South Africa’s Rohan du Plooy finished ninth overall after stage six of the Tour of China concluded in Yongzhou today.
Dutchman Jeroen Meijers was crowned the winner ahead of compatriot Roy Eefting (+0:00:15) and Belarusian Yauhen Sobal (+0:00:16).
The 131.8km stage that started in Ningyuan was won by Ukraine’s Mykhaylo Kononenko. He was followed home by Italy’s Allessandro Pessot and Britain’s Matthew Gibson.
See more results below.
Stage six results
1. Mykhaylo Kononenko (Shenzhen Xidesheng Cycling Team) 2:56:22
2. Allessandro Pessot (Bardiani-CSF)
3. Matthew Gibson (Burgos-BH)
4. Muhammad Shaiful Adlan Mohd Shukri (Team Sapura Cycling)
5. Hayden McCormick )Team BridgeLane)
6. Roy Eefting (Memil-CCN Pro Cycling) +0:00:04
7. Siarhei Papok (Minks Cycling Club) +0:00:06
8. Youcef Reguigui (Terengganu Cycling Team)
9. Rohan du Plooy (ProTouch) +0:00:08
10. Artem Ovechkin (Terengganu Cycling Team)
*Selected
17. Eddie van Heerden (ProTouch)
80. Mitchell Eliot (ProTouch) +0:10:29
82. Calvin Beneke (ProTouch)
102. Reynard Butler (ProTouch)
103. Jayde Julius (ProTouch)
General classification
1. Jeroen Meijers (Taiyan Miogee Cycling Team) 14:19:58
2. Roy Eefting (Memil-CCN Pro Cycling) +0:00:15
3. Yauhen Sobal (Minsk Cycling Club) +0:00:16
4. Hayden McCormick (Team BridgeLane) +0:00:20
5. Mirco Maestri (Bardiani-CSF) +0:00:21
6. Matthew Gibson (Burgos-BH) +0:00:26
7. Artm Ovechkin (Terengganu Cycling Team) +0:00:30
8. Branislau Samoilau (Minsk Cycling Club) +0:00:32
9. Rohan du Plooy (ProTouch) +0:00:33
10. Mykhaylo Kononenko (Shenzhen Xidesheng Cycling Team)
*Selected
11. Eddie van Heerden (ProTouch) +0:00:36
69. Jayde Julius (ProTouch) +0:11:20
70. Reynard Butler (ProTouch)
94. Mitchell Eliot (ProTouch) +0:12:36
96. Calvin Beneke (ProTouch) +0:12:56
