Tour of Chongming Island 2013 & World Cup

08-10.05.2013/12.05.2013 Official Site
China, Stage Race; One-day World Cup Road Race
UCI 2.1; CDM

So you thought the Energiewacht Tour was flat? Pah - it's positively mountainous when compared with Chongming Island! Held on an alluvial island in the Yangtze Delta, last year's parcours didn't exactly threaten altitude sickness, the highest point at any time during the event being 3.9m above sea level.

There are two races - the three-stage Tour takes place from Wednesday to Friday, then Sunday brings the fifth round (yes, more than halfway through already) of the UCI Elite Women's World Cup.

It is, as you might imagine, strictly for the sprinters with the climbers not even bothering to make the flight over. An incomplete, provisional start list is below.

TV?
Best News US reports that the Tour and World Cup round will be broadcast live by a national Chinese TV station this year, but has no further details and does not say if this coverage will be available elsewhere. Karl Lima, Hitec Products-UCK manager, is likely to be the best bet for Twitter updates.

Stage 1 (08.05.2013)
Chongbei-Chongbei 73.4km

Stage 2 (09.05.2013)
Chong West-Chong West 113.7km

Stage (10.05.2013)
City Criterium 80.8km

No information on this year's race seems to have been made available as of yet; bookmark this page to check for updates. In the meantime, here's the stats from previous editions...

Stage Race
2012
Stage 1 Melissa Hoskins
Stage 2 Monia Baccaille
Stage 3 Melissa Hoskins
General Classification Melissa Hoskins
2011
Stage 1 Lizzie Armitstead
Stage 2 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg
Stage 3 Chloe Hosking
General Classification  Ina-Yoko Teutenberg
2010
Stage 1 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg
Stage 2 Kirsten Wild
Stage 3 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg
General Classification  Ina-Yoko Teutenberg
2009
Stage 1 Chloe Hosking
Stage 2 Marlen Jöhrend
Stage 3 Chloe Hosking
Atage 4 Marlen Jöhrend
General Classification Chloe Hosking
2008
Stage 1 Yun Mei Wu
Stage 2 Meifang Li
Stage 3 Thatsani Wichana
Stage 4 Cherise Taylor
General Classification Meifang Li
2007
Stage 1 Ellen van Dijk
Stage 2 Belinda Goss
Stage 3 Belinda Goss
Stage 4 Meifang Li
Points Classification Belinda Goss
General Classification  Meifang Li

CDM Race
2012 Shelley Olds
2011 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg
2010 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg

Start List

BE PINK

MCIPOLLINI-GIORDANA

RUSVELO

TIBCO-TO THE TOP

BOELS-DOLMANS
BRAS Martine
DE BAAT Kim
KASPER Romy
MARTIN Lucy

FAREN-LET'S GO FINLAND
CECCHINI Elena
VAN BAARLE Ashlynn

HITEC PRODUCTS-UCK
HATTELAND Tone
HOSKING Chloe
JOHNSEN Ceclie Gotaas
LONGO BORGHINI Elisa
MOBERG Emilie
THORSEN Thea

ORICA-AIS
EDMONDSON Annette
GUNNEWIJK Loes
HOSKINS Melissa
JOHANSSON Emma
SUNG EUN Gu

ARGOS-SHIMANO
GARNER Lucy
KANIS Janneke
PIETERS Amy

WIGGLE-HONDA
ROWSELL Joanna
SCHNITZMEIER Anna Bianca