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Tour of Thailand - 2.2
Thailand, April 4-9, 2009
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Stage 4 - April 7: Loei – Phu Ruea, 138.2km
Erker takes over GC
Canadian Jacob Erker (Kelly Benefit Strategies) moved into the overall lead of the Tour of Thailand on stage four after a day of aggressive racing from his team of North Americans.
The stage from Loei to Phu Ruea featured the only climb of the Tour. A three-man breakaway went clear on the way to the top, with four more men bridging across. Erker's teammate Zack Bell was present in the lead group, and he picked up the intermediate sprint and a three second time bonus. The break gained a 1:30 lead, which threatened the morning's race leader, Seok Kyu Suh of the Seoul Cycling Team.
"Our team has ridden great all week, but today was exceptional," says Jonas Carney, performance director, who is leading the Thailand KBS squad. "We wanted Zack to get up the road, put pressure on the Seoul team and hopefully join the climbers when they caught him. He did an amazing job of making that happen and set our team up."
Australian Adam Semple attacked from the break, and went on to win the stage, while the rest of the riders were caught by a chase group near the top of the climb. Erker, Neil Shirley and Daniel Bowman were in that group of 15 for the American team, and were able to distance the race leader. Shirley escaped alone to finish second on the stage, while Erker finished ahead of Seoul's Hyo Suk Gong to take over the race lead, even though the two are tied on time.
Results
1 Adam James Semple (Aus) Team Plan B Racing 3.33.22 (38.86 km/h) 2 Neil Shirley (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 0.52 3 Wong Kam Po (HKg) Mongolian China Team 1.11 4 Ki Hong Yoo (Kor) Seoul Cycling Team 5 Nateghi Hossein (Irn) Azad University Iran 6 Nick Aitken (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team 7 Gang Xu (Chn) Max Success Sports 8 Zachary Bell (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies 9 Jacob Erker (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies 10 Hyo Suk Gong (Kor) Seoul Cycling Team 11 Lei Sun (Chn) Max Success Sports 12 Phuchong Sai-Udomsin (Tha) Royal Thai Air Force 13 Jonathan Lovelock (Aus) Team Plan B Racing 14 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team 15 John Krondorg Ebsen (Den) Team Stenca Trading 16 Prajak Mahawong (Tha) Thailand National Team 17 Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka (Jpn) Japan National Team 18 Daniel R. Bowman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 19 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Mongolian China Team 1.27 20 Guo Hui (Chn) Max Success Sports 21 Yan Dong Xing (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo 22 Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team 23 Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Azad University Iran 24 Zargari Amir (Irn) Azad University Iran 25 Andrew J. Bajadali (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 26 Timo Scholz (Ger) Ijsselstreek 27 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Mongolian China Team 28 Kazuki Aoyanagi (Jpn) Japan National Team 29 Wim Spijkerboer (Tha) Ijsselstreek 30 Saeidi Tanha Abbas (Irn) Azad University Iran 31 Tumurbaatar Ochirbaatar (Mgl) Mongolian National Team 32 Phanuphan Koolrungruengkit (Tha) Royal Thai Air Force 4.25 33 Rodger Shem (NZl) City of Perth Cycling Team 34 Xiaoyong Dong (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team 35 Ming Xing Xue (Chn) Max Success Sports 36 Naran Khangarid (Mgl) Mongolian National Team 37 Seree Ruangsiri (Tha) Royal Thai Navy 38 Peerapol Chawchiangkwang (Tha) Royal Thai Air Force 39 Gu Hyeon Kim (Kor) Seoul Cycling Team 40 Kin San Wu (HKg) Mongolian China Team 41 Shengjun Wu (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team 42 Eric Van de Meent (Ned) Trek - Marco Polo 43 Bradeley Hall (Aus) Tincli Colossi 44 Lex Nederlof (Tha) Ijsselstreek 45 James Spragg (GBr) Trek - Marco Polo 46 Soren B.Petersen (Den) Team Stenca Trading 47 Dong Hyun Choi (Kor) Sosfo 48 Cong Hieu Mai (Vie) Vietnam National Team 5.51 49 Yu Jian Zhao (Chn) Max Success Sports 50 Nguyen Hung Mai (Vie) Vietnam National Team 51 Van Tai Nguyen (Vie) Vietnam National Team 52 Ho Ting Kwok (HKg) Mongolian China Team 53 Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Japan National Team 54 Dong Hun Kim (Kor) Sosfo 7.10 55 Li Yao Chiang (Tpe) Team Fuji Asia 56 Ji Hun Yu (Kor) Sosfo 57 Piempanya Soulivong (Lao) Laos National Team 8.38 58 Kui Wei (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team 59 Natthapon Jeebthaworn (Tha) Thailand National Team 60 Thomas Berlivet (Kgz) Team Fuji Asia 61 Nathan Dahlberg (NZl) Tincli Colossi 62 Okart Bualoi (Tha) Royal Thai Navy 63 Jatupoom Lekawat (Tha) Thailand National Team 64 Elliott Wells (Aus) Team Plan B Racing 65 A. Fallanie Ali (Mas) Malaysian National Team 66 Seok Kyu Suh (Kor) Seoul Cycling Team 10.38 67 Michael Freiberg (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team 68 Takayuki Abe (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team 69 Jae Wan Jung (Kor) Sosfo 70 Muhammad Rauf Nur Misbah (Mas) Malaysian National Team 71 Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Japan National Team 72 Luke Hardy (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team 73 Tuan Anh Do (Vie) Vietnam National Team 74 Montri Chomphuwiset (Tha) Royal Thai Air Force 75 Pathoumphanh Kengchai (Lao) Laos National Team 76 Michael Verheyen (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team 14.18 77 Chris Lintaman (Can) Team Fuji Asia 78 David Ayre (NZl) Tincli Colossi 15.11 79 Kazushige Kuboki (Jpn) Japan National Team 80 Komsan Karnbanchee (Tha) Thailand National Team 16.21 81 Ekachai Tawornlumlerd (Tha) Royal Thai Air Force 82 Hassan Suhardi (Mas) Malaysian National Team 83 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team 84 Ahmad Haidar Anuawar (Mas) Trek - Marco Polo 85 Genta Nakamura (Jpn) Trek - Marco Polo 86 Dong Hyun Shin (Kor) Sosfo 87 Seon Ho Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling Team 88 Morten larsen (Den) Team Stenca Trading 20.44 89 Martin Wuagjorngaard (Den) Team Stenca Trading 90 Andersen Danielvestergaaed (Den) Team Stenca Trading 91 Dashpuntsag Erdenebayar (Mgl) Mongolian National Team 92 James Langedyk (Aus) Tincli Colossi 21.02 93 Michael Naylor (NZl) Tincli Colossi 94 Higuma Yuseke (Jpn) Team Fuji Asia 22.04 95 Manan Anuar (Mas) Azad University Iran 28.11 96 Khayankyarvaa Uuganbayar (Mgl) Mongolian National Team 28.44 HD Anan Duangsopa (Tha) Royal Thai Navy HD Mohammed M.Najmee Wan (Mas) Malaysian National Team HD Nattapong Phunna (Tha) Royal Thai Navy HD Phisanu Maneevihok (Tha) Thailand National Team HD Jing Der Li (Tpe) Team Fuji Asia HD Jamsran Ulziibaatar (Mgl) Mongolian National Team HD Douglas Repacholi (Aus) Team Plan B Racing DNF Marco Pieter Tuinenburg (Tha) Ijsselstreek DNF Thepvongsa Ounheuan (Lao) Laos National Team DNF Pongpun Khotsing (Tha) Royal Thai Navy DNF Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team Points 1 Adam James Semple (Aus) Team Plan B Racing 16 pts 2 Neil Shirley (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 14 3 Wong Kam Po (HKg) Mongolian China Team 13 4 Ki Hong Yoo (Kor) Seoul Cycling Team 12 5 Nateghi Hossein (Irn) Azad University Iran 11 6 Zachary Bell (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies 11 7 Nick Aitken (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team 10 8 Gang Xu (Chn) Max Success Sports 9 9 Jacob Erker (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies 7 10 Hyo Suk Gong (Kor) Seoul Cycling Team 6 11 Lei Sun (Chn) Max Success Sports 5 12 Phuchong Sai-Udomsin (Tha) Royal Thai Air Force 4 13 Jonathan Lovelock (Aus) Team Plan B Racing 3 14 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team 2 15 Guo Hui (Chn) Max Success Sports 2 16 John Krondorg Ebsen (Den) Team Stenca Trading 1 17 Rodger Shem (NZl) City of Perth Cycling Team 1 Mountains 1 1 Ho Ting Kwok (HKg) Mongolian China Team 5 pts 2 Khayankyarvaa Uuganbayar (Mgl) Mongolian National Team 3 3 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Mongolian China Team 1 2 1 Adam James Semple (Aus) Team Plan B Racing 5 pts 2 Hyo Suk Gong (Kor) Seoul Cycling Team 3 3 Tumurbaatar Ochirbaatar (Mgl) Mongolian National Team 1 General classification after stage 4 1 Jacob Erker (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies 16.04.47 2 Hyo Suk Gong (Kor) Seoul Cycling Team 3 Andrew J. Bajadali (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 0.20 4 Zachary Bell (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies 0.40 5 Daniel R. Bowman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 0.53 6 Phuchong Sai-Udomsin (Tha) Royal Thai Air Force 0.56 7 Prajak Mahawong (Tha) Thailand National Team 8 Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka (Jpn) Japan National Team 9 Jonathan Lovelock (Aus) Team Plan B Racing 1.00 10 Timo Scholz (Ger) Ijsselstreek 1.12 11 Bradeley Hall (Aus) Tincli Colossi 3.18 12 Lex Nederlof (Tha) Ijsselstreek 4.09 13 Soren B.Petersen (Den) Team Stenca Trading 4.10 14 Gu Hyeon Kim (Kor) Seoul Cycling Team 4.30 15 Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Japan National Team 4.38 16 Lei Sun (Chn) Max Success Sports 4.42 17 Neil Shirley (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 5.09 18 Wong Kam Po (HKg) Mongolian China Team 5.27 19 Ki Hong Yoo (Kor) Seoul Cycling Team 5.34 20 Gang Xu (Chn) Max Success Sports 21 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team 22 Cong Hieu Mai (Vie) Vietnam National Team 5.36 23 Guo Hui (Chn) Max Success Sports 5.45 24 Yan Dong Xing (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo 5.50 25 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Mongolian China Team 26 James Spragg (GBr) Trek - Marco Polo 7.56 27 Phanuphan Koolrungruengkit (Tha) Royal Thai Air Force 8.48 28 Ming Xing Xue (Chn) Max Success Sports 29 Seree Ruangsiri (Tha) Royal Thai Navy 30 Kin San Wu (HKg) Mongolian China Team 8.53 31 Seok Kyu Suh (Kor) Seoul Cycling Team 9.03 32 Adam James Semple (Aus) Team Plan B Racing 9.39 33 Van Tai Nguyen (Vie) Vietnam National Team 10.14 34 John Krondorg Ebsen (Den) Team Stenca Trading 12.29 35 Saeidi Tanha Abbas (Irn) Azad University Iran 13.49 36 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Mongolian China Team 13.50 37 Eric Van de Meent (Ned) Trek - Marco Polo 14.14 38 Nateghi Hossein (Irn) Azad University Iran 14.23 39 Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team 14.42 40 Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Azad University Iran 41 Zargari Amir (Irn) Azad University Iran 42 Kazuki Aoyanagi (Jpn) Japan National Team 43 Wim Spijkerboer (Tha) Ijsselstreek 44 Tumurbaatar Ochirbaatar (Mgl) Mongolian National Team 45 Nick Aitken (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team 14.45 46 Jae Wan Jung (Kor) Sosfo 15.01 47 Dong Hyun Choi (Kor) Sosfo 15.17 48 Peerapol Chawchiangkwang (Tha) Royal Thai Air Force 15.19 49 Nguyen Hung Mai (Vie) Vietnam National Team 15.37 50 Seon Ho Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling Team 15.38 51 Dong Hyun Shin (Kor) Sosfo 15.50 52 Rodger Shem (NZl) City of Perth Cycling Team 17.36 53 Xiaoyong Dong (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team 17.40 54 Shengjun Wu (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team 55 Thomas Berlivet (Kgz) Team Fuji Asia 18.27 56 Yu Jian Zhao (Chn) Max Success Sports 19.06 57 David Ayre (NZl) Tincli Colossi 19.34 58 Ho Ting Kwok (HKg) Mongolian China Team 19.46 59 Natthapon Jeebthaworn (Tha) Thailand National Team 20.12 60 Dong Hun Kim (Kor) Sosfo 20.25 61 Li Yao Chiang (Tpe) Team Fuji Asia 62 Ji Hun Yu (Kor) Sosfo 63 Jatupoom Lekawat (Tha) Thailand National Team 21.14 64 Piempanya Soulivong (Lao) Laos National Team 21.51 65 Kui Wei (Chn) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team 21.53 66 Nathan Dahlberg (NZl) Tincli Colossi 67 Okart Bualoi (Tha) Royal Thai Navy 68 Elliott Wells (Aus) Team Plan B Racing 69 A. Fallanie Ali (Mas) Malaysian National Team 70 Michael Freiberg (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team 21.56 71 Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Japan National Team 23.49 72 Muhammad Rauf Nur Misbah (Mas) Malaysian National Team 23.53 73 Tuan Anh Do (Vie) Vietnam National Team 74 Montri Chomphuwiset (Tha) Royal Thai Air Force 75 Pathoumphanh Kengchai (Lao) Laos National Team 76 Takayuki Abe (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team 24.07 77 Luke Hardy (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team 24.10 78 Naran Khangarid (Mgl) Mongolian National Team 24.35 79 Chris Lintaman (Can) Team Fuji Asia 25.26 80 Michael Verheyen (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team 27.33 81 Kazushige Kuboki (Jpn) Japan National Team 28.26 82 Komsan Karnbanchee (Tha) Thailand National Team 29.31 83 Ekachai Tawornlumlerd (Tha) Royal Thai Air Force 29.36 84 Hassan Suhardi (Mas) Malaysian National Team 85 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team 86 Genta Nakamura (Jpn) Trek - Marco Polo 87 Ahmad Haidar Anuawar (Mas) Trek - Marco Polo 29.52 88 Morten larsen (Den) Team Stenca Trading 33.59 89 Michael Naylor (NZl) Tincli Colossi 34.17 90 Dashpuntsag Erdenebayar (Mgl) Mongolian National Team 34.27 91 James Langedyk (Aus) Tincli Colossi 34.32 92 Higuma Yuseke (Jpn) Team Fuji Asia 37.01 93 Manan Anuar (Mas) Azad University Iran 41.25 94 Khayankyarvaa Uuganbayar (Mgl) Mongolian National Team 42.13 95 Andersen Danielvestergaaed (Den) Team Stenca Trading 44.53 96 Martin Wuagjorngaard (Den) Team Stenca Trading 45.16 Points classification 1 Seon Ho Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling Team 41 pts 2 Zachary Bell (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies 40 3 Dong Hyun Shin (Kor) Sosfo 30 4 Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Japan National Team 26 5 Wong Kam Po (HKg) Mongolian China Team 24 6 Jacob Erker (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies 22 7 Seok Kyu Suh (Kor) Seoul Cycling Team 22 8 Hyo Suk Gong (Kor) Seoul Cycling Team 19 9 Bradeley Hall (Aus) Tincli Colossi 19 10 Adam James Semple (Aus) Team Plan B Racing 16 11 Neil Shirley (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 14 12 Nateghi Hossein (Irn) Azad University Iran 14 13 Phuchong Sai-Udomsin (Tha) Royal Thai Air Force 14 14 Ki Hong Yoo (Kor) Seoul Cycling Team 12 15 Lei Sun (Chn) Max Success Sports 12 16 Lex Nederlof (Tha) Ijsselstreek 12 17 James Spragg (GBr) Trek - Marco Polo 12 18 Dong Hun Kim (Kor) Sosfo 12 19 Komsan Karnbanchee (Tha) Thailand National Team 12 20 Manan Anuar (Mas) Azad University Iran 11 21 Nick Aitken (Aus) City of Perth Cycling Team 10 22 Ahmad Haidar Anuawar (Mas) Trek - Marco Polo 10 23 Gang Xu (Chn) Max Success Sports 9 24 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Mongolian China Team 9 25 Saeidi Tanha Abbas (Irn) Azad University Iran 9 26 Prajak Mahawong (Tha) Thailand National Team 8 27 Naran Khangarid (Mgl) Mongolian National Team 8 28 Andrew J. Bajadali (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 7 29 Soren B.Petersen (Den) Team Stenca Trading 7 30 Jatupoom Lekawat (Tha) Thailand National Team 7 31 Douglas Repacholi (Aus) Team Plan B Racing 7 32 Guo Hui (Chn) Max Success Sports 6 33 Cong Hieu Mai (Vie) Vietnam National Team 6 34 Daniel R. Bowman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 5 35 Timo Scholz (Ger) Ijsselstreek 5 36 Nguyen Hung Mai (Vie) Vietnam National Team 5 37 Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka (Jpn) Japan National Team 4 38 Jonathan Lovelock (Aus) Team Plan B Racing 3 39 Ming Xing Xue (Chn) Max Success Sports 3 40 Gu Hyeon Kim (Kor) Seoul Cycling Team 3 41 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team 2 42 Tuan Anh Do (Vie) Vietnam National Team 2 43 James Langedyk (Aus) Tincli Colossi 2 44 John Krondorg Ebsen (Den) Team Stenca Trading 1 45 Rodger Shem (NZl) City of Perth Cycling Team 1 46 Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Japan National Team 1 47 Mohammed M.Najmee Wan (Mas) Malaysian National Team 1 48 Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team 1
