2:26:23	00:06
55	143	INA	JIMMY, Pranata	PSN	2:26:23	00:06
56	56	DEN	EBSEN, John	CCN	2:26:23	00:06
57	43	UKR	STARCHYK, Volodymyr	UST	2:26:23	00:06
58	31	SIN	HASHIM, Junaidi	TSI	2:26:23	00:06
59	24	UZB	VOLIK, Konstantin	SLY	2:26:23	00:06
60	22	UZB	SHAEKHOV, Vadim	SLY	2:26:23	00:06
61	5	MAS	AZIZ, Mohd Saiful Anuar	TSG	2:26:23	00:06
62	23	UZB	ABREKOV, Yusup	SLY	2:26:23	00:06
63	93	THA	THURAKIT, Boonratanathanakorn	THA	2:26:23	00:06
64	171	INA	FAZAR MULIA, Maruli	CCC	2:26:23	00:06
65	66	MAS	AMRUN, Mohammad Akmal	MAS	2:26:34	00:17
66	51	NED	NEDERLOF, Lex	CCN	2:26:34	00:17
67	122	PHI	JOVEN, Cris	AVL	2:26:34	00:17
68	72	HKG	HO, Burr	HKG	2:26:34	00:17
69	166	JPN	HISHINUMA, Yukinori	PCN	2:26:34	00:17
70	61	MAS	AHMAD LUTFI, Muhammad Fauzan	MAS	2:26:34	00:17
71	1	JPN	SHINICHI, Fukushima	TSG	2:26:34	00:17
72	32	SIN	LIM, Chang Ee Timothy	TSI	2:26:34	00:17
73	145	INA	DEALTON, Nur Arif Prayogo	PSN	2:26:34	00:17
74	63	MAS	HASSAN, Suhardi	MAS	2:26:34	00:17
75	116	BRU	SATA, Muhammad Halid	BRU	2:26:34	00:17
76	124	PHI	ROQUE, Rudy	AVL	2:26:34	00:17
77	151	USA	FENG ZHEN, Yu	LOF	2:26:34	00:17
78	165	JPN	KOTA, Iwai	PCN	2:26:34	00:17
79	33	SIN	HO, Junrong	TSI	2:26:34	00:17
80	123	PHI	LIM, Rustom	AVL	2:26:34	00:17
81	6	MAS	MAZUKI, Nur Amirull Fakhruddin	TSG	2:26:34	00:17
82	65	MAS	MISBAH, Muhamad Rauf Nur	MAS	2:26:34	00:17
83	185	PHI	CASAYURAN, Denver	LBC	2:26:34	00:17
84	62	MAS	ALI, Ahmad Fallanie	MAS	2:26:34	00:17
85	52	BRU	ABD HADZID, Azmi	CCN	2:26:34	00:17
86	44	UKR	ZAGORODNIY, Volodymyr	UST	2:26:34	00:17
87	105	UAE	JABAR, Almansory	UAE	2:26:34	00:17
88	75	HKG	SHIU, Ka Ming	HKG	2:26:34	00:17
89	115	BRU	JOHARI, Muhammad Nurjamri	BRU	2:26:34	00:17
90	42	IRI	GHAREHBAGHI POURI, Mohammed	UST	2:26:34	00:17
91	91	THA	OKART, Bualoi	THA	2:26:34	00:17
92	41	UKR	KOBZARENKO, Valeriy	UST	2:26:34	00:17
93	45	IRI	PASBANKHAJEH, Hamed	UST	2:26:34	00:17
94	134	PHI	MORALES, Jan Paul	7EL	2:26:34	00:17
95	95	THA	PEERAPAT, Kerdchum	THA	2:26:42	00:25
96	114	BRU	YUSOP, Reduan	BRU	2:26:44	00:27
97	125	PHI	NICOLAS, Edmundo Jr	AVL	2:26:49	00:32
98	106	UAE	MAJID MOHAMMAD, Abdul Rahim Albalooshi	UAE	2:26:23	00:06
99	113	BRU	MUHAMMAD HAIROLRANI, Muhammad Syazwi Azhar	BRU	2:29:46	03:29
100	155	BRU	ABDULLAH, Aiman	LOF	2:32:13	05:56
101	154	BRU	AHMAD, Ruzhzaidin	LOF	2:32:13	05:56
102	156	BRU	ARSAT, Nazirul	LOF	2:32:13	05:56
103	55	USA	GITELIS, Robert	CCN	2:33:38	07:21
104	144	INA	ANTONIUS, Christopher	PSN	2:34:04	07:47
105	103	UAE	AHMED HASSAN, Qayed Alredha	UAE	2:34:04	07:47
106	104	UAE	MANSOOR ALI, Ahmed Thani Albalooshi	UAE	2:34:19	08:02

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION AFTER STAGE ONE

PLACE	NO	NAT	SURNAME, NAME	TEAM	TIME	GAP
1	4	MAS	ROSDI, Mohd Nor Umardi	TSG	2:26:02
2	15	IRI	KOLAHDOZ HAGH, Amir	TPT	2:26:11	00:09
3	21	UZB	HALMURATOV, Muradjan	SLY	2:26:12	00:10
4	54	GBR	RODGERS, Lee	CCN	2:26:13	00:11
5	36	FRA	MARTIN, Maxime François Sylvain	TSI	2:26:17	00:15
6	14	IRI	ASGHARZADEH, Alireza	TPT	2:26:22	00:20
7	3	MAS	SALEH, Mohd Harrif	TSG	2:26:23	00:21
8	2	MAS	SALLEH, Mohd Zamri	TSG	2:26:23	00:21
9	81	VIE	LE, Van Duan	VIE	2:26:23	00:21
10	13	IRI	MALEKI MIZAN, Ramin	TPT	2:26:23	00:21
11	12	IRI	NATEGHI, Hossein	TPT	2:26:23	00:21
12	84	VIE	MAI, Nguyen Hung	VIE	2:26:23	00:21
13	34	MAS	ANUAWAR, Ahmad Haidar	TSI	2:26:23	00:21
14	133	PHI	HUALDA, Ronnel	7EL	2:26:23	00:21
15	101	UAE	YOUSOF MOHAMED, Ahmed Mirza	UAE	2:26:23	00:21
16	46	IRI	SHIRISISAN, Hamid	UST	2:26:23	00:21
17	153	MAS	WAN MOHAMMED, Wan Mohamed Najmee	LOF	2:26:23	00:21
18	64	MAS	ZAINAL, Mohd Nor Rizuan	MAS	2:26:23	00:21
19	174	INA	NUR FATHONI, Muhamad	CCC	2:26:23	00:21
20	141	INA	BAMBANG, Suryadi	PSN	2:26:23	00:21
21	136	PHI	OBOSA, Ericson	7EL	2:26:23	00:21
22	184	PHI	BRIOSO, Jemico	LBC	2:26:23	00:21
23	175	INA	PRIYA PRASEFYA, HEKSA	CCC	2:26:23	00:21
24	183	PHI	OCONER, George Luis	LBC	2:26:23	00:21
25	53	BRU	JOHAR, Ahmad Rifa’ie	CCN	2:26:23	00:21
26	16	IRI	ALIZADEH, Hossein	TPT	2:26:23	00:21
27	35	THA	SAI-UDOMSIN, Phuchong	TSI	2:26:23	00:21
28	111	BRU	ABD AZIZ, Muhammad Raihaan	BRU	2:26:23	00:21
29	11	IRI	ASKARI, Hossein	TPT	2:26:23	00:21
30	135	PHI	AQUINO, Jerry	7EL	2:26:23	00:21
31	146	INA	AGUNG, Riyanto	PSN	2:26:23	00:21
32	162	ESP	EDGAR, Nohales Nieto	PCN	2:26:23	00:21
33	164	JPN	YUTAKA, Omura	PCN	2:26:23	00:21
34	172	INA	GUNAWAN, Hartono	CCC	2:26:23	00:21
35	94	THA	KRITSADA, Changpad	THA	2:26:23	00:21
36	85	VIE	NGUYEN, Thanh Tam	VIE	2:26:23	00:21
37	173	INA	ANDRIAN SAPUTRA, Tedi	CCC	2:26:23	00:21
38	182	PHI	MIER, John Renee	LBC	2:26:23	00:21
39	71	HKG	KO, Sui Wai	HKG	2:26:23	00:21
40	152	TPI	WANG, Yin Che	LOF	2:26:23	00:21
41	74	HKG	CHAN, Yat Wai	HKG	2:26:23	00:21
42	181	PHI	BONZO, Mark Julius	LBC	2:26:23	00:21
43	163	JPN	NAOTO, Saita	PCN	2:26:23	00:21
44	82	VIE	HO, Van Phuc	VIE	2:26:23	00:21
45	161	JPN	YOSUKE, Suga	PCN	2:26:23	00:21
46	86	VIE	NGUYEN, Truong Ta	VIE	2:26:23	00:21
47	83	VIE	TRINH, Duc Tam	VIE	2:26:23	00:21
48	102	UAE	MOHAMED HASAN, All.M.H Almurawwi	UAE	2:26:23	00:21
49	92	THA	THANAWUT, Sanikwachi	THA	2:26:23	00:21
50	132	PHI	REYNANTE, Lloyd Lucien	7EL	2:26:23	00:21
51	112	BRU	AWANG, Mohammad Nurhaimin	BRU	2:26:23	00:21
52	121	PHI	VALLENZUELA, Irish	AVL	2:26:23	00:21
53	131	PHI	GALEDO, Mark John Lexe	7EL	2:26:23	00:21
54	186	PHI	ORANZA, Ronald	LBC	2:26:23	00:21
55	143	INA	JIMMY, Pranata	PSN	2:26:23	00:21
56	56	DEN	EBSEN, John	CCN	2:26:23	00:21
57	43	UKR	STARCHYK, Volodymyr	UST	2:26:23	00:21
58	31	SIN	HASHIM, Junaidi	TSI	2:26:23	00:21
59	24	UZB	VOLIK, Konstantin	SLY	2:26:23	00:21
60	22	UZB	SHAEKHOV, Vadim	SLY	2:26:23	00:21
61	5	MAS	AZIZ, Mohd Saiful Anuar	TSG	2:26:23	00:21
62	23	UZB	ABREKOV, Yusup	SLY	2:26:23	00:21
63	93	THA	THURAKIT, Boonratanathanakorn	THA	2:26:23	00:21
64	171	INA	FAZAR MULIA, Maruli	CCC	2:26:23	00:21
65	106	UAE	MAJID MOHAMMAD, Abdul Rahim Albalooshi	UAE	2:26:23	00:21
66	123	PHI	LIM, Rustom	AVL	2:26:33	00:31
67	66	MAS	AMRUN, Mohammad Akmal	MAS	2:26:34	00:32
68	51	NED	NEDERLOF, Lex	CCN	2:26:34	00:32
69	122	PHI	JOVEN, Cris	AVL	2:26:34	00:32
70	72	HKG	HO, Burr	HKG	2:26:34	00:32
71	166	JPN	HISHINUMA, Yukinori	PCN	2:26:34	00:32
72	61	MAS	AHMAD LUTFI, Muhammad Fauzan	MAS	2:26:34	00:32
73	1	JPN	SHINICHI, Fukushima	TSG	2:26:34	00:32
74	32	SIN	LIM, Chang Ee Timothy	TSI	2:26:34	00:32
75	145	INA	DEALTON, Nur Arif Prayogo	PSN	2:26:34	00:32
76	63	MAS	HASSAN, Suhardi	MAS	2:26:34	00:32
77	116	BRU	SATA, Muhammad Halid	BRU	2:26:34	00:32
78	124	PHI	ROQUE, Rudy	AVL	2:26:34	00:32
79	151	USA	FENG ZHEN, Yu	LOF	2:26:34	00:32
80	165	JPN	KOTA, Iwai	PCN	2:26:34	00:32
81	33	SIN	HO, Junrong	TSI	2:26:34	00:32
82	6	MAS	MAZUKI, Nur Amirull Fakhruddin	TSG	2:26:34	00:32
83	65	MAS	MISBAH, Muhamad Rauf Nur	MAS	2:26:34	00:32
84	185	PHI	CASAYURAN, Denver	LBC	2:26:34	00:32
85	62	MAS	ALI, Ahmad Fallanie	MAS	2:26:34	00:32
86	52	BRU	ABD HADZID, Azmi	CCN	2:26:34	00:32
87	44	UKR	ZAGORODNIY, Volodymyr	UST	2:26:34	00:32
88	105	UAE	JABAR, Almansory	UAE	2:26:34	00:32
89	75	HKG	SHIU, Ka Ming	HKG	2:26:34	00:32
90	115	BRU	JOHARI, Muhammad Nurjamri	BRU	2:26:34	00:32
91	42	IRI	GHAREHBAGHI POURI, Mohammed	UST	2:26:34	00:32
92	91	THA	OKART, Bualoi	THA	2:26:34	00:32
93	41	UKR	KOBZARENKO, Valeriy	UST	2:26:34	00:32
94	45	IRI	PASBANKHAJEH, Hamed	UST	2:26:34	00:32
95	134	PHI	MORALES, Jan Paul	7EL	2:26:34	00:32
96	95	THA	PEERAPAT, Kerdchum	THA	2:26:42	00:40
97	114	BRU	YUSOP, Reduan	BRU	2:26:44	00:42
98	125	PHI	NICOLAS, Edmundo Jr	AVL	2:26:49	00:47
99	113	BRU	MUHAMMAD HAIROLRANI, Muhammad Syazwi Azhar	BRU	2:29:46	03:44
100	155	BRU	ABDULLAH, Aiman	LOF	2:32:13	06:11
101	154	BRU	AHMAD, Ruzhzaidin	LOF	2:32:13	06:11
102	156	BRU	ARSAT, Nazirul	LOF	2:32:13	06:11
103	55	USA	GITELIS, Robert	CCN	2:33:38	07:36
104	144	INA	ANTONIUS, Christopher	PSN	2:34:04	08:02
105	103	UAE	AHMED HASSAN, Qayed Alredha	UAE	2:34:04	08:02
106	104	UAE	MANSOOR ALI, Ahmed Thani Albalooshi	UAE	2:34:19	08:17