BEIJING, October 15, 2013 (AFP) - Spain’s Benat Intxausti won the Tour of Beijing Tuesday, as Slovenian Luka Mezgec edged out Nacer Bouhanni in the event’s final metres to deny the French sprinter a third stage victory.

Red jersey Intxausti, whose powerful attack in Monday’s hill stage had given him the overall lead, came home safely in the peloton to take the title for his Movistar team, which also includes Portugal’s world champion Rui Costa.

“I’m very happy with my whole season and above all, to put a finishing touch to the team’s season,” said Intxausti, 27, who also won the 16th stage of the Giro d’Italia this year.

The 117-kilometre fifth stage from Tiananmen Square to the Bird’s Nest stadium in the north of the Chinese capital, featuring 12 laps of an essentially flat 7.5-kilometre loop, was always likely to end in a bunch finish.

Bouhanni, who had won two of the first four stages, made his move just a few metres too early and Mezgec was led out by his Argos-Shimano team to overtake him and win by a bike length.

“I’ve been waiting a really long time for this and today I succeeded,” Mezgec, 22, said in a report released by the organisers. “Today every single guy did his own job in a perfect way.”

With a 10-second bonus available for the stage win, Germany’s Tony Martin, who had won the first two editions of the event but was 24 seconds behind Intxausti overall, made a brave last-ditch attempt to retain his title with just over three kilometres to go.

But the London Olympics silver medallist was pegged back, leaving the sprinters to duel for line honours.

Bouhanni, 23, of Francaise des Jeux, took the green jersey for the points competition.

Race Results

Tour of Beijing (2013) - Stage 5

Tian an men Square to Bird’s Nest Piazza (117km)
15 Oct 2013
Stage 5  |  Stage 4  |  Stage 3  |  Stage 2  |  Stage 1


Stage
Position Name Nationality Team Time
1 MEZGEC, Luka SLO ARG 2:23:56
2 BOUHANNI, Nacer FRA FDJ-BIG MAT 0
3 HOFLAND, Moreno NED Belkin
4 BRESCHEL, Matti DEN Saxo Tinkoff
5 FERRARI, Roberto ITA Lampre - Merida
6 TSATEVITCH, Alexey RUS KATUSHA
7 PETACCHI, Alessandro ITA OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
8 SELIG, Rudiger GER KATUSHA
9 HUTAROVICH, Yauheni BLR AG2R LA MONDIALE
10 EISEL, Bernhard AUT SKY PROCYCLING
11 VAN HUMMEL, Kenny Robert NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM
12 VIVIANI, Elia ITA Cannondale Pro Cycling
13 VANGENECHTEN, Jonas BEL LOTTO BELISOL
14 SULZBERGER, Wesley AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE
15 MARKUS, Barry NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM
16 BOZIC, Borut SLO ASTANA
17 GUSEV, Vladimir RUS KATUSHA
18 MOURIS, Jens NED ORICA-GREENEDGE
19 POLANC, Jan SLO Lampre - Merida
20 VON HOFF, Steele AUS Garmin-Sharp
21 STYBAR, Zdenek CZE OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
22 BAKELANTS, Jan BEL Radioshack Leopard
23 BRAVO OIARBIDE, Garikoitz ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
24 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto POR MOVISTAR
25 GESINK, Robert NED Belkin
26 BARDET, Romain FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE
27 KELDERMAN, Wilco NED Belkin
28 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat ESP MOVISTAR
29 Jae JANG, Chan PRK CHAMPION SYSTEM
30 Alberto BETANCUR GOMEZ, Carlos COL AG2R LA MONDIALE
31 LIGTHART, Pim NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM
32 WEGMANN, Fabian GER Garmin-Sharp
33 MARTIN, Daniel IRL Garmin-Sharp
34 OLIVEIRA, Nelson POR Radioshack Leopard
35 BAUER, Jack NZL Garmin-Sharp
36 KOHLER, Martin SUI BMC RACING
37 LOPEZ GARCIA, David ESP SKY PROCYCLING
38 VAN DER SANDE, Tosh BEL LOTTO BELISOL
39 MARTIN, Tony GER OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
40 MAES, Nikolas BEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
41 NEYENS, Maarten BEL LOTTO BELISOL
42 BURGHARDT, Marcus GER BMC RACING
43 FLECHA, Juan Antonio ESP VACANSOLEIL-DCM
44 DALL'ANTONIA, Tiziano ITA Cannondale Pro Cycling
45 BRAJKOVIC, Janez SLO ASTANA
46 FRANK, Mathias SUI BMC RACING
47 BOUET, Maxime FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE
48 LANDA MEANA, Mikel ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
49 KOCH, Michel GER Cannondale Pro Cycling
50 HUFFMAN, Evan USA ASTANA
51 NERZ, Dominik GER BMC RACING
52 BASSO, Ivan ITA Cannondale Pro Cycling
53 VERMOTE, Julien BEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
54 WARBASSE, Lawrence USA BMC RACING
55 PINEAU, Cédric FRA FDJ-BIG MAT
56 ROGERS, Michael AUS Saxo Tinkoff
57 MIYAZAWA, Takashi JPN Saxo Tinkoff
58 PINOTTI, Marco ITA BMC RACING 7
59 GUTIERREZ PALACIOS, José Ivan ESP MOVISTAR 9
60 VEELERS, Tom NED ARG
61 HAYMAN, Mathew AUS SKY PROCYCLING 12
62 DURBRIDGE, Luke AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE
63 BENNET, George NZL Radioshack Leopard
64 VAN EMDEN, Jos NED Belkin
65 BUTLER, Chris USA CHAMPION SYSTEM
66 SANZ, Enrique ESP MOVISTAR
67 HANSEN, Adam AUS LOTTO BELISOL
68 HALLER, Marco AUT KATUSHA
69 MOL, Wouter NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM 18
70 WURF, Cameron AUS Cannondale Pro Cycling
71 HERRADA LOPEZ, Jesus ESP MOVISTAR
72 EDMONDSON, Joshua GBR SKY PROCYCLING
73 GOLAS, Michal POL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
74 VERONA QUINTANILLA, Carlos ESP OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
75 MEYER, Cameron AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE
76 DOMBROWSKI, Joseph Lloyd USA SKY PROCYCLING
77 KOZONTCHUK, Dmitry RUS KATUSHA
78 LAMMERTINK, Maurits NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM
79 KRIZEK, Matthias AUT Cannondale Pro Cycling
80 NUYENS, Nick BEL Garmin-Sharp
81 IGNATIEV, Mikhail RUS KATUSHA
82 VANDENBERGH, Stijn BEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
83 BONO, Matteo ITA Lampre - Merida
84 RATTO, Daniele ITA Cannondale Pro Cycling
85 BUSCHE, Matthew USA Radioshack Leopard
86 PETERSON, Thomas USA ARG
87 JI, Cheng CHN ARG
88 JUNGELS, Bob LUX Radioshack Leopard
89 PETROV, Evgeny RUS Saxo Tinkoff
90 IGNATENKO, Petr RUS KATUSHA
91 HONDO, Danilo GER Radioshack Leopard
92 ROULSTON, Hayden NZL Radioshack Leopard
93 BRAMMEIER, Matt IRL CHAMPION SYSTEM
94 RIBLON, Christophe FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE
95 ROLLIN, Dominique CAN FDJ-BIG MAT
96 PONZI, Simone ITA ASTANA
97 CUMMINGS, Stephen GBR BMC RACING
98 KAMYSHEV, Arman KAZ ASTANA
99 BEYER, Chad USA CHAMPION SYSTEM
100 AHLSTRAND, Jonas SWE ARG 25
101 TLEUBAYEV, Ruslan KAZ ASTANA 40
102 TIMMER, Albert NED ARG
103 RATHE, Jacob USA Garmin-Sharp
104 ROUX, Anthony FRA FDJ-BIG MAT 44
105 GARCIA AMBROA, Ricardo ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
106 ASTARLOZA CHAURREAU, Mikel ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
107 OROZ UGALDE, Juan Jose ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
108 AGNOLI, Valerio ITA ASTANA
109 GAVAZZI, Francesco ITA ASTANA
110 AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA, Andrey CRC MOVISTAR
111 HAAS, Nathan AUS Garmin-Sharp
112 PENGDA, Jiao CHN CHAMPION SYSTEM
113 GANG, Xu CHN CHAMPION SYSTEM
114 GOOS, Marc NED Belkin
115 CARUSO, Damiano ITA Cannondale Pro Cycling
116 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE
117 VISCONTI, Giovanni ITA MOVISTAR
118 MCCARTHY, Jay AUS Saxo Tinkoff
119 GRAZIATO, Massimo ITA Lampre - Merida 48
120 LE BON, Johan FRA FDJ-BIG MAT
121 LEEZER, Thomas NED Belkin +1:13
122 SUTHERLAND, Rory AUS Saxo Tinkoff +1:20
123 DOWSETT, Alex GBR MOVISTAR
124 PALINI, Andrea ITA Lampre - Merida
125 LUDVIGSSON, Tobias SWE ARG
126 WACKERMANN, Luca ITA Lampre - Merida
127 CORDEEL, Sander BEL LOTTO BELISOL
128 ROY, Jérémy FRA FDJ-BIG MAT +1:31
129 VEIKKANEN, Jussi FIN FDJ-BIG MAT
130 WAUTERS, Willem BEL VACANSOLEIL-DCM
131 KAISEN, Olivier BEL LOTTO BELISOL
132 Dong XING, Yan CHN ARG
133 VAN WINDEN, Dennis NED Belkin
134 MARTENS, Paul GER Belkin
135 BOARO, Manuele ITA Saxo Tinkoff
136 NOCENTINI, Rinaldo ITA AG2R LA MONDIALE
137 MEIER, Christian CAN ORICA-GREENEDGE
138 DOCKER, Mitchell AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE +1:39

General Classification
Position Name Nationality Team Time
1 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat ESP MOVISTAR 19:35:46
2 MARTIN, Daniel IRL Garmin-Sharp 10
3 LOPEZ GARCIA, David ESP SKY PROCYCLING 13
4 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto POR MOVISTAR 18
5 BARDET, Romain FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE 24
6 MARTIN, Tony GER OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
7 BAKELANTS, Jan BEL Radioshack Leopard 26
8 GESINK, Robert NED Belkin
9 BASSO, Ivan ITA Cannondale Pro Cycling
10 BRAVO OIARBIDE, Garikoitz ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 31
11 ROGERS, Michael AUS Saxo Tinkoff
12 Alberto BETANCUR GOMEZ, Carlos COL AG2R LA MONDIALE
13 FRANK, Mathias SUI BMC RACING
14 BRAJKOVIC, Janez SLO ASTANA 38
15 POLANC, Jan SLO Lampre - Merida 41
16 NERZ, Dominik GER BMC RACING
17 PINOTTI, Marco ITA BMC RACING 44
18 KELDERMAN, Wilco NED Belkin 49
19 DOMBROWSKI, Joseph Lloyd USA SKY PROCYCLING 59
20 BENNET, George NZL Radioshack Leopard +1:04
21 BOUET, Maxime FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE +1:07
22 JUNGELS, Bob LUX Radioshack Leopard +1:10
23 FLECHA, Juan Antonio ESP VACANSOLEIL-DCM +1:11
24 PINEAU, Cédric FRA FDJ-BIG MAT +1:16
25 HERRADA LOPEZ, Jesus ESP MOVISTAR +1:34
26 BUSCHE, Matthew USA Radioshack Leopard
27 VERONA QUINTANILLA, Carlos ESP OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
28 BUTLER, Chris USA CHAMPION SYSTEM +1:47
29 WARBASSE, Lawrence USA BMC RACING +1:59
30 VISCONTI, Giovanni ITA MOVISTAR +2:07
31 OLIVEIRA, Nelson POR Radioshack Leopard +2:08
32 HUFFMAN, Evan USA ASTANA
33 RATTO, Daniele ITA Cannondale Pro Cycling +2:26
34 MEYER, Cameron AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE
35 EDMONDSON, Joshua GBR SKY PROCYCLING +2:38
36 OROZ UGALDE, Juan Jose ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI +2:43
37 GUSEV, Vladimir RUS KATUSHA +2:48
38 HANSEN, Adam AUS LOTTO BELISOL +3:00
39 LUDVIGSSON, Tobias SWE ARG +3:28
40 IGNATENKO, Petr RUS KATUSHA +3:49
41 TSATEVITCH, Alexey RUS KATUSHA +3:54
42 BURGHARDT, Marcus GER BMC RACING +3:58
43 LANDA MEANA, Mikel ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
44 PETERSON, Thomas USA ARG +4:16
45 LIGTHART, Pim NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM +4:41
46 RIBLON, Christophe FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE +4:43
47 VAN DER SANDE, Tosh BEL LOTTO BELISOL +4:47
48 WURF, Cameron AUS Cannondale Pro Cycling +4:59
49 GOOS, Marc NED Belkin +5:24
50 AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA, Andrey CRC MOVISTAR +5:25
51 GARCIA AMBROA, Ricardo ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI +6:20
52 MARTENS, Paul GER Belkin +7:07
53 NUYENS, Nick BEL Garmin-Sharp +7:08
54 KOHLER, Martin SUI BMC RACING +9:11
55 BAUER, Jack NZL Garmin-Sharp
56 PONZI, Simone ITA ASTANA +9:29
57 WEGMANN, Fabian GER Garmin-Sharp +9:54
58 GAVAZZI, Francesco ITA ASTANA +9:55
59 LE BON, Johan FRA FDJ-BIG MAT +9:59
60 KOZONTCHUK, Dmitry RUS KATUSHA +10:06
61 GOLAS, Michal POL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
62 ROULSTON, Hayden NZL Radioshack Leopard +10:12
63 BRESCHEL, Matti DEN Saxo Tinkoff +10:39
64 PETACCHI, Alessandro ITA OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP +10:41
65 STYBAR, Zdenek CZE OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP +10:49
66 HAYMAN, Mathew AUS SKY PROCYCLING +10:53
67 SULZBERGER, Wesley AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE +11:21
68 VEIKKANEN, Jussi FIN FDJ-BIG MAT +11:25
69 JI, Cheng CHN ARG +11:42
70 BONO, Matteo ITA Lampre - Merida
71 CUMMINGS, Stephen GBR BMC RACING
72 TIMMER, Albert NED ARG +12:04
73 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE +12:08
74 AGNOLI, Valerio ITA ASTANA
75 TLEUBAYEV, Ruslan KAZ ASTANA +12:15
76 SUTHERLAND, Rory AUS Saxo Tinkoff +12:42
77 DURBRIDGE, Luke AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE +13:28
78 MEIER, Christian CAN ORICA-GREENEDGE +13:38
79 VON HOFF, Steele AUS Garmin-Sharp +13:59
80 Jae JANG, Chan PRK CHAMPION SYSTEM +15:06
81 BRAMMEIER, Matt IRL CHAMPION SYSTEM +15:35
82 BOUHANNI, Nacer FRA FDJ-BIG MAT +16:28
83 HOFLAND, Moreno NED Belkin +16:47
84 MAES, Nikolas BEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP +16:50
85 VIVIANI, Elia ITA Cannondale Pro Cycling +16:54
86 LAMMERTINK, Maurits NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM +17:09
87 MEZGEC, Luka SLO ARG +17:21
88 FERRARI, Roberto ITA Lampre - Merida +17:31
89 HUTAROVICH, Yauheni BLR AG2R LA MONDIALE +17:37
90 DALL'ANTONIA, Tiziano ITA Cannondale Pro Cycling
91 KOCH, Michel GER Cannondale Pro Cycling
92 VAN EMDEN, Jos NED Belkin +17:49
93 MOL, Wouter NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM +17:55
94 VANDENBERGH, Stijn BEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
95 CARUSO, Damiano ITA Cannondale Pro Cycling +18:20
96 LEEZER, Thomas NED Belkin +18:50
97 DOCKER, Mitchell AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE +19:12
98 BOARO, Manuele ITA Saxo Tinkoff +19:47
99 GUTIERREZ PALACIOS, José Ivan ESP MOVISTAR +19:59
100 SANZ, Enrique ESP MOVISTAR +20:05
101 BOZIC, Borut SLO ASTANA +20:16
102 PETROV, Evgeny RUS Saxo Tinkoff +20:45
103 WAUTERS, Willem BEL VACANSOLEIL-DCM +21:17
104 NOCENTINI, Rinaldo ITA AG2R LA MONDIALE +21:24
105 ROLLIN, Dominique CAN FDJ-BIG MAT +22:32
106 IGNATIEV, Mikhail RUS KATUSHA
107 HAAS, Nathan AUS Garmin-Sharp +22:58
108 PENGDA, Jiao CHN CHAMPION SYSTEM +23:24
109 MOURIS, Jens NED ORICA-GREENEDGE +25:16
110 VAN WINDEN, Dennis NED Belkin +26:04
111 CORDEEL, Sander BEL LOTTO BELISOL +26:16
112 KAISEN, Olivier BEL LOTTO BELISOL +27:39
113 VERMOTE, Julien BEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP +27:45
114 GANG, Xu CHN CHAMPION SYSTEM +28:29
115 ROUX, Anthony FRA FDJ-BIG MAT +29:44
116 NEYENS, Maarten BEL LOTTO BELISOL +30:20
117 ROY, Jérémy FRA FDJ-BIG MAT +30:31
118 HONDO, Danilo GER Radioshack Leopard +30:38
119 KAMYSHEV, Arman KAZ ASTANA
120 MCCARTHY, Jay AUS Saxo Tinkoff +31:25
121 VAN HUMMEL, Kenny Robert NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM +31:27
122 BEYER, Chad USA CHAMPION SYSTEM +31:40
123 SELIG, Rudiger GER KATUSHA +33:58
124 VANGENECHTEN, Jonas BEL LOTTO BELISOL
125 MARKUS, Barry NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM
126 EISEL, Bernhard AUT SKY PROCYCLING
127 VEELERS, Tom NED ARG +34:07
128 HALLER, Marco AUT KATUSHA +34:10
129 KRIZEK, Matthias AUT Cannondale Pro Cycling +34:16
130 AHLSTRAND, Jonas SWE ARG +34:23
131 ASTARLOZA CHAURREAU, Mikel ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI +34:42
132 MIYAZAWA, Takashi JPN Saxo Tinkoff +34:50
133 DOWSETT, Alex GBR MOVISTAR +35:18
134 RATHE, Jacob USA Garmin-Sharp +35:30
135 WACKERMANN, Luca ITA Lampre - Merida +36:04
136 Dong XING, Yan CHN ARG +36:46
137 GRAZIATO, Massimo ITA Lampre - Merida +36:49
138 PALINI, Andrea ITA Lampre - Merida +39:24

Points Classification
Position Name Nationality Team Points
1 BOUHANNI, Nacer FRA FDJ-BIG MAT 52
2 MEZGEC, Luka SLO ARG 36
3 BRESCHEL, Matti DEN Saxo Tinkoff 33
4 PETACCHI, Alessandro ITA OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP 33
5 FERRARI, Roberto ITA Lampre - Merida 31

Mountain Classification
Position Name Nationality Team Points
1 CARUSO, Damiano ITA Cannondale Pro Cycling 49
2 SULZBERGER, Wesley AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE 35
3 GUTIERREZ PALACIOS, José Ivan ESP MOVISTAR 18
4 BEYER, Chad USA CHAMPION SYSTEM 17
5 KAISEN, Olivier BEL LOTTO BELISOL 16

Youth Classification
Position Name Nationality Team Time
1 BARDET, Romain FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE 19:36:10
2 BRAVO OIARBIDE, Garikoitz ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 7
3 Alberto BETANCUR GOMEZ, Carlos COL AG2R LA MONDIALE
4 POLANC, Jan SLO Lampre - Merida 17
5 NERZ, Dominik GER BMC RACING