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James Spragg wins 5th stage Tour of Thailand PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 10 April 2009

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With strong riding and a smart attack in the last kilometres it was Trek – Marco Polo rider James Spragg who won the 5th stage of the Tour of Thailand. With good teamwork with Chinese Xing Yan Dong in the break-away of 18 riders it was James who made the decisive move. A well deserved victory for his strong riding in this Tour of Thailand.

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James Spragg: “I tried to get away a few times in the last 10km but was brought back. I had Xing with me in the break and he did a great job...

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...working all day then following moves while I sat at the back of the group recovering and waiting for the right moment. I followed a move at 2km to go from a chinese rider who won south china sea then he looked back so I attacked him at 1300m to go and rode the last bit solo. It was really close at the finish thats why there are no time gaps but I had time to turn around see it was mine and put my hands up. A really great feeling and one I want to repeat soon.” 

James already got a 4th place in stage 3 and a good attack all day in stage 2, just rolled in before the finish. He lost time in stage 1 after bad luck, when he was in the break-away that decided the GC in this Tour of Thailand.
Also the rest of the team rode strong and with Eric van de Meent being present in many break-aways, Xing Yan Dong staying with the strongest riders in this race, Ahmed Haidar Anuawar sprinting good with a 4th place in the final stage and Genta Nakamura doing good teamwork.

Now the team gets together in a trainingcamp and we are confident that there are more great results to come in the upcoming Jelajah Tour of Malaysia and the Tour of Singkarak (Indonesia).

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Dave Moerel  - None   |2009-05-01 19:57:06
Well done James,we meet on the
Pyrenean WS tour.I was hoping you would go on
with your carear.You certinly are dedicated.All the very best for the future.But
remember when you fling yours arms up
just make sure nobody`s coming up on you
PLEASE....
God speed James.
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Ken and Jane Wilkie  - From all the "Wilkie Sunshine Tourists"   |2009-04-30 21:21:10
Richard Shepherd keeps us in touch with your news which we all avidly follow
since our meeting with you on our Pyrenean traverse.
You deserve success and
may you go from strength to strength.
CTC Touring
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Mark Mallen  - Well done James   |2009-04-15 10:34:20
Just a quick note to say well done to james. We are keeping a track on your
progress from your old club mates back here in South Devon. Good luck for the
rest of the season. Hope to see you later on in the year.
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