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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com PAGE | 25 PAGE | 27 Germany win again, QSL: El Jaish look for England survive positive boost ahead Slovenia’s test of ACL semi-final THURSDAY 13 OCTOBER 2016 • 12 MOHARRAM 1438 thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar Tony Martin celebrates his win during the podium ceremony at the end of the men’s elite individual time trial event as part of the 2016 UCI Road World Championships in Doha yesterday. Germany’s Tony Martin competes in the men’s elite individual time trial event as part of the 2016 UCI Road World Championships in Doha, yesterday. RIGHT: Qatar’s Afif Abdullah competes in the men’s elite individual time trial event. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS Doha: Men’s individual 40km time- trial World Championship results Four-star Martin matches yesterday: 1. Tony Martin (GER) 44min 42sec 2. Vasil Kiryienka (BLR) at 45 3. Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) 1:10 4. Maciej Bodnar (POL) 1:16 world record with Doha win 5. Ryan Mullen (IRL) 1:21 6. Rohan Dennis (AUS) 1:27 7. Yves Lampaert (BEL) 1:45 8. Jos van Emden (NED) 1:45 Germany’s Tony Martin celebrates on 9. Reto Hollenstein (SUI) 1:51 The German cyclist the podium after winning the gold 10. Bob Jungels (LUX) 1:56 equals Fabian medal at the end of the men’s elite Cancellara’s record to individual time trial event in Doha 11. Tom Dumoulin (NED) 2:01 yesterday. 12. Alex Dowsett (GBR) 2:11 become the 13. Martin Madsen (DEN) 2:11 joint-successful elite 14. Marcin Bialoblocki (POL) 2:15 men’s time trial rider 15. Taylor Phinney (USA) 2:21 By Rizwan Rehmat Yorkshire to host The Peninsula 2019 road world championships DOHA: Riding with precision and purpose, Germany’s veteran cyclist Tony Martin yesterday cruised to a Reuters record-equalling fourth individual time trial title. On what was day four of the UCI DOHA: Britain’s Yorkshire region World Road Championships - being will host the 2019 cycling road held in the Middle East for the time in world championships while Ber- the event’s 83-year history - Martin lin won the bidding for the 2020 clocked a time of 44:42.99 to equal track world championships, the the record set by Swiss star Fabian sport’s governing body said yes- Cancellara. terday. Competing over a course of The International Cycling 40kms, Martin stunned defending Union (UCI) said in a statement champion Vasil Kiryienka of Bela- that 11 countries, including Tur- rus to the gold medal. With heat The German was delighted with splits, maintaining his smooth ride passed Cancellara as the greatest Meanwhile, Qatar’s sole par- key for the first time, had been testing the riders for most part of the his performance that kicked off from for most past of the day that ended riders in world championships. ticipant in the ITT finished in 60th awarded hosting rights for 15 flag- race, Kiryienka was 45.05 seconds Lusail Arena. at the Pearl. Martin will continue his career place yesterday. Afif Abdullah con- ship events across seven cycling slower than the pace set by 31-year- “It was an amazing race, amaz- Yesterday’s gold was the second with Team Katusha - Alpecin, after cluded the 40-km course on home disciplines. old Martin. ing field and amazing time on the of the week for Martin who was part a five-year-span with Etixx-Quick soil just under the hour barrier, in The announcement was made Spain’s Jonathan Castroviejo podium. I had some very bad races of the side that won the team time Step. 57:36.78. in Doha, which is hosting the first grabbed the bronze medal with his this season and this gold medal trial on Sunday. Kiryienka said winning the sil- “I am proud to have represented road world championships to be third-place finish (1:10.91 behind the makes up for all of those disap- The German cyclist now has a ver put a smile on his face. my country at the World Champi- held in the Middle East. time set by Martin). pointments. I’m back at the top of total of four gold medals, one silver “I’m very satisfied with the onships. It was a special feeling. It UCI president Brian Cookson Martin has now won the world the world,” Martin said. and two bronze world champion- work I’ve done and the medal I’ve wasn’t easy, but I feel proud all the said the body was committed to title four times - 2011, 2012, 2013 and “The course was really made for ships medals. won. Now I have the full set of med- same,” Abdullah stated in the mixed expanding the reach of cycling 2016. Cancellara won his four titles in me,” he said. Cancellara, who retired from the als from the world championships,” zone. worldwide. 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010 “The only thing I was really sport after winning the Olympic title Kiryienka said. Four riders needed more than an Yorkshire hosted the opening Martin, who guided Etixx- afraid of, was the heat. But I already in Rio in August, owns three bronze Bronze winner Castroviejo said: hour to reach the finish line at The stage of the Tour de France in 2014 Quick Step to a gold in the team prepared for it at home and we had medals. “I had a fast first leg. I dropped off in Pearl: Saudi Arabia’s Sultan Asiri and has its own three-day stage time trial four days ago, managed a good week here with the team. I “I always say that I don’t count the middle, but was able to put in a (1:00:05.96), Pakistani’s Mohsin Kahn race, the Tour of Yorkshire. an average speed of 53.651 km/h learned a lot from the team time medals. I’m just proud to ride in the very strong last leg again. That was (1:00:33.69) and Hafiz Tahir Mah- Sakarya, in Turkey, will host on a day when the mercury hit 41 trial,” he added. rainbow jersey next year,” Martin enough for a bronze medal and I’m mood (1:01:06.02) and Saied Jafer the mountain bike marathon degree Celsius. Martin was the fastest at both the said when reminded that he had really happy about it.” Alali from Kuwait (1:01:15.51). world championships in 2020. THURSDAY 13 OCTOBER 2016 25 China coach Gao quits after loss Germany cruise but England to Uzbekistan barely survive Slovenia’s test AFP BEIJING: China’s national football coach Gao Hongbo announced his the displays are hardly encouraging resignation after a 2-0 defeat to for its fans. Three days after a tedious Uzbekistan left the perennially The world champions 2-0 win over Malta, England required underachieving side’s hopes of keep their perfect a brilliant performance from goal- reaching Russia 2018 hanging by record with third keeper Joe Hart to earn a point in a thread. Ljubljana. The loss in Tashkent on Tues- straight win while One of Hart’s saves was sen- day left Team Dragon bottom of England’s new tactics sational, when he tipped Jasmin their third stage qualifying group Kurtic’s header onto the bar off a cor- for the next World Cup, with only fail to impress fans ner and then clawed the loose ball one point from four games. Only away from the line in his next move- the top three of the six contend- ment. Hart also denied Slovenia in ers will progress. AP two one-on-one chances, gifted by Despite being the world’s slack England back-passes. most populous country and sec- England’s national team is in a ond-largest economy, and money state of flux, just a few months after pouring into the domestic game MANCHESTER: With a third an embarrassing last-16 loss to Ice- after President Xi Jinping declared straight win in qualifying, defend- land in the European Championship. ambitions to host and one day win ing champion Germany is enjoying Gareth Southgate is in interim charge the World Cup, China remain min- a comfortable ride on the road to the after Sam Allardyce left as coach last nows on the global football stage. 2018 World Cup in Russia. month — after just 67 days in the job The team has only ever qual- Things just got a bit tougher for — following a newspaper sting, and ified for one World Cup and are England, though. captain Wayne Rooney was dropped currently ranked a lowly 78th in While England’s winning start to against Slovenia because of poor the world by FIFA. Group F ended with a poor display in form. “I will leave the national a 0-0 draw at Slovenia on Tuesday, England’s young team is still team because of poor health,” Germany maintained its 100 percent the favorite to qualify from Group F Gao told a press conference after record after three rounds by beat- and has a two-point lead after three Slovenia’s Rok Kronaveter (left) vies for the ball with England’s the Uzbekistan match, the offi- ing Northern Ireland 2-0. Only three games. John Stones during their 2018 World Cup qualifying match cial Xinhua news agency reported other teams — Belgium, Greece and The only team close to Germany at Stozice Stadium in Ljubljana, Slovenia on Tuesday. yesterday. Switzerland — have opened Euro- is Azerbaijan, which settled for a 0-0 But he acknowledged dis- pean qualifying with three successive draw against the Czech Republic in cussing his future with Chinese victories.