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Tour of Thailand - 2.2

Thailand, December 16-21, 2007

Photos

Stage 6 - December 21: Phayao - Chiang Mai , 164.4 km

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Images by Steve Thomas

• A Thai rider makes an adjustment before the start
• The pace was as hot as the Thai weather
• Thai team riders follow jersey holders Susanto and Kazemi
• The time check on the early break shows a 2'50 lead
• The Indonesian team with KOM leader Susanto poses.
• The Iranian team keeps cool before the start
• The eventual stage winner Von Kleinsorgen at the back of an early break.
• Split decisions…
• The attacks began from the gun on the Tour's final stage
• A Malaysian rider tries to bridge across to the breakaway
• Paul Griffin of Giant ART digs deep
• The final stage podium Kovac, Von Kleinsorgen and Mifune

Stage 5 - December 20: Uttaradit - Phayao , 176.1 km

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• The field on a cruise through the lush Thai countryside
• Former race leader Jahapoom Lekhawat of Thailand All Stars was an early attacker
• Susanto has a snack keeping fueled up for the long haul
• The field takes it easy pacing themselves for a long day in the saddle
• A Cycleworx rider cools down
• What goes in must come out.
• A team Thailand rider resembles a camel hauling many bottles of water to his team
• Kazemi leads his team up one of the hills
• Ahad Kazemi defending the leader's jersey
• Team Malaysia try to rehydrate after a long, hot, exhausting stage
• The stage five jersey winners
• Tonton Susanto (Faeso Denmark) from below.
• A Japanese rider in the early breakaway.

Stage 4 - December 19: Loei - (Chattakarn Waterfall National Park) , Phitsanulok , 176.1 km

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• Attacks went from the gun.
• How much longer do I have to suffer?
• Paul Griffin of Giant ART leads the field in the early stages of the race.
• Long shadows on a long day
• The yellow jersey was to lose big time today.
• An Iranian rider looks back following an attack on the first steep climb.
• It was seriously steep, as the Iranain team manager demonstrates.
• A Kuota-Sengas rider curses the gradient.
• Ahad Kazemi made his move just before the KOM. He was soon joined by a team-mate and Tonton Susanto
• Tonton Susanto takes up the chase for Denmark's Team Farso.
• The third placed Iranian rider chases down Tonton Susanto (Faeso Denmark).
• An Iranian rider and Prajak Mahawong (Thailand), the race's first leader, fight to stay in contention.
• Tonton Susanto (Faeso Denmark) leads the breakaway, and shows the strain
• With 30km to go the leaders tackle the last rise of the stage.
• After a long day at work it's all smiles for Ahad Sarai Kazemi (Tabriz Petrochem)
• One very happy, and tired Iranian
• Paul Griffin of Giant ART leads home the chasers.
• Stage four podium.
• The leading trio

Stage 3 - December 18: Khon Kaen - Loei , 212.5 km

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• A Cycleworks Singapore rider taking on water for the team
• Matthias Berting of Kuota-Senges takes stage 3
• A Kuota Sengas rider takes the bunch sprint for third spot
• Prajak Mahawong was happy to hand over the leader's jersey to his friend and countryman Jatuphoom Likhawat
• Enthusiastic school children flank the winning Kuota riders at the finish
• The stage three podium
• Race leader Mahawong checking the route profile at the start
• The jersey holders relax on the start line
• Indonisian rider Tonton Susanto waits for the start
• Thai national team riders chase down the Thai All Stars breakaway rider
• Thailand rider Okart Bualoi loaded up and in full flight
• Race favourite Ahad Kazemi of Iran calls in the chase
• Paul Griffin of Giant Asia has some words with a Japanese rider
• A Thai All Star rider in action
• Cong Hien Mai of Vietnam in the points jersey
• Points, Asian and overall leaders on the road
• The Iranian team put the hammer down , with a little Malaysian help
• The breakaway duo mid-way through their epic journey
• Stage winner Matthias Berting leads the way.
• Lekhawat struggled in the final kilometres , but still took the race lead

Stage 2 - December 17: Nakhon Ratchasima - Khon Kaen, 193.0 km

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• The jersey leaders on the line at the start of stage two
• A lone Thai rider early in the stage, the bunch are soon to pull him back
• The main break of the day goes clear
• Zamri Saleh of Malaysia eventually lost contact with the break
• Thailand's race leader Mahawong talks to Japanese team and racing mates before the start
• The Thai riders were aggressive from the start
• The Iranian team was on the attack early on stage two
• The field baking under the hot Thai sun
• A Japanese rider clearly enjoying the day
• A Thai rider keeps cool with a cold bottle down the back of the jersey
• The break drives on but is doomed
• Jurai Segan of the Merida team made the break
• Tasji Yoshimitsu of the Matrix team drives the break
• The final eight breakaway riders just couldn't hang onto their lead
• Malaysia's Suhardi Hassan drove hard in the break and kept his sprint leaders jersey as reward
• Riders doused themselves with water to try and keep cool as the break was caught
• Mifune comes through on the line to take the stage

Stage 1 - December 16: Khao Yai National Park - Nakhon Ratchasima , 183.55 km

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• A long, narrow lane and a long hard chase down a straight highway.
• A UAE rider tries to hold the wheel
• A Dutch rider tries to drink while chasing.
• The hot weather meant lots of water coming in and going out.
• Left turn
• A rattling bottle cage gets some attention.
• The teams arrive for stage one.
• The Japanese team found new places to stash team radios
• The riders from the Philippines had a unique position for the radios.
• The race officials get their paperwork in order before the start.
• The start of stage one of the 2007 Tour of Thailand
• The Indian riders were out of contention early on.
• It was a long, hard chase for the second group.
• The chase group was shattered , here the Japanese Matrix and Cycleworks team try to get on terms.
• The Giant ART team was not as dominant as in past years.
• The UAE team had very distinctive kits.
• A Cycleworks team rider from Singapore shows the effects of the heat.
• A hot and windy day made for misery at the back of the bunch.
• A Japanese rider hangs onto the chase group.