Barring a big surprise, we have just one question here today: Can Zhao challenge top favorite Liu?
Zhao gets the leadout from his amateur teammates, Liu sits directly in his wheel. Jiang, Niu and Ma hope for a surprise behind the Minions train.
Zhao goes for it with 600 meters to go.
And he almost times it perfectly, but at the very last second, Liu jumps past him to take the title!
Result
1
Jiankun Liu
Lotto-Caloi
1h30'11
2
Jingbiao Zhao
McCormick Pro Cycling
s.t.
3
Zhihui Jiang
Minions
s.t.
4
Yikui Niu
Duvel-Tsingtao
s.t.
5
Guangtong Ma
DeNA Roadstars
s.t.
6
Sun Changsheng
Lotto-Caloi
s.t.
8
Chen Shikai
Hunter Valley Cycling
s.t.
16
Xianjing Lyu
Duvel-Tsingtao
s.t.
151
Jinyang Ju
Duvel-Tsingtao
s.t.
157
Mingrun Chen
Duvel-Tsingtao
s.t.
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Chinese National Championships
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Time Trial
The favorites list paints a clear picture here.
And we don’t need to manufacture any tension. Youngsters Changsheng and Ju, who will be able to contest this title in the future, have a battle for second place, where Ju comfortably comes out ahead. But the title obviously goes to Shikai, by two and a half minutes.
Chinese National Championships 
