Elia Viviani (Liquigas), po finiszu z peletonu, został triumfatorem pierwszego etapu Wyścigu dookoła Pekinu i objął prowadzenie w klasyfikacji generalnej.
Pierwszy etap ostatniego tegorocznego wyścigu World Tour liczył 117 kilometrów, jego start zlokalizowano na Placu Tian An Men.
Po 14 kilometrach z peletonu oderwało się pięciu zawodników: Marco Bandiera (Omega Pharma-QuickStep), Matthieu Lagadnous (FDJ-Big Mat), Adriano Malori (Lampre-ISD), Bert Jan Lindeman (Vacansoleil-DCM) oraz Craig Lewis (Champion System). Ich maksymalna przewaga wynosiła 2 minut. Ostatecznie zostali schwytani na 11 kilometrów przed metą.
Finisz z peletonu najlepiej rozegrał Viviani, drugi linię mety przekroczył Andrew Fenn (Omega Pharma-Quickstep), a trzeci był Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky Procycling ).
W wyścigu jedzie czterech Polaków. Rafał Majka (Saxo Bank) i Tomasz Marczyński (Vacansoleil) nie ponieśli strat sekundowych. Jarosław Marycz (Saxo Bank) stracił 9, a Maciej Paterski (Liquigas) 21 sekund.
Pełne wyniki 1 etapu Tour of Beijing:
1 98 * Elia VIVIANI Liquigas-Cannondale 02:37:49
2 5 * Andrew FENN Omega Pharma-QuickStep 00:00:00
3 151 Edvald Boasson HAGEN Sky Procycling 00:00:00
4 176 Kenny Robert VAN HUMMEL Vacansoleil – DCM Procycling Team 00:00:00
5 104 Gregory HENDERSON Lotto-Belisol Team 00:00:00
6 131 Theo BOS Rabobank Cycling Team 00:00:00
7 118 * Enrique SANZ UNZUE Movistar Team 00:00:00
8 125 Aidis KRUOPIS Orica GreenEDGE 00:00:00
9 81 Alessandro PETACCHI Lampre – ISD 00:00:00
10 35 * Klaas LODEWYCK BMC Racing Team 00:00:00
11 175 * Barry MARKUS Vacansoleil – DCM Procycling Team 00:00:00
12 16 Lloyd MONDORY AG2R La Mondiale 00:00:00
13 78 * Alexei TSATEVICH Katusha Team 00:00:00
14 108 * Tim WELLENS Lotto-Belisol Team 00:00:00
15 63 Heinrich HAUSSLER Garmin-Sharp 00:00:00
16 161 Lucas Sebastian HAEDO Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 00:00:00
17 111 Rui Alberto COSTA Movistar Team 00:00:00
18 17 Jean Christophe PERAUD AG2R La Mondiale 00:00:00
19 114 * Jesus HERRADA LOPEZ Movistar Team 00:00:00
20 26 Valentin IGLINSKIY Astana Pro Team 00:00:00
21 15 Steve HOUANARD AG2R La Mondiale 00:00:00
22 86 Daniele PIETROPOLLI Lampre – ISD 00:00:00
23 186 Aaron KEMPS Champion System Pro Cycling Team 00:00:00
24 85 Manuele MORI Lampre – ISD 00:00:00
25 11 Rinaldo NOCENTINI AG2R La Mondiale 00:00:00
26 36 Mauro SANTAMBROGIO BMC Racing Team 00:00:00
27 23 Andriy GRIVKO Astana Pro Team 00:00:00
28 182 Clinton AVERY Champion System Pro Cycling Team 00:00:00
29 66 Daniel MARTIN Garmin-Sharp 00:00:00
30 47 Ivan VELASCO MURILLO Euskaltel – Euskadi 00:00:00
31 1 Tony MARTIN Omega Pharma-QuickStep 00:00:00
32 12 * Romain BARDET AG2R La Mondiale 00:00:00
33 54 Matthieu LADAGNOUS FDJ-BigMat 00:00:00
34 174 Tomasz MARCZYNSKI Vacansoleil – DCM Procycling Team 00:00:00
35 73 Vladimir GUSEV Katusha Team 00:00:00
36 155 Christopher SUTTON Sky Procycling 00:00:00
37 134 Steven KRUIJSWIJK Rabobank Cycling Team 00:00:00
38 122 Allan DAVIS Orica GreenEDGE 00:00:00
39 76 Timofey KRITSKIY Katusha Team 00:00:00
40 147 * Jesse SERGENT RadioShack-Nissan 00:00:00
41 103 * Gert DOCKX Lotto-Belisol Team 00:00:00
42 165 * Rafal MAJKA Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 00:00:00
43 94 Tiziano DALL’ANTONIA Liquigas-Cannondale 00:00:00
44 107 Joost VAN LEIJEN Lotto-Belisol Team 00:00:00
45 13 Mikael CHÉREL AG2R La Mondiale 00:00:00
46 92 Eros CAPECCHI Liquigas-Cannondale 00:00:00
47 4 Francesco CHICCHI Omega Pharma-QuickStep 00:00:00
48 55 Dominique ROLLIN FDJ-BigMat 00:00:00
49 142 Jan BAKELANTS RadioShack-Nissan 00:00:00
50 27 Tanel KANGERT Astana Pro Team 00:00:00
51 88 Davide VIGANO Lampre – ISD 00:00:00
52 145 * Benjamin KING RadioShack-Nissan 00:00:00
53 74 * Marco HALLER Katusha Team 00:00:00
54 77 * Rüdiger SELIG Katusha Team 00:00:00
55 41 Samuel SANCHEZ GONZALEZ Euskaltel – Euskadi 00:00:00
56 61 Ryder HESJEDAL Garmin-Sharp 00:00:00
57 22 Francesco GAVAZZI Astana Pro Team 00:00:00
58 56 Anthony ROUX FDJ-BigMat 00:00:00
59 105 Maarten NEYENS Lotto-Belisol Team 00:00:09
60 137 Jos VAN EMDEN Rabobank Cycling Team 00:00:09
61 33 Mathias FRANK BMC Racing Team 00:00:09
62 46 Mikel NIEVE ITURRALDE Euskaltel – Euskadi 00:00:09
63 185 Pengda JIAO Champion System Pro Cycling Team 00:00:09
64 143 Daniele BENNATI RadioShack-Nissan 00:00:09
65 135 * Tom Jelte SLAGTER Rabobank Cycling Team 00:00:09
66 42 Igor ANTON HERNANDEZ Euskaltel – Euskadi 00:00:09
67 48 Gorka VERDUGO MARCOTEGUI Euskaltel – Euskadi 00:00:09
68 167 David TANNER Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 00:00:09
69 138 Maarten WYNANTS Rabobank Cycling Team 00:00:09
70 113 José Ivan GUTIERREZ PALACIOS Movistar Team 00:00:09
71 144 * George BENNETT RadioShack-Nissan 00:00:09
72 171 Johnny HOOGERLAND Vacansoleil – DCM Procycling Team 00:00:09
73 34 Martin KOHLER BMC Racing Team 00:00:09
74 75 Petr IGNATENKO Katusha Team 00:00:09
75 121 Simon CLARKE Orica GreenEDGE 00:00:09
76 154 * Luke ROWE Sky Procycling 00:00:09
77 117 Pablo LASTRAS GARCIA Movistar Team 00:00:09
78 67 Johan VAN SUMMEREN Garmin-Sharp 00:00:09
79 68 Fabian WEGMANN Garmin-Sharp 00:00:09
80 57 Jussi VEIKKANEN FDJ-BigMat 00:00:09
81 127 Christian MEIER Orica GreenEDGE 00:00:09
82 71 Mikhail IGNATYEV Katusha Team 00:00:09
83 177 Frederik VEUCHELEN Vacansoleil – DCM Procycling Team 00:00:09
84 172 * Pim LIGTHART Vacansoleil – DCM Procycling Team 00:00:09
85 112 Juan Jose COBO ACEBO Movistar Team 00:00:09
86 53 Anthony GESLIN FDJ-BigMat 00:00:09
87 128 Wesley SULZBERGER Orica GreenEDGE 00:00:09
88 101 Adam HANSEN Lotto-Belisol Team 00:00:09
89 166 Jaroslaw MARYCZ Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 00:00:09
90 124 * Leigh HOWARD Orica GreenEDGE 00:00:09
91 93 Mauro DA DALTO Liquigas-Cannondale 00:00:09
92 184 Kun JIANG Champion System Pro Cycling Team 00:00:09
93 162 Manuele BOARO Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 00:00:09
94 37 Danilo WYSS BMC Racing Team 00:00:09
95 3 Dario CATALDO Omega Pharma-QuickStep 00:00:09
96 148 Haimar ZUBELDIA AGIRRE RadioShack-Nissan 00:00:09
97 106 Mehdi SOHRABI Lotto-Belisol Team 00:00:09
98 82 Grega BOLE Lampre – ISD 00:00:09
99 132 * Jetse BOL Rabobank Cycling Team 00:00:09
100 8 * Julien VERMOTE Omega Pharma-QuickStep 00:00:09
101 72 Maxim BELKOV Katusha Team 00:00:09
102 43 * Peio BILBAO Euskaltel – Euskadi 00:00:09
103 65 Christophe LE MÉVEL Garmin-Sharp 00:00:09
104 83 * Davide CIMOLAI Lampre – ISD 00:00:09
105 115 Javier IRIARTE Movistar Team 00:00:09
106 153 * Salvatore PUCCIO Sky Procycling 00:00:09
107 116 Ignatas KONOVALOVAS Movistar Team 00:00:09
108 126 Sebastian LANGEVELD Orica GreenEDGE 00:00:09
109 51 Jérémy ROY FDJ-BigMat 00:00:09
110 7 Frantisek RABON Omega Pharma-QuickStep 00:00:09
111 91 * Moreno MOSER Liquigas-Cannondale 00:00:09
112 163 Mads CHRISTENSEN Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 00:00:09
113 183 * Christopher BUTLER Champion System Pro Cycling Team 00:00:09
114 62 Thomas DEKKER Garmin-Sharp 00:00:09
115 31 * Taylor PHINNEY BMC Racing Team 00:00:09
116 25 Jacopo GUARNIERI Astana Pro Team 00:00:09
117 173 * Bert-jan LINDEMAN Vacansoleil – DCM Procycling Team 00:00:09
118 87 Morris POSSONI Lampre – ISD 00:00:09
119 21 Maxim IGLINSKIY Astana Pro Team 00:00:09
120 164 Anders LUND Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 00:00:09
121 64 * Alex HOWES Garmin-Sharp 00:00:09
122 32 Stephen CUMMINGS BMC Racing Team 00:00:09
123 152 * Alex DOWSETT Sky Procycling 00:00:09
124 181 Gang XU Champion System Pro Cycling Team 00:00:09
125 146 Hayden ROULSTON RadioShack-Nissan 00:00:09
126 95 Maciej PATERSKI Liquigas-Cannondale 00:00:21
127 97 Christiano SALERNO Liquigas-Cannondale 00:00:21
128 141 Andy SCHLECK RadioShack-Nissan 00:00:21
129 187 Craig LEWIS Champion System Pro Cycling Team 00:00:37
130 123 Mitchell DOCKER Orica GreenEDGE 00:00:45
131 96 * Daniele RATTO Liquigas-Cannondale 00:00:47
132 44 * Mikel LANDA MEANA Euskaltel – Euskadi 00:00:57
133 24 Dmitriy GRUZDEV Astana Pro Team 00:01:03
134 6 Iljo KEISSE Omega Pharma-QuickStep 00:01:06
135 102 Kenny DE HAES Lotto-Belisol Team 00:01:06
136 14 Sylvain GEORGES AG2R La Mondiale 00:01:11
137 136 Maarten TJALLINGII Rabobank Cycling Team 00:01:33
138 133 Juan Manuel GARATE CEPA Rabobank Cycling Team 00:01:33
139 188 * Biao LIU Champion System Pro Cycling Team 00:01:35
140 2 Marco BANDIERA Omega Pharma-QuickStep 00:01:44
141 84 * Adriano MALORI Lampre – ISD 00:01:44
142 45 * Miguel MINGUEZ AYALA Euskaltel – Euskadi 00:01:44
52 David BOUCHER FDJ-BigMat Abandon
