Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Stage 3 Taipei - Hot News !! -

Today see stage 3 of the tour,

SA 6.19 SMS from Johan, Ashley and Terrence looked good this morning at the start, they have done 60km already, +/- 120 to go @ 85km BIG and LONG climb waiting , the weather is same as yesterday... very hot... will keep u posted.

SA 8.16 SMS from Johan: The climb was heavy and long !! Only six cyclists remained after the descent!! Two from USA, Two from France, one SA, one Taiwan!! About 50 km to go. Ashley did his best to keep up but dropped off about half way. Terence , hou bene, hou !!

SA 10.22 SMS from Johan: Nick USA broke away to finish the race first in a time of 5h36. Four cyclists competed for the finish, Terence did a little sprinting and finished second !! His time : 5h42 !
Well done again Terence! You do us proud!
Ashley, don't give up, keep on going! Remember it's not just about winning, it's mostly about growing.


OFFICIAL Cycling - Results
Cycling: 2008 Tour de Formosa - Stage 3 [Kaohsiung to Taidong] - 5 Nov 2008
Kaohsiung TPE
NameTeamPlaceTime
SCHREIBER Nicholaus United States...1...5:36:16
PARKIN Terence South Africa...2...5:42:05
KOSA Trevor United States...3...5:42:05
BARUGOLA Bernard France...4...5:42:06
CHENG Huai Chinese Taipei...5...5:42:06
ABRAHAMS Ashley South Africa...DNF-
CHIU Chi-Chuan Chinese Taipei...DNF-
CLOUX David France...DNF-
LAI Chien-Hao Chinese Taipei...DNF-
LI Chung-Yu Chinese Taipei...DNF-
LIN Chung-Chi Chinese Taipei...DNF-
MERUNKA Josef Czech Republic...DNF-
PASTRNEK Pavel Czech Republic...DNF-
VANBEEK Reece Australia...DNF-