50 km
It soon becomes clear that the race will be very tactical because all athletes will think of most interest to qualifying for the World Championships rather than at the time.
10km: 46:01
A group of about twenty athletes who are led by Wu Qianlong, He Yongqiang and among them there are also the two athletes who train in Saluzzo, Yu Wei and Zhang Lin (YoB 1993).
20km: 1:31:01 (with a split of 45:00)
Remained in 12, very active Wu Qianlong.
25km: 1:53:52 (with a split 22:51 on 5 Km)
It does not change anything in the leading group
30km: 2:16: 51 (with a split in the last 10 km of 44:50)
Under the pressure of Yu Wei who imposed a different pace, remained in seven. We enter in the crucial stage of the race, but the games for the qualification are all still open.
35km: 2:39:47 (with a split in the last 5 km of 22:56)
The athletes are studying; they know the stakes are within their reach and try to qualify.
40km: 3:02:01 (with a split in the last 5 km of 22:14)
Yu Wei changes pace, increases the pace with a lap and a shorter time of more than 30 seconds reduce the group to 5 units, but soon after the passage comes off Luo Yadong, who had gone with them.
Begins the race for qualification:
They stayed to gamble: Yu Wei, Zhang Lin, Wu Qianlong and Xie Sichao.
42km: 3:10:41 (8:40 this round)
Seems to give Wu Qianlong and seems perky Xie Sichao, but it will be just the opposite
44km: 3:19:20 (8:39 this round)
Gives a crash Xie Sichao, while Wu Qianlong goes to lead.
45km: 3:23:50 (with a split in the last 5 km of 21:49)
46km: 3:28:13 (8:53 this round)
The three leaders are together and begin to be studied and the poossiibility to get under 3:55:00 is totally excluded.
48km: 3:37:39 (9:26 this lap which is the slowest of all)
Okay the tactical race, but here it seems to be at last kilometers with three people on the run to a World Championship Cycling: they look into the eyes
50km:
The plunge into the 49km Yu Wei after that even the penultimate kilometer was covered track stand.
Earn twenty meters on training partner Zhang Lin (to the delight of Sandro Damilano who hits another double after that of men 20 km).
Victory in 3:46:57
Silver to Zhang Lin in 3:47:11
Third Wu Qianlong in 32:47:35
For the fourth Yadong Luo (3:48:48) recovers on an off Xie Sichao (3:49:57)
The beautiful game is over.
The course circuit is very nice and prepared perfectly.
If you count junior athletes (30 km) were in 107 at the start.
Leading pack controlling one lap