Le Tour de Langkawi 2008 – HONDO DELIVERS SUPERB SPRINT FINISH INTO BATU PAHAT

February 12, 2008 in News Report
Tags: Alberto Loddo, Anuar Manan, Danilo Hondo, David Garcia, David George, Francesco Tomei, Jackson Rodriguez, Le Tour de Langkawi, Lee Won Jae, LTDL 2008, Matthiue Sprick, Mitchell Docker, Park Sung Baek, Simon Clarke, stage 4, Stuart Shaw

BATU PAHAT (12 Feb, 2008) – Veteran Danilo Hondo delivered a superb sprint finish into Batu Pahat as he stormed ahead of the battling pack that included five-time stage winner Alberto Loddo at the end of Stage Four of Le Tour de Langkawi 2008 which began in Port Dickson this morning.

The Serramenti PVC rider, who had previously ridden for team T-Mobile and Tinkoff Credit Systems, was absolutely thrilled today as winning the stage had capped a return to form for the controversial cyclist. Although it was never conclusively proven to have used banned substances, Hondo was banned for two years in 2005-2006.

Le Tour de Langkawi 2008 – Go Seoul!

February 11, 2008 in News Report
Tags: Anuar Manan, Le Tour de Langkawi 2008, Lee Won Jae, Shinichi Fukushima, Stage 3

Seoul’s Cycling Lee Won-Jae took the 3rd stage of the Le Tour de Langkawi with France’s Matthieu Sprick holding the leader’s yellow jersey for a third day in a row. Lee attacked during the last 4km to the finish line and lead by 6 seconds before he was caught again in the last 3km. His second attempt in the last 1km was successful. made him finish the stage with a lead of 5 seconds.

Go go Seoul cycling! On my left, Park Sung Baek (2nd place in Asian overall rider as of Stage 3) and on the most right is Stage 3 winner Lee Won-Jae

Le Tour de Langkawi 2008 – Stage 3 – ANUAR CREATES HISTORY AS ASIA DOMINATES

February 11, 2008 in News Report
Tags: Anuar Manan, Asian riders, Danilo Hondo, green jersey, Koji Fukushima, Le Tour de Langkawi 2008, Lee Won Jae, Li Fuuyu, Loh See Keong, Mohd Fauzan Ahmad Lutfi, Peter McDonald, Stage 3, Xing Yan Dong, Yoshimasa Hirose, Yukiya Arashiro

BANTING (11 Feb, 2008) – Malaysia’s Anuar Manan created sporting history for the hosts when he sensationally finished second in Stage 3 today to claim the nation’s first-ever green jersey on a day when South Korean Lee Won Jae won his first stage in Le Tour de Langkawi.

Anuar won all three intermediate sprints and was aiming for a storming finish in Banting when he was caught by Won Jae one kilometer from the end. The duo paved the way for a remarkable day for the Asian riders who took up the top five spots today.