BEIJING, October 12, 2013 (AFP) - France’s Nacer Bouhanni held off a challenge from Italian Roberto Ferrari as he made a dash for victory to win the second stage of the Tour of Beijing on Saturday.

The French national champion in 2012 broke free with 500 metres of the race remaining, with only Ferrari threatening to catch him in his bid for glory.

But the 23-year-old crossed the line with a bike’s length between himself and second-placed Ferrari, with the main pack of racers just behind.

Bouhanni will now wear the red jersey for the third stage of the race, a 176 kilometres route across Beijing’s mountainous Great Wall district to the north of the urban area.

Ferrari, who rides for the Lampre-Merida team, is in sixth place in the overall standings, with Bouhanni, an FDJ.FR racer, at number one.

Stage two is the longest section of the Tour of Beijing at 201.5 kilometres, stretching from northwest to northeast Beijing.

Bouhanni crossed the finishing line just within five hours.

London Olympics silver medallist and defending Tour of Beijing champion Tony Martin of Germany is hoping to make it three wins in a row this year.

The event was established in 2011 and Martin won it both then and last year.

Also racing is Portugal’s Alberto Rui Costa, who won at the World Championships in Tuscany last month.

Martin is currently 41st in the overall standings, while Rui Costa is 98th.

Race Results

Tour of Beijing (2013) - Stage 2

Huairou Studio City to Yanqing (202km)
12 Oct 2013
Stage 5  |  Stage 4  |  Stage 3  |  Stage 2  |  Stage 1


Stage
Position Name Nationality Team Time
1 BOUHANNI, Nacer FRA FDJ-BIG MAT 4:59:49
2 FERRARI, Roberto ITA Lampre - Merida 0
3 DOCKER, Mitchell AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE
4 BRESCHEL, Matti DEN Saxo Tinkoff
5 PETACCHI, Alessandro ITA OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
6 MARKUS, Barry NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM
7 VANGENECHTEN, Jonas BEL LOTTO BELISOL
8 VON HOFF, Steele AUS Garmin-Sharp
9 MEZGEC, Luka SLO ARG
10 VIVIANI, Elia ITA Cannondale Pro Cycling
11 SELIG, Rudiger GER KATUSHA
12 BOZIC, Borut SLO ASTANA
13 HOFLAND, Moreno NED Belkin
14 HUTAROVICH, Yauheni BLR AG2R LA MONDIALE
15 MATTHEWS, Michael AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE
16 ROUX, Anthony FRA FDJ-BIG MAT
17 MOL, Wouter NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM
18 HERRADA LOPEZ, Jesus ESP MOVISTAR
19 VAN HUMMEL, Kenny Robert NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM
20 GUSEV, Vladimir RUS KATUSHA
21 TSATEVITCH, Alexey RUS KATUSHA
22 BRAVO OIARBIDE, Garikoitz ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
23 BARDET, Romain FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE
24 HAYMAN, Mathew AUS SKY PROCYCLING
25 POLANC, Jan SLO Lampre - Merida
26 VEELERS, Tom NED ARG
27 HUSHOVD, Thor NOR BMC RACING
28 TLEUBAYEV, Ruslan KAZ ASTANA
29 ROGERS, Michael AUS Saxo Tinkoff
30 SANZ, Enrique ESP MOVISTAR
31 COURTEILLE, Arnaud FRA FDJ-BIG MAT
32 VAN WINDEN, Dennis NED Belkin
33 BAKELANTS, Jan BEL Radioshack Leopard
34 MAES, Nikolas BEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
35 VAN EMDEN, Jos NED Belkin
36 HALLER, Marco AUT KATUSHA
37 ROLLIN, Dominique CAN FDJ-BIG MAT
38 KAMYSHEV, Arman KAZ ASTANA
39 MEIER, Christian CAN ORICA-GREENEDGE
40 NERZ, Dominik GER BMC RACING
41 MARTIN, Tony GER OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
42 LIGTHART, Pim NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM
43 GOOS, Marc NED Belkin
44 IGNATIEV, Mikhail RUS KATUSHA
45 LE BON, Johan FRA FDJ-BIG MAT
46 LOBATO DEL VALLE, Juan Jose ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
47 KOZONTCHUK, Dmitry RUS KATUSHA
48 VAN DER SANDE, Tosh BEL LOTTO BELISOL
49 BURGHARDT, Marcus GER BMC RACING
50 HANSEN, Adam AUS LOTTO BELISOL
51 HEPBURN, Michael AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE
52 DOWSETT, Alex GBR MOVISTAR
53 MARTIN, Daniel IRL Garmin-Sharp
54 LEEZER, Thomas NED Belkin
55 GESINK, Robert NED Belkin
56 HONDO, Danilo GER Radioshack Leopard
57 MARTENS, Paul GER Belkin
58 BENNET, George NZL Radioshack Leopard
59 BRAJKOVIC, Janez SLO ASTANA
60 WEGMANN, Fabian GER Garmin-Sharp
61 PINEAU, Cédric FRA FDJ-BIG MAT
62 DURBRIDGE, Luke AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE
63 ROULSTON, Hayden NZL Radioshack Leopard
64 LOPEZ GARCIA, David ESP SKY PROCYCLING
65 KELDERMAN, Wilco NED Belkin
66 OLIVEIRA, Nelson POR Radioshack Leopard
67 NEYENS, Maarten BEL LOTTO BELISOL
68 GUTIERREZ PALACIOS, José Ivan ESP MOVISTAR
69 RIBLON, Christophe FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE
70 GANG, Xu CHN CHAMPION SYSTEM
71 HAAS, Nathan AUS Garmin-Sharp
72 ROY, Jérémy FRA FDJ-BIG MAT
73 NOCENTINI, Rinaldo ITA AG2R LA MONDIALE
74 Alberto BETANCUR GOMEZ, Carlos COL AG2R LA MONDIALE
75 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE
76 VANDENBERGH, Stijn BEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
77 PONZI, Simone ITA ASTANA
78 GAVAZZI, Francesco ITA ASTANA
79 JI, Cheng CHN ARG
80 MOURIS, Jens NED ORICA-GREENEDGE
81 FRANK, Mathias SUI BMC RACING
82 VEIKKANEN, Jussi FIN FDJ-BIG MAT
83 IGNATENKO, Petr RUS KATUSHA
84 KRIZEK, Matthias AUT Cannondale Pro Cycling
85 BOUET, Maxime FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE
86 BOARO, Manuele ITA Saxo Tinkoff
87 BAUER, Jack NZL Garmin-Sharp
88 RATTO, Daniele ITA Cannondale Pro Cycling
89 BASSO, Ivan ITA Cannondale Pro Cycling
90 DALL'ANTONIA, Tiziano ITA Cannondale Pro Cycling
91 LUDVIGSSON, Tobias SWE ARG
92 BUTLER, Chris USA CHAMPION SYSTEM
93 WURF, Cameron AUS Cannondale Pro Cycling
94 KOCH, Michel GER Cannondale Pro Cycling
95 PETERSON, Thomas USA ARG
96 WARBASSE, Lawrence USA BMC RACING
97 AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA, Andrey CRC MOVISTAR
98 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto POR MOVISTAR
99 NUYENS, Nick BEL Garmin-Sharp
100 Jae JANG, Chan PRK CHAMPION SYSTEM
101 RATHE, Jacob USA Garmin-Sharp
102 LAMMERTINK, Maurits NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM
103 OROZ UGALDE, Juan Jose ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
104 EISEL, Bernhard AUT SKY PROCYCLING
105 DOMBROWSKI, Joseph Lloyd USA SKY PROCYCLING
106 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat ESP MOVISTAR
107 PINOTTI, Marco ITA BMC RACING
108 HUFFMAN, Evan USA ASTANA
109 JUNGELS, Bob LUX Radioshack Leopard
110 BUSCHE, Matthew USA Radioshack Leopard
111 NISHIZONO, Ryota JPN CHAMPION SYSTEM
112 VERMOTE, Julien BEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
113 KAISEN, Olivier BEL LOTTO BELISOL
114 LANDA MEANA, Mikel ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
115 PENGDA, Jiao CHN CHAMPION SYSTEM
116 SUTHERLAND, Rory AUS Saxo Tinkoff
117 STYBAR, Zdenek CZE OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
118 TIMMER, Albert NED ARG
119 SULZBERGER, Wesley AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE
120 PETROV, Evgeny RUS Saxo Tinkoff
121 VISCONTI, Giovanni ITA MOVISTAR
122 BRAMMEIER, Matt IRL CHAMPION SYSTEM
123 KOHLER, Martin SUI BMC RACING
124 GOLAS, Michal POL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
125 BONO, Matteo ITA Lampre - Merida
126 BEYER, Chad USA CHAMPION SYSTEM
127 CARUSO, Damiano ITA Cannondale Pro Cycling
128 WAUTERS, Willem BEL VACANSOLEIL-DCM
129 AHLSTRAND, Jonas SWE ARG
130 AGNOLI, Valerio ITA ASTANA
131 FLECHA, Juan Antonio ESP VACANSOLEIL-DCM
132 PORTE, Richie AUS SKY PROCYCLING
133 BOSWELL, Ian USA SKY PROCYCLING
134 VERONA QUINTANILLA, Carlos ESP OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
135 EDMONDSON, Joshua GBR SKY PROCYCLING
136 URTASUN PEREZ, Pablo ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
137 MEYER, Cameron AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE
138 GARCIA AMBROA, Ricardo ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
139 MIYAZAWA, Takashi JPN Saxo Tinkoff
140 ASTARLOZA CHAURREAU, Mikel ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
141 KADRI, Biel FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE
142 VERDUGO MARCOTEGUI, Gorka ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
143 CUMMINGS, Stephen GBR BMC RACING
144 CORDEEL, Sander BEL LOTTO BELISOL
145 WACKERMANN, Luca ITA Lampre - Merida
146 Dong XING, Yan CHN ARG +1:17
147 DE GENDT, Thomas BEL VACANSOLEIL-DCM +1:41
148 MCCARTHY, Jay AUS Saxo Tinkoff
149 GRAZIATO, Massimo ITA Lampre - Merida +2:04
150 PALINI, Andrea ITA Lampre - Merida +2:08
151 LIU, Biao CHN CHAMPION SYSTEM
152 CIMOLAI, Davide ITA Lampre - Merida +3:07
153 VIGANO, Davide ITA Lampre - Merida DNF

General Classification
Position Name Nationality Team Time
1 BOUHANNI, Nacer FRA FDJ-BIG MAT 9:20:13
2 HUSHOVD, Thor NOR BMC RACING 0
3 BOUET, Maxime FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE 1
4 WAUTERS, Willem BEL VACANSOLEIL-DCM 3
5 MEZGEC, Luka SLO ARG 4
6 FERRARI, Roberto ITA Lampre - Merida
7 BEYER, Chad USA CHAMPION SYSTEM 5
8 MAES, Nikolas BEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP 6
9 DOCKER, Mitchell AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE
10 KAISEN, Olivier BEL LOTTO BELISOL 7
11 NISHIZONO, Ryota JPN CHAMPION SYSTEM 9
12 PETACCHI, Alessandro ITA OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP 10
13 VANGENECHTEN, Jonas BEL LOTTO BELISOL
14 SELIG, Rudiger GER KATUSHA
15 VON HOFF, Steele AUS Garmin-Sharp
16 MATTHEWS, Michael AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE
17 BRESCHEL, Matti DEN Saxo Tinkoff
18 VIVIANI, Elia ITA Cannondale Pro Cycling
19 HUTAROVICH, Yauheni BLR AG2R LA MONDIALE
20 MOL, Wouter NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM
21 TSATEVITCH, Alexey RUS KATUSHA
22 VAN HUMMEL, Kenny Robert NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM
23 SANZ, Enrique ESP MOVISTAR
24 HOFLAND, Moreno NED Belkin
25 BRAVO OIARBIDE, Garikoitz ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
26 HERRADA LOPEZ, Jesus ESP MOVISTAR
27 HALLER, Marco AUT KATUSHA
28 GUSEV, Vladimir RUS KATUSHA
29 HAYMAN, Mathew AUS SKY PROCYCLING
30 COURTEILLE, Arnaud FRA FDJ-BIG MAT
31 ROLLIN, Dominique CAN FDJ-BIG MAT
32 VAN WINDEN, Dennis NED Belkin
33 ROUX, Anthony FRA FDJ-BIG MAT
34 BARDET, Romain FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE
35 NERZ, Dominik GER BMC RACING
36 POLANC, Jan SLO Lampre - Merida
37 ROGERS, Michael AUS Saxo Tinkoff
38 LOBATO DEL VALLE, Juan Jose ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
39 TLEUBAYEV, Ruslan KAZ ASTANA
40 BAKELANTS, Jan BEL Radioshack Leopard
41 MARTIN, Tony GER OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
42 LIGTHART, Pim NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM
43 HONDO, Danilo GER Radioshack Leopard
44 BENNET, George NZL Radioshack Leopard
45 MARTIN, Daniel IRL Garmin-Sharp
46 MEIER, Christian CAN ORICA-GREENEDGE
47 OLIVEIRA, Nelson POR Radioshack Leopard
48 KAMYSHEV, Arman KAZ ASTANA
49 VAN EMDEN, Jos NED Belkin
50 GOOS, Marc NED Belkin
51 GUTIERREZ PALACIOS, José Ivan ESP MOVISTAR
52 WEGMANN, Fabian GER Garmin-Sharp
53 LOPEZ GARCIA, David ESP SKY PROCYCLING
54 Jae JANG, Chan PRK CHAMPION SYSTEM
55 BURGHARDT, Marcus GER BMC RACING
56 NEYENS, Maarten BEL LOTTO BELISOL
57 VEELERS, Tom NED ARG
58 HANSEN, Adam AUS LOTTO BELISOL
59 RIBLON, Christophe FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE
60 GESINK, Robert NED Belkin
61 BRAJKOVIC, Janez SLO ASTANA
62 JI, Cheng CHN ARG
63 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE
64 KOZONTCHUK, Dmitry RUS KATUSHA
65 Alberto BETANCUR GOMEZ, Carlos COL AG2R LA MONDIALE
66 PENGDA, Jiao CHN CHAMPION SYSTEM
67 NOCENTINI, Rinaldo ITA AG2R LA MONDIALE
68 KELDERMAN, Wilco NED Belkin
69 MARKUS, Barry NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM
70 GAVAZZI, Francesco ITA ASTANA
71 AHLSTRAND, Jonas SWE ARG
72 LEEZER, Thomas NED Belkin
73 MARTENS, Paul GER Belkin
74 LAMMERTINK, Maurits NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM
75 KRIZEK, Matthias AUT Cannondale Pro Cycling
76 FLECHA, Juan Antonio ESP VACANSOLEIL-DCM
77 DURBRIDGE, Luke AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE
78 GANG, Xu CHN CHAMPION SYSTEM
79 SUTHERLAND, Rory AUS Saxo Tinkoff
80 IGNATIEV, Mikhail RUS KATUSHA
81 BUTLER, Chris USA CHAMPION SYSTEM
82 FRANK, Mathias SUI BMC RACING
83 VAN DER SANDE, Tosh BEL LOTTO BELISOL
84 LANDA MEANA, Mikel ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
85 OROZ UGALDE, Juan Jose ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
86 LE BON, Johan FRA FDJ-BIG MAT
87 ROULSTON, Hayden NZL Radioshack Leopard
88 BUSCHE, Matthew USA Radioshack Leopard
89 CARUSO, Damiano ITA Cannondale Pro Cycling
90 BASSO, Ivan ITA Cannondale Pro Cycling
91 AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA, Andrey CRC MOVISTAR
92 HAAS, Nathan AUS Garmin-Sharp
93 KOHLER, Martin SUI BMC RACING
94 EISEL, Bernhard AUT SKY PROCYCLING
95 PETROV, Evgeny RUS Saxo Tinkoff
96 AGNOLI, Valerio ITA ASTANA
97 PINEAU, Cédric FRA FDJ-BIG MAT
98 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto POR MOVISTAR
99 KOCH, Michel GER Cannondale Pro Cycling
100 DOWSETT, Alex GBR MOVISTAR
101 IGNATENKO, Petr RUS KATUSHA
102 WARBASSE, Lawrence USA BMC RACING
103 DALL'ANTONIA, Tiziano ITA Cannondale Pro Cycling
104 NUYENS, Nick BEL Garmin-Sharp
105 JUNGELS, Bob LUX Radioshack Leopard
106 HEPBURN, Michael AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE
107 BAUER, Jack NZL Garmin-Sharp
108 VERMOTE, Julien BEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
109 VEIKKANEN, Jussi FIN FDJ-BIG MAT
110 RATTO, Daniele ITA Cannondale Pro Cycling
111 PINOTTI, Marco ITA BMC RACING
112 ROY, Jérémy FRA FDJ-BIG MAT
113 BOARO, Manuele ITA Saxo Tinkoff
114 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat ESP MOVISTAR
115 VANDENBERGH, Stijn BEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
116 WURF, Cameron AUS Cannondale Pro Cycling
117 HUFFMAN, Evan USA ASTANA
118 DOMBROWSKI, Joseph Lloyd USA SKY PROCYCLING
119 PONZI, Simone ITA ASTANA
120 VERONA QUINTANILLA, Carlos ESP OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
121 PORTE, Richie AUS SKY PROCYCLING
122 STYBAR, Zdenek CZE OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
123 PETERSON, Thomas USA ARG
124 LUDVIGSSON, Tobias SWE ARG
125 SULZBERGER, Wesley AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE
126 GOLAS, Michal POL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
127 BRAMMEIER, Matt IRL CHAMPION SYSTEM
128 VISCONTI, Giovanni ITA MOVISTAR
129 URTASUN PEREZ, Pablo ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
130 VERDUGO MARCOTEGUI, Gorka ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
131 ASTARLOZA CHAURREAU, Mikel ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
132 MEYER, Cameron AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE
133 TIMMER, Albert NED ARG
134 EDMONDSON, Joshua GBR SKY PROCYCLING
135 GARCIA AMBROA, Ricardo ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
136 BONO, Matteo ITA Lampre - Merida
137 BOSWELL, Ian USA SKY PROCYCLING
138 KADRI, Biel FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE
139 CUMMINGS, Stephen GBR BMC RACING
140 MOURIS, Jens NED ORICA-GREENEDGE 53
141 WACKERMANN, Luca ITA Lampre - Merida 56
142 RATHE, Jacob USA Garmin-Sharp +1:02
143 MIYAZAWA, Takashi JPN Saxo Tinkoff
144 Dong XING, Yan CHN ARG +1:27
145 DE GENDT, Thomas BEL VACANSOLEIL-DCM +1:51
146 MCCARTHY, Jay AUS Saxo Tinkoff
147 GRAZIATO, Massimo ITA Lampre - Merida +2:13
148 LIU, Biao CHN CHAMPION SYSTEM +2:18
149 BOZIC, Borut SLO ASTANA +3:32
150 PALINI, Andrea ITA Lampre - Merida +4:16
151 CORDEEL, Sander BEL LOTTO BELISOL +4:24
152 CIMOLAI, Davide ITA Lampre - Merida +6:39

Points Classification
Position Name Nationality Team Points
1 BOUHANNI, Nacer FRA FDJ-BIG MAT 23
2 PETACCHI, Alessandro ITA OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP 23
3 MEZGEC, Luka SLO ARG 21
4 FERRARI, Roberto ITA Lampre - Merida 20
5 VANGENECHTEN, Jonas BEL LOTTO BELISOL 16

Mountain Classification
Position Name Nationality Team Points
1 DE GENDT, Thomas BEL VACANSOLEIL-DCM 25
2 BEYER, Chad USA CHAMPION SYSTEM 17
3 KAISEN, Olivier BEL LOTTO BELISOL 16
4 BOUET, Maxime FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE 9
5 GRAZIATO, Massimo ITA Lampre - Merida 6

Youth Classification
Position Name Nationality Team Time
1 BOUHANNI, Nacer FRA FDJ-BIG MAT 9:20:13
2 WAUTERS, Willem BEL VACANSOLEIL-DCM 3
3 MEZGEC, Luka SLO ARG 4
4 SELIG, Rudiger GER KATUSHA 10
5 MATTHEWS, Michael AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE